Bedside Table DIY Walking Stick Holder
Unfortunately due to a spinal problem I have, there are a fair few times that I have to use a walking stick around the house and definitely in the mornings, so needed somewhere to...
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Google Speech To Text For Writing Blog Posts
As normally I do a lot of writing for the blog I do prefer a physical keyboard than an on-screen keyboard but thought I would have a go at dictating an article to see...
Window 10 Network Password Protection Keeps Turning On
I have customers that have a business or home network that have PC’s that are just basic workstations and have local USB connected printer to them that are shared across the network. I have...
Bluetooth Earphones Audio Delay – Lag on Video Fix
I noticed on some of my Bluetooth audio devices mainly my earphones there was a delay when watching video, this could be local or streaming like YouTube, iplayer etc. On some apps you can...
Beware 070 Phone Scams
Working for myself my mobile is my most important asset. So when I get missed calls I always return calls that are from mobile numbers or local area codes, as these could be potential...
Setting I Change After Installing Custom ROM
Some of the main setting I Change After install a custom ROM on my android devices. Like lineage os or Resurrection Remix
Installing Custom Android ROM on Older Devices
My experience of installing custom roms on my Samsung phone note 2 (n7005) note 3 (Chinese N9006) and Note 10.1 2014 (P600) both LineageOS & Resurrection Remix, using TWRP
Thunderbird Email Client Tips
On my main Windows PC, I used to use Microsoft Outlook as my main email client, but really have moved away from Microsoft Office to Libre office as my main office suite. So I...
Make Website as Windows App – Chrome
This is a quick tip on how to make a website a web app within Windows using Google Chrome Browser. This works with Windows 7, 8, 8.1 or 10. The advantage of making a...
Spot Email Scam ie speeding, tax etc
I have noticed some new email scams going around, One of the latest is supposedly from the police at the moment seems to be from Greater Manchester police, saying that you have been caught...
Remotr Game Streaming Android App
Im Not really a gamer, I don’t have the latest console only Xbox 360, PS3 and still even own a Nintendo wii, which is still great for party games, but enough of that. I...
Bird Feeder Out of Old Small Cabinet
I’m a person that doesn’t like to throw things away, that’s if I can use them again or for something else. My mom had asked me to take some stuff to the tip and...
Mini Model Village In My Garden
I have always liked model villages, have visited a lot around the country In the past I have collected little model cottages like the Lilliput Lane type and similar. Over the years I had...
Tips For Controlling Blanket Weed
Blanket Weed is the curse of keeping a pool. If I could invent something to eliminate blanket weed without causing any other problems I would be a millionaire overnight! A little blanket weed is...
Tips For Re-sizing Photos for Different Devices
We all now have thousands of photos and videos digitally, with all mobile devices you have more restrictions on memory size than on a normal pc. So if you want to keep all of...
Ironing Tip Using Tin Foil
Like everyone we either love or hate ironing. I find it sometimes relaxing, but I have a problem with my arm so sometimes doing the ironing causes me a lot of pain, so anything...
Homemade Cheese Scones Recipe
I love cheese scones so have been making them myself, this is a very simple recipe and quick to make. I have done a latest a batch of these each week for the last...
Gmail Mailbox Search Tips
I had the need to clean out my Gmail mailbox and I have found a useful way of searching for large attachments. To easily delete them to keep my mailbox lean. In the Search...
What Are Compressed Files
This is a question I get asked a lot, what are compressed files, so here is just the basics on these type of files. A compressed file is any file that contains one or...
How To Use Sega Emulator PC
Recently I had a request on how to play old Sega Master System games on windows pc, so this is just a quick guide, on how to play old sega games on your pc....
Windows Folder & File Tips
This is just a quick guide for anyone that is unfamiliar with the structure of your folders (Directories) and where to put your files on your windows pc. The screenshots in the guide are...
Lego Minifigure as Cable Holder
I have just build a custom desk for my main pc, and wanted a way to hold the cables that I have on the desk to connect to devices that I use. I had...
Adding Radio Stations To Musicbee
One of my favourite music players on Windows PC is musicbee, a great free music player that is customisable hoe ever you want. Besides playing your local catalogue of music ie mp3s you can...
Adding Truetype Font To WPS Office Android
My favourite office suite for android has to be WPS office. This great free office suite which was formally known as Kingsoft Office. The only problem and this is not just to do with...
Getting Extra Dropbox Space For Free
Here are some tips for getting some extra free space if you use Dropbox. UPDATE December 2015, Dropbox have announced the closure of two of the services listed below, Carousel in March 31st 2016...
Halloween Themed Snack Ideas
These are quick selection of 6 snack ideas for the kids or even adults this Halloween, all the recipes gave a scary theme so perfect for any Halloween party. The recipes I that I...
My Experience With Windows 10 Upgrade
This is my experience so far upgrading to windows 10 than was officially released on 29th July. My main pc has windows 8.1, but does also dual boot to Mint Linux. I didn’t fully...
Running Costs of Garden Fish Pond
One of the questions I mostly get asked by my customers is the running cost of a fish pond, so thought would do some calculations of running cost per day and over a year....
Product Photography Tips
lately I have been selling a lot on eBay this is due to a few things one is cleaning out things we don’t use anymore and the other we have a lot of lego...
Lemon Juice As Limescale Remover
Well the kettle really needed de-scaling, but couldn’t get proper de-scaler from the shops, so had a quick look and can use lemon juice or vinegar. Before I have used vinegar but didn’t do...
