Aghh I forgot - happy belated birthday Gwyn ☺

I use a desktop and checked only days ago on prices and quite well spec's ones start around £400 for the box alone. I did not check laptop prices.

I prefer the desktop option and my somewhat elderly Pentium 4 3.2ghz, now windows 7, with 2gb of ram works pretty well.

I had been looking at costs wondering how much faster a new PC would be in real use.

The PC in question was an xp machine with 1gb ram but older type ram, I not only increased the amount of ram to the amount restricted by the motherboard (seems odd but I stuck to the specs) but updated the type and amount of ram to the most up to date ram it could use.

I noted that whist using the pc that without being connected to the interet it is noticably faster than being connected.

Have you tried using your lap top for editing with wifi off - if so you may use it that way and/reconnect to wifi once you are ready to use the tinterweb

My home pc is quick enough for me not to bother disconnect it from the router but if i am in a rush I may do so.

My work pc has an i3 (I think) clocked at 3.4ghz and 8gb of ram - it is not noticably quicker than my home pc which surprised me - but unplug the internet cable and it flies along in comparison.

If turning wifi off (assuming you have it connected in the first place ) speeds yours up enough (if at all) you may avoid the need to upgrade.

My assumption is that the internet and the associated programs do enough to slow matters down significantly.

if you need to upgrade it try an internet search as the advice above seems the same or similar to the info I read only days ago.

I hope this helps.

Regards



Stu

I like these ☺

The atmosphere in these is really good imho ,😀

Hi All

I could not locate another stream for this here.

I am also unable to find any credits for the images on the Amazon fire TV box screen saver.

If you have not seen these imho you should. I would not buy the box just to view them but if you have access I recommend you take a look.

Does anyone here know the source? Are any the work of Pentaxian's? I hope they are.

Any how, the images referred to above are on the whole breathtaking in my opinion.

Regards



Stu

These are cracking Peter 👍👍

It's nice to see a K10 pressed into service regularly 😀

I love seeing military parades, they give me a sense of pride despite never having been in the armed forces myself.

This made me curious - you state the camera is dead, is this totally dead or can you enter the menus to perform a factory reset ?

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Now i'm no tech guy but usually there is a distinction between software and hardware. Hardware failures are more commonly due to impact, heat or component/ moving part failure itself rather than bodged software updates. Circuit boards generally have no moving parts except for add ons such as cooling fans etc. (in pc's etc)

Have you had a second opinion?

Whilst I would not arrgue that a firmware failure could not render the hardware beyond repair for certain, I would suspect that there may be a way of just wiping all software and starting again as you may with a pc or tablet.

I can't offer a solution at present but you maybe be able to locate something on the tinterweb to assist - it may be worth a try.

I am using a tablet that had become useless for net use and the tech guys wrote it off, one simple factory reset and and what seemed like an age to reload the udates and it works 100%, sometimes I feel that advice can be given by people who do not want to assist but want either a lot of cash to remedy something or just want you to buy a new one.

If you have not already exlored this option/it could ultimately be an easy fix if you can find out how to wipe and then reinstall the software if access to the software is avaliable outside of Pentax themselves. I assume that there must be a way it depends if the instructions are available.

I hope this helps.

Regards


Stu

2, 5 &9 grab my attention.

I like these 😀

Cheap roll mat and cable ties :

Chop the roll mat into uneven pieces to fit on your crutch handles, small piece below large piece above and secure with cable ties as this will make your hands more comfortable for visits to the rim and coke shop

I sympathise with you except for the increased shoulder muscles you may put on during crutch use

In no time at all things will be OK again Gareth

I normally hate vandalism but that last pic has made me laugh

Nice shots