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    Paradise development 2018

    As Ell says, it is Chamberlain House and it is going. In fact I have just seen on the Paradise web site there are weekend road closures planned for the roads that run alongside it (13th/14th January, 20th/21st January and 27th/28th January) so I think they will start demolishing that building...
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    Internet Explorer 11

    So it should be. Internet Explorer was written in the early days of the internet and has been updated, adapted, botched, and so on to keep track of the ever changing internet platform. Edge has been written from scratch to handle all the new features the internet provides. The fact that...
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    Centenary Square development 2017-18

    Yes that whole "square" of land is called Arena Central and it is where the old ATV studios used to be, and the Register Office (where I got married), and I think also a hospital was there, as well as a car park. It is bordered by Broad St in the North, Bridge St in the West, Holliday St in the...
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    Edgar Lustgarden

    This Edgar Lustgarden program (Scotland Yard) is being shown on Talking Pictures TV. I watch this channel a lot as they show many old films and TV shows from the 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s (and some from 70s and 80s). They rescue old movies and TV shows that have not been on TV for years and make...
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    Windows 10

    I worked in the computer industry all my life (now retired) but do feel Microsoft have made a big mistake with this continual update of Windows 10 when they are basically updating the whole product each time. I think they are trying to "copy" the situation on mobile phones where iOS and Android...
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    Digbeth

    NOTE: This reply was first posted in another topic (hence the off topic comment below) but was moved here by the admin people. As you say off topic, but I think the area around the Digbeth coach station and Digbeth in general will see massive changes over the next decade or so (though being 68...
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    Electric Trams

    If you have a "smart" TV you can connect it to your Broadband over wi fi and watch YouTube vidoes on your TV. In fact if you have a 4k TV (super new model) you can watch 4K vidoes from Youtube on to your 4K TV and get super high quality.
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    Paradise development 2017

    The Hall of memory is currently closed at the moment and surrounded by a huge high fence (so you cant get near it) because much of Centenary Square is a building site as it is being redeveloped. The best way to get to Centenary Square / Broad Street is to use this new pathway (it replaces the...
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    Paradise development 2017

    For those who are not aware horsencart is referring to the walkway across the Paradise site replacing the old walkway that went under the old library (past McDonlands and Wetherspoons) between the BMAG and Centenary Square. This new walkway is due to open on 10th or 11th November when the...
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    Computer help

    As I understand it, if a site is "https" then all the data sent by your browser to the host web site is encrypted. This is important when doing online banking, or buying things over the web. But it is less important when sending non-sensitive information to a website like this one or similar...
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    Windows 10

    The download as a complete replacement of Windows. However the visual side of Windows (the desktop that we all see) is only one small part of Windows. Most of what goes on in Windows is internal (under the covers) so as users we never see it. Windows has to constantly add new function to...
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    Windows 10

    I am afraid you DONT have the Fall Creators Update which is build 1709 - 16299.19 (which is the release I am now on). See this web site here where you will see the latest build is 1709 - 16299.19 https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/4043454
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    Windows 10

    I will come via Windows Updates eventually, but Microsoft tend to release it bit by bit to Windows users (usually starting with newer PCs and working their way back to older PCs). This update is called the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update and it is a complete replacement of Windows so the file...
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    Windows 10

    Following on from my update above, one of the nice features in Windows 10 Creators Edition is the ability to pause Windows Update for 7 days. So if you have some important work to do and do not want to be disturbed with a major Windows update, or are on a slow broadband speed while working away...
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    Windows 10

    Note the Creaters Update is a complete replacement of Windows, as was the Anniversary Update last year, therefore the download and install could well take a couple of hours (depending on your broadband speed). Note the Creators Update is not officially released yet (though you can get an early...
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    Deceased Or Ex Member’s avatars

    I think that is a good idea. An elderly friend of mine died a few months ago, and he had a Facebook account. A couple of days ago I got a message from Facebook saying "Its Fred's Birthday today, wish him a Happy Birthday" A few people who did not know he had died updated his Facebook page...
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    Windows 10

    One of the "problems" with Windows is that Microsoft often take longer to develop a new release of Windows than they thought it was going to take. The developers then get pressure from the marketing people to ship Windows before it is ready. This happened with both Windows Vista and Windows 8...
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    HS2 Railway

    There is a fallacy that HS2 is all about getting from London to Birmingham, or Birmingham to London, quicker. While that will happen, it is also about getting trains OFF the existing West Coast and East Coast main lines as they are full to capacity. Virgin would like to introduce new services...
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    HS2 Railway

    What is different to this railway from all the other railways, or all the dozens of motorways, that have been built, (or as poster says above, the canals)? All developments like railways or motorways or canals cause some disruption, they always have and always will. I am sure when the Romans...
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    New Solid State Drive

    Well a 1TB SSD is still more expensive than a 1TB hard drive so that would drive up the cost of the laptop. A 1TB SSD can be about £300 whereas a 1TB hard drive for a laptop is about £50.
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