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OT:Just how shite is Windows ?
2 hours trying (and failing) to connect my *Windows* (8.1) phone to my Windows (7) laptop. Plugged it in, and after a few minutes it decided not to install properly. The MTP USB driver or something....
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DIY - sort of - using PC as an oscilloscope
I'm looking for a program that will let me use my PC as a crude oscilloscope, to help me setting the beat of a pendulum wall clock. The idea is to connect a microphone, positioned near or in the clock...
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EPDM Roofing - experiences
I have a large carport with leaking felt and a reasonable sized kennel (with run) that is also leaking through the felt. I am tempted to go for a longer term solution by using EPDM roofing materials....
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Wood for Breakfast Bar
I'm looking to making a shelf/breakfast bar in the kitchen: 72" by 21" - it will not be supporting any great weight - and in fact will not really be used as a breakfast bar: more of a surface for...
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Noisy TRV (was Noisy Radiator)
As this is a slightly different topic, I thought I'd start a new thread. After me thinking that the radiator was noisy, but subsequently found that by turning the trv slightly, the noise or vibration...
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Trainlink - getting hold of the tickets?
OK, simple question if you have done it before... If you book and pay for tickets online, via trainlink, how do you get hold of the tickets please? Can they just be collected at a local station by...
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tp-link router died
Dont't buy a tp-link ADSL wireless router ! Mine only lasted just over a ye ar. It was working but I could not access its http console (visitor wanted the pass phrase), so I restarted it (power...
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Sound proofing?
Does anyone know anything about stopping sound going through walls? I was considering this: Or would it be better to just add another layer of brick (with a gap)? It's the low frequencies I want to...
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Shed against damp retaining wall
My daughter's house is built into rising ground and has a 5ft (1.5m) wide p assageway at the back of the house to a brick wall retaining the garden - t his wall is near enough 4ft high (1.2m). This...
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Heat lost through windows
I've often seen "official" statements that 30% of heat may be lost from houses through windows, but I've never seen any evidence that this is so. I'm wondering if it is possible to get a firm estimate...
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Audio spirit level?
There used to be an audio spirit level made, but it seems to have been discontinued, anyone seen anything like that about recently? I think the idea is that there are two tones which toggle as you...
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lidl infra red thermometer
Is this lidl infra red thermometer any good?
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Stone sink top
How would you cut a marble or granite work-top to take a sink? I can guess as far as marking it out conventionally and imagine with 1/2" over-hang, I won't need to worry too much about a polished...
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|Flow switches - servicable?
The flow switch in our boiler (Biasi Riva) is misbehaving. I think it has a magnet in it. Are these things generally servicable? Or is replacement the only option?
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Bleeding radiators
... yes, I do know I shouldn't have to do it often, and yes, I know it's probably a sign of a problem. But the whole system is up for a rework next summer, so in the meantime... (and I discovered this...
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