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- Thu Apr 04, 2024 12:48 am
- Forum: Assorted Stuff
- Topic: Owston 2024?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 561
Re: Owston 2024?
Are any of you interested enough to do pre-publicity on here, book the room, start a who's coming thread, pay for the room and pass on food requirements, collect the contributions? We've been spoilt for years by Steve who has done a top-class job of organising it. How about someone else taking up th...
- Sun Oct 22, 2023 8:58 am
- Forum: Assorted Stuff
- Topic: Owston meet, 21 & 22nd Oct '23
- Replies: 150
- Views: 50955
Re: Owston meet, 21 & 22nd Oct '23
Good news and bad news. The good news was that this was another inspirational and pleasant DIY audio themed day out. The bad news is that Steve is not expecting to organise an Owston 2024. Which is a reminder that events like this only happen because of the enthusiasm and leadership of the people th...
- Fri Sep 22, 2023 8:10 am
- Forum: Assorted Stuff
- Topic: Owston meet, 21 & 22nd Oct '23
- Replies: 150
- Views: 50955
Re: Owston meet, 21 & 22nd Oct '23
Please put me down for the Saturday Steve. Thanks.
- Thu Jul 06, 2023 4:20 am
- Forum: Assorted Stuff
- Topic: web domain names
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3160
Re: web domain names
In May 2023 I paid $14.58 for the annual renewal of each .com domain I have registered via them.
The pound being so weak against the US dollar makes a £10.99 renewal fee better value than what I'm paying.
The pound being so weak against the US dollar makes a £10.99 renewal fee better value than what I'm paying.
- Sat Jan 21, 2023 7:13 am
- Forum: Assorted Stuff
- Topic: Alloy Wheels
- Replies: 25
- Views: 10878
Re: Alloy Wheels
You often won't know if you have a crack as it may well be under corrosion and flakey paint. The only way the crack in my wheel was located before stripping was by ultrasound checks. They can be difficult to see even when exposed. I've never had a hidden / invisible crack in a wheel. Maybe because ...
- Fri Jan 20, 2023 1:13 pm
- Forum: Assorted Stuff
- Topic: Alloy Wheels
- Replies: 25
- Views: 10878
Re: Alloy Wheels
I hear what you say, however no amount of filing cures a cracked rim. And, yes, they did clean the bead thoroughly and apply the creamy stuff (that's actually a lubricant/type of soap to make fitting easier), lots of black silicone bead sealer (went everywhere - you can see it on the rims in my pho...
- Sat Jan 14, 2023 6:10 pm
- Forum: Assorted Stuff
- Topic: Alloy Wheels
- Replies: 25
- Views: 10878
Re: Alloy Wheels
What do they call proper treatment? Did you see them with the file on your rims? Was it done by a skilled and experienced technician? Your wheels are only 7 years old. Mine have been 9 to 19 years old on the cars I've had. For the rear tyres on my Volvos, fitted by my prefered supplier, they've been...
- Sat Jan 14, 2023 3:58 pm
- Forum: Assorted Stuff
- Topic: Alloy Wheels
- Replies: 25
- Views: 10878
Re: Alloy Wheels
Most tyre fitters just paint some whitish gungy liquid round the inside of the alloy rims where the tyre will mate with the wheel. There's a place in my village that do tyre fitting as a side to their main business. First time I went there I saw that the fitting lad spent 20 minutes per alloy wheel ...
- Sun Oct 23, 2022 8:52 am
- Forum: Assorted Stuff
- Topic: Owston meet, Doncaster, 22&23 Oct 22
- Replies: 171
- Views: 43689
Re: Owston meet, Doncaster, 22&23 Oct 22
Thanks for your great reply about your DACs Ray.
For me, what makes Owston a great event is being able to see and hear what other enthusiasts have created. Along with the very generous sharing of information and the "we want everyone to win" spirit.
For me, what makes Owston a great event is being able to see and hear what other enthusiasts have created. Along with the very generous sharing of information and the "we want everyone to win" spirit.
- Sat Oct 22, 2022 11:57 pm
- Forum: Assorted Stuff
- Topic: Owston meet, Doncaster, 22&23 Oct 22
- Replies: 171
- Views: 43689
- Fri Oct 21, 2022 10:41 pm
- Forum: Assorted Stuff
- Topic: Owston meet, Doncaster, 22&23 Oct 22
- Replies: 171
- Views: 43689
Re: Owston meet, Doncaster, 22&23 Oct 22
I thought it was paved with the M62, the A1 and then a couple of local roads?
- Tue Oct 18, 2022 5:30 pm
- Forum: Assorted Stuff
- Topic: Laptops with SSD
- Replies: 31
- Views: 9498
Re: Laptops with SSD
Is the speed now good enough for you to be happy to carry on using this laptop?
Have you debloated Windows?
For example by running the script from this page:
https://christitus.com/debloat-windows-10-2020/
Have you debloated Windows?
For example by running the script from this page:
https://christitus.com/debloat-windows-10-2020/
- Sat Oct 08, 2022 1:17 am
- Forum: Assorted Stuff
- Topic: Laptops with SSD
- Replies: 31
- Views: 9498
Re: Laptops with SSD
Are they saying that your SSD is trailer trash?
- Tue Oct 04, 2022 6:26 pm
- Forum: Assorted Stuff
- Topic: Laptops with SSD
- Replies: 31
- Views: 9498
Re: Laptops with SSD
It's likely that an SSD is all that is needed. If you're happy with the old laptop, apart from the speed. And you're not doing anything extraordinary on it, such as editing 4k videos with lots of added effects. Or playing Cyberpunk 2077 at maximum graphic settings. Then it's a case of getting the ri...
- Tue Oct 04, 2022 3:14 pm
- Forum: Assorted Stuff
- Topic: Laptops with SSD
- Replies: 31
- Views: 9498
Re: Laptops with SSD
What will you be using the laptop for? If it's just for web stuff, watching videos, video conferencing, word processing, simple spreadsheets, email, general home use - You can buy great 13" and 14" premium business laptops off ebay for less than £200. Dell latitude 7390's and 7490's. They ...