Re: New Members - please post your introductions here

Hi, my name is Derek live in Canada (ex UK). Just found this interesting site while searching for troubleshooting info on an HP 1740 monitor. I am a retired teacher but also have an electronics tech qualification. At present I am using my self-built computer runing Ubuntu 12.04 and Win7.
My monitor still works OK but none of the controls are active - not sure why - maybe a software issue.
Recently my gas furnace failed and I found that it was a bad cap in the motor - felt great that I could have fixed it but it was...