When I travelled up to Stoke last week, on the Virgin train, there was free wi-fi available. I connected to The Virgin WI-Fi and it said connected. However, when I then tried to use the internet it...
A couple of weeks ago I ended up in hospital after suffering recurring chest tightness that spread to my shoulders, jaw and arm, to be told that I had had a small heart attack. I was there just over...
I got myself a smartphone off ebay recently - an Xperia Z3 compact. It has a magnetic strip for recharging as well as the usual connection - mini or micro USB. I also bought a magnetic charging dock...
For a change I thought I'd have beef for Christmas dinner. Hubby is vegetarian so I hardly ever cook meat. I need something simple for the remaining 4 of us - our two sons, Mum and me. I have no idea...
Can anyone recommend a good very simple programme similar to the editing software on photo printing machines? My other half just wants to do things like zoom, crop and maybe change contrast. He's...
I posted yesterday about restoring my old Dell Inspiron 1525 to factory settings, which went remarkably well. However, when trying to install some programmes, I find I can download but not install. I...
As above - my other half has my old laptop but it's become increasingly slow and glitchy. I would like to reformat it and reinstall Windows - and presumably will have lots of drivers to update too....
I have no hot water in my kitchen sink but it is coming out of the bathroom sink fine. It gets it from the same boiler so I don't understand what's gone wrong with the kitchen. Any ideas very...
i don't get as much sleep as i used to, i average around 5 hours a night now
Is this enough for an adult? i know they say 7-8 hours but i find i function well enough on 5 how many do you get?...
My other half retired just over a year ago and is just about to turn 60. I won't go into medical details, but he realised he was unwell and went to our local doctor. After ultrasound and CT scans and...
As above - has anyone got a recommendation for the 'black light' bug zappers that could dispatch house flies? We bought a little one but have worked out that the bars protecting the charged grid that...
I thought I'd ask about the criteria for a disability badge on behalf of my mother, who is 81. She has a chronic long time problem with her lungs after having whooping cough as a child, and scarring...
We have a detached property with a large field behind us which has until recently belonged to the local County Council who leased it out on an annual basis. The field has now been sold to a local...
I will try not to put any spoilers on but the current Rob/Helen story line is just getting better and better (not for Helen though - who I never liked but even now am starting to feel sorry for). I...
