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  1. maggieuk

    Hep with date or uniform please

    Hi all could anyone suggest a date or what uniform this maybe ..all i know the picture was took in India Thanks so much Maggie
  2. maggieuk

    Help with date and uniform please

    Could anyone please help with putting a date on this pic or what uniform this maybe ..all i know it was taken in India really need some help on this one thanks Maggie
  3. maggieuk

    Hotmail/Livemail help please

    Hi all Can someone help please ..i run all my email accounts through Windows Live Mail :)the problem i have is anytime i recieve an email on my Hotmail account it comes down twice.all my other emails come down as normal ..does anyone know how i can stop Hotmail from doing this Thanks Maggie
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    Site Of The College Of Food And Domestic Art What Was There Before

    Hi everyone :)could anyone give me any information about what was on the site of the College of Food and Domestic Art before it was built (going up from Summer Hill )also does anyone have a pic of the area before the college was there..doing some research with Heather and found out her gt...
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    Help with hotmail please

    Hi can someone please suggest what i can do about my Hotmail account ..everytime i get an email i receive the same one 4 or 5 times :rolleyes: looks like i am really popular ;)but it's doing me head in:)
  6. maggieuk

    tonight channel 5 .Henrietta street ambulance station

    Hi everyone there is a programme on channel 5 tonight at 8 pm about the emergency ambulance service ..the service operates from Henrietta Street ..as my daughter works on the Ambulances there and i know how hard the lads and lassies work .i make no apologies for promoting this programme
  7. maggieuk

    Linux Advice Please

    Hi Everyone:)Wanted to try Linux:rolleyes:.I made myself a linux disc and run it on my computer..it worked fine when i plugged my pooter into the modem BUT:rolleyes:when i tried to run it through my tp.link it wouldn't work..so tried to put my pooter back on Windows.had formatted the...
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    Back-up disc help please

    Help :DI am trying to do a back up disc on windows 7..did one a couple of weeks ago with no problems..now i have tried 5 times tonight and my pooter freezes at about 70% :rolleyes:.have took off all the pics and downloads i don't need anymore.can someone suggest where i could be going wrong...
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    Old pics of Selly Oak on Facebook

    Just found this on Facebook some lovely old pics of Selly Oak..hope the link works https://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/group.php?gid=112281302150572&v=photos
  10. maggieuk

    Help needed with cert please

    not a picture ..but would be really grateful if someone could have a go to make this clearer:)
  11. maggieuk

    Help.. Firefox is driving me mad

    Hi could anyone help please:)..I am running windows 7 with Firefox browser..everytime i click on Firefox or my home page i get the welcome to Firefox page telling me all about Firefox with my home page opening as well so i keep getting two tabs opening its driving me barmy:rolleyes:HELP
  12. maggieuk

    Ear Nose and Throat Hospital

    Looking through the posts of Birmingham Hospitals I cant see any mention of the old ENT hospital ..in 1962 i had my tonsils out there ..they didn't have a childrens ward and i was put on the womens ward..can anyone tell me where the hospital was I was 9 at the time and seem to remember it was...
  13. maggieuk

    London-Prentice St and Rope Walk

    Hi Everyone I have just read two little 30 page books by J P Letheridge..first one called A Soldiers Reward ..second one A Birmingham Murder..Both London -Prentice St and Rope Walk in Deritend are mentioned in the books circa 1835..anyone know where i can find a map with these streets:)
  14. maggieuk

    Visa scam

    Please everyone check this ..i have checked with Snopes and it is true https://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/creditcard.asp
  15. maggieuk

    Map of Kates Hill Dudley 1950

    Hi all does anyone know where I could get a street map of Kates Hill Dudley circa 1950..tried google but no luck Thanks Maggie
  16. maggieuk

    bluetooth help please

    Hi Me again:)..since putting in the new vista..my bluetooth has gone aWOL..used to be in my control panel ..I have bought a new dongle today but cant find out how to turn the bluetooth on ..Help :):):)
  17. maggieuk

    Plague victims to be published online soon

    Just read this on BBC News https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8257934.stm
  18. maggieuk

    Aston Street 1950

    Hi All.. does anyone have a pic of this street circa 1950 or know where I could get one Thanks Maggie
  19. maggieuk

    Help with Vista please

    Hi all i am running Vista with Firefox browser..Whenever I go away from My puter for any length of time it seems to go to sleep and I get a black screen...This used to happen on XP but when I came back I only had to click the mouse and things would be back to normal....since running Vista when...
  20. maggieuk

    The Golden Cup Hockley

    Hi everyone:)I am reading Kathleen Dayus omnibus (AGAIN):) we all know she mentions the George and Dragon pub but she said her dad's local was the Golden Cup..i would have thought the George was the closest pub to Camden Drive..does anyone know where the Golden Cup was...Thanks Maggie
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