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Tippon replied to the topic Pancreatitis and a new diet. in the forum Ailments 4 months, 1 week ago
Thanks for the update Lee
Get well soon Bob
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Tippon replied to the topic Fibre to the Premises in the forum Other Tech 4 months, 2 weeks ago
I did a quick signal check the other day to see exactly how bad the drop is. Standing in the living room I got -30dBm on the Android app Wifi Analyzer, but going the other side of the wall it dropped straight to -50dBm. I was less than 2ft from the router. Going through to the bedrooms sees it drop even more (the living room and kitchen are…[Read more]
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Tippon replied to the topic Fibre to the Premises in the forum Other Tech 4 months, 3 weeks ago
My home install has stalled for the moment. TT messed me around again last week, and claimed that I registered a fault on the line, which I didn’t. That’s opened a process on their end that means I have to give them 30 days to resolve it. It’s a load of crap, but I gave them this week to see if they could fix my speeds before I switch away. They…[Read more]
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Tippon replied to the topic All your eggs in one basket == Cloud Disaster! in the forum Photography 4 months, 4 weeks ago
Thanks Dave
Sorry I’m a bit slow replying. I jinxed myself this time. I realised last night that after a rearrange in the office, I hadn’t turned the Synology back on. I turned it on and it beeped like crazy for ages while I was trying to log in. One of the hard drives has started to fail
After a few hours of moving files around I…[Read more]
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Tippon replied to the topic All your eggs in one basket == Cloud Disaster! in the forum Photography 5 months ago
Do you know of any decent guides? I think I’ve got it all sorted, but I don’t want to test it like these guys
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Tippon replied to the topic External network cable in the forum Other Tech 5 months ago
I think you jinxed me Ed. About 30 seconds after I read your post last night, there was a huge clap of thunder and my internet went down
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Tippon replied to the topic Goodbye Ryzen 3, Hello Ryzen 5? in the forum PC Talk 5 months ago
My PSU has been a bit flaky since the new build and graphics card, so I put the spinner in a USB2 caddy while I waited to get a new PSU. With a few small exceptions (running VMs for example), I’ve barely noticed the difference.
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Tippon replied to the topic External network cable in the forum Other Tech 5 months ago
Thanks Dave
Ouch! I always forget how much decent wifi kit costs
On the bright side, Ellen’s already okayed it, so I can’t get put in the doghouse, and I told her the price for the Ubiquiti kit, as this guy I know who knows lots about networks is always going on about how good they are
The only downside is…[Read more]
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Tippon replied to the topic External network cable in the forum Other Tech 5 months ago
That’s odd, the link I sent myself was to this cat 5e cable:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00I71B0O4/
I don’t know how I linked the cat6
Thanks for the replies, it’s good to know I’m on the right track for once
I forgot to mention, I’ve got a cable tester from when I was supposed to do the old house (12 years and counting……[Read more]
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Tippon started the topic Free Raspberry Pi kit, if you're quick in the forum Raspberry Pi 5 months, 1 week ago
I found this through a freecodecamp article, but the final date for entries is August 31st:
https://www.secondstate.io/articles/raspberry-pi-for-free-20200709/
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Tippon started the topic External network cable in the forum Other Tech 5 months, 1 week ago
I need to run some cabling across the front of my house to get a reliable connection downstairs. Do I need anything specific, or do I just need to look for external cable? Could I use something like this, depending on whether I want a plug or to wire it into a…[Read more]
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Tippon replied to the topic Free Games in the forum Software Talk 5 months, 1 week ago
Troy Total War is free until 2pm
https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/a-total-war-saga-troy/home
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Tippon replied to the topic Pancreatitis and a new diet. in the forum Ailments 5 months, 1 week ago
Sorry Bob, I’ve only just seen this.
Hope everything went ok and you’re recovering nicely. Take care :)
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Tippon replied to the topic Fibre to the Premises in the forum Other Tech 5 months, 2 weeks ago
I’ll be ringing Talktalk to get this changed. I can’t even see Talktalk’s pricing, they’re hiding behind a phone number, so I can see me cancelling. Three have lost my trust though, as I’ve got a Three broadband contract set up and active at this address, but actually in my father’s house about a mile away, and today, after over a month of…[Read more]
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Tippon started the topic Fibre to the Premises in the forum Other Tech 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Basically, what should I expect?
I’ve mentioned in some other threads that I’ve been having problems with my FTTC that have been getting worse over time. As far as I’m aware, there’s a problem between the local cabinet (the small green box in the street) and the buildings it serves. I’ve been told that it’s possibly a junction box that floods and…[Read more]
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Tippon replied to the topic W10 2004 version update trouble in the forum Windows Talk 5 months, 2 weeks ago
It won’t install here. It tried on my main machine and crashed, then automatically rolled back, and hasn’t even tried on anything else. It’s got the pending message on them all, but hasn’t gone any further.
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Tippon replied to the topic More Network PITA in the forum PC Talk 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Turn off the wifi on your phone, give it a minute for the 4G to connect, then restart the phone. Every now and then my phone ‘sticks’ on a lower speed. Restarting the phone this way seems to force it to reconnect properly, and my speeds go up to what they should be.
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Tippon replied to the topic CCTV cameras to cover front drive and side access. in the forum Home Automation/Security 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Would putting a sign up saying ‘Number 17 is away until the end of the month’ be considered unethical?
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Tippon replied to the topic @BOB in the forum Forumite Updates 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Bloody hell Bob, you don’t have things easy do you?
Get well soon
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Tippon replied to the topic Farewell to Dropbox in the forum Software Talk 6 months ago
I gave up on Dropbox a few years ago when I found out that it had been renaming my photos.
I moved house and was waiting for the internet to be connected, so I manually copied my phone photos to my computer. When I was reconnected, I noticed that Dropbox was still copying files. When I loked, it had changed the filenames from the phone’s IMGxxxx…[Read more]
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