for me it would be the mobile/cell phone. even though its convenient, people are over doing it by misusing it. for example, going to the cinema to watch a film, and somebody's phone rings or receives an sms.
its also a kind of a pain, in the sense that we normally carry it along wherever we go, and thus end up always contactable!! ok, somebody might say switch it off, but that defeats the scope of having a mobile phone.
If I'm not mistaken, England and Malta use the same electrical standard. So most probably, the wiring is connected to the faceplate, thus its necessary to switch off the mains prior to trying replacing them.
Did you get any leaflets / instructions with the new socket covers? These should highlight where the wires are to be connected.
Usually, the following is the colouring code for wiring:
Red or Brown or Black: Live Blue: Neutral Green/Yellow: Earth
Please do take the necessary precautions with doing anything related to a live electrical circuit.
I'm afraid that its not that simple to get rid of it, as that way you are only getting rid of the icon.
The best way is to disable it from the My Computer properties.
Press the Windows key (the one with the flag printer on it) and the Pause key simultaneously. Click the Remote tab in the resultant window, and untick both of the lines starting with Allow. Please note that the previous are instructions for Windows XP.
Just make sure that occasionally you check if there were any updates for your firewall!!
Whilst reading the previous posts, some of them reflected my worst nightmares regarding computer security. If a person is able to control your web cam, mouse pointer, etc etc, they can easily access any personal files you have on your computer, so please be careful and protect your computers!!
May i suggest that those of you that don't have a firewall installed on their PC, get one asap? Btw, if any of you are using a router, make sure to turn on its firewall pls!!
You can get either Zone Alarm or Comodo Personal Firewall. They are both free. The following are their links:
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RE: Serenity1971; serious
Serenity, please get well soon!!!