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Intel Optane HDD

I have just bought myself a new/refurbished laptop, which is supposed to have an Intel Optane HDD system. Optane is a 1...
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Pulling a main fuse safely

This is possibly gonna sound a bit wimpish but I?ve never pulled a 100 amp main fuse before but I?m beginning to think...
56 comments posted 5yrs
posted by tim.downie
56 comments posted 5yrs posted by tim.downie

strange mauve cast on youtube video

I've borrowed one of those cheap £50 4k 360 deg experience cameras and was hoping to use it to get a 180 pano shots , r...
7 comments posted 5yrs
posted by whisky.dave
7 comments posted 5yrs posted by whisky.dave

Most absurd lie on a product

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/353441460780 1200W cordless vacuum cleaner? Running off what looks like 2 18650 Li Ion batte...
71 comments posted 5yrs
posted by CK1
71 comments posted 5yrs posted by CK1

Ordering prescription specs online

I have surveyed several on line suppliers of prescription spectacles and found that most seem to use a similar web page...
26 comments posted 5yrs
posted by jon
26 comments posted 5yrs posted by jon

Vitodens 200

Trusty old Viessmann gave up the ghost yesterday. Flashing fault light. All my heating info is in the same folder which...
3 comments posted 5yrs
posted by dave
3 comments posted 5yrs posted by dave

Allen bolt removal

5 of 8 allen bolts fixing 2 metal sheets on my car have stripped the hex key. They are/were 4mm, and I think stainless...
18 comments posted 5yrs
posted by patchmoney
18 comments posted 5yrs posted by patchmoney

How come? Firefox upgrade slows browsing.

Each time Firefox downloads one of its automatic updates, until the update is installed, browsing in Firefox comes almo...
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posted by a
4 comments posted 5yrs posted by a

Garage Roof Advice

I need to replace a very leaky old garage roof, which is currently in corrugated asbestos sheets (I think they're asbes...
15 comments posted 5yrs
posted by cirianon
15 comments posted 5yrs posted by cirianon

How to fix wooden handrail to wall?

I need to fix an oval cross section stair handrail to a brick wall. The handrail will meet the wall at 90 degrees, so t...
45 comments posted 5yrs
posted by clangers_snout
45 comments posted 5yrs posted by clangers_snout

128GB U3 microSD Card for Nextbase dashcam

Nextbase want £63. Other makes are much cheaper. The most expensive I've found is Sandisk Extreme Pro 128GB microSDXC M...
4 comments posted 5yrs
posted by wrightsaerials
4 comments posted 5yrs posted by wrightsaerials