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Messages - Ray T

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The Lighter Side / Re: 2011 Census Computer database?
« on: Thursday 07 March 24 14:05 GMT (UK)  »
“It’s only on the telly!” … as my late father would have said.

It always amuses me when a subject comes up, in either a TV programme or a newspaper story, which I genuinely know something about and which invariably gets hold of the wrong end of the stick.

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Lancashire / Re: Cycle Race Medal
« on: Wednesday 06 March 24 08:22 GMT (UK)  »
I assume you’ve found this - https://mrc-catalogue.warwick.ac.uk/records/NCA/2/1 ?

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Lancashire / Re: Cycle Race Medal
« on: Saturday 02 March 24 17:42 GMT (UK)  »
It doesn’t sound to me that it was presented for an actual race but more likely a “randonnee” where cyclists ride independently or in groups aiming to complete the course within a specified time - in this case 200 miles within a 12 hour time period.

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Technical Help / Re: Help! Very technical question – for me anyway!
« on: Friday 01 March 24 22:43 GMT (UK)  »
Yes, there is a padlock next to the Wi Fi network, but how can I be confident no potential hacker will still find a way to get in?


Think of it this way, your iPad is simply telling you that you’re within range of your router just as mine would if I came round and sat in your living room. Similarly, your iPad would pick up my router if you came round to me.

It’s really nothing to worry about as all that can happen is that somebody who knows the password can use your internet. If this worries you, change your router password to something more complicated.

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To me it looks more like RA than RM.  There is an RM on the line above to compare it with.

RA would be Royal Artillery.

Isn’t it more likely to be “RN”?

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Technical Help / Re: Help! Very technical question – for me anyway!
« on: Friday 01 March 24 09:23 GMT (UK)  »
When you go to settings>wifi you will be presented with a list under the heading “my networks” of all the wifi signals your iPad is receiving. This will usually include your neighbours and, if you take the iPad somewhere else, you’ll get a different list (without your wifi ‘cos it’ll be too far away).

If the iPad still “knows” your sign-in details, it will automatically log on to your wifi and it’s name will appear at the top of the screen immediately under the wifi on/off switch.

The name of the network you’re connected to will also appear beneath the “Airplane mode” button as and when it’s connected.

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Technical Help / Re: Size of photo of death certificate
« on: Wednesday 28 February 24 11:06 GMT (UK)  »
Ah! Didn’t spot the “Thank you”.

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Technical Help / Re: Size of photo of death certificate
« on: Wednesday 28 February 24 09:32 GMT (UK)  »
Unlike the boards here, which have a size limit, I doubt that (as people often say) size actually matters. Simply, you don’t want it to be so big that it takes ages to send the email or so small (as is probably the case here) that it’s unreadable.

If you’re using a scanner and they’re expecting to read it on a computer screen, I’d start by scanning it full size at 150 DPI and let the software convert it to JPEG format with medium compression. That should give you a file that’s both readable and not too big to email (somewhere between 1 and 2 MB).
Thank you!!

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Technical Help / Re: Size of photo of death certificate
« on: Tuesday 27 February 24 09:11 GMT (UK)  »
Unlike the boards here, which have a size limit, I doubt that (as people often say) size actually matters. Simply, you don’t want it to be so big that it takes ages to send the email or so small (as is probably the case here) that it’s unreadable.

If you’re using a scanner and they’re expecting to read it on a computer screen, I’d start by scanning it full size at 150 DPI and let the software convert it to JPEG format with medium compression. That should give you a file that’s both readable and not too big to email (somewhere between 1 and 2 MB).

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