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Pockets? You posh bugger! I’m at the fake pockets on jackets stage 😂

Seriously though, if I was doing this even semi regularly I’d invest in some kit, but I stopped doing anything other than some fixes for friends years ago. I’ve had one laptop here for almost two years because I keep forgetting about it. Luckily my friend had already written it…[Read more]

Sorry Dave, I forgot to reply to you. Thanks for the offer, but I’ve decided to bite the bullet and buy the 450 Mbps version. The Asus router is being a bit flaky, so I need to replace it anyway. I may as well buy a replacement while I’m not desperate for a change 😀

It’ll be a week or two before I can order it knowing that I’ll be home, but I’ll…[Read more]

I obviously can’t speak for your wife, but I know that when I was ill and recovering, people trying to get me dressed and out and about could be a pain in the arse*. I needed to do things at my own speed every now and then, and being allowed to do that sometimes was really helpful.

*They had my best interests at heart, but sometimes I just…[Read more]

Have a look at the guide on Money Saving Expert before you fill out any forms, and see what they say about it

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/reclaim/ppi-loan-insurance/

Sorry Richard. All the best from our little corner of the world.

Thanks Ed 🙂 I hadn’t even thought about water rockets. I got too hung up on making fire 😀

That sounds like my sort of club too 🙂

IOBit Uninstaller seems to shift it. I haven’t had a chance to check if it actually does yet though.

Problem with the downloaded iso?

It’s the strength I’m thinking of more than speed. My bathroom and bedroom are across one room then back two and three from the living room, so the signal goes through the corners of several plasterboard walls. The garage is under the bedroom, so has a combination of all that plus the floor.

I’ve just realised as I’m typing that I’ve got a dual…[Read more]

PM: The possibility of damaging something is the only reason I haven’t ordered anything yet 😀 I didn’t think they’d be able to launch anything near the city though, I was expecting to either go deep into the Beacons, or head to somewhere like Pendine Sands.

Dave: Thanks for the link 🙂 I’d found them, but didn’t realise that they were fairly…[Read more]

Would I be right in thinking that these would have a better signal than something with a built in antenna? I’m still getting dead spots at home, and for that price I might just give it a try. Would there be much actual difference in signal strength with the 450 Mbps version with three antenna? It’s currently £30

Thanks Steve, but mine are wired in like the indoor lights. I might have a look at them for the garage lights though. The ceiling and insulation need doing, so the wires for the strip lights are exposed at the moment. I might see if something like this works with them and set them up to come on before Ellen takes the car out in the morning and…[Read more]

I’m tempted to splash out on a few smart bulbs for the waterproof fittings along the front of the house. My house is effectively upside down, so it takes a minute to answer the front door, especially when I’ve got my hands full with Alice. Being able to say something like ‘Ok Google  turn on the outside lights’ would be handy and would let a…[Read more]

I bought one of these as a burglar deterrent for the xmas period:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07CB7R8FX

It’s not bad. It’s not bright enough for a living room light, but for a lamp or bedroom light, it’s great. The colours don’t match up with the app, so red sometimes comes out orange, or purple if you’re the other end of the band, but…[Read more]

Glad to see that you’re back Bob, and faster than ever 😀

Pharmacy were always the bane of my life when trying to get home, but in UHW they were servicing a huge hospital of inpatients and outpatients, and the representatives on the renal wards are lovely, so I couldn’t get too upset with them.

I want to know your secret now that you’re home…[Read more]

What did you use to get the power figures Ed? I could do with checking mine and possibly changing to more power efficient parts.

Does the Pocophone have a custom launcher? It’s EMUI that causes the problems with the Honor 9 and Android Auto.

Thanks Richard, I remember the stories you mean now. I thought that the bigger names had resolved the issues, and the older devices essentially just needed the login details changed. It’s been a few years since that story broke, so I may not be remembering it correctly though.

Of course, yeah. I keep forgetting that people can run their own…[Read more]