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Does anyone have any links to an authoritative guide to the basic rules of grammar with regard to things like paragraph spacing and periods?I'm teaching someone how to use a word processing package and I have always been taught that new sentences are...

I mean, it's the brush that does the cleaning isn't it? (Any dentists on the forum please comment.) I think it's marketing crock - "tartar control" this and "strengthening and whitening" that.Bollocks to it all. A lot of effort is being wasted while...

I just wish there was some way of stopping her doing this. I don't mind the mice and rabbits, but voles, fish, birds and now a weasel are too much.Tony

Hello all you proper musicians out there.I wonder if you could help someone with virtually no knowledge of the electric guitar. My brother started playing last year and seems to have progressed really well. He is however simply playing his guitar...

How does this compare to the Wiremold power strip? I was concerned to see that it had an internal fuse (whereas the Wiremold does not).Who has tried this?

Ok tecchies...here is my problem. I have two CD drives, one CD-R and one CD-RW. These each read data fine...but when I put in a music CD and try to play it, it locks up, regardless of which drive I use. Which is no big deal as I usually listen to...

Well i had to laugh, and agree FWIW at this

I was listening on the radio to an educated Iraqi woman discussing the new Iraqi constitution. Women's rights were was raised in passing. It occured to me that we can hardly offer our own democracies as examples to the rest of the world. Our...

My mother's husband (Victor) has an HP Pavilion notebook to which he has attached a Grandtec USB 2.0 TV Tuner and video capture device. It works fine and can record the television signal and that can then be played back. The trouble is that Victor...

If you have never tried this for the computer? Go to the site http://www.ewido.com I use Zone Alarm,Norton,and the Beta 1 Microsoft Malware.Without giving out everthing I use,I never thought there was that much crap on the drive.Check it out if you ...

Currently enjoying a Phillips IPA from Esquimalt, Canada. Might be the best I've tried. Any other IPA suggestions? CheersJim

Hi folks.Does anyone have a copy of this that they could send to me? This is the standard for safety in domestic glazing installations. I've hunted around but can't find a copy, and I need to source one fairly quickly on behalf of a friend. Just the...

For some reason every time i switch off my pc its seems to loose the firewalled setting from the LAN in my network connections.Im on broadband with a Netgear router and it apparently has a built in firewall.Does this means i cant set the windows one...

2 x oat cakes1 x spring onion1 x sprig of coriander2 x spears of asparagusHarlech cheddar with horse radish and parsleyBlack pepperChop onion and asparagus into 10 mm chunks and half again in width if the onion or asparagus is thick (quarter if the...

A recent posting called 'Forum Pictures' gave me the idea that it might be nice to put a face to the waffle!So; this is me.Anyone else care to join in?

Well....after a quick trawl....ok so I'm bored on night shift....I could only find these pics of who you really are......yes you!I found this one of SteveG, ok so you can only just make him out.... Erm, there was me....after coming off me bike.......

I used to use WMP 9 to listen to internet radio. But upgraded to version 10 a couple of weeks ago, now I don't seem to be able to get internet radio at all. The radio option in 10 just takes you to MSN Radio where you get a choice of which tracks to...

Whilst it is good to see Israel making a real effort towards peace in its region by withdrawing from the occupied territories in Gaza, can anyone please explain to me the completely non-sensical decision to demolish all of the housing?Surely it would...

The poor dog,in life the firmest friend,The first to welcome,foremost to defend.Give yours a hug tonight.And maybe a bone.

.What would Jesus do?Pat Robertson, the television evangelist and Christian Coalition founder, has set off a diplomatic fracas with Venezuela by calling for the assassination of its populist president, Hugo Chavez. "We have the ability to take him...

Well, I for one am extremely happy after yesterday's storming victory over boring Blackburn, and our (albeit temporary, I suspect) "Top of the Premiership" slot.What a great start to the season. If we can play like we did in the second half, we will...

Here is a question to ponder. Is the forum a great place to meet new people? Have you or know of someone who have found great friends through this site or site like this?I personally thought it is a place where you have to be pretty desperate to seek...

I have Windows XP and Media Player 10. I'm unable to connect the player to the internet. I've checked all the settings a hundred times over and still it refuses to play. I keep getting the same problem, 'Network Error'. Has anyone else experienced...

Last night we had British Gas give us a quote for a new boiler (they have a deal whereby you save £400 if you sign on the dotted line before the end of August). Anyway, though they were very efficient, explained things clearly and quite...

...is there a way of stopping the annoying little box telling me I have automatic updates turned off (without turning them to on!) every time I start up?