My version was based on this Table Quiz Helper. This spreadsheet uses conditional formatting to change the colour of the Total Cells but I was frustrated by few things. There was no provision for jokers. Even when I ran Excel full screen there was still some clutter on the screen. Here is what I did for […]
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Printer problems: Synology DiskStation, Windows 8.1 and Canon iX5000
For some time my Synology DiskStation NAS DS210j, Windows 8.1 and Canon Pixma iX5000 have been living in harmony. Today this ended. The printer connects to a USB port on the NAS and the PC prints via the local network to the printer. No matter what I reinstalled and updated I could not get the […]
Central and Water Heating – Thoughts of a control engineer
Yes I was a control engineer once upon a time. I looked after control systems in chemical factories. There were hundreds of controllers regulating temperature, pressure, flow, level and chemistry. A few weeks a go I delivered my daughter and her stuff, to a shared house in London. I adjusted nearly all the settings of […]
Observations from Fairport’s Cropredy Convention Day One
It’s full. A £1.99 solid fuel cooker is an okay substitute for the Camping Gas one I left at home. Doh! Bar lack of heat control, black pan bottoms and it takes 3 tablets to boil a cuppa and make some pasta. You can see when it’s going to run out though. Why would you […]