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OT - Windows Godmode
Useful and simple hack for most versions of Windows. Windows 8, Windows 7, Server 2008, and flavors of Windows Vista provide an unpublished ability to create a control panel called GodMode that allows...
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Do Germans have big cellars?
And HTF did he get it down there? German army removes haul of military hardware from 78-year-old's home.
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OT: Windows questions
Having some work to do this a.m. in a small local office, and therefore having suffered exposure to Windows, I have some doubtless simple questions to which I'd appreciate answers. 1) Where does it...
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OT. Tunisia.
Didn't see many Muslims observing a minutes silence today on TV.
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Discrete chimney vent
We've just taken a fireplace out of one of the rooms in my daughter's Victorian flat. I appreciate that I should include a fixed vent to provide some ventilation for the stack. What's the most...
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Jerry can breather
Standard jerry can spout with breather hole and short metal vent pipe to allow air in and contents out. Bubbles away OK but it takes a quite while to empty the can. Does fitting a bit of tube to the...
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low level and high level toilets
Hello, I would quite like a low level or high level toilet. I had some close coupled toilets in the past, and I know it is not an every day occurrence, but when they play up, they can be a pain to...
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Thread insertt/adaptor
I need to reposition the coolant sensor on the old Rover. Just an inch or so to where the thermotime switch was. The CTS thread is 10x1.5mm The thermotime 14x1.5mm I can buy a blank 14x 1.5mm plug in...
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Stuffing the magic smoke back in...
An old friend finally gave up, here is the story of its restoration to health: Makita HR2450 SDS Drill Armature Replacement - DIYWiki
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Poor quality signal through TV booster
An interesting problem with my parents TV reception occurred a while back. My parents set-up was as follows. A high gain digital TV aerial on the roof, pointed towards the Belmont transmitter. This...
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Gravel Gardens
Hi all, I see these patches of gravel appearing more and more often where lawns once were. I think they look better - and they presumably require minimal maintenance. What's the secret with these -...
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Windows 10 FREE ...yes, but with strings (for non genuine systems)
In reality this means that, if you have a copy of Windows, and it has the 'non-genuine' watermark, you'll be able to upgrade. But unless you pay up, it will continue to say 'non-genuine' after you...
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Air BnB
Lots of the usual internet scare stories out there but has anyone personal experience and how did they find it ?
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Cheap silent compressor
I'd like a quiet compressor so I can keep it inside. I'm sure that something like this would deliver enough air, we only use it on machines that have air clamps, Free-/171667166747 Wondered what...
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34mm waste
I've got a condensate waste falling into vertical 34mm plastic with a short horizontal run and then another short vertical run. It has a tendency to freeze up in winter so I'm intending to replace the...
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