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SOT: thumbnails on Windows 10

Bizarrely, all the thumbnails in Windows Explorer have disappeared, replaced by icons. I have tried the various suggest...
15 comments posted 3yrs
posted by newsgroups
15 comments posted 3yrs posted by newsgroups

Plusnet update

My Plusnet phone tariff to increase 3.9%
13 comments posted 3yrs
posted by jon
13 comments posted 3yrs posted by jon

rechargeable tool battery compatibility

The small number of 18v tool batteries and chargers I have *look* the same but they don't fit each other or the tools....
17 comments posted 3yrs
posted by timw
17 comments posted 3yrs posted by timw

What plastic cement?

We have a plastic-cased slide viewer for looking at larger glass slides (2" by 2" I imagine). It dates from probably th...
25 comments posted 3yrs
posted by timstreater
25 comments posted 3yrs posted by timstreater

recommendations for small monitor

I hope to restore a mothballed HTPC in a few weeks time. I used to use our wide screen TV as its monitor but the that p...
10 comments posted 3yrs
posted by pinnerite
10 comments posted 3yrs posted by pinnerite

OT Duplicate file finder

I have a backup disk that is near full. I am aware it has a lot of duplicate files. I have looked at DupeGuru but this...
31 comments posted 3yrs
posted by fredxx
31 comments posted 3yrs posted by fredxx

OT: Bellrock (gyprock) construction

Obviously not a DIY task, but I wondered about a non-standard construction method known (locally at least) as Bellrock,...
5 comments posted 3yrs
posted by newsgroups
5 comments posted 3yrs posted by newsgroups

OT: Black rain

Anyone else’s car getting covered in black dust from the rain today? I noticed quite a bit of this this morning and gav...
6 comments posted 3yrs
posted by tim.downie
6 comments posted 3yrs posted by tim.downie

OT: Today's Freecycle offer

"WANTED: Morse key / tapper (Bury St. Edmunds)". Interesting, I wonder why?
18 comments posted 3yrs
posted by davey
18 comments posted 3yrs posted by davey

Phantom file causing Win7 backup error

I use Windows 7 backup on Win 10 and since January I have been getting this error after backups complete - Backup encou...
10 comments posted 3yrs
posted by Andrew97d
10 comments posted 3yrs posted by Andrew97d

chute fire escapes

anybody seen one anywhere in the world ?.....just been listening to Jean Sheperd on insomnia rado....he was describing...
17 comments posted 3yrs
posted by kinvig.netta
17 comments posted 3yrs posted by kinvig.netta

DRAX Elelectricinsights Imports and Exports

While it is possible to get a breakdown by clicking on the little red down arrow, it doesn't show which way the electron...
6 comments posted 3yrs
posted by Andrew97d
6 comments posted 3yrs posted by Andrew97d

Panasonic cordless phones - replacing non-working one?

I have a PANASONIC CORDLESS KX-TGA 715E cordless phone which seems to have given up the task of working. I don't know i...
6 comments posted 3yrs
posted by performanceandmedia
6 comments posted 3yrs posted by performanceandmedia

Viewing the aurora

The Aurora Borealis has been spectacular recently, but not this far south AFAICS. But according to Carol Kirkwood on th...
22 comments posted 3yrs
posted by me
22 comments posted 3yrs posted by me