Recent content by charltjr

Great for those who use the extra screen size but a niche market and they’re still fragile. Rumour is that Apple will do something in that space next time round if they can get the tech physically robust enough.

It’s an incredibly powerful tool to streamline things in the right circumstances, but if not used appropriately it does turn people into morons. We have already started to have real problems recruiting graduates who can do stuff without it, take the crutch away and they are nowhere. That’s a...

I’m pretty sure they were taking the piss, but yeah I get what you’re saying. I generally quite enjoy their content and it doesn’t bother me even if they only drop one video a year, but appreciate other people find that frustrating.

Maybe, but it can’t be a shock. How long is it now that they’ve been incredibly slow at releasing new content? Anyone still paying and expecting anything different to what they’re getting hasn’t been paying attention for the last few years 😂

They can’t win, people constantly ask what’s been going on with it, they say what’s been going on with it (not much), people aren’t happy with the update. Ancient fibreglass and ply board bus in “completely rotten” shock 😂

Sorry, no first hand experience of that sort of kit. I've used other TP Link bits over the years and found them to be fine. The only thing I'm wary of is that it might not be the router you're currently using which is the problem, can you stream video in the workshop for example? Just wondering...

If a WiFi range extender won’t work you’d probably be best off with a wireless access point to plug into your Ethernet. Something like this.... TP-LINK TL-WA901ND 450 Mbps Wireless N Access Point https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B013HCO332/?tag=cliospnet01-21

I'd be really surprised if even a five year old router can't cope with a bit of Skype, but personally unless you have some other reason for having a router or the workshop is a loooong way away from the main router I'd just get a wifi extender...

Sounds like if they do you'd follow through on the auction, fair play if so. I was mightily tempted, but need to get the house move out of the way before doing anything car-y

Today I took eight internal house doors to the tip along with assorted other bags of waste. Yay for Volvo estates! Then I decided to chase down the battery drain, got my meter attached to the battery and pulled each fuse one by one. No change. This is actually a good thing, because that tells...

I can quite happily live with the mpgeees at about 8k miles a year which is what I’m doing at the moment. It stops being viable at high mileages though. I think I’m going to have to get a window sticker for it that reads “I’m turning into a proper slut”. Love it.

Decision made - This car is also going to be moving on. I’ve got my name down on the waiting list for a car from evezy so once that arrives I’ll sell the 850. No regrets, I love it, it’s been a brilliant trip down memory lane but I’ve done what I wanted to do with it now, I’ve only got space for...

Picked the car up, had a nice chat with the guys at the garage, they were going on about how nice it was to see one again and how clean it was underneath etc etc. Plus the handbrake is working, which is also good.

Scotland again? I'll probably end up buying it off whoever you sold it to in a few months :D

Just got a call from the garage, handbrake cables are buggered. One has seized completely and the other one is not far behind. Could have been worse, at least that's all sorted.