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Forum: Technology 27-11-2018, 12:40 PM
Replies: 0
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Posted By Brian 8451
touch screen laptop

Good morning everyone, am just wondering if anyone has a touch screen laptop. The only one I had was a Sony Vaio which suffered badly if there were a few fingerprints on the screen which made the...
Forum: Gardening 19-06-2018, 01:37 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,124
Posted By Brian 8451
Raised beds.

Thanks everyone for your replies much appreciated, it seems there are no hard and fast rules on forming a raised bed as the variety of successful methods mentioned by yourselves prove.
I think I...
Forum: Gardening 18-06-2018, 05:44 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,124
Posted By Brian 8451
Raised bed.

Good morning gardeners,
I have what is probably a simple question to answer but would value your opinions. I am building what is to be a raised flower bed...
Forum: Gardening 29-04-2018, 12:36 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,202
Posted By Brian 8451
artificial grass

Shame about having to leave the paving slabs behind Tessa that could have been a permanent solution. The artificial grass is very heavy if you buy it in one piece but I did glance at some one meter...
Forum: Gardening 29-04-2018, 11:30 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,202
Posted By Brian 8451
lawns

Hi Tessa,
I have two areas in my garden in which I have replaced grass about eight years ago. In one I put down pebbles which looked and kept well for about four years after that it has...
Forum: Home & DIY 15-01-2018, 12:16 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,158
Posted By Brian 8451
Thank you folks for the replies they have got me...

Thank you folks for the replies they have got me investigating.
Julie: your experience definitely made me think about anchorage.
Realspeed: From your pointer about canopy size I have discovered...
Forum: Home & DIY 14-01-2018, 03:52 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,158
Posted By Brian 8451
Garden Parasol

Hi everyone I am looking to buy a cantilever garden parasol but have never bought the cantilever version before. I am wondering if anyone here uses one and have any advice on what features I should...
Forum: Technology 15-12-2017, 12:47 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 909
Posted By Brian 8451
night light all day.

Hi Bruce I have night light set to on during the day as well as evening. For me windows 10 is far too bright even on low settings and makes my eyes sore. Night light solves the problem with its...
Forum: Technology 17-09-2017, 09:29 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,334
Posted By Brian 8451
Hi JBR, just wondering if your mouse...

Hi JBR,
just wondering if your mouse software needs updating I have used Logitech for years and have something called Logitech Options sitting on my desktop and have just used it after...
Forum: Technology 03-09-2017, 08:23 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 12,283
Posted By Brian 8451
Thanks for the observation Mart as you said...

Thanks for the observation Mart as you said previously the slight risk makes it well worth a punt.
Brian.
Forum: Technology 03-09-2017, 06:50 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 12,283
Posted By Brian 8451
I have installed my £16 Microsoft office...

I have installed my £16 Microsoft office professional plus and concur with everything Judd has said the only hitch I had was my own senior moment but after that everything installs smoothly and...
Forum: Technology 02-09-2017, 03:45 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 12,283
Posted By Brian 8451
For anyone that is interested I have purchased...

For anyone that is interested I have purchased the MS Office Professional Plus 2016 version for £16.99 from UK seller on Amazon and am now awaiting product key to be emailed to me, I will let you...
Forum: Technology 02-09-2017, 02:15 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 12,283
Posted By Brian 8451
Cheap Microsoft office?

Have just been on Amazon to replace my ageing Microsoft office programme and was amazed to find loads on offer at under twenty pounds. My first thoughts were these have got to be dodgy but hundreds...
Forum: Gardening 24-08-2017, 09:30 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 695
Posted By Brian 8451
Thanks everyone for some solid common sense...

Thanks everyone for some solid common sense thoughts, I have taken on board all that has been said and gleaned a plan of action from them. The new flower bed is 12 feet x 12 feet, I will dig out a...
Forum: Gardening 22-08-2017, 02:57 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 695
Posted By Brian 8451
Flowers and concrete

I am in the process of redesigning parts of my back garden, I have made the framework for a new flower bed and in another part of the garden I have removed part of an old concrete path. Now I am...
Forum: Technology 27-06-2017, 11:47 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 784
Posted By Brian 8451
onedrive

Good morning,
Just to update all you good folk for helping I have gone with Ted C and set up OneDrive to save my documents.
Thank you,
Brian.
Forum: Technology 25-06-2017, 02:11 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 784
Posted By Brian 8451
Smile getting there.

Thank you TedC, MKJ and Purwell for your replies very much appreciated. I have just tried out setting up a homegroup as one possibility but although it works I found there was too much faffing around...
Forum: Technology 24-06-2017, 10:00 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 784
Posted By Brian 8451
word 2010

Good morning all,
I am wondering if any of you knowledgable folk can help me, I have word 2010 which allows me to have a copy on two computers at the same time. My...
Forum: Technology 15-12-2016, 03:55 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 751
Posted By Brian 8451
Thanks Judd for a good clear reply It's easy when...

Thanks Judd for a good clear reply It's easy when someone tells you how isn't it and thanks to everyone else for their interesting input.
Forum: Technology 14-12-2016, 08:13 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 751
Posted By Brian 8451
Microsoft word 2010

Hi all long time since I last posted a question but I have been following the posts. I am hoping someone on here is a whiz with Microsoft word. I have two documents that I would like to combine into...
Forum: General Chat 26-02-2014, 10:20 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,724
Posted By Brian 8451
Good morning Mups, That's right your lens is...

Good morning Mups,
That's right your lens is made to your prescription but with modern computerized manufacturing methods production of most things have moved on a step and can now still be...
Forum: General Chat 25-02-2014, 03:18 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,724
Posted By Brian 8451
Hi Patsy, from what I understood when I inquired...

Hi Patsy, from what I understood when I inquired about re-glazing frames there is very little to be saved. Apparently because of the way a lens is mass produced regardless of prescription the cost is...
Forum: General Chat 25-02-2014, 12:56 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,440
Posted By Brian 8451
Hi Shirley, you're doctor may have been pointing...

Hi Shirley, you're doctor may have been pointing you to a 'generic' version of you're prescription. These are usually made with exactly the same content as the branded product at a fraction of the...
Forum: Home & DIY 13-02-2014, 03:33 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 12,511
Posted By Brian 8451
Yes that is a very old make and if my memory...

Yes that is a very old make and if my memory serves me right never had mass appeal more a niche market product. A quick Google of 'Valspar paint review' threw up a few worrying complaints of it not...
Forum: Technology 27-01-2014, 07:53 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,011
Posted By Brian 8451
Hi Norm, I would first try another usb port, if...

Hi Norm, I would first try another usb port, if no luck give the mouse mat a good clean, still no luck you could try another mouse to see if it is the usb port or the mouse that is faulty.
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