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Hi all,i wonder if anyone can help me.ive owned a sony cybershot T50 for a couple of years now, i was very happy with it then i started noticing dust spots on 90% of my flash photos.after a search on the net it seems that this is a common fault with...

Steam @ Kings Cross

Welcome back to planet Earth, and what a speech, from the heart. He's definitely a bloke!And at least Mick Jagger managed to make Angelina Jolie smile for a change!Tony

Hi,I had to write this post, as based on a previous forum thread, I have just got my Naim equipment insured by Hiscox. I understand several other Naimers do this, so I went ahead on that basis.Obviously I am intending to speak to a customer advisor...

1. Click the Start button2. Wait until 3, 2, 1 sequence completes, remember the positions of numbers3. When the numbers disappear from the screen, click on the positions of numbers in ascending order4. Repeat until...5. You are told your brain's...

Back in 1983, the movie "brainstorm" caught my attention. Starring Christopher Walken and Natalie Wood, the central character in the story was a recording device - the single box to put the music into your head. and it makes recordings. recordings...

Given that London and the South East have had their heaviest snowfalls in 18 years, I thought that it might be fun to see everyone's snow pics from today.To get everyone started, here's one of mine, taken in luverly Balham earlier...1am

Hi I had to start this is a new thread as I have just listened to a couple of CDs, which I havent played since I upgraded with a Powerline on my SC2, driving the 252.The CD was Piper at Gates of Dawn, and the treble in some parts appeared too bright,...

Last summer, I convinced the ex-girlfriend that I neeeeeeeded a Canon 70-200mm f2,8 L IS. To do that I sold my old EOS 20D, a lens, a load of DVDs, and spent nothing for a month. I bought it off a trusted Ebay seller for £950, including...

I feel really sorry for people who were living off the interest from their nest egg.

What to do when people react negatively to something you really enjoy?2 casesI saw Francis Bacon's retrospective show at LACMA in 90. A friend in my grad class lived here in LA so stopped by to pick him up and his partner and a friend wanted to go. We...

Is this cool or plain stupid? What would you go for?Tony

A ten min quiz for all the footie fans

The Traveller's Curse after MisdirectionMay they stumble, stage by stage On an endless Pilgrimage Dawn and dusk, mile after mile At each and every step a stile At each and every step withal May they catch their feet and fall At each and every fall...

An unserviced CD Nait 2 for £286 on Ebay and an unserviced CB Nac62 for over £160. Naim S/H prices on the lower priced gear seem to be spiralling out of control at the moment. Why? Sister x

Anybody got any views on what is the best new* OR second hand tape player you can get for a car.I just had my Alpine TDA 7588 stolen!!*I don't think there are many TOP END tape players made any more.Becker and Nakamichi have been considered - but need...

I've recently inherited a stamp collection (mainly French) - very well laid out and documeneted in albums (by my late father) - has anyone any suggestions as to the best place to get it valued?Without being ripped off if at all possible....Many thanks

This story stopped me in my tracks. Can you imagine the feeling when discovering that great ship?Where's my semi-dry suit?Tony

Has anybody seen any data on how fertility rates in developed societies have responded to the recession? To me, it seems likely that a lot of people would defer starting/expanding their families due to fears around job security and general economic...

Here is a great little thing.My wife wants to replace her ageing Honda Jazz with something reliable, cheap to run, simple to drive and a bit more stylish. She rarely carries passengers but does do 12k a year.Her head (and nearly our bank balance) has...

Dear All,It is somewhat extremely very hot and humid here in Sydney. Uncomfortably so.The one thing that causes most discomfort in this heat is ones erm errrmmmm NETHER REGIONS.Shorts just dont seem to allow sufficient airflow around ones BITS.So as...

Well, having moved house a few months ago we seem to have an open fire that creates smoke in the room despite our best efforts (sweeping etc)As a result we're considering changing to one of those cast iron/steel wood burning/multifuel stoves. Has...

I was fortunate enough to be spared with a lay-off today. I had 10 co-workers around me get the tap on the shoulder. I thought that working for a company as large as Caterpillar Inc. many of us would always have a job. I find myself to be humbled that...

This event is truly the result of a great democracy here in the USA. The clock is ticking and I just can't wait for it. Hope & Change and the end of Bushism.

Could have sworn that I put a [juvenile] post up ... "Stephen!!!" ... But it appears to have been deleted. Er ... Why?