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Mobile Phone Operating System "made In Europe"

With more than 500 million people, it must surely be possible for Europeans to have their own OS for mobile phones - *not* America-centred, that'd be a change. Imagine no dollar-symbol readily...
18:52 Thu 26th Apr 20189 answers, last by gl556tr 09:49 Wed 02nd May 2018
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Stainless Steel Containers Suitable For Food?

I have gathered that containers that I want for the fridge (possible for freezer?) should ideally be made of stainless steel, naturally with lids. Is this true? What alternatives are there without...
13:54 Tue 17th Apr 201815 answers, last by gl556tr 10:11 Sun 13th May 2018
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Freezer & Fridge In One Housing - But Separate Cooling Systems: Good? Make?

(1) Freezer & Fridge together in one housing - but having separate cooling systems. OR (2) separate Freezer & Fridge. Both as floor-mounted appliances, freezer with 50 litres, fridge with with (2) one...
11:05 Mon 16th Apr 20182 answers, last by gl556tr 11:27 Mon 16th Apr 2018
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Kitchen Work-Top: Rear Panel Join With Acrylic Or Silicone Sealant?

I am intending to fit Plexiglass (acrylic glass) rear-panelling to my kitchen work-top, using silicone as the sealant. Now I have been advised to use an acrylic sealant. Having never considered the...
14:07 Tue 27th Mar 20182 answers, last by The Builder 17:21 Tue 27th Mar 2018
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Kitchen-Sink Taps

I am preparing to fit new bits and pieces in the kitchen. I am currently looking for a tap, possibly with a pull-out 'shower' head. Most appear to be chrome-finished. I would appreciate advice from...
14:00 Fri 23rd Feb 20181 answer, last by The Builder 17:45 Fri 23rd Feb 2018
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Kitchen Sinks, But Which: Stainless Steel, Ceramic, Granit? Anything Else? Fitted Above, From Under?

I am preparing to fit new bits and pieces in the kitchen. The current stage is looking for a suitable kitchen sink, which could be round and two-staged. I find stainless steel noisy and am considering...
13:53 Fri 23rd Feb 201812 answers, last by Togo 17:55 Fri 23rd Feb 2018
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Potatoes: Higher Nutritional Value With Skin?

Unless frying chips, I usually prefer to eat potatoes not peeled, either boiled or wrapped in aluminium foil heated in the oven, with butter. Now I have been told that eating spuds + skin is not...
01:14 Wed 21st Feb 201823 answers, last by hammerman 21:48 Wed 21st Feb 2018
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Led Panels = Good; Opaque Glass Cupboard Doors = Good. But Both In One?

I have seen LED panels on a wall which can be remote-controlled: both colour and brightness/intensity can be changed. This subtle control of ambient lighting caters for most situations. The opaque...
10:03 Thu 25th Jan 20183 answers, last by sapelesam 21:51 Fri 26th Jan 2018
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Induction Hobs: Is It All Hype?

I am preparing for a new kitchen. My current one has a gas hob, which, I think, is better than electric/ceramic. With prices for induction hobs tumbling, I am considering going for an induction hob....
08:12 Tue 23rd Jan 201818 answers, last by hc4361 17:05 Wed 24th Jan 2018
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Beeswax Tea-Lights: Long-Burning?

I bought tea-lights for my mother to pop into Christmas decoration containers, only to discover that they are out within a couple of hours. Looking around, all seem to be rather sparing. What one...
17:14 Mon 22nd Jan 20183 answers, last by follyfancier 18:58 Mon 22nd Jan 2018
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Lightscribe - Making One's Own Mono Images & *.ls Formatting

This is still a brilliant idea for putting text and mono images on to optical media. After all, one pays for neither toner nor labels. Unfortunately, the original selection of images is limiting. I...
16:04 Thu 18th Jan 20182 answers, last by gl556tr 16:58 Thu 18th Jan 2018
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Window-Coverage To Effectively Reduce Hot Summer Sun Warming South-Facing Room

I am having new windows with better insulation installed. They will be higher than the current ones, as whey will replace the draughty box containing the external roller-blinds. Is there somebody who...
08:11 Wed 17th Jan 20186 answers, last by Vulture35 06:43 Sat 24th Feb 2024
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Ubuntu 16.04 Installing A .pl File?

I have downloaded (setup_XYZ.tgz) and extracted this for a small "install.pl" file, with which I should install the complete packet via online. I have no experience with command-line starting of a .pl...
08:57 Thu 23rd Nov 2017
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H T C Desire C Mobile: App For Scanning?

Having just been given my first smart phone, I was told to use a cam-scan app for reading data from bar and QR codes. But I found several on offer, some for PDF as well. I would appreciate somebody's...
02:45 Fri 17th Nov 20171 answer, last by fender62 07:38 Fri 17th Nov 2017
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Dish-Washer With Eco-Friendly Means

I tire of popping in assorted tablets/powders for the dish-washer to do the honours. I always think of the mixture of environment-unfriendly chemicals being continually disposed from the D-W into our...
12:40 Wed 15th Nov 20171 answer, last by EcclesCake 12:45 Wed 15th Nov 2017
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The Coming Ubuntu 18.04 - With A New Gui

Throughout the past few months, rumours appear to be piling up that the GUI of the current Ubuntu OSs will be changing - for better, or worse? It does appear to mean that those who are finding the...
05:48 Sat 04th Nov 20172 answers, last by gl556tr 12:41 Sat 04th Nov 2017
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Wireless Mouse, Clickety-Click!

After using a mouse 'tied' to a PC with a wire, what a relief to get a Logitech with a mini-USB plug. Now, I am experiencing the tendency of a double-click when I wanted to click on one item in a list...
05:34 Sat 04th Nov 20177 answers, last by Flonska 12:52 Sat 04th Nov 2017
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This Is One Desperate And Final Attempt To Put Into Motion My Mother's Greatest Wish.

** But I do not know exactly where to place this request ** My mother's step-brother was around 15 years her senior. Whilst she was starting school, he'd joined the Army and went to India - for five...
18:32 Mon 30th Oct 20176 answers, last by rockyracoon 18:54 Mon 30th Oct 2017
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T R I = Three X; B I = Two X; But For X? Is There A Prefix For One/a Single Something?

Not sure where to pose this, but here goes. One has tricycle, bicycle, and is it unicycle? So, for a single something 'tis "uni-"? But with triathlon and biathlon, I cannot imagine a uni-athlon!...
18:32 Fri 27th Oct 20173 answers, last by gingejbee 18:51 Fri 27th Oct 2017
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Creating A "garden" And Honeybee House

I will be moving into a ground-floor flat in February. The outside steps to the entrance are about two metres long and the wall upon which the morning sun shines is four metres wide. This roughly...
08:23 Thu 26th Oct 20174 answers, last by gl556tr 10:40 Sun 29th Oct 2017

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