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Old laptop for the workshop
My wife's old laptop has been returned by the family member borrower and has been threatened with the bucket. It's a Toshiba Satellite 1730 and at least 10 years old. XP runs on it OK but by modern...
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Converting VHP laptop to XP Pro
Are there likely to be any issues with drivers - or with anything else ?
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Doorbells - what is it
We have a fully working doorbell. I really can see how you can miss it. It's about 4'6" off the ground on the lock side of the door - exactly where you would expect to find it. Luckily, I work in a...
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Wheeler Dealers
Any history on how the repaired cars fare after they have left the gentle care of the man with the mad hair and sold by the man in the tight jacket? Just that I though some of his repairs were a bit...
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Seiko reliability
Recent thread on watches prompted me to ask how others find Seiko for reliability. Not talking about time keeping but the bells and whistles. Alarms, phases of the moon, counters etc. I.M.E. these all...
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Damp meter
Looking at buying a new house (well old house but new to me) and thought using a damp meter before employing a survey could save time and money on an unsuitable house. But are the meters at £12 or so...
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Floating smooth floor onto concrete
Starting a garage build. How can I float a smooth surface on a 5X5 metre pour ? I really don't want to use a powerfloat as I've never used one and can see me hashing it up. I wont be able to reach...
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LCD TV - repair or scrap?
One of our LCD TVs has no picture only sound - the picture is there but not lit so I presume this is the inverter board that's failed, or possibly the backlight. It is a make I can find almost nothing...
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ALDI - Biscuit Jointer
Went is Aldi today ... noticed they have what appears to be a good value Biscuit Jointer ... fully adjustable incl angle use ... £29 If I didn't already have a biscuit jointer blade for my Router I...
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Pressure washers - Nilfisk?
I need a pressure washer with a patio cleaner and the Nilfisk range seem to get good reviews on the Screwfix site ... is it worth paying more for the more expensive versions or makes? Is there a...
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How many watts needed to light a room of certain size?
Trying to work out how many watts I'll need to light rooms in the new pad. Have Googled, but it is surprisingly hard to find a dummy's guide to the subject. Can anyone get me started? Simply to answer...
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Screwfix reviews not showing
A few weeks ago I noticed that I couldn't access SF's reviews. Although this was well in to Opera 12 releases, Firefox also won't show them (the additional information link has never worked). I...
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OT. Sim cards for Spain
I will be spending quite a bit of time in Spain but not enough to bother with a Spanish bank account. Out there for 2 months or so at a time. Anyone know of any PAYG sims better than Hits Mobile? I...
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spirit levels
Hi, Does the group have any recommendations for a good spirit level, or any tales of bad spirit levels best to avoid? I ask because some years ago, I bought a 4' level from Screwfix. It was a cheap,...
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Dishwashers
What makes the little door that holds the detergent back flip open? Ours has stopped doing it, (i.e. still closed and full at the end of a cycle) so I'm wondering if there's a reasonable fix (e.g....
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