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@LostCorpse Hi, thanks for your reply. I think you're right. Yesterday the battery was showing 5% charge, then when I had it off but plugged in to charge it was showing 12%, then ive left it on all day today to charge, and i booted it into windows, it was showing 0% charge, then 2 mins until...

Hi all. I have an old Toshiba laptop that im trying to sort out. If I have the battery removed, and plugged into the mains, the laptop works fine. If I have the battery plugged in, and the power adapter connected, the laptop will turn on for 10 seconds and turn off before its able to boot up...

@Tetras Thanks for the recommendation, I will have a look for those amd bundles aswell :) Cheers

Thanks for your replies all. @chaparral you raise a good point, and one that I should have mentioned at the start. We're looking for powerful and will last for a number of years, the 12600k is around £240 so I'm hoping to spend around that, or maybe a little less, I am even considering a 13400F...

Hi all Just curious what you would choose for a gaming CPU with the current offerings. My partner is rocking an Intel i5 4xxx generation cpu, which I built for her probably 6/7 years ago now. It is used for gaming, she doesn't play the latest AAA titles, but we are looking for something more up...

I was there last night, went mainly for Metallica, was a brilliant night!

Thanks everyone for your replies, much appreciated. I can work on my CV now with the help of your feedback, thank you!

Hi all I'm just looking for a little bit of advice if possible please. I'm trying to update my CV and just looking for some feedback on this section. I am useless at writing about myself, so any advice would be much appreciated.

Thanks again everyone for your support and advice, I really am greatful! Thank you for the reassurance! All being well with the letters Step Change sent out to all my creditors, they will accept the offer and I can get started on dealing with this mess! Thank you, I really appreciate it...

Hi all. I recently passed my level 3 electrical installation course at night college, and I am trying to apply for my ECS card. I don't currently work within the field, but am trying to get my card sorted before I seek employment. I am really confused by what type of ECS card I should be...

Thank you to everyone for your replies and suggestions, it really is much appreciated. Declaring myself bankrupt will be the absolute last thing I'd do, I had considered an IVA, however I have been in contact with Step Change as many of you have suggested, who recommended a Debt Management Plan...

Thanks everyone for your replies so far, its been a good help and I have started an account with Step Change to see what help is available to me. I just want to add that things spiraled out of control around 12 years ago. I had just got out working full time, I had a credit card and a small...

Thanks all. I will check out step change. I have around 18k debt across the accounts I have, my earnings are around 6k more than that. Things have changed a lot for me over the last 2 and a bit years, and I did get further into debt because of the pandemic / lock downs, but now things hopefully...

Hi all So been in a lot of debt for quite a long time, made a lot of mistakes growing up, and now stuck with huge debt over credit cards, overdraft and a loan, never missed any payments, but just never able to pay extra to pay off sooner, so just going along with things for now. I'm just...

Hi all Thanks for your replies. It is just going to be a small table for the hallway, so wont be touched a lot. Ill have a look at the suggested products, many thanks. Cheers, Jason

Hi all Wonder if anyone could give me a bit of advice please. I recently bought a small slab of oak live edge wood from B&Q, for a small project im working on. I'm looking for a product to put on it, but I am unsure what to use. I've found oils, stains, waxes, polyurethane products and all...

Yeah, the base is corded, and you lift the jug off. The mixing paddle is magnetic.

Recently in the same situation myself, needed a new washing machine for 2 adults, we went with a Hisense 10kg machine, direct drive, loads of options very quiet machine. Went with the larger drum size as we both work full time so tend to do a big wash on the weekend.

I purchased the Dualit milk frother, essentially the same product for half the price. The hotel chocolate machine is a re-branded dualit machine :) A fan of the chocolate mint, and hazelnut flavours myself :)

Small metal shims between the cylinder liners, which can help prevent the liners from cracking, this can happen on standard and tuned engines. The small slit between the cylinders carries coolant, but the coolant can overheat, boil, and then crack the liner, so the block mod used a small metal...