If you've noticed password reset isn't working and other such forum emails aren't being received, it's because the PHP mailer has been silently failing. I've no idea why and currently can't even configure SMTP instead as that's not working.

As soon as I figure it out I'll report back here. Apologies to anyone that hasn't been able to login!


Protip: use a password manager 

Left it closer than I wanted to, I had my horses penned early this year but totally forgot about it until I was reminded by someone.




As usual 1/5 odds as standard and I've gone with Bet365 for up to 6 places, no really decent offers going around.

Spiel:

(2025 thread here http://www.tekforums.net/general-discussion/grant-national-2025/)

https://www.oddschecker.com/grand-national/winner <- odds table, remember generally the odds tumble as the event closes in.

Don't bet more than you can afford to lose. The national is quite literally a lottery with so many horses running, the bookies can be "generous" On this event because with such an enormous field and now reduced E/W payouts they still win regardless.

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My picks this year, all E/W:

I Am Maximus	7/1
Grangeclare West	9/1
Captain Cody	16/1
Haiti Couleurs	16/1
Monty's Star	20/1
Lecky Watson	40/1
Mr Vango	80/1
Beauport	125/1

I installed Win10 IoT Enterprise LTSC on my laptop using this guide/script and it was a painless process, so then I did my main rig. Had no issues at all, I think afterwards I disabled a couple of things that were re-enabled, like Windows Search indexing and that was about it.

If you don't want Microslop AI forced on you with the bugfest of Windows 11 I'd highly recommend it.

anyone upgraded?

I've got a tablet with win11 on and hate it... but not sure if it's just because it's a tablet?

I loved that jag I had... but sitting in anything that low cripples me

Saw a spine surgeon guy... on a scale of 1 to 5, 1 being fine, 5 being totally f**ked... a few of my virtibray are 3 and the rest are all 4 or 5

Apparently powering through the pain isn't good for you :-(

I'm surprised you haven't gone back to Jags!

happy new year you happy talkative ppl


:-p

bought a 2017 range rover vogue 4.4 SDV8

bit pissed off with mine not being worth fixing for daft small problems... but couldn't find anything else I liked so stuck with range rover

I was going to get an older one, figuring it's cheaper so not so bad if it blows up some time... but then figured I'd probably end up spending more changing cars more often

idk... saw one I liked so I bought it :-)

Happy new year folks!