Technical corner........

but Im sooo tiny already!

leave my ducky, Ducky!
lp

hi fanny, i use elements all the time. make a new layer of your picture. use the rubber to but out all the background. zoom in and delete each pixel to get a sharp edge and save. you can also get rid of the new background so that you can past the image onto another without anything but the image you want. if you can't do it send it to me and tell me exactly what you want and i'll do it for you.

pm me for my email if you want to.

whips

Hi Gary,
I have msn and I used to keep history, I dont now. But it still saves it in my recieved files, which I have to delete via recycle bin.
My son was on the pc one day and I went into his recieved files and all my msn history was in there, yet he signs onto the pc under a different user name.
How can i stop my msn history being logged onto files?

thanks will have a play

Here's a puzzle Gary...

my laptop has stopped making any noises - why?

I can't get sound from audio or film files, can't get sound if I play a dvd on it etc etc

Oh and yes, I have already checked and my sound isn't on mute... honest!

Help! I was babysitting last night and a very important game of paintpot pickup on CBeebies website just wasn't the same without the sound effects... at least not according to my nephew (I quite enjoyed it!)

Help!

Hi .....
Have looked into this and I know nothin is saved on my laptop when I log out of msn.....In msn goto "tools-options-messages".....make sure both message history boxes are not checked.....This should ensure nothin is saved.....Now if this fails to do as it should I would be tempted to uninstall messenger and download the latest version and put it in.....then first make sure those settings are not checked the first time you use it.....everytime you log off check to make sure they are doin as they should....msn does do some weird things sometimes.....basically on a shared comp its always best to check your history has gone.....try getting a prog called "window washer" that gets rid of all sorts......

Cheers Gary xxx

Hi .....

I would try goin into control panel and checkin to make sure your audio drivers are still selected and workin....Are you on XP or Vista??.....on XP goto "sounds and audio devices" in control panel....then click on the audio tab.....and make sure there is a sound card selected in "sound playback" default device section.....you can also double click on the volume control in the bottom right hand corner of your screen to check your settings.....
In Vista goto control panel and the "hardware and sound" section. In there you can check your audio settings....
Also if it is just sound from web sites that isnt workin try installin firefox and usin that instead of internet explorer as it is far faster and more reliable.....
These sort of probs are hard to fix without havin the machine in front of you but if that still dont sort it post again with your make and model of lappie....

Cheers Gary xxx

HX

I first started washing my calculators out with methylated spirits ( u know the purple stuff)when mom washed em in my trouser pockets. An idea my dad a watchmake gave me cos he would do that to wet mechanical watches. Having given em a good wash in meths (unplugged) u just leave em to dry. Dont forget meths is volatile and very flammable so take safety precautions.

Since then ive used the techniques on a variety of wettened elctronic devices.

What Ive found lately with mobile phones is they often have a water sensitive component that becomes unglued if it gets a soaking. Obviously a deliberate ploy to build in breakage. I reckon its worth a try. Suggest u do it out doors for a keyboard and just splash it on all over, works for me.

Cheers Gary I already use Firefox, but will have a play with all the panels etc and see... Ta xxx