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    ID please

    Thanks for your responses David and Geoff. One thing I failed to mention was that it could move very quickly. It rarely stayed still when I was trying to take the photographs, therefore I am pleased to hear that they are harmless, although somewhat fascinating to watch, being so small. Roger
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    ID please

    At first I thought I saw another small spider in the wash-hand basin, but after enticing it on to a piece of paper, on closer inspection it appeared to be a miniature scorpion - it was only about 1.5-2mm long. Any suggestions? Roger
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    Wind turbines shredding Italy's raptors

    If you had clicked on the link (recent report in Life in Italy.com) that is :-http://www.lifeinitaly.com/node/6774 it shows a somewhat different Italian local view. The inclusion of american raptor species in an american web-site article was probably just due to available pictures at the time...
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    Camera advice. dilemma!

    Firstly, what 'scope and eyepiece do you intend to use? I believe the general preference would be to use a compact camera, and some can be bought for less than £100 new. As an example of a compact camera used by a few Birdforum members, the Canon Powershot A590IS is listed on Pricerunner from...
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    Has anyone been to Menorca...

    Although these reports (links below) are not exactly relating to the period that you will be there, they give an idea of some good areas on the island to visit. My favourites are Algender Gorge at Cala Galdana and the area around the road leading to Tirant. The last time I was there this...
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    Convert WMA to MP3

    Rob, a couple to consider (although I have not tried them yet) are :- FreeRip at www.freerip.com and FreeMp3 at www.koyotesoft.com/indexEn.html Roger
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    reed bunting

    See also, thread http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=136899 Roger
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    Reed Bunting

    In recent years, we have have had up to about 8 Reed Buntings visit our garden, but so far this year there have only been 3 or 4 at most. This is a picture from 23rd. March last year, when there was a sprinkling of snow. (South Lincolnshire village location - south facing small back garden next...
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    Trojan Horse help needed

    Trojan Horse In addition to anti-virus and CCleaner software, I use and recommend Ad-Aware (free) Anniversary Edition - http://www.lavasoft.com/?domain=lavasoftusa.com SpywareBlaster - http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/ Spybot Search and Destroy -...
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    Is this free c.d. safe (from Digital Photo magazine)

    If you are unduly worried David, with all due respect, just scan a suspect disk using your anti-virus software. Some magazine CD's/DVD's include a warning to say that although they are believed to be virus-free, they should still be checked before use. Many of the anti-virus software packages...
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    Post Office Broadband - Anyone got?

    Stewart, Before considering Tiscali have a look at the many forums that report many instances of very bad customer service responses. Personally, the internet service has been mostly good, but I attempted to change my package to include a 'phone service in November 2006 and am still waiting...
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    External hard drive?

    Brian, what is the make and model of both your external hard drive and laptop? I have a Maxtor 160GB External drive that has built-in software, therefore when connected to my Compaq laptop (with Vista operating system) it is recognised instantly. Roger
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    Malta SOS Volunteer of the Year

    I have just seen this thread (after the results show that Astrid Vella came fourth), and was somewhat bemused to notice that the link to the European Forum of Voluntary Work indicates that it is "Under the High Patronage of Mister Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France", taking into consideration...
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    Bad Rechargeable AA Batteries or Charger

    Most Birdforum members are friendly and helpful, and with your apparent attitude you are likely to put off those that can help you solve your problem. My advice is to get the problem batteries checked for polarity before you advance any further; maybe you have a friend with a suitable meter. Roger
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    Looking for Cookies folder

    No David, it only removes cookies etc. that are listed after the initial search of your files. Roger
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    Looking for Cookies folder

    There is an alternative VB, have you considered using Piriform CCleaner, as this goes further by highlighting and then having a facility to remove much more than un-wanted cookies? I have included screenshots below, showing samples of the type of files that can be removed, plus the option of...
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    Problems With IE7

    I have just right-clicked on the menu bar (i.e. at the top of the IE7 screen) as suggested by pete1966, and have taken a screenshot that shows options ticked as below :- Roger
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    Internet Explorer Window Size

    Using Windows XP and Vista, after "Right Clicking" on the Desktop Icon, click on Properties and just change the "Run" Drop Down Option to Maximized, click on Apply, then close to achieve the desired result. See screenshot picture below :- Roger
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    Mystery new startup programme

    I have just searched through my computer files (running Windows XP), and there is no file of that name found - if that is of any help. Roger
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    LLAMAS Photographic Services

    Did you also mean to say "Ain't Royal Mail wonderful?" I have used their "Recorded, Signed For" service(?) on a few occasions, and I am not impressed! More than once, there has been no record in the on-line check system, and on 3 attempts this year to send letters to the same address using this...
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    Memory cards

    Some time back, 7Dayshop.com delivery charges were very reasonable, and at times free. In recent times it increased to now being £3.95 per order, which seems quite high if the order value is low, but when buying a number of items at the generally low prices the overall cost can be very low and...
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    Fire brigade defends bird rescue (BBC News)

    It seems that a lot of the contributors to this thread must assume that the Fire Brigade have only ONE appliance available for any emergency. Surely if they were attending any incident, whether it is a house fire or something else, they would have more appliances at their disposal for other...
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    Is it worth remewing my norton antivirus?

    If by any chance you use Barclays Internet Banking, have a look at my new thread entitled "Free Kaspersky Internet Security" Roger
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    Free Kaspersky Internet Security

    After recently buying the Kaspersky Internet Security software (£15.94 incl. p & p from a well-known auction site), I have just logged onto Barclays Internet Banking, and there is a free offer of the same software now available. This software has had some very good revues, and is recommended by...
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    Red Dot Sights.

    What I omitted to mention, was, that the resultant parallax angle (when a Red Dot Sight is mounted on Air Rifles/Guns) is very narrow compared to that when used with a Telescope/Camera combination, due to the Red Dot Sight line of sight position relative to the Air Rifle/gun bore. Roger
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