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A BBC Micro with an MMC Card… and some bad components
Posted on January 6, 2012 | No CommentsTweetAfter the success of repairing my BBC Micro’s PSU I decided the act of shoving 30 year old floppies into an equally old drive, while amusing and all was a... -
Repairing filtering capacitors on faulty BBC Micro PSU
Posted on January 2, 2012 | 1 CommentTweet30 year old computers often have a few drawbacks, especially when the equally old components inside them start to malfunction. There is a known fault with the BBC Micro’s power... -
Restoring missing Microsoft Excel workbook windows
Posted on September 15, 2011 | No CommentsTweetI just had a rather strange problem with Microsoft Excel 2010. When opening the workbook nothing appeared on the screen: Evidently something had loaded since the formula bar contained data... -
Installing an SSD in a Late 2009 A1283 Mac Mini
Posted on August 16, 2011 | 8 CommentsTweetI recently bought an SSD for my Mac Mini. Being a late 2009 model with a 2.26GHz Core2Duo, 4Gb of RAM and a 500GB HDD there wasn’t much else I... -
Changing a headlamp bulb on a Citroen C3
Posted on March 5, 2011 | 34 CommentsTweetI own a Citroen C3 which is one of those cars where routine maintenance can turn into a half hour nightmare. Take, for example replacing the headlamp bulbs which should...