s3 19300 new update today - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi all, i have a question and ive searched everywhere for an answer to it, on google-samsungmobile.com and on here but to no avail.
i recieved an update today via kies but i have no idea whats changed and cannot find any answers anywhere. has anyone else recieved this update recently and if so, what changes have you noticed?
this is a screenshot before and after. thanks for your help in advance:good:

Me....Me....Me......I want to play spot the difference! Found it......found it......not telling!
Please see optician

slaphead20 said:
Me....Me....Me......I want to play spot the difference! Found it......found it......not telling!
Please see optician
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i saw a boat....
oh wait, its not one of those pictures...
i also found waldo

slaphead20 said:
Me....Me....Me......I want to play spot the difference! Found it......found it......not telling!
Please see optician
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I obviously can see the baseband has changed but what I was asking being not as clued up as you lot was what does it mean?
But forget it. I can't take a joke and am too emotional to be on the internet.

Actually I'm a 48 year old father of two wonderful grown up boys,I have no nerdy inclinations at all, indeed before I was struck down by cancer I was a self employed gardener.
I now choose to spend a fair bit of my time helping people here, but if you are so uptight you can't take a little joke, then I suspect you have far more issues than me.
're. Your responses, I won't be attempting to help you any further young man.
Good day

Sadly,there is very little room for fun and sarcasm in this forum any more..
Smile and have a nice day slappy

zodiaxe66 said:
Sadly,there is very little room for fun and sarcasm in this forum any more..
Smile and have a nice day slappy
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Always smiling

from what i can see in emb5 nothing has changed so im just gonna guess that its stability and performance improvements as always

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Don't laugh at the new guy...What is a ROM?

Alright well I got my HTC HD2 a few weeks ago, and I was searching around Google and stumbled apon xda-developers.com I found a few cool things for my phone like CHT, and a few other apps...but I dont see the big picture here. What are ROMs? Are they operating systems? and what does everyone mean by "flashing a rom" or something like that. Haha im sorry if this is in the wrong part of the forum. Could someone just enlighten me on this stuff, and maybe suggest some cool things I can do to my phone, or some apps i should get.
First off the search button is your friend ...
So I am going to give you a quick explanation and you can search and look in the various threads for your answers ....
A ROM is the the component of your phone where your Operating system and included apps are stored ...
The term ROM on this site refers to "Replacements" for the stock system that is installed on your phone, sometimes there are updated stock ROMs here too ..
There are certain things you need to know before considering flashing a ROM and you can find that info in various threads here ...
If you have a TMO US HD2 then you have to make sure the ROM is compatible, TMO US HD2 is a little different than the International one , more ram for one thing.
Now some ROMs have more things than a stock ROM some have less, it is all about personal choice when it comes down to that, some ROMS are more stable than others, some are faster, just depends ....
The Developers of these ROMs, or "Cooks or Chefs" as they like to be called, may do some serious customizing to their ROMs or leave them close to stock, again a personal choice for you ...
I would suggest you do some reading on Flashing, and about your hardware, the only problem with starting to flash your phone is, it is addictive ....
Hope this helped ....
p.s. Read Read Read, and make sure you understand what you are getting into, you can turn your phone into an expensive paperweight if you are not careful ...
TrevorMcCauley said:
Alright well I got my HTC HD2 a few weeks ago, and I was searching around Google and stumbled apon xda-developers.com I found a few cool things for my phone like CHT, and a few other apps...but I dont see the big picture here. What are ROMs? Are they operating systems? and what does everyone mean by "flashing a rom" or something like that. Haha im sorry if this is in the wrong part of the forum. Could someone just enlighten me on this stuff, and maybe suggest some cool things I can do to my phone, or some apps i should get.
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Start here bro http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=653614
zkid2010 said:
Start here bro http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=653614
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+1 for that ...
Thanks for giving him that link , I intended to, but life interfered ...
Cheers!!!
watcher64 said:
+1 for that ...
Thanks for giving him that link , I intended to, but life interfered ...
Cheers!!!
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np bro just a followup to your great intro!
Believe me, you will become addicted here
ams84 said:
Believe me, you will become addicted here
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yea believe him, as soon as I got my HD2 and found this site ive been checking it almost daily.
Carliz89 said:
yea believe him, as soon as I got my HD2 and found this site ive been checking it almost daily.
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almost daily? Oh man, you aren't under total control yet
zkid2010 said:
almost daily? Oh man, you aren't under total control yet
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lol well Im mostly checking up on the Android stuff, or any ROMS. I only check the site when im not working or out with my friends
Carliz89 said:
lol well Im mostly checking up on the Android stuff, or any ROMS. I only check the site when im not working or out with my friends
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I remember days like that when I started, only coming here rarely. Now I check this site about 20 times a day, it's the first shortcut on my internet tab even. I am addicted for real...
chrisrj28 said:
I remember days like that when I started, only coming here rarely. Now I check this site about 20 times a day, it's the first shortcut on my internet tab even. I am addicted for real...
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True soooo very true ... it is the first 3 tabs on mine ....
Carliz89 said:
yea believe him, as soon as I got my HD2 and found this site ive been checking it almost daily.
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+ 2 on that . and trust if u have a g/f buy her more things as most of ur time will be spent on here . and she will feel like ur ignoring her
I've learned that the hard way. lol
but good luck in whatever u choose to do. just remember to read everything the cook says and u can't go wrong
iainbp said:
+ 2 on that . and trust if u have a g/f buy her more things as most of ur time will be spent on here . and she will feel like ur ignoring her
I've learned that the hard way. lol
but good luck in whatever u choose to do. just remember to read everything the cook says and u can't go wrong
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Hahahahaha. You too? Yeah we got these like the week after they came out and a buddy of mine told me about this site and I've been hooked on it since. Then the GF gets mad when I'm looking stuff and chaning themes and stuff. She says that its stupid, but the second i offer to change the theme on her phone, it ain't stupid then
Didnt realize i was an addict till i saw the posting of one of your bookmark tab being this forum. :s
Now that you've mentioned it, my gf would be angry when i am with my 'gadget' cos this hd2 is like a swiss army knife for me. Using it for picts, vids, games, work, net..heck, this current hd2 doesnt even do calls. Only does my mobile broadband.
btw. there's no perfect rom.(before you ask this) The only perfect ones are the ones that you favour most.
GF is one thing, wife is another entirely.
But I agree, its not so stupid when you are improving her phone
my gf claims I'm having an affair with my phone/xda
She wants me to go "cold turkey"..... Not happening!
I'm kinda worried that when i try to type "gf" the xt9 tries to change it to "hd".....
maybe its trying to get her out of the picture....

Rooting Galaxy S2?

Hi,
Ive owned a Galaxy S since launch and am pretty good with roms, firmwares, rooting, kernels etc.
But recently received my Galaxy S2. How does one go about rooting this phone? Any current methods... had a quick look on these forums, but not much available yet...
Can someone point me to the right direction?
Thanks in advance.
Luke
AMDPOWERFIST said:
Hi,
Ive owned a Galaxy S since launch and am pretty good with roms, firmwares, rooting, kernels etc.
But recently received my Galaxy S2. How does one go about rooting this phone? Any current methods... had a quick look on these forums, but not much available yet...
Can someone point me to the right direction?
Thanks in advance.
Luke
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Here you go : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056334
The answer is two posts above yours at the moment
Awsome thanks heaps. i dunno how i missed that one... been a long day at work lol
Moved over to general
pulser_g2 said:
Moved over to general
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Damn, so moderators on this forum DO exist ! I would've never thought after seeing some duplicate, triplicate etc. threads the last couple of months... I thought the cake was a lie :-D
Banner said:
Damn, so moderators on this forum DO exist ! I would've never thought after seeing some duplicate, triplicate etc. threads the last couple of months... I thought the cake was a lie :-D
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LOL we do indeed exist. It's not a lie (There's Chainfire too who rooted it, so you might have seen his stuff) The SGS II forum seems quite nice just now - not much needing done other than the odd thread move. You'll probably see me around a bit (if I get a GS2)
pulser_g2 said:
LOL we do indeed exist. It's not a lie (There's Chainfire too who rooted it, so you might have seen his stuff) The SGS II forum seems quite nice just now - not much needing done other than the odd thread move. You'll probably see me around a bit (if I get a GS2)
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Haaaa wait until you get the millions of newbies move into here and you'll wish you never said that
bigmo7 said:
Haaaa wait until you get the millions of newbies move into here and you'll wish you never said that
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That sounds like a challenge =D I will try and make a couple of stickies in the next few days once we get some hard facts about the devices... Then a big announcement of "don't ask questions answered in the sticky".
Then people will ignore it
Haaaa wait until you get the millions of newbies move into here and you'll wish you never said that
Dont tell them keep it quiet .
jje
JJEgan said:
Haaaa wait until you get the millions of newbies move into here and you'll wish you never said that
Dont tell them keep it quiet .
jje
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I won't say anything if you don't Let's all hide and pretend nobody is here

[Q] Galaxy S3 Camera

Hey guys!
Is it possible to use the camera apk from galaxy S3 in our good ol' S2?
I saw the features of S3 and the camera app looks really good and functional..
Pull the apk off your SIII and find out.
oinkylicious said:
Pull the apk off your SIII and find out.
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lol..
But seriously...
oinkylicious said:
Pull the apk off your SIII and find out.
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I wish I could afford it to do that..
Wezi said:
lol..
But seriously...
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The retarded, impossible to answer nature of the OP's question deserved a sarcastic, flippant response.
and a slap across the face.
oinkylicious said:
The retarded, impossible to answer nature of the OP's question deserved a sarcastic, flippant response.
and a slap across the face.
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if it's impossible to answer, you can say why it is so. flaming people who are trying to learn is the actual retarded behavior I'd say..
Appumon123 said:
if it's impossible to answer, you can say why it is so. flaming people who are trying to learn is the actual retarded behavior I'd say..
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Okay, consider this. Ask one of the owners of an SIII to pull the apk and framework off it for you.
Stop and think about it for a minute.
Got it yet?
oinkylicious said:
Okay, consider this. Ask one of the owners of an SIII to pull the apk and framework off it for you.
Stop and think about it for a minute.
Got it yet?
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again with the sarcasm.. was just asking if it's theoretically possible. ya got it boss. thanks a lot.
Appumon123 said:
again with the sarcasm.. was just asking if it's theoretically possible
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There was no sarcasm in my post. I'm just trying to get you to think logically about what you're asking. You said you wanted to learn.
I admire & respect you for trying to get people to think logically/coherently around here before posting crap Oinky, which the OP seems to be doing a lot on here lately. He's got more than a few mates tho.
However, it's an exercise in futility. Most people here don't want the logical/simple that requires a bit of work on their part. They want the complex/convoluted that requires effort on the part of everyone but them :-/
oinkylicious said:
There was no sarcasm in my post. I'm just trying to get you to think logically about what you're asking. You said you wanted to learn.
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you said stop and think about it for a minute. I did think and didn't get an answer that's why I asked the question in the first place.. anyways now I know what to do. I'll wait till people here start buying it..
thanks pal
MistahBungle said:
I admire & respect you for trying to get people to think logically/coherently around here before posting crap Oinky, which the OP seems to be doing a lot on here lately. He's got more than a few mates tho.
However, it's an exercise in futility. Most people here don't want the logical/simple that requires a bit of work on their part. They want the complex/convoluted that requires effort on the part of everyone but them :-/
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I'm not as experienced in android as you are mate. I was asking if theoretically its possible. If you don't have anything useful to say regarding my question, please move along. And keep your wit to yourself.
1) I did say something 'useful' which was proportionate to the question.
2) No.
Thanks for playing.
Edit to add - Again, think for a moment. Different phone. Will require different firmware/framework; I.E SGS2 roms will not run on the SGS3, of course the camera apk for the S3 won't work on the S2. Do you see anyone on here running the camera apk from the Nexus on their S2 ?
As we've said, a few moments of logical thinking could have negated the need for this pointless thread.
Appumon123 said:
If you don't have anything useful to say regarding my question, please move along. And keep your wit to yourself.
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Appumon123 said:
I'm not as experienced in android as you are mate. I was asking if theoretically its possible. If you don't have anything useful to say regarding my question, please move along. And keep your wit to yourself.
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So... You're asking a theoretical question about an .apk file from a phone that has yet to be commercially released, if it will work on an I9100?
*facepalm*
Seriously, think about it.
MistahBungle said:
1) I did say something 'useful' which was proportionate to the question.
2) No.
Thanks for playing.
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1) You think you did
2) You're 'wit' is not as funny as you might imagine in your head
Anytime!
ctomgee said:
So... You're asking a theoretical question about an .apk file from a phone that has yet to be commercially released, if it will work on an I9100?
*facepalm*
Seriously, think about it.
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Alright alright. I get it. Thanks
MistahBungle said:
Edit to add - Again, think for a moment. Different phone. Will require different firmware/framework; I.E SGS2 roms will not run on the SGS3, of course the camera apk for the S3 won't work on the S2. Do you see anyone on here running the camera apk from the Nexus on their S2 ?
As we've said, a few moments of logical thinking could have negated the need for this pointless thread.
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See, now was that too hard? Thanks for explaining. I've learnt a thing or two from you.
I read about porting ROMs and was under the impression that the same applies for .apk
This wasn't pointless. At least for me.
No, it wasn't hard. And that's exactly the point several people have tried to illustrate for you, but it has gone way over your head. You just don't get it.
Now then, that's it for me. You're beginning to drag me down to your level & I know I've got no chance Vs your experience (some people reading this will understand where I'm coming from).
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No, it wasn't hard. And that's exactly the point several people have tried to illustrate for you, but it has gone way over your head. You just don't get it.
Now then, that's it for me. You're beginning to drag me down to your level & I know I've got no chance Vs your experience (some people reading this will understand where I'm coming from).
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Classic XDA ego crap... *sigh*
Aint that true sadly .
jje

[Q] Still on 1.40

Should I stay with 1.40 or move up to the latest version. Any benefits to updating? Been a while. 1.41? 1.42? 1.43? Help please
signinfailed said:
Should I stay with 1.40 or move up to the latest version. Any benefits to updating? Been a while. 1.41? 1.42? 1.43? Help please
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( question for a question ) What do you wish to do with the Nook that it is not doing yet ? There is the ( wise ) old adage, if its not broke, don't fix it !
.
Here's something you can do. Go to the front door of the Nook forum,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1394
When search is back up. I went there right now and it says :
"Search is temporarily unavailable. We apologize for the inconvenience."
.
Search on the term "1.43" and see what people are saying about it. Search has a cool trick where it'll show you the link to the forum post. Very nice...
old_fart said:
( question for a question ) What do you wish to do with the Nook that it is not doing yet ? There is the ( wise ) old adage, if its not broke, don't fix it !
.
Here's something you can do. Go to the front door of the Nook forum,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1394
When search is back up. I went there right now and it says :
"Search is temporarily unavailable. We apologize for the inconvenience."
.
Search on the term "1.43" and see what people are saying about it. Search has a cool trick where it'll show you the link to the forum post. Very nice...
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I guess I will have to try out that cool search trick. You mean I just type anything in the search bar and amazing things pop up? Wow! I think I read somewhere theres a browser out called Google that does something like that. Just a simple question looking for a simple answer old_fart. Not really asking you to give me a tutorial on searching. But hey that's cool! Anyway's thanks for the reply. I think. Nice Day/Night! Later major dude. I will try that search thing. Promise..
signinfailed said:
I guess I will have to try out that cool search trick. You mean I just type anything in the search bar and amazing things pop up? Wow! I think I read somewhere theres a browser out called Google that does something like that. Just a simple question looking for a simple answer old_fart. Not really asking you to give me a tutorial on searching. But hey that's cool! Anyway's thanks for the reply. I think. Nice Day/Night! Later major dude. I will try that search thing. Promise..
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This post made me laugh.
Anyway, I believe you can find the changelog for the B&N firmware updates on their website somewhere. I haven't read anyone who was really impressed with anything after upgrading though.
Solar.Plexus said:
This post made me laugh.
Anyway, I believe you can find the changelog for the B&N firmware updates on their website somewhere. I haven't read anyone who was really impressed with anything after upgrading though.
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Kind of what I was going for. Alway's heard old_fart was a tough nut to crack. So thought I would give it a go. All in fun. Some people say stay with it and some people say upgrade. Just get's a bit confusing as to what you gain or lose.
But I will definitely try that Google search engine thingy I've been reading so much about.
You can tune a guitar but you can't tuna fish.
Thanks Solar.Plexus
signinfailed said:
Kind of what I was going for. Alway's heard old_fart was a tough nut to crack. So thought I would give it a go. All in fun. Some people say stay with it and some people say upgrade. Just get's a bit confusing as to what you gain or lose.
But I will definitely try that Google search engine thingy I've been reading so much about.
You can tune a guitar but you can't tuna fish.
Thanks Solar.Plexus
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Glad to hear you got it sorted out. I think.
Solar.Plexus said:
Glad to hear you got it sorted out. I think.
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Not sure getting it sorted out was and option. I think what he was basically telling me that if it isn't broke don't fix it. Is that Socrates verbiage he used? Just looking for something to do with the tablet while waiting on my GSIII to arrive. Hate to retire my Decks_Reloaded EVO. All good things come to an end. More Socrates Verbiage
Later Solar

[Q] Rooting question from an *almost* total noob.

Hi folks.
I came on this forum a while back to get my Bell Galaxy Note 717 returned to its former operating condition after Samsung buggered it up by putting ICS on it. I received a load of help and encouragement from some GREAT folks (who are a heck of a lot cleverer than me) and got my lovely phone back to where it was. Now, in those immortal words, "I'm back!"
At the end of the previous discussion, a couple suggested that — now I'd lost my phone-flashing virginity — I might want to try some custom ROMs and stuff like that. Whilst I very much appreciate their enthusiasm, I'm afraid that I really am just one small degree ahead of absolute noob and therefore I don't want to delve too deep into this stuff. However! I am quite interested in rooting the phone so that I can install and use Titanium Backup. So this is what I'm hunting for, please and thank you:
A copy of the ClockworkMod thing so that I can do the root.
The actual root file itself so I can install it with Odin (I believe it's called 'superuser' or something).
Any help you good folks would be willing to offer.
Just a small point, if I may; I DEFINITELY DO NOT WANT ICS or another newer Android version. I'm very happy with Gingerbread and I'm staying with it. Stat. I respectfully request that you don't try to convince me otherwise, unless you want me to believe that you're a twit. You will doubtless, in return, call me a Luddite and I will not disagree. Card-carrying, fee-paying, life-membership Luddite!!
Anyway, there we go, that's it for now. I'm looking forward to all the flashing and rooting and stuff! Yeah! Thanks in anticipation of your kind replies.
Cheers,
Sandy B.
Here is the best place to get all that you seek when it comes to our Notes.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1740367
[Road & Ref Map]: Galaxy Note Super Everything Thread (I717)
Sent from my SGH-I717 using xda app-developers app
Hi Kleen Up Man.
dakleenupman said:
Here is the best place to get all that you seek when it comes to our Notes.
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Thank you so much for your help, I appreciate that. Not sure I can find the appropriate files there, but I grabbed a couple and I'll figure it out later (hopefully with some more help from the awesome folks here).
Cheers,
Sandy.
SandyRB said:
Hi Kleen Up Man.
Thank you so much for your help, I appreciate that. Not sure I can find the appropriate files there, but I grabbed a couple and I'll figure it out later (hopefully with some more help from the awesome folks here).
Cheers,
Sandy.
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If you are unsure which files to push to the device....and have trouble getting replies, please don't hesitate to PM me ...
I have no problem with private messages asking for help ..
No bricks ....that's everybody's goal around here .....g
Hi Gregsarg.
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If you are unsure which files to push to the device....
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Thanks! I really appreciate your willingness to help. Could definitely happen, because I'm always uncertain of stuff like this. I'm, honestly, not that great with computers and similar technical bananas.
gregsarg said:
No bricks ....that's everybody's goal around here .....g
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Yes, I like the sound of that. Brick = bad. Got it.
Cheers,
Sandy.
SandyRB said:
Hi Gregsarg.
Thanks! I really appreciate your willingness to help. Could definitely happen, because I'm always uncertain of stuff like this. I'm, honestly, not that great with computers and similar technical bananas.
Yes, I like the sound of that. Brick = bad. Got it.
Cheers,
Sandy.
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Always welcome ...g

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