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    Pic(s) you took today - an open thread

    Tall Ships festival at Gloucester Quays
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    Is this typical lightroom performance for other people and how do i make it better

    AI might do all the heavy lifting faster . I've not tried this, but recent improvements in Aftershoot may be the answer. Worth a look using the free 30day trial?
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    Does anyone still use cheap, compact P&S cameras?

    I've given up on using my Nokia XR20 phone and have started carrying my forgotten Sony cybershot W610 when I leave the house. It fits any pocket and with a bit of PP produces results like this
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    New walking shoes....and need heel protectors?

    2 pairs of thin socks might do the trick
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    Does anyone still use cheap, compact P&S cameras?

    I've now given up with my phone for casual photos as I can not get on with the ergonomics, and reverted to a 12 year old Sony cybershot w610 which was laying forgotten in a drawer. Note the size and weight Width 92.9 mm Depth 19.3 mm Height 52.4 mm Weight 97 g Weight...
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    Looking for MS Office - how can some sellers sell so cheaply?

    For most home users who don't have complicated macros etc its easy to save libre office docs & spreadsheets as microsoft files
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    Ditching MS Office 365 for LibreOffice ... Maybe

    For me, one of the best features of Tbird is the ability to set up local folders so that it is possible for a particular contact to have their own individual folder for storing all their mail
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    Cobra, Rest in Peace

    I'm shocked and deeply saddened. Condolences to all
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    So did Hunt deliver for you?

    Yes, but lots like me paid well over 40 years of contributions and still only get the lower pension. I wuz robbed again
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    Pic(s) you took today - an open thread

    Nothing improper to report! A small sensor with a decent lens can cope well in sunny conditions, the only disappointment will come when pushed to limits that were impossible in the good old days. Even then the newest software can make it usable.
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    Thunderbird / Gmail / widows issue

    Just a hunch that might be worth trying Are you using individual sign ins for each mail account? if so then switching to a master password will save all the others in your TB profile and once working should continue without issue each and every time
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    Critique Riverside

    On1 with AI masking and local adjustment
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    Holiday/Travel insurance

    Aviva were very good for covering a health issue in the USA back in 2017
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    What was your first camera ?

    My toy cupboard stored a Kodak 127 with a lump out of the plastic body As a schoolboy I saved pocket money and bought a (used) Balda super baldina from the chemist shop on the corner here's one of my photos on a typical rainy winter's day
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    The Good Old Days

    Nobody has mentioned placing pennies (1d) on the railway tracks for the loco to squash them flat, or making marble guns from ½inch tube with bangers as the explosive
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