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i-Pad and Zoom.
I host a Zoom meeting. One of us is 99 years old - but still manages pretty well, living on his own, with help for shopping etc. Sadly, rather far away from where I live. He manages to join the...
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Ink carts for sale
Before I shove this lot on eBay: I've got a number of ink cartridge sets (compatibles, not OEM) for these Canon printers if anyone's interested. I bought these from BadgerInks and the printer stopped...
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Re: New BBC and Absolute radio streaming URLS
Hello Would anyone know if there was a URL for beyond radio for the north west of the uk?? regards
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Vaillant chimney sweep mode
A plumber (actually not a plumber but somebody who thinks he is a plumber) told me that, upon restarting the gas heating after a long summer pause, my old Vaillant (late 1990s) should be blasted at...
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How can I resuscitate a Bosch dishwasher?
My Bosch built-in dishwasher seems to be pretty dead - no lights showing, and no response to the on/off switch. It seemed fine when I ran it yesterday, but probably didn't finish its cycle. SWMBO...
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Bed frame fixing nuts? Round ones!
Anyone got any idea what they are called?, They're round around 10 mm dia about 15 mm long and have a threaded hole thru them so that say the end bed frame connects to the side bits that go from the...
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Gas shortage UK
It's happening already.... 've never seen the cables from Europe maxed out before. Looks like the gas tank's running out.... Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring your photos, docs, and videos...
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Reverse osmosis water filter
Wondering about collecting rainwater and filtering it for drinking. Potential future water crisis... Going off grid, you never know do you? Has anyone got a set up? If so what have you got and are...
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Mains power voltage drop to reduce usage?
Instead of rolling blackouts when there's a power shortage, why don't we just allow (or deliberately) the voltage and frequency to drop? Wouldn't that make a lot of devices use less?
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Fill gap round flue through ceiling - and hold
Our (professionally installed) wood/coal burning stove has a vertical 6" flue running straight up and through the ceiling. We have a fan on the top of the flue which is needed occasionally when the...
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Keep hand saw vertical
Although I can cut in a straight line, I cannot seem to keep the saw vertical. Are there any guides or supports I can buy. Frankly I wouldn't know what to search for. I am shortly going to have cut...
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Hot radiator
My house has a conventional oil-fired boiler, hot water tank in the upstairs bathroom airing cupboard, tanks overhead in the loft. There is a radiator in close proximity to the airing cupboard, and...
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Memory stick issue.
Having issue with memory stick existing files that are on it open ok but when I try to add another file I get this message.. "An unexpected error is keeping you from copying the file. Error 0x0071AC3...
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I have long said that we should have a ballot on nuclear and, if the vote is against it, those that voted against it should be the ones to be cut-off if there is a power shortage.
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Re: Ping TNP re BBC R4 Today Sizewell C
Well, you do give it a go, don't you. #Paul
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