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    Picture re-touch

    Not easy around eyes! Here's my attempt:
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    Computer help

    I think it's all relative! My W10 tower is now VERY slow so makes the laptop look like it's turbo-charged! The tower is i3-4170 CPU @ 3.70GHz with 8GB ram but was installed in 2020 and with all the messing about I do trying out different applications (and Microsoft's inability to keep the OS...
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    Computer help

    This surprises me Izzy as I am well impressed with W11. I have a mid-range Acer Laptop i5 processor at 1GHz, 8GB ram. 1st start 16 secs to log-in screen (local password) + 10 secs to full desktop. Recovery from sleep about 1 sec. You must be loading some pretty heavy stuff!
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    Computer help

    Hi Carolina. I haven't come across this one before!! Usual cause for an unplanned shutdown is overheating but it wouldn't normally restart by itself. However worth checking there is no dust in the fan outlet. If your battery is removable shut down the laptop, disconnect the power lead (if...
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    Computer help

    That should keep you busy till Christmas
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    ITS PJMBURNS (janice) BIRTHDAY

    Happy Birthday Janice. Hope you have a great day.
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    Picture re-touch

    Hope this is OK
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    IN OUR GARDEN 2023

    Joyce's Busy Lissies have looked really good this year
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    Picture re-touch

    Lovely photo
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    Vehicle Tax

    Received a letter from the DVLA this morning titled Last Chance Reminder, pointing out that my car tax was due on 1st August. I certainly hadn't had a reminder before today so have they stopped sending them? I paid online immediately and then received confirmation by email that they had received...
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    Computer help

    You could try doing a System Restore to a pre- last update.
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    Picture re-touch

    My try!
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    IN OUR GARDEN 2023

    I certainly won't be in the running for the tallest sunflower this year:
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    Computer help

    What is the last part of your email address-ie the bit after the dot? (don’t show us the first part)
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    IN OUR GARDEN 2023

    Two baby visitors this morning
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    Schoolhouse 4 Sheepcote Street

    When studying Electrical Engineering at Matthew Boulton Tech. some of our practical work was done in what appeared to be an old classroom just a few yards off Broad Street (about 1961-2). I can't remember however whether it was in Sheepcote Street or Oozells Street but it could well have been...
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    IN OUR GARDEN 2023

    I think it's probably all my fault - I bought two new watering cans last weekend :sob:
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    help needed please

    It doesn’t always help!!! :)
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    help needed please

    Has he tried deleting cookies and browser history?
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    IN OUR GARDEN 2023

    My son chopped up my ladder to stop me using it!!
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