Donate SIGN UP

tearinghair

261 to 280 of 338

First Previous 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Next Last

Avatar Image
tearinghair

replacement internal door

I need to find an internal door to replace a bedroom door. The original (and all the others on the landing) are plain (house built in 1958). Homebase seem only to have panelled doors - 4, 6 and even 8...
18:08 Mon 27th Jun 20113 answers, last by tearinghair 19:28 Mon 27th Jun 2011
Avatar Image
tearinghair

using flash drive

Me again - think I should change my username to 'cantcopewithbasics' - though 'tearinghair' certainly still applies. Believe it or not, I've never used a flash drive. Now I need to transfer some pics...
10:28 Sat 11th Jun 20116 answers, last by tearinghair 18:13 Mon 13th Jun 2011
Avatar Image
tearinghair

Transferring photo

What is the best way of inserting a photo into a posting on AB, please? It's on my computer in Picasa.
14:30 Mon 06th Jun 20117 answers, last by tearinghair 20:49 Mon 06th Jun 2011
Avatar Image
tearinghair

white rose

Could someone help me to identify a rose, please? I bought it a few years ago, probably between 2002 - 2006. It's a pure white HT, lightly perfumed. It was a Rose of the year, but not, I think, the...
18:44 Tue 31st May 20116 answers, last by rowanwitch 19:01 Tue 31st May 2011
Avatar Image
tearinghair

DT Quick

23a Keep -e-a-n: first thought immediately 'retain', but it could equally well be 'detain'? The first letter doesn't overlap, so it makes no difference, but it does bug me; in a prize competition...
09:27 Tue 24th May 20114 answers, last by tearinghair 12:44 Wed 25th May 2011
Avatar Image
tearinghair

BT home hub

There's no on/off switch on my BT home hub. If I unplug it is it likely to cause problems when I reconnect? I'm assuming that it should be off in the event of lightning storms.
20:42 Tue 10th May 20116 answers, last by tearinghair 20:56 Tue 10th May 2011
Avatar Image
tearinghair

unrecognised email

Just checking my Spam folder in BT Yahoo; I found an email listed from a name (individual, foreign) that I didn't recognise. Remembering advice given in the past, I deleted it without opening it so I...
21:40 Thu 05th May 20112 answers, last by tearinghair 07:28 Fri 06th May 2011
Avatar Image
tearinghair

What happened?

A couple of hours ago I came back to the computer after a short break and noticed that there was a message on the screen 'Windows is restarting'. It took a while to get back to normal, and I've had to...
12:33 Sun 01st May 20114 answers, last by tearinghair 15:13 Sun 01st May 2011
Avatar Image
tearinghair

Windows updates

I'm a bit confused about 'updates pending'. Overnight it looks as though some updates have been installed, because I had to sign in this a.m; but clicking on the updates icon tells me that there are...
06:20 Thu 28th Apr 201113 answers, last by kloofnek 17:41 Wed 11th May 2011
Avatar Image
tearinghair

disk stuck in machine

I've just put a CD in the computer. I wondered as I closed it whether I'd inserted it correctly, and it looks as though I didn't... it's not showing in Computer and pressing the eject button doesn't...
19:34 Wed 13th Apr 201118 answers, last by tearinghair 21:22 Wed 13th Apr 2011
Avatar Image
tearinghair

engine jerky when idling

Not sure how to describe this...my Fiat Panda engine is jerky when it's idling in neutral at traffic lights etc. Not coughing, just not very smooth. The spark plugs have been changed recently. I'm not...
10:41 Tue 08th Mar 201113 answers, last by AlBags 21:34 Mon 14th Mar 2011
Avatar Image
tearinghair

MP3

Just putting my head out of the Ark....I'm still listening to music on a CD player. I guess it would make sense to go to MP3, but could someone explain in simple terms how this works? I've looked at...
09:13 Tue 08th Feb 201112 answers, last by wesedward 14:04 Mon 20th Jun 2011
Avatar Image
tearinghair

pausing game

Could someone tell me how to pause Luxor 5th passage, please? I'm fed up of losing the wretched spheres when the phone rings...... can't find anything on the How to Play screens.
13:32 Thu 03rd Feb 20116 answers, last by StevenPrice 07:38 Mon 07th Oct 2024
Avatar Image
tearinghair

malwarebytes etc

As I have Norton Security installed on the computer do I also need malwarebytes and adaware?
14:28 Mon 31st Jan 20116 answers, last by Waple 09:28 Mon 27th Jun 2011
Avatar Image
tearinghair

opening pdf files

You'll all be getting so fed up with me asking basic questions; apologies in advance! I can't open pdf files at the moment (now running Windows 7). I was having problems with Acrobat reader, and while...
10:38 Mon 10th Jan 201132 answers, last by tearinghair 18:19 Mon 10th Jan 2011
Avatar Image
tearinghair

browsing history

Still getting to grips with Windows 7... have looked in my 'easy steps' book for info on deleting browsing history, and it seems as if the process will delete all passwords etc for the sites I've been...
08:13 Thu 06th Jan 20112 answers, last by tearinghair 11:55 Thu 06th Jan 2011
Avatar Image
tearinghair

destroying hard drive

Computer has been successfully upgraded, and I'm now wanting to render the hard drive from the previous one useless. I seem to remember reading on this site a while ago that the only sure way is to...
13:42 Fri 31st Dec 20108 answers, last by wolf63 22:01 Fri 31st Dec 2010
Avatar Image
tearinghair

new modem

Have just discovered that Windows 7 is not compatible with my ancient modem. Need to get another one asap - no time to go via BT (my ISP). Off to PC World - any recommendations please?
12:41 Fri 24th Dec 20105 answers, last by tearinghair 16:09 Sat 25th Dec 2010
Avatar Image
tearinghair

freezing point

I've cleared a path on the drive and put down salt. This has worked well for the moment, but of course it's very wet just now, and I don't want it to ice over. At what temperature would it be likely...
12:14 Mon 20th Dec 20102 answers, last by tearinghair 12:21 Mon 20th Dec 2010
Avatar Image
tearinghair

reversed charge call

Is it possible to make a reversed-charge call to a mobile phone (Blackberry)?
18:48 Thu 16th Dec 20105 answers, last by tearinghair 20:29 Thu 16th Dec 2010

261 to 280 of 338

First Previous 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Next Last