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  1. Mickymouse

    Kestrels mug Barn Owl

    Did any one else see this in the papers today? http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article5671377.ece Worth a look. Mick
  2. Mickymouse

    Having problems with your PC?

    Tried everything you can think of and it doesn't work? Then try this ;) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MM0Z_jCrGo Mick
  3. Mickymouse

    Chickens???

    I hope this isn't too daft a question but what bird was the domestic chicken bred from. I have always assumed either Partridge or Pheasant, does anyone know? Does the predecessor still exist in it's natural form anywhere? It would amuse me to be able to tick chicken. Mick
  4. Mickymouse

    Memory refresh

    I am looking to upgrade my scope in the new year and one of the high end scopes has apparently got a very good zoom only I can't remember which one, please refresh my memory and save me going through all the scope threads to find it, by good I mean very wide field of view when not zoomed in...
  5. Mickymouse

    What Waders do at night!!!

    I had this link sent to me today, it's a subject I had never considered before. Hope you find it as interesting as I did. http://www.bto.org/survey/special/w-plovernocturnal.htm Mick
  6. Mickymouse

    Linux for beginners?

    I hope to be buying a new computer in the next few months and fancy installing Linux to get away from having to use windows, question is how best to go about it? I have investigated Ubunto and Mandriva either look like they would do for a beginner like me. Any Linux users out there who can give...
  7. Mickymouse

    Question about Wasps

    A few weeks ago I was walking to the hide at Stodmarsh and I came upon the remains of something that must have been a Harriers dinner(turned out to have been a Water Rail) the point is the left over internal bits were crawling with Wasps, is this normal? Mick
  8. Mickymouse

    Swift question

    A couple of days ago I saw a solitary Swift, the only one I have seen in a week or so, what I am wondering is, what are the survival prospects for the last few stragglers? Not good I would have thought. Mick
  9. Mickymouse

    Talk and WPF, can't access either!

    Are Talksmall and WPF down for maintenance, I can't get into either tonight. Mick
  10. Mickymouse

    It makes me despair

    Take a look at this and see what you think http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=1951208&page=1 It just makes me despair. Mick
  11. Mickymouse

    Opticron tripod, any good?

    Does any one use the Opticron tripod advertised at Warehouse Express for around £89 and is it any good, I am using an Opticron GS815 scope and am well pleased with that and thought it might be nice to stick to the same brand when I upgrade, if it's any good that is. Mick
  12. Mickymouse

    Just wondering?

    I have got bins stashed all over the place but I still find myself in situations were there are none to hand when I want them, so the question is does any one make optics that are small, light and robust enough to hang on a keyring and still give a useful performance, I say keyring because my...
  13. Mickymouse

    El Cheapo upgrade question

    I am using an Acuter scope which is starting to annoy me but alas I shan't be able to afford a better scope for some time, question is, in the interim would it be worth buying a fixed eyepiece to replace the zoom lens, given that I rarely use the zoom because the quality is so poor at higher...
  14. Mickymouse

    Is this a Chiffchaff?

    I didn't hear it call so no help there, what caught my attention was the fact that it repeatedly flew up a foot or two and landed in more or less the same place, it did this about 6 times until it flew of in a straight line to some trees and I never re found it, do Chiffchaffs do that? Thanks...
  15. Mickymouse

    Chat room problem

    I have a strange problem with chat, it's difficult to describe but here goes. When I enter chat the pane that shows the text works erratically often I get a series of Icons with no text visible, sometimes the text comes up in the typing panel and once it even appeared in the who's on-line...
  16. Mickymouse

    Bring back the common bird ID photos

    Where have they gone, I for one miss the practice, so come on lets have some more, especialy awkward angles and so on. Mick
  17. Mickymouse

    Supertop100

    Is there any way of blocking or skipping it, my page loading time is being held up for ages waiting for it, is it necessary??? Mick
  18. Mickymouse

    Picasa2

    Is anyone else using Picasa2 from Google, if so how useful do you find it? I find it good for making backups of photos because it finds stuff you forgot you had, wherever they might be lurking and it keeps a record of what you have backed up already, does loads of other stuff too. Mick
  19. Mickymouse

    MegaPixels, what's that about????

    Both my previous cameras where 2 megapixel and gave good results for general photography, when I loaded them on my PC the images where big enough to have to scroll them all over the place to look at them, my newest one is 3.2 megapixel so I have to scroll even more to look at them, ok so I can...
  20. Mickymouse

    How to describe birdsong???

    On another thread a Dunnock's song was described as sounding like a supermarket trolley wheel squeaking which I thought was rather good and I have heard of a Great Tit sounding like someone pumping up a bike tyre, also good and it works better for me than descriptions like the classic little bit...
  21. Mickymouse

    Onspeed Broadband alternative!!!

    Has anyone else any experience with this facility, I installed it yesterday and so far I am impressed, apart from the greater speed it has other benefits like a pop up blocker which would be welcome for IE users and in page add suppression, handy stuff, if you are stuck with dial up it is well...
  22. Mickymouse

    Rules of thumb??????

    Birds of prey, given that I only tend to get a glimpse of them, what are the things to look out for, I know the hovering thing is unique to Kestrels and Sparrowhawks have shortish wings, I am asking because I have heard far more experienced birders than me be getting tripped up thinking they are...
  23. Mickymouse

    Adding a soundtrack

    Does anyone know where I can download a very simple video editing program, I have lots of clips of my kids skateboarding and they want me to add music to the background when I burn them to CD, I don't have enough use for such a program to want to buy one. Mick (EL Cheapo)
  24. Mickymouse

    Something nasty to be aware of.

    I received this warning in my Email at work so I thought I would post it here and maybe prevent someone doing them self a mischief. There have been a number of instances recently where members of the public and organisations have received telephone calls purporting to emanate from either Visa...
  25. Mickymouse

    Converting Quicktime to VCD

    Does anyone know how to convert Quicktime MOV files to something that I can burn onto a VCD that a DVD player will recognise and play, I have googled and tried some stuff but not had any luck, the ones I have found are a bit geeky for me to work out, eg. TMPGenc. I don't want any bells and...
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