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    Advice for first softbox

    The clamp is plastic, the bottom part that the flash rests on has a non-slip rubber pad. These are very good, I have a couple.
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    Question for Van Drivers

    I was a recovery truck driver, and had my own designated truck. My truck, tools and equipment were kept immaculate. My Boss once told me that my truck "was cleaner than a cats arse" which made me laugh.
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    What are my rights - Currys, New PC

    HP, like many PC sellers, have a dedicated recovery partition with all software and drivers on to reload to factory default. Just turn off the machine, turn back on and hit the F11 key repeatedly until the recovery menu starts up. You don't need any discs to do the restore, and being new, you...
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    A word of caution..

    If its just the caps that have failed, go on Farnells or similar web site and buy them and replace the duff ones. Will cost you more for postage than for the caps!
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    A word of caution..

    The problem is that electrolytic capacitors will leak over time, and therefore fail. Heat also kills them. I have fixed several LCD TV's of late with 25p capacitors having failed in the power supplies (TV will flash on and off when attempting to turn on). I also fixed the PCB on our central...
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    Photos of trophies

    Saw this too late to help, but this might be useful for future reference.
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    Photoshop CC 2014 missing filter

    I still have CS6 installed, and here is the same file, this time recognised as a plug-in file - Maybe different for windoze?
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    Photoshop CC 2014 missing filter

    Not [PLEASE DON'T TRY TO BYPASS THE SWEAR FILTER] - plug-in file in filters folder, type not recognised...... Filter not available in filters menu......
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    Photoshop CC 2014 missing filter

    Adobe announced back in April that the oil paint filter and flash panels would be removed. The Oil Paint filter had been removed because it relied "on a very large and complex code library used for an outdated technology (Pixel Bender) that is no longer supported". Flash panels have been...
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    What other hobbies do you have and other odd questions

    Taurus Ambidextrous Amateur Radio (Ham Radio)
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    D7100 digital camera - Firmware Update C 1.02 now available

    Not killed mine, nor batteries - tested all mine already.
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    D7100 digital camera - Firmware Update C 1.02 now available

    As per title, Firmware Update C 1.02 now available for Nikon D7100 - For further information and detailed instructions on how to download the firmware and update your camera visit - https://nikoneurope-en.custhelp.com/rd?1=AvNa~wp5Dv8S~xb~Gv92~yKqUY0qSCX9EVBXwj7~Pv_e&2=12477.
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    sloping horizons

    Don't have to be that high, you can see the curvature of the Earth from many tall buildings (and I don't mean mahooosively tall ;) )
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    sloping horizons

    Personally, I don't see the problem with 'wonky horizons' - you do know that the Earth is spherical, don't you?
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