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sharpening a file

how do u sharpen a file with a ceramic sharpener(i think thts what it is). also if any1 knows how to sharpen a knife thanks.

Kidd72

Finding codecs for mp3's

Hi, I have downloaded some mp3's but windows media player will not play them because; 'One or more codecs required to play the file could not be found.' how do i go about finding which i need.

spudmuffa

Camera lens

It has always puzzled me why a camera lens is round but the photographs come out square/oblong?

behappy87

When I was younger I was told by a teacher at school that the quickest way to cool down something hot (it was a baking tray just taken out the oven), was not to put it under the cold water tap, but...

yolande

car sales sites other than autotrader

I'm looking for an old Mazda MX5 - any idea where other than Autotrader I could have a look? Thanks

Toleman

window tinting

Is it likely to push up my insurance much? Being 18 years old... Thanks

Phil7

DT a while ago

Can someone please help to complete this top-left corner of the Daily Telegraph that I missed the answers to, whilst on holiday? 10A Truculent flipping lout? Run away (7) [B---H-E] 12A God's cross...

sarahjd

sky movies 3

what is the song whistled on the sky movies 3 advert

spudmuffa

Petrol stations

I am thinking of building a petrol station, and I wonder if anyone out there, can tell me the technique that petrol station owners use to site their petrol pumps? - since wherever they put them, they...

ImLostAgain

Insurance

On the basis you get nowt for nowt, how come Saga can insure my car for ?132 less than Im paying now? By the same token Admiral would charge me ?68 MORE than Im already paying. All quotes are through...

lankeela

Iran Hostages allowed to sell their stories

Cannot believe what I just heard on the news - the hostages (or their families) are to be allowed to take money for selling their stories to the newspapers. This is disgusting - it is also very...

Lukourgos

Cape Verde

Anybody been to Cape Verde for a Holiday? Did you stay in Sal? Which hotel? What was it like ? How was the weather? Is there anything to see or do outside the hotel? What time of the year did you go?

sp1814

Royal Patronage To The Forces

We have a Royal Navy, a Royal Air Force but the Army is just referred to as the Army, not the Royal Army. Why is that???

CCBaxter

Rental DVDs - will they work

I subscribe to LOVEFILM.com and some of the films I get can be scratched. It is very annoying to watch a large part of a film and then for it to grind to a halt because somebody has scratched it. Is...

teegeeteegee

new pc

help please, how or what is the best way to transfer my music files from one computer to another? many thanks in advance

texol

Police and mobile phones

Do ALL police officers now carry mobile phones as well as the new type of radio, if so are these mobiles at the cost of the taxpayer, also most of the the phones i see police carry are the old type...

c00ky83

Triggering a camera

If I drive through a camera in a 30 zone at 30mph, and a cyclist undertakes me at 35-40 in the bus lane, is the camera likely to be triggered by the cyclist? If so...

lsd123

Undue care and attention- but it wasn't our fault!!!

Recently i was in an accident where my boyfriend, who is 18 years old, was driving in a Peugot 106 with modifications. We were driving at around 35 mph in a 30 zone following a car who was travelling...

LostSheep

CIS insurance question

I have my Corsa insured with CIS with my Dad as the main driver and myself as a named driver on the policy. My Dad has recently been diagnosed with cancer of the brain and the doctors have advised...

skilliyay

car aerial

I have purchased a TV aerial for my car that requires direct power from the battery. How can I wire it so that it is not a constant drain on the battery when not in use? Could I split the wires which...

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