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  1. richardinwales

    Computer help

    ABP (add block plus) is currently blocking 32 adds on this page, there are no adverts/banners showing https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adblock-plus-free-ad-bloc/cfhdojbkjhnklbpkdaibdccddilifddb
  2. richardinwales

    Computer help

    To be honest I don't worry about tracking cookies, once a week/month I clear them out with https://www.superantispyware.com/free-edition.html. I run Chrome, Brave, Torch, Opera and Firefox browsers, mostly Chrome. People worry far far too much about cookies and for that matter virus...
  3. richardinwales

    IN OUR GARDEN 2023

    Near 100% humidity today street temp 26c and my garden (enclosed heat trap) hit 32c, that and the humidity hit my chest hard today but that said the garden has come on in leaps and bounds. To be honest I didn't think this summer would be good but cucumbers, toms, runner beans, chili and peppers...
  4. richardinwales

    Computer help

    Adblock plus at the moment has blocked over 70 adverts on this page alone. I don't worry about cookies, I use superantispyware (free progamme) to clear all the cookies off my system a couple of times a month, at worse they may slow your system down a bit.
  5. richardinwales

    Computer help

    Firefox is slow at the best of times, I use Google Chrome for most things and Brave for others. Re: screen going blank, check your power setting a re-install or Widows update may have cut the time down on when to put the screen to sleep
  6. richardinwales

    IN OUR GARDEN 2023

    Near me is the Maesnewydd Garden Centre which works with people with learning and physical disabilities and their prices are excellent, last year various tomato/cucumber/strawberry plants were under £1 and ready to go straight into the ground so I'll be visiting in the next week or two...its a...
  7. richardinwales

    IN OUR GARDEN 2023

    Just popped into Wilkinson's, first time this season and I can't believe how much prices have shot up this year !!!
  8. richardinwales

    Groups We Have Seen Live

    Going to my first live gig in a long long long time to see Tom Jones at Cardiff Castle in August :) 70s was a great time for gigs, saw many different 'big' bands and some of them more than once, Dylan, Stones, Led Zep, Hendrix and more were fantastic gigs but two small gigs at Birmingham Town...
  9. richardinwales

    IN OUR GARDEN 2023

    Never used an irrigation system, how are you getting on with yours? I ordered two of these, if they're not up to much I've not lost a lot of dosh. Its for the polytunnel and raised beds and maybe enough to use on large pots that line one wall https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/144686614881
  10. richardinwales

    IN OUR GARDEN 2023

    Set up two heated propagators this morning and got them seeded but the weather is vile again today with heavy rain warnings issued but I'm optimistic by nature and ordered two drip irrigation kits off ebay.
  11. richardinwales

    IN OUR GARDEN 2023

    Woke up here in Wales to horizontal rain and 30-50mph gusts, great start to spring lol
  12. richardinwales

    Pub Jukebox

    if you download https://www.4kdownload.com/35 you have the option of downloading the video or just the audio in mp3
  13. richardinwales

    Computer help

    Bit of a PS, my daughter has the fibre 500 two children so typically she'll be streaming, grandson will be gaming and granddaughter play something or vid chatting with mates and its all fast and smooth, in reality I don't need the fibre 900 and will drop to fibre 500 when my contract is up for...
  14. richardinwales

    Computer help

    I've been with them for years moved home twice never had an issue with a transfer and always had a rock solid connection, as have my two children. I'm on Fibre 900, comes with the Eero Pro 6 mesh system,download speeds come in around 950 and an up speed of around 115 and the wifi covers all the...
  15. richardinwales

    Windows 10

    When I was nursing all staff from cleaner to doctor could have Office Pro 2013 for I think £10, on disks and all posted to the UK from Germany for some reason and its still used today.
  16. richardinwales

    If you could live anywhere in Birmingham, where would it be?

    If not Moseley then it would be here, a Welsh farmhouse my stepfather bought in 1967 for a pittance and where he and mom retired to full time in 1974...two labs, geese, chickens...happy days :)
  17. richardinwales

    Windows 10

    On a day to day basis you'll not see any difference between 11 and 10
  18. richardinwales

    MY FIRST/SECOND GRANDCHILD

    My two are the lad, 14 and and the lass is 10 next Friday. Love them to bits, its like having your children again but these have a much better returns policy :)
  19. richardinwales

    If you could live anywhere in Birmingham, where would it be?

    Back to Grove Avenue in Moseley, I had great teenage years living there.
  20. richardinwales

    MERRY CHRISTMAS BHF 2022

    Just a quick post to wish you all a wonderful Christmas and good health and happiness for 2023
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