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Slow heating oven

My daughter’s fan oven takes an absolute age to get up to temperature and I suspect just can’t get close to what it sho...
28 comments posted 1yr
posted by timdownieuk
28 comments posted 1yr posted by timdownieuk

MP3 Alarm Clock

I asked this in the digital TV group and wondered if anybody here had any ideas. I want a device that will wake me in t...
5 comments posted 1yr
posted by jgnewsid
5 comments posted 1yr posted by jgnewsid

How annoying is that?

Routine annual Summer switching of the local 11kV supplies. First switch 3 days ago, upset my VGA switch. Local power o...
11 comments posted 1yr
posted by tim
11 comments posted 1yr posted by tim

Verging on the ridiculous (Nearly diy)

I had a new radiator installed yesterday. One of the clips that holds the top plate down was broken so I phoned the sup...
14 comments posted 1yr
posted by peter
14 comments posted 1yr posted by peter

OT: It could happen here

I have to report occasionally to the US Pension folks whether I have changed my marital, citizenship, or working status...
8 comments posted 1yr
posted by davey
8 comments posted 1yr posted by davey

Hot melt glue sticks replacement

I recently bought a Loctite glue gun, rated at 15w(70w), temp 170degC There are a lot of replacement sticks available a...
21 comments posted 1yr
posted by nospam
21 comments posted 1yr posted by nospam

Windows 11 local account

https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/05/set_up_windows11_local_account/?td=rt-3a Full details on how to avoid Microsofts...
16 comments posted 1yr
posted by tnp
16 comments posted 1yr posted by tnp

belling log fire

This fire is sixty years old , list no is 317 l serial number 000655 is worth anything?
0 comments posted 1yr
posted by David Maynard
0 comments posted 1yr posted by David Maynard

Blimey...

"The family court heard the girl was diagnosed in June 2023 with gonorrhoea when she was six. Experts ruled out the you...
0 comments posted 1yr
posted by tnp
0 comments posted 1yr posted by tnp

July 2025: Wind not doing very well

Looking at the Templar Gridwatch for July this year, at a generous interpretation of the display, Wind outperformed Gas...
122 comments posted 1yr
posted by aero.spike
122 comments posted 1yr posted by aero.spike

Not so Smart Meter?

Octopus have recently installed Smart Metering here. It comes with a remote display. Currently it displays, under "Elec...
28 comments posted 1yr
posted by stuck
28 comments posted 1yr posted by stuck

Windows 10 bricks

A while ago I started a thread about what to do about my old Windows 10 machines when support ends. I have my newsreade...
26 comments posted 1yr
posted by news
26 comments posted 1yr posted by news

SOT: now Outlook problem

In the latest twist, my Outlook (Classic) contacts have disappeared. I have tried various ideas, including repairing Wi...
26 comments posted 1yr
posted by newsgroups
26 comments posted 1yr posted by newsgroups

Wasps and cavity wall vents

OK. We have been here before. 1995 timber frame house with brick exterior walls. The problem is Wasps using the damp co...
25 comments posted 1yr
posted by tim
25 comments posted 1yr posted by tim