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Use windoze to recover audio files from Linux disk?
Hi peeps, I have limited experience with Linux, but have an old xiva music8 that has a corrupt operating system on it and there's no possibly way to rescue it a pparently according to the support...
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OT: Direct Debit service intermediaries
I'd like to collect property rental via direct debit as there is a distinct advantage over standing orders as the payee is alerted as soon as the payer tries to cancel the DD but you only find out...
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TomTom Updates
We have a couple of TomTom SatNavs for the our cars/motorhome. Both have 'lifetime' free map updates- one for UK/Western Europe, the other 'Whole World', although we tend to just update UK/West Europe...
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Car headlamp lens polishing
All modern cars suffer the headlamp lens's becoming opaque, its easy to clean them and polish them up, with a fine abrasive - but what then? They don't seem to remain clear as long as the did...
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Shelves to table top
I am about to take down quite a few metres (maybe 20+) of shelving. This is all hardwood, though I've no idea which, that has been in place for probably 50+ years. Although runs are interrupted for...
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6 years ago
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Lucky escape
Last night we had an alarm up on our dishwasher due to something jamming the drain pump. I told my wife to leave it 'til the next day, as I'd been doing a lot and wasn't up to getting the machine out,...
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source of electronics enclosure? - UK / IRL
HI I'm looking for a reasonably affordable enclosure for a piece of custom electronics (to drive a bank of monitors in an unattended videowall application) Needs to be big enough to house 7 x...
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6 years ago
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Sensible heating controllers
I've been looking around at central heating controllers, and they seem to come in two kinds: 1. Cheap white plastic things that think programming a 1980s VCR was the height of user interface...
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6 years ago
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Scythe?
I use a petrol strimmer to trim some grass that is difficult to access. It feels like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut, so wondering about a scythe? I don't so much need a quality result, i'm just...
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6 years ago
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Tap washer advice please
apple? So I have predictive txt, now I need a poof reader -
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6 years ago
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Landline alternatives...but not mobile phones?
I have three houses that need to speak to each other regularly and current ly use landlines, all have internet and I am thinking we should get rid of the landlines and go voip but haven't a clue where...
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6 years ago
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[OT] Classic FM playing loud music at night
Why does Classic FM play loud music in the middle of the night? If I can't sleep I might put on Classic FM in the middle of the night but sometimes I get amazingly loud marches and big symphonies when...
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6 years ago
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Repair to platerboard wall
Sorry about the disco lights they are from previous owners. The walls as you can see from all the indents are in a pretty bad state, I then think what they have done is paper over with liner paper and...
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PVC beading on wooden door.
The exterior wooden beading on our double doors around the DG units is in need of replacement. There are 8 DG panes in total and I'd need 16m of beading. I have some PVC beading from another job....
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6 years ago
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R. Cott. 20
Plastic piping for hot and cold plumbing. I have had a nose round the Wiki and been reminded of the Dr. Drivel days. Any more current do's and don'ts? I have several runs to do which will be very...
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