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I'd have thought a "finger" style one would be more versatile Ant.

I checked on Ebay (UK only search) and there were metric ones for £12 or so.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/133900789018 ... R5qB_5ygXw
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Ta phil, just ordered another finger type one as a replacement
Might order a plunger type aswell at some point
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9 pm tonight (Friday 12th Nov) on BBC4 HD (Sky 116)

Keith Jarrett - the art of improvisation.
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Thanks ! :)
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Yeo, that’s scheduled to record. :)
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Gggggrrrrr missed that then - I'm 'way over Hexham' as, I'm told, the locals would say.

I have thoughts about Mr Jarrett and his improvisations...
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I think the footage from the Miles Davis times was the most interesting...
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Happy Day!

After 3 years of on/off paperwork, I just received my Portuguese European ID card (EIDC). I can now travel inside Europe without a British passport, which is now only needed to get back into the UK. The EIDC is used instead of a passport inside Europe and is essentially the same as a passport - many other countries also accept it. The EIDC is a "smart card", so carries a lot a data with it.

My actual physical Portuguese passport will follow in a couple of months.

Quite odd seeing my nationality listed on legal documents as both British and Portuguese. Real sense of pride in that.
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Can anyone recommend a decent USB wifi dongle? The wifi in the laptop has died and it's a bit of a pain using an ethernet cable. The laptop is 12 years old and needs fixing with a new one really, but it still works and is fine for what we need.

Anyway, a quick search on Amazon and there are plenty for less than a tenner but reading the reviews performance, or even getting them to work, seems patchy to say the least. It's worth a few quid to try but my time is a lot more valuable and I really can't face hours of trying to get it to work. So any suggestions or recommendations, even if it's don't bother? Thanks.
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#13450 Re: Nothing In Particular

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Several years ago Jean dropped her laptop and the inbuilt wi-fi stopped working. I removed the offending "bit" and got a cheap Ebay USB dongle. I don't remember having problems setting it up as it was now the only Wi-Fi device on the laptop.

Something similar to this.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/403287472872 ... R57piJejXw
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Thanks for your experience Phil. It's difficult to know what to make of reviews sometimes - there's a TP Link with about 40000 reviews at something over 4 out of 5. But start reading the reviews and lots had problems. I gave up reading. All the positive reviews must have been further down...
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No direct help but always he had good results with tplink stuff.
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I'm having a pork casserole tonight. (yum yum)

My meal will be an hour later than planned 'cos I forgot to put it in the oven.

Div, or what? :lol:
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Pah that's nothing. I've set up the oven timer but forgot to turn the actual oven knob on.

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#13455 Re: Nothing In Particular

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Nick wrote: Sat Nov 13, 2021 3:48 pm No direct help but always he had good results with tplink stuff.
The few bits I've had have been fine too. Punt taken on a tplink. Expecting the worst, hoping for the best :-)
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