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Inserting a picture into an email message

Sounds easy, doesn't it. Well, I can't get it to work! For example, instructions on Lifewire say: Open Thunderbird and...
12 comments posted 2yrs
posted by me
12 comments posted 2yrs posted by me

Repair to desk

I have a pine desk. One of the screws for the roller mechanism for the shelf that holds the keyboard has fallen out. I...
21 comments posted 2yrs
posted by newsgroups
21 comments posted 2yrs posted by newsgroups

To fold or not to fold

Hi, I'm going to be wiring quite a few mains double-sockets shortly. All of them are simply on a ring, with one having...
3 comments posted 2yrs
posted by not
3 comments posted 2yrs posted by not

USB security keys

Anyone got anything good or bad to say about them? Do they work with linux as well as Windows? I don't have a clue abou...
12 comments posted 2yrs
posted by pastedavid
12 comments posted 2yrs posted by pastedavid

Oiled Wood Worktop

Folks, Oddly I have what I think is an "on-topic" post. I have an oak topped "Peninsula" or bar in my kitchen. Despite...
11 comments posted 2yrs
posted by g4ugm
11 comments posted 2yrs posted by g4ugm

Smart Meters Installed- Octopus

As previously posted, we were scheduled to have Smart Meters installed by Octopus just over a week ago. The installatio...
26 comments posted 2yrs
posted by invalid
26 comments posted 2yrs posted by invalid

Heat Pumps

My boiler is kettling and needs replacing, it's quite old, supplied by British Gas, and has a flue that goes straight t...
14 comments posted 2yrs
posted by jgnewsid
14 comments posted 2yrs posted by jgnewsid

Water, water everywhere

Today I had a flood in the bathroom. A compression joint connecting the copper pipe work to a short length of plastic p...
13 comments posted 2yrs
posted by tricky.dicky
13 comments posted 2yrs posted by tricky.dicky

under sink water heaters

I have been offered a used 10 litre under sink water heater but it is for an unvented system whereas my hot water is ven...
12 comments posted 2yrs
posted by news
12 comments posted 2yrs posted by news

Fibre 2

Separate thread, related to the previous one... Previously, on a copper connection, I have been free to swap and change...
42 comments posted 2yrs
posted by a
42 comments posted 2yrs posted by a

Patch cable question

I am planning to connect my PC to the router using an ethernet cable. Length required is 10 metres. My broadband speed...
47 comments posted 2yrs
posted by newsgroups
47 comments posted 2yrs posted by newsgroups

Old digital camera electronics drawing current?

I still use a Casio EX-Z60 compact camera from around 2005. The problem is it discharges the lithium battery within a c...
15 comments posted 2yrs
posted by p_brown
15 comments posted 2yrs posted by p_brown

Choosing a UPS for a home setup Advice please.

I lost a PC PSU to a couple of micro-power cuts and (no doubt the associated voltage spikes etc.), so I decided to get...
47 comments posted 2yrs
posted by not
47 comments posted 2yrs posted by not

Fibre

Whoopee! The poles in our lane have sprouted a fibre optic feed! How long does the final connection usually take/how soo...
96 comments posted 2yrs
posted by tim
96 comments posted 2yrs posted by tim