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Outlook 2019 - emails double deliveries
Some weeks ago, there was some sort of corruption of my email login to Plusnet's mail server, which stopped the arrival of email. When I had sorted this out, Outlook downloaded duplicate copies of all...
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Facemasks
With face coverings compulsory in some locations, I wondered about 'disposable' facemasks. The instructions are to replace these after eight hours and to dispose of them with enormous care. Would...
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OT: Why are printers constantly redesigned with no improvements?
There were plenty of other film manufacturers back in the day. Ilford Agfa Konica... cf The point is that they were all made to common standards, there was little attempt to make film and cameras...
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OT: its midday and its midsummer...but...
Only 3.4GW of solar power.. Goes right along with the 'Use two extra stops on your lens' (4 times less light) when its overcast.. God, renewable energy is such utter crap. Wind is not much better at...
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Struts Noggins Joists.
I had a bulge in an upstairs floor and have removed some chipboard floor panels to rectify. The joists below are split into two parallel sections. The divide being over a concrete lintel, about 30cm...
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3 years ago
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bluetooth audio
Looking for a cheap and cheerful bluetooth audio receiver that powers-on in receive mode. I have a couple of £2 chinese ones, but they start up needing a button press for 3 seconds, something the...
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3 years ago
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Sealing a block drive - any hints'n'tips?
We got a new drive laid in January - blocks (setts). By normal standards it's a small drive, about 6m by 3m I now want to seal it. I've (of course!) consulted Tony McCormack, The Paving Expert, at and...
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Crivit Shade Sail
Do you still have the box and the receipt? Cheers, T i m
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3 years ago
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Wickes
Went to my local one today. Screens round the cashiers looked like they'd been put up by a newbie DIYer with only a hammer in his toolbox.
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when?
To my knowledge they have always been apps on Android. BICBW When Microsoft brought out a Windows for phones they morphed the terminology to Apps where user already had familiarity with 'apps'. Since...
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B&Q larder unit sizes
I've a project on at work that would benefit from a pair of larder units, B&Q's cheapo larder units are 336 or 636. They don't sell doors that size. Am I being thick? How do you put a door on them?
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bloody crane
best not to use them on windy day then
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Cheer up!
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3 years ago
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Anyone using 'Your Phone' app in W10 to connect to an Android phone?
I've just acquired a bluetooth adapter for my W10 (1909) desktop PC and have tried to set it up to provide hands-free control of my Moto G6+ phone running Android 9. [The phone works fine in my car -...
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3 years ago
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How to prepare wall for painting
SWMBO has decided that the lounge needs redecorating. Wallpaper has been stripped using a steamer but has left glue/paste on the plaster. How best to prepare the plaster for painting? There are 2...
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3 years ago
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