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Best tool to remove climbing vine

At some point I may have to remove large quantities of virginia creeper (Boston Ivy, technically) from a brick wall - i...
8 comments posted 1yr
posted by theom+news
8 comments posted 1yr posted by theom+news

RAID Question

Final step in my storage re-vamp I think. I have a QNAP TS451+ NAS and 4 x Seagate IronWolf 4 TB (spinners). I am going...
19 comments posted 1yr
posted by jgnewsid
19 comments posted 1yr posted by jgnewsid

SOT: Outlook / Microsoft 365

My Classic Outlook keeps failing to start. This can be resolved each time by a full repair of Microsoft 365 then restar...
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posted by newsgroups
11 comments posted 1yr posted by newsgroups

outdated drivers

C Cleaner keeps badgering me about 5 *outdated* drivers. W11 pro on an updated box. Is this something I need to sort ou...
31 comments posted 1yr
posted by tim
31 comments posted 1yr posted by tim

TOT wind

I note with our fantastic network of 1000s of wind generators wind is only producing 0.6% of the electricity demand as I...
38 comments posted 1yr
posted by junk
38 comments posted 1yr posted by junk

Wire to support overhead cable

I need to install a string of decorative lights over a ~10M outdoor space. Rather than have the cable taking the weight...
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posted by news
5 comments posted 1yr posted by news

UK Power Networks Priority Support?

I've just received an unsolicited email from UK Power Networks. "Let us know if any of the following also apply to you...
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posted by wibble
28 comments posted 1yr posted by wibble

New cement on old and watertightness.

If I lay fresh cement on old (50 or so years), will that interface be watertight? If not, what do I need to do to make...
2 comments posted 1yr
posted by pastedavid
2 comments posted 1yr posted by pastedavid

Bad Solar Panel Job

I was siting in my car yesterday, waiting for my dentist appointment. My attention moved to the roof of an adjacent bui...
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posted by davey
0 comments posted 1yr posted by davey

Fight With a Cash Machine

I withdrew some cash last week from a machine located in the village Co-Op. Put all the details in then stood there won...
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posted by jgnewsid
23 comments posted 1yr posted by jgnewsid

New TV set

Current main set is a Panasonic Viera 36" plus Humax recorder and wired headphones, aerial and internet input. Principl...
55 comments posted 1yr
posted by tim
55 comments posted 1yr posted by tim

Computer Cases

I have been looking for a computer case with 8 hot swappable drives for a while and found a Silverstone case that seems...
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posted by jgnewsid
7 comments posted 1yr posted by jgnewsid

broadband ADSL works, but not landline?

Hi All we returned from a short visit away yesterday to find landline problems... The phone screen was saying 'line cor...
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posted by jkn+es
17 comments posted 1yr posted by jkn+es

Treating Old Scaffold Board Shelves

I've made up some shelves in the front room alcoves out of used scaffold boards. I gave them a quick going over with an...
1 comments posted 1yr
posted by patchmoney
1 comments posted 1yr posted by patchmoney