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Hi folks Does anyone know how to do transfer files in a bulk way onto a Thecus NAS, rather than by one by one? I am running XP on my laptop which is connected via my LAN to the NAS. At the moment I access the NAS via a browser and can only upload one file at a time. Obviously this is...

Suggest you use a mix of bicarbonate of soda and soda cystals which will lift and deodorise the residues. see http://www.soda-crystals.co.uk/cleaningtasks/garden.html Yu can get bicard and soda systals from most supermarkets. Bigger the supermarket, bigger the pack. Cheap stuff, even in a...

Nerine and Modern Materials - many thanks for the information and advice. (yes, they are pelargoniums) I will do as you suggest, then at least I have done all I can.

No one replied - am I attempting the impossible?

Olbas Oil works a treat. Put a few drops on an old dried tea bag, and scatter the bags at about one per square metre. Tea bags are biodegrabale and rot down (maybe not ideal for your stones but great for flower beds). Renew every couple of months. The cats will let you know when it's time...

Have you tried 'Plastics by Post' on the Isle of Wight. They do lots of plastics and in smaller quantities

I have 80 geranium plants in small terracotta pots. I would like at least 60 of them to flowering at the same time (21st July) in order to decorate a village hall for a friends wedding. At the moment about a quarter are actually flowering, rest are different stages of bud or still putting on...

Not much fun for the birds though, and possibly even poisonous.

Apparently the anti-cat sonic devices work well, especially if mains powered rather than battery. And they don't deter dogs, badgers, hedgehods either which are, ahem, 'tuned' to a different frequency. (Been thinking of getting one because next door's aggressive moggy comes round and duffs my...

Since the winter I have been slowly digging up a lawn and replacing it with mulched soil with shrubs in. Now it's the summer I have found a large population of brown grasshoppers on the remaining patch of grass (about 6 sq metres). I don't want to kill them by taking their habitat away (none of...

Simon - if you read the details on the link that nstreet posted it tells you exactly which weedkillers work with knotweed and when and how best to apply them. Good luck - looks like a nightmare. Modern triffid indeed.

Homebase have metal poles in green. They are next to the clothes airer and retractable washing lines. Speaking of which, outdoor retractable lines cost £10, two screws to fix to side of house, then just need a cup hook at a decent distance away (mine's on side of shed). Very nice - you don't...

Petewood - I presume your reply is sarcastic and aimed at my somewhat loose reply. I also presume if you have a large can of it and that you work with wood, the linseed oil is already boiled, rather than raw which is fed to cattle. For anyone else - please note linseed oil is not suitable for...

That would be brilliant. Just need your address. Looks like my previous emails to you didn't get through, so please can you mail me your address? Many thanks and fingers crossed you are the knight in shining armour!

dave and julie wrote I'd like to hear people's suggestions: I worked in team of three people. The other two were heavy smokers and because of the no smoking policy, had to nip outside each time they wanted a fag. I reckon they spent between one and two hours a day out there, chatting and...

Thanks Igorian, you were right spyware was messing things up a treat and Noadware needed a patch to make it run ok with AVG antivirus. After many emails back and forth with Noadware support, it is all sorted. As to the data recovery, if you can no longer assist, please could you let me know...

Linseed oil is edible so there isn't a health risk. The reason you can smell it is because the oil is evaporating so you could leave it in the sun to quicken the process. Or leave it in the airing cupboard but then eveything else would pick up the smell. I guess a VERY VERY LOW oven might do...

Thanks Thermo, sound advice. I'll try the RHS but I think unless they predict something drastic I am willing to take the risk. As you say, it is still a cold Spring. This whole boundary (100ft) is a pain. The neighbours bought a pack of 'Five traditional hedging plants' about 10 years ago and...

I have a syringa 'hedge' that is top heavy. there's lots of gaps and straggly growth up to about 4'. I know if I prune now I'll lose flowers this summer, but will the trimmed parts put on some bushy growth? I don't mind losing the flowers but I would like a decent screen between me and the...

Hmm, nice job Mas.