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All the Charity Shops in Sheffield, UK (The Charity Shop Trail)

Here's a list of (almost) all the charity shops in Sheffield, based on area. We've found 54 so far, and we will add more when we find them.   Heeley / Meersbrook (1) - The Special Branch charity shop, 15 Chesterfield Rd, S8 0RL. Woodseats (5) All of these are on the same side of the road, and once you've got to the last one, you've done the Woodseats charity shops. Start at the RSPCA shop and head away from Sheffield. RSPCA Charity Emporium, 682 Chesterfield Rd, S8 0SD Oxfam, 688 690 Chesterfield Rd, S8 0SD St Lukes (double-fronted shop), Chesterfield Rd, S8 0SD Kids around the World, 708 Chesterfield Rd, S8 0SD Not the Charity Shop (thecharityshopwoodseats.org), 744 Chesterfield Rd, Woodseats, S8 0SE Ecclesall Road (Sharrow, 7) Start at the first one, on the left, heading away from Sheffield centre. Sheffield Cats Shelter, 405 Ecclesall Road, Sharrow, S11 8PG Cancer Research British Heart Foundation, 425-427 Ecclesall Rd, S11 8PG Marie Curie Charity Shop, Berkeley Pre
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Times people ask what it means or don't. (Peep Show)

Season 1 Episode 1 , Mark asks Jez "What does it mean?" when confronted by Judas spelt out with meat on his bed. Season 1 Episode 2 . Mark replies: "What does that mean?? I literally have no idea what that is supposed to mean." when Jez says "yeah, well, at least I don't fancy elves and pixies."  Season 1 Episode 5 , Jez thinks "Shall I ask what he means?" when Super hans says "It's a Savage Garden, my friend, a Savage Garden."    Season 3, Episode 1 . Stu says: "What? What does that even mean?", after Jez pretends to shake his hand, then doesn't and says "Ah ha ha! How do you like that Stu, you Monk!" In answer to the question Jez says: "You know what it means, Stu, from the way it makes you feel, that's what it means, yeah, welcome to big school." * earlier in this episode Jez says "What the hell do you mean by that?" when Big Suze says "S
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The Worst Grey's Anatomy Episodes

There are so many episodes of Grey's Anatomy, there's bound to be some stinkers. So obviously, the musical episode where they're all singing, is downright awful. But there are more. Here we go, in no particular order: Season 10, Episode 17 - Do you know? (how terrible this episode is?) An annoying "flash forward" episode, what would happen if... but each flash forward is so long and boring you want to skip through it and literally fast forward through it. The timeline is just mixed up, mixed together, so what is / isn't real, who knows? Who even cares? What's most frustrating is the (no longer believable) relationship between Yang and Hunt, which has been done to death already. Talk about flogging a dead horse. "Same same, over and over" Yang says JUST LIKE THIS EPISODE. Season 8, Episode 13 - If/Then - The other earlier "what if" episode that was the "opposites" episode, which I just skipped completely because it was
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Nikon Coolscan Scanner Drivers (USB and 1394 Firewire)

If you're looking for Windows drivers for the following Nikon Coolscan film and slide scanners: Nikon Coolscan IV (40) Nikon Coolscan V (50) Nikon Coolscan 4000 (Firewire) Nikon Coolscan 5000 Nikon Coolscan 8000 (Firewire) Nikon Coolscan 9000 (Firewire) Then please use this link, which is a ZIP file, containing drivers for the USB and Firewire (1394) Nikon Coolscan scanners*: https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1Tgr7LhL8UtzgUpor26-Z1jCiytz7HkAH If you're looking for the Nikon Scan software, then you can find the full version available for download from Nikon's website, as well as the last update for the Nikon Scan software: Nikon Scan v4 Download Nikon Scan v4.0.2 Update * Also includes drivers for LS-10, LS-20, 2000, III (LS-30), Nikon SCSI scanners. You shouldn't need these drivers, but are provided just in case.
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Top 45 Best Things To Do With An Old PC *(26 + 19)

If you're looking for some great things to do with an old or spare PC, then this list is for you. I used to have a website, with lots of PC / computer content on there. One article was 26 things to do with an old 486 PC. Some may still be relevant, but I've decided to list some of the new, interesting, fun, and more modern ideas first. Remember the AMD Athlon XP? Things to do with an old(ish) PC: 1 - Run as an old PC/Dos/Windows Gaming Machine If you're hardcore you may be able to find a 3dfx Voodoo graphics card to play all the old school 3D games. You could use DOSBox to run a DOS emulator on your PC, or alternatively you can start from the beginning and install MS-DOS, and then Windows 95 on top. 2 - Run as an arcade machine / emulator - MAME etc Get MAME and you can emulate an old arcade machine to play original arcade games. Remember GoldenAxe on the Amiga and Atari ST? Well, image it a whole lot better, with the original arcade version. Here's a q
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3DMark Scores through time...

Where possible, I've run 3DMark benchmarks on old and new graphics cards... this can be useful to see how much difference there is between your old card and new card, when upgrading a graphics card, or also when upgrading to a newer system. Scroll down and you'll find vintage graphics card scores as well.            3DMark 2006 (DX9)                                                              Latest graphics card: GTX 1060 3GB: 23,346* Previous graphics card: GTX 460: 22,876* 3DMark 2011 (DX11) Latest graphics card: GTX 1060 3GB: P 11,821* Previous graphics card: GTX 460: P 3635* 3DMark Version: TimeSpy v1.0 FireStrike 2011 2006 2005 2003 2001SE Geforce GTX 1060 3GB* +225% 3,762 9,607 11,821 23,348 21,998 124,611 63,025 Geforce GTX 460 2GB* +395% - - 3,635 22,876 - - - Geforce GTX 460 2GB** +71% ^ Windows 7 / ' Windows 10 - - - 4,614 14,634 11,785' 48,378 41,933' 25,940 13,709' Radeon X1900 XT 512MB** - - - 5,123 10,255 16,762 22,564
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Using the 2009 Symbian Nokia E72 Phone in 2018

Many people are looking to simplify their dependence, and addiction to smartphones (from Google and iOS), or perhaps you're looking for a simpler phone for use by someone small (like a child), or you want a smaller phone in your pocket, with better battery life. You might also want to avoid Google tracking your every move. You might want to use certain modern apps, such as Whatsapp, or Sat-nav, if possible. So in order to find out what could be done with an old smartphone, I thought I'd look at what it's like to use an old Symbian Nokia E72 smartphone in 2018. Many modern smartphones have large screens, and on-screen touch keyboards. "Back in the day" when phones didn't always have a large touch-screen, they'd sometimes feature a real keyboard. This is why I went for a Nokia E72, with a keyboard, rather than simply a numeric keypad, as I still wanted to be able to type or write text messages (and potentially emails). Lets dive straight in and s
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