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  1. Did you capture the ghost of chicken past? There's also a songbird in the middle of the next one - if you can spot it. "Berry patch" LOL. Makes it sound like something out of Beatrix Potter. It's much more industrial/urban than that. I'll go out later if it stops raining, you will see what I mean. Urban sites can be pretty prolific for certain types of berries, it's all the same fruit once it has been washed. PS. My fermentation is being a bit problematic, on and off. It stopped altogether for a couple of days. I think it's the weather, the nights have been getting chilly even indoors.
  2. As long as they are not slowing down your browser then use as many as you like. Personally I use MBG and Adblock in Firefox with no problems. I also have Privacy Badger installed, but I find that if I turn that on as well as the other 2 then the browser speed drops, not annoyingly but it's noticable. There again this is an old laptop with only 4GB of RAM, with more RAM it probably wouldn't be noticable.
  3. And minutes after I posted the above up came this too, presumably in case you hadn't noticed the first one:
  4. You can be offered a trial more than once. I've lost count but think I've been offered somewhere between 15 and 20 of them in the past few years. Usually it's just an offer which you can activate. (Sometimes, following a version update, the trial will activate automatically and you have to 'End Trial' on it if you don't want it). It looks like you just fell lucky with timing and your first trial ran out only days before a new offer was made to everyone. I've just opened my Malwarebytes Free here and it is indeed offering me yet another trial:
  5. "Cruelty Free, Made in Korea". I'll assume that it doesn't contain real Kitties then. Although I do note that there is no such statement for either the rabbit or the frog cream. Those are just "Made in Korea". And those two are limited edition, maybe they ran out of animals to boil up? Also note that the cruelty free one is creme whereas the others are cream. Haven't we been here before? Is something dubious going on with these 'animal' hand creams.
  6. My Tecra also only works when plugged in - the battery in it is over 10 years old and so can't hold more than about 5-10 minutes charge. I could get a new battery but for me at the moment it isn't worth the cost.
  7. Been talking about this in the last hour or so in the pub. A few ideas about the fish stone but sort of guesses. The fountain we all believe to be older than that inscription stone, as those images above would appear to support. I've not been out picking yet but the sun is out at the moment so maybe later or tomorrow. Fermentation is still on the slow side so no rush. I may post pics of the simple process if/when it gets going properly.
  8. The 'new' greasy pole is right outside the front door of my previous rental. It's a permanent fixture, made of carbon fibre, and isn't that greasy anymore unless it's raining (which it is most years). When it was first put up they used to grease it with cooking oil, but stopped doing that for 'health and safety' reasons. (Read that as the insurers wanted more money if it was greased*). I have been to the top of it more than once myself, but in a cherry picker to take the yellow anti-climb spikes to the top where they turn over and become a 'crown' to attach the ribbons to. The fair committee seem to have forgotten that it does that, it certainly wasn't fitted this year in those photos. Maybe the fixing mechanism has jammed but I doubt it. I'll talk to a committee member about it, or it might be better emailed (or just posted on Faceache). More about it, including a picture of the old wooden pole: https://www.whitehavennews.co.uk/news/17161578.greasy-pole-resurrected-for-crab-fair/ (*The last line of that tells you why they stopped using the old one - yep, the insurance premiums). The old pole was still in use when I first moved to town, that one was wood, it was only erected for the fair weekend and stood about 30 feet from where the new permanent one stands, and it was greased with lard (pig fat). I recall one of the late-teenage lads turning up with tree climbing spikes strapped to his boots, he won that year and climbing spikes were then banned. Of course you couldn't use them on the new pole anyway. The 'fish stone by the Market Cross' is one I've not looked into (yet), so just what the 'fish stone' was I'm not sure. The cross is no longer there, just a metal plaque in the middle of the road junction, I believe that it still exists and is laid down a ways up the road near to the re-sited drinking fountain. You can see the location here where the cross has been replaced by a light post, with the drinking fountain next to it, as I say that is now a road junction: The drinking fountain is much as it was, just relocated up the St Bees road: https://www.lakesguides.co.uk/html/lgaz/LK24054.htm
  9. Well it was established in 1267, so this is the 756th year. https://www.egremontcrabfair.com/history.html This years is being called the 750th holding of the fair, but while the media and masses accept that, it may not be. It's debatable and nobody seems quite sure. There have been cancellations, most recently 2 years for covid and then last year for the death of the Queen which was just a week before the fair was due to be held. (The Fair is held under a Royal Charter after all). There were also cancellations during WW2 (and possibly WWI?) but nobody seems quite sure just how many. Anything that you read just says "unavoidable interruptions during the war years" with no more details. I've looked, even searched old books in local libraries, and haven't found anything that actually says which war years were 'inturruptions'. (And it's intersting that many articles use exactly that same wording, as if they were copying from one 'official' source). There are stories that despite 'official' wartime cancellations the fair went ahead as normal anyway and bu**er what the ministry down there in London said.
  10. 'Chucking it down'? Sheeting down, bucketing down, lashing it down, pissing it down, coming down in stair rods, raining cats and dogs. All expressions for lots of wet stuff coming out of the sky, and all in common use here. (Often daily use where we live in The Lakes). It's stopped for the moment but the clouds still have plenty up there to drop today. It was the Crab Fair this weekend, the bands had some electrical problems on the 'Dancing in the Street' stage due to rain getting in them. Short circuits due to rain are not uncommon on that temporary stage, they have had to stop in the past because of lightning. https://cumbriacrack.com/2023/09/17/watch-egremont-crab-fair-bounces-back-with-famous-faces-world-records-and-endless-fun/ I didn't go down myself this year, and looking at those photos neither did a lot of others, it looks much quieter than usual. Maybe they were all in the pubs or up on the field.
  11. This morning I have fermentation, only slight but enough to see a ring and some free floating 'islands' of bubbles, and give a hiss when opening the bottle. That will increase as the yeast multiplies and gets to work. So it's time to get planning and pick more fruit for more juice, it's chucking it down here this morning but I'm in no rush. I also want to collect some more wine botttles with tops, I'll raid the botle bin at the pub. I could also do with another big vessel to ferment in if I'm going to make any quantity. I can't decide whether to invest in a hygrometer, demijohns, air traps, etc. I never intended it to be come a hobby but maybe ....
  12. An early move to try and attract Win10 users who go support EoL in 2025 ?
  13. That sounds like IT Crowd teritory: Is he called Richmond?
  14. Go ahead, it's meant to come off, see my reply and link in your Fall thread. What Windows is on that laptop? I believe they were originally Win7, but you may have a later one or it may have been updated. EDIT, From the product spec sheet:- Weight: Starting at 5.0 lbs (2.25 kg) depending upon configuration.
  15. 1- Skimmed off with a stainless steel slotted spoon for a couple of woodlice, then a 6-1/2" nylon mesh kitchen strainer for the smaller bits, nothing special. Tipped out from the big pan into a big bowl through the same strainer, then back again through the same strainer, then strained into a jug and bottled. (must get a kitchen funnel). 2- I've seen similar bars made from pulped/crushed fruit and nuts, I'd also seen a recipe for a blackberry loaf, so I kind of did someting in between. It's surprisingly good, a bit chewey/rubbery texture but lots of tiny seeds so you wouldn't want to be wearing dentures for them to get under. If (when) I do it again I'll probably add some sugar or maybe glaze the top, and throw in some bigger bits of fruit. PS The fruit pulp left over from making wine is called pomace. (The same word is used for any pressed fruit such as Olive pulp left after pressing out the oil). 3- I don't really freeze liquids as such, but broths and stews are liquid enough I guess. I use lidded plastic take away trays, 500ml size is a good portion size for me. I don't really do takeaways these days so bought 10 of them off Amazon, That was about 3 years ago and I still have 6 left in use. I also have a couple of bigger 1000ml ones which I usually use for non liquids such as fruit, I used those to freeze some of that Focaccia I made the other week, cut into rectangles and frozen it lasts well. Once stuff is frozen solid I'll often take it out of the container and into a sandwich/freezer bag. I wouldn't say that my recipes are perfected, a bit different every time is more like it, and sometimes pretty experimental. Most things are done by eye and feel, I do have some scales but they generally only get used for cake making where you can't vary too much. A glass loaf pan sounds interesting, just had a look at a couple of different ones. I have a silicone 'loaf tin' and a rectangular aluminium one with low sides for the likes of Foccacia, or tray bakes, or cake bars. The silicone one is great for cakes, but the sides bulge out with bread as it rises and expands, a steel loaf tin is on my to-buy list but you have got me thinking Pyrex now. Just plug a mouse into the Laptop, there's no need to use the trackpoint (or touch pad) unless you want to. PS. That blue foam comes off for cleaning, unless someone has previously glued it on, and you can get replacements in blue, black or red, the replacements are generally silicone not foam. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Blue-Trackpoint-Mouse-Dell-Toshiba/dp/B00CFWI1C0/
  16. At least you know what it is and won't make my original mistake of thinking it's a little blue microphone. 🙃
  17. As this is an Autumn thread - Blackberries are the flavour of the week for me. I picked enough the other day to fill my big 3 litre pan, all from the path not 50 yards from my front door. Soaked for a couple of hours in cold water and skimmed off the bugs and bits. Don't throw that first washing water away, it has picked up lots of flavour, and may contain wild yeasts off the berry skins. It's gone into a 1.5 litre bottle with a couple of spoons of sugar, if there are yeasts then it will start to ferment and become the basis of natural blackberry wine. I made six bottles of wine last year. The berries then got more water and sugar and boiled/mashed down into a syrupy cordial, cooled and strained into old wine bottles I've got 3 litres of cordial. Some of which may go back with the initial wash water if it starts to ferment. Finally the strained pulp and seeds were mixed with about the same amount of flour, some baking powder, and a tablespoon of oil, then baked into a flat loaf/cake and cut into bars. I'll probably pick some more later this week, freeze some and then repeat the above. Although there's also a few Elders full of berries nearby, so they may be getting the treatment next. Elderberries are a bit small and fiddly though.
  18. Fair enough, and probably the better way to go. EDIT- I see from your other post that you will be getting a laptop to run the mapping software on anyway. If you change your mind about your old Win7 machine there is plenty on the internet about setting up a wifi connection on Win7, if it isn't already set up and you just need to login to the wifi. I'd still think about putting Win10 on that old machine at some stage to give it a new lease of life, when you have time to play, it isn't that difficult to do and it's all learning. Even if you can't get the Microsoft licence transferred over from 7 to 10 (it should do but...) then unactivated Win10 is more secure than Win7. My Techra laptop has unactivated Win10 running on it.
  19. My next question was going to be: Can you not simply connect the win7 machine to wifi, just like you are doing with the Chromebook? (If it's a custom build then it may not have wifi, but that would be unusual) With the caveat that you shouldn't really be using Win7 online anymore, because it no longer gets security updates from Microsoft.
  20. I'm not sure just what you are asking. My first question is do you already have the internet on both machines? From what you describe I think you mean you have a cable modem connected to the line-in, a Linksys router connected to that modem, and then a Win11 computer connected to the router by an ethernet cable. That's all standard. Then when you say the Win7 machine is plugged into the wall - do you mean it already has an internet conection through that? Or do you just mean a power socket? (I think it must have internet already if you downloaded ArcGIS to it). If it already has internet then unless you have another modem and router then it is obviously using the same ones. So the connections routing(s) there would be - Line-in > Modem > Router > In-wall cabling > Computers. Do I assume that your Chromebook is also connecting to the Linksys by wifi? I have a suspicion that what you are asking is if you can share the Win7 machines larger drive with the Win11 machine? You should be able to do that fairly easily if they are on the same network, but it may not be the best solution. If you are short of storage on the Win11 machine then a better solution could be to fit another drive, either internally or plug an external one into a USB port. (You could even take the drive out of the Win7 machine, reformat it, and fit it to the Win 11 one for more storage). What size drives do the 2 machines currently have? PS. Have you considered upgrading the Win7 machine to Win10 which would be safer if you are going online with it? It's still free to do that if you know how: https://www.zdnet.com/article/heres-how-you-can-still-get-a-free-windows-10-upgrade/
  21. Ah I see, it's a folding job. When you have it set up 'tented' then the camera on the keyboard will be pointing away from you and at the top, and the one that was previously at the top pointing at you will now be at the bottom and still pointing at you. Interesting, and one way to get a built-in laptop camera pointing away from you. I'm not sure when you'd ever use it like that but suppose someone might find it useful. (Split screen so you can see/record the view and yourself talking about it on the same monitor?) Yes some of those 'boxes' get warm and even quite hot. You should still be able to touch them without burning yourself (ie. up to about 50 degC). The 'box' is the transformer which drops the mains supply to the DC voltage that the device needs, That Acer one for your Chromebook one can give various outputs depending on what (Acer) device it's plugged into. I have a similar one for my Tecra which gets pretty warm to the touch. My Asus doesn't have a box like that, the transfomer is built into the plug and never even gets warm. Microswitches. Each of those mouses has 4, the left and right buttons are the yellow dots, (they are 'silent/quiet' click type). Maybe these: https://www.amazon.com/button-667-3mm-Silent-wireless-6x6x7-3mm/dp/B093PP7921 The ones for the wheel click and DPI are a different type (firmer press with a louder click). Maybe these: https://www.amazon.co.uk/6x6x4-3mm-Momentary-Tactile-Switch-Mounted/dp/B00TXNKFYQ The thing on the other side of the wheels is the encoder which measures it's rotation. They are just low power switches so the polarity doesn't matter, in fact all the switches there are symetrical, made to fit either way round for ease/speed of assembly during manufacture.
  22. Not sure about your rear/forward facing cameras, that's more usual for a phone/tablet. You say it's an Asus Chromebook, what model is it? I do have rechargable batteries, and have used them in mice in the past, but usually the voltage is higher in a rechargable mouse internal battery*. Plus as said above it's easier just to use the supplied cable to plug a rechargable muose into a USB port. (or you could use a charger, your choice). If you plug it into a port on the computer then while it's charging it's just the same as using a tailed mouse. Most of them go to sleep to save power if not used for a while (30 secs, 60 secs, etc. depends on the mouse) and you click the mouse to wake it again. I only turn them off at the swirch underneath If I know I won't be using it for weeks. Some mouses do have recognisable rechargable batteries built into them, with others it looks more like a flat capacitor or even just a blob. Here's a couple of my current ones with their tops off. *The one I'm using now also has a battery like that blue one, but it's branded so I can see that it's a "HONGU" brand, ICR 14500 ,500mAh, 3.7V, Li-Ion. 14500 batteries are readily available but check the voltage, some types are only 3.2V. Physically they are the same size as AA batteries. The Flat looking type is also not hard to find: https://www.amazon.co.uk/EEMB-1700mAh-Battery-Rechargeable-Connector/dp/B09DRQYZXM Note the L/R click microswitches in that photo, even though the meece are different manufacturers the switches are the same. (and in the mouse I'm using now). So if you are handy with a soldering iron you can swap the worn out left with the good right from the same mouse, and even swap switches from one mouse to the other.
  23. LOL, My particular Techra M9 is no lightweight. It's about 15 years old and has a real metal case. The specs say it's 2.36 Kg. When I got it it had XP Pro on it, running on just 1GB RAM. The keyboard isn't backlit, and it doesn't have a webcam - but it does have a fingerprint reader. Security was more important than video conferencing back then. It also runs pretty hot, they were/are known for it, and the vent on the left of it does a pretty good impression of a small fan heater. Which can be handy if your fingers get cold when typing in winter, but don't put a bar of chocolate there. By putting the webcam down below the screen Asus are making you look happier in video calls, more confident in online business meetings, and less subservient which is important in many cultures. Camera placement can be tricky when making video calls. When talking with someone on video it often looks odd because you are not looking one another in the eyes. To appear to look them in the eye you have to look straight down the camera lens, but instead you are looking at them on your screen. If the webcam is above your eyeline, as most are then you will appear to be looking down at their chin, neck, or even chest. If the webcam is below your eyeline, then you will appear to be looking at their forehead or above instead. That way you will appear to them to be chin-up rather than downcast. PS. My Asus laptop has the webcam above the screen, if I look at my own eyes on the screen then I appear to be looking at my chin - give it a try on your own.
  24. Well with mice they tend to breed because you often keep old ones with weak spongey buttons, or ones you have bought but don't particularly like, 'for an emergency'. I currently have 2 oldish wireless ones in daily use, an old one and a new one that I don't particularly like as backups, and a decent tailed mouse because as you say 'you never know'. Oh, and my Win98 desktop still has a tailed mouse with a ball - for that original turn of the centuary vibe. Now if you want backup input options you should consider my Tecra M9 laptop. I use it with a wirless mouse, it also has the usual laptop touchpad and buttons, PLUS what they call a 'Track Point' with 2 more buttons above the touchpad. See the little blue dot over the B in the middle of the keyboard? It's like a mini-joystick that you use with one finger to move your cursor. Quite funky once you get used to using it. PS. The blue is a foam-like cover for your finger to grip, but when I first got that laptop and didn't know what it was I thought it was an odd place to put a microphone.
  25. I tend to get rechargable mice these days, no batteries to buy and then throw away. I do have rechargable batteries too, but it's easier just to plug the mouse into a USB port when it needs feeding once every 2 months or so. You can keep using them while they are charging, then cut off their tails when full. I'm also current looking for a bit of a change to the mouse types that I have and am considering getting this one: https://www.amazon.co.uk/inphic-Ergonomic-Rechargeable-Adjustable-Black/dp/B074M96FKW/
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