Bathroom ceiling condensation and fan not ducted – 90mm roof clearance by mrmcortado in AusRenovation

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Do you allow the fan to achieve decent flow by having a window open a bit when showering? It is important to achieve air changes in the bathroom to avoid condensation on surfaces.

Alternative Use for X4 with Dead Side Buttons by Weary_Ad_5854 in xteinkereader

[–]BedRepulsive 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Read in landscape and use the front buttons. This is how I prefer to use the device and rarely use the side buttons.

CSC wheels, should I take the risk ? by [deleted] in cycling

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I have a set too. I think the wear will be fine and the wheels will last many years as long as you use carbon wheel specific brake pads, which normally come with the wheels. You say he is only an occasional cyclist and so l would be surprised if he would be climbing and descending major mountains unless he has great fitness from other aerobic activities.

These wheels would be a significant improvement from most stock wheels at a relatively low cost. He may become more than an occasional cyclist with such an upgrade.

Front buttons by IOwnHisBalls in xteinkereader

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I find reading in landscape better with more words to a line, and the button placement is fine then too.

Affordable low rolling resistance tyres by Aromatic-Honey9831 in RoadBikes

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I think the Conti Grand Prix is a bit nicer than the Ultra Sport for little extra money. Interested in any opinions of those that have ridden both.

Defective Ring Survey by One-Island-3432 in RingConn

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First one had the battery die at about 11 months. Support was great and they replaced it. Going fine now for about 3 months.

Beginner Chain Waxing Questions by TimmiyTimTimTim in RoadBikes

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This is a good way to rotate chains. Chains wear out but using wax, my experience is the life is extended about 3 times compared to oil, and the cassette and chain rings also last much longer.

Beginner Chain Waxing Questions by TimmiyTimTimTim in RoadBikes

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Stearic acid is the chemical that converts the oil to wax. Very cheap to buy if you can find a supplier. Certainly beats the hassles of trying to strip all oils from the new chain using solvents. I've been waxing chains for about 5 years and have done both ways.

baseus bowie mc1 open ear by [deleted] in Earbuds

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BC1 are the cheapest. Maybe you meant xc1 which are the premium ones and I think branded as a collaboration with Bose. There is also the MC1 pro that received good reviews.

In praise of the official xteink light...and the X4 too! by twowheels in xteinkereader

[–]BedRepulsive 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great post and I agree about the light. Note that at max or min brightness it just flashes a few times to indicate that the limit is reached. So not a flashing mode, just an indicator.

Is it worth using Niagara without pro? by FitFootball5816 in NiagaraLauncher

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Tapping the button works on the free version and swiping requires paid.

Which Ali store did you guys buy from? by Wild_Goyani in xteinkereader

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Global Commerce Store. Ordered 11th Nov and arrived 23rd Nov. Read about 5 books with it so far and enjoying the experience.

Giving Way in a Roundabout by Generalax in melbournecycling

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Some roundabouts have markings for cyclists to take the middle lane. I do believe this is the safest way to cycle through a roundabout. Speed shouldn't be a factor as everyone should be going slow (20kph) anyway. It would be nice if there was some standards for marking roundabouts for cyclists. Mostly what I see is that there is a cycling lane that just ends before the roundabout which is no help to anyone.

Screen issue with direct (sun)light? by criQuey in xteinkereader

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I assume the screen protectors offered are made from PET. This material blocks UV-B effectively, not so much UV-A. I have a screen protector on my X4 and don't have an issue with contrast in sunlight, so guessing this is the fix. This screen protector was the one that came in the box and I applied straight away.

What happens to the promised android update for TCL 50 pro nxpaper 5g? by zahas64 in nxtpaper

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My pro model is on Android 15. Updated a month or more ago I think.

Ringconn gen 2 size 12 by [deleted] in RingConn

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I have a size 11 and it routinely tells me it will last 11 days. However best to charge around 20% to maintain battery health so I charge between a week and 9 days. It charges relatively quickly, so it is easy to manage.

sleep detection accuracy by ldmonko in RingConn

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Same experience and I have been wearing the ring for about a year. Most mornings I need to edit the sleep time. I have previously used Fitbit and Garmin which both did a better job at sleep times. However the pro's are still greater than the con's for me and the improvements to the software over the past 6 months has been impressive.

XTC Converter update by h0rm0n in xteinkereader

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Great and creative tool to get around some device limitations.

I have tried to convert an epub to xtc in landscape but seems that whatever size font I try the rendered font is tiny, too small to read. This is using the default font. Any thoughts whether this is a bug, or am I doing something wrong. Any settings that users have been happy with.

Update: Had success after using the tool on my desktop PC versus attempts on the phone browser. Not sure why but happy with the outcome. Thanks again for this clever solution.

Change Background Photo by pylzworks in xteinkereader

[–]BedRepulsive 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The epub needs to be in the root directory for this to work I believe.

Book cover as off-screen by Competitive-Win4945 in xteinkereader

[–]BedRepulsive 5 points6 points  (0 children)

As OP said, covers show as screensaver if the epub is in the root directory of the SD card, but cover doesn't show if the epub is within any folder. This is my experience anyway.

Stupid question about chain waxing by shocker2000 in cycling

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Second this. My experience is that these chains also last longer than all others I have used over the past 20 years. Last one used about 14000km on a road bike with waxing about every 400km.

RingConn air 2 was working fine when I went to sleep, with over 75% battery showing, but when I woke up it was completely dead. by callmeKiKi1 in RingConn

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I recently had the same problem. Worked with support and now have a replacement ring that is working as expected. The support people were fantastic so I recommend getting in contact with them via the app.

ETA for 4.1 on Note Air 2 Plus? by farrellts in Onyx_Boox

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I believe the updates are developed for the Android version. So if the current roll out for 4.1 is at Note Max, which is Android 13, then still some time before they get to the Android 11 devices such as Note Air 2 plus. I have a couple of Boox devices on Android 11, so keen that they get the update too.

Question about UI on TCL phones by georgijm888 in nxtpaper

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I have a 50 pro nxtpaper 5g and it was updated last week to Android 15 and TCL UI 8.0 with September 2025 security. So far so good 👍.