Archive for November, 2009
What are the temperatures at which MiniDV tapes can be stored?
I accidentally left some miniDV tapes in my car overnight and the temperature (outdoors) was around or below freezing. I don’t believe that the tapes froze, but what are the safe temperatures for storing MiniDV? Could they have been harmed?
heat and magnetic forces will harm your tapes more than the cold. so long as they [...]
what do my husband and I need to go camping?
I haven’t been camping since I was a kid. What equipment do I need? I don’t want to spend a fortune on camping equipment, but I need to be comfortable. I am five months pregnant and feeling very sick. I think the outdoors would help me quite a bit. Any [...]
Did you know that a particulate respirator face mask helps check spontaneous sneezing and dry throat ?
This mask can be purchased from any drugstore or hardware store and is used both in your shop and home or outdoors-reusable, cheap and can be worn to bed as well.
Helps those of us with allergies to whatever is floating around in the air and when the use of aerosol products is irritating-wear it at [...]
How can I get the best sports action shots with my Sony H3 digital camera?
My camera has a 10x optical zoom and a ’sports’ mode which predicts movement. I want to use it outdoors (eg soccer) and indoors (eg ice hockey) but my pictures are not particularly crisp, even at 7×5in size despite the camera having 8.1mp and coming with a zeiss lens. I use autofocus and depress the [...]
Is a guy "really interested" in me, if he won’t interrupt Monday nite football, in spite of my icy trip home?
OK, he’s awkwardly different than me, and we both love outdoors–he’s army fatigues, I’m Swiss gear; he’s ATV, I’m XC naturalist. Big 2 hour ordeal to commute 8 miles home tonite. He hasn’t replied to 3 phone calls. Dump him? He’ll say it was unfair. Whaddaya think folks?
Life is too short honey and it doesnt [...]
Camping Outdoors Question
I plan on staying at a national park for 2-3 nights in a tent at spot with water and electrical hook ups. This park is in texas and my trip will be around 29Aug08-01Sep08. I plan on bringing a fan,lights/extension cord..but what else might one need to prepare for the nights?
Thank you,
lol. Well. I am [...]
Is there any way to get outdoor paint stains out of clothes?
are there any alternatives to the regular laundry?
Try some paint thinner…:)
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I have 3 TVs what equipment/components do I need in order to connect them to the cable of the outdoor aerial ?
The cable of the exterior aerial runs into the house from the roof to under the staircase where the mains electrics are to be found. This is the point where the connection has to be made for the 3 TVs to work.
Unfortunately the aerial engineer we paid left the cables unconnected and hence no TVs [...]
How to keep chain from freezing on automatic outdoor gate?
We have ministorage facility where the front gate rolls on a rail to let people in. When it’s cold, ice builds on the chain that pulls the gate. This causes the gears that pull the gate to skip links and the gate ends up jumping it’s rail and getting stuck. Is there anything like [...]
What kind of sneakers should I buy for fitness?
I’ve been looking at shoe stores and they have sneakers broken down into many categories.
At this time, I can only afford to buy ONE pair of shoes…but am willing to invest in a good pair.
I plan to use them for working out (running/walking on treadmill, elliptical, etc), beginner’s tennis (4 days a week), and regular [...]