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I want to upgrade my ancient mobile to tri-band so that I can use it in Thailand and Japan (and regain some credibility with my children). All I want is a simple pay-as-you-go phone for calls and text messages. Of all the other goodies bundled with...

Anyone use Facebook. I've got an account but I can't for the life of me think of a use for it. Anyone know if there is one?

I started a thread a while back on this lovely stuff. My boss (brother) kindly brought me a bottle back on return from his holiday.Lovely . . .

hi guys,ive got a great brand new pc from dell and am overall very happy with it but i have an ongoingannoying problem.when i first boot it up for around 20-30 mins the spyware/spyzapper programme scans automatically but logs off my aol connection...

Dear all,Ive just been reading the threads on the benefit of using a hydra for Naim components, and this is a cheap upgrade.The question Ive got, however, is how many leads do I need? I have two wall sockets that my hifi gets power from and I have 4...

I have recently downloaded a large number of old dance music radio shows in MP3 format and want to split them into individual tracks. Are there any good free tools that can do this?John

Don't know if anyone is interested in this. One of the very last submarine types of WW2. It is about to be cut up for scrap. Article and petition here.

I am after a decent phone that will allow me to remotely access my e-mail for work.Can anyone offer any advise?We use the network orange so it would probably be easier to stick with them.Cheers in advance

Paul Miller was a HiFi reviewer, and technical guru for several hifi mags........there seems to be no trace of him in any of the HiFi rags....anyone know what the reason is? just curious?laurie

Hi,My wife makes bread using a bread making machine.On her last attempt to do so she turned on the machine and said machine asked to be programed, which she duley did and then pressed the start button.Machine then started beeping and showed "Error",...

hi all,we as a family want to tour round france next summer in a mobile home or motor home, not sure what they are called. anyway can anyone recommend somewhere in the essex region where i can rent one ?cheers, scotty

Apologies for entering into MP mode - I am interested in visiting the Galapagos Islands - so I am eager to hear from any one who has been there - what was good - what to avoid eg type/size of ship, tour company etc.Thanks for any comments.

I was going through some old threads on the search function and I came across this comment/generalization about Scottish people. I remember years ago reading a interview with a Scottish hi fi manufacturer and he said almost the same thing.The reason...

Just had a keen electrical contracter round to advise on installing a mains spur for the Naim kit. He recommends running a seperate cable (fused on its own at the connection box) with one switched MK socket at the end for the hifi.Is this all having a...

Calling James from Tom Tom!Have you had something to do with this?!! It looks as though St Albans is now well and truly on the map!Mark

Hi Just got back from hols in U.S. Great time, but unfortunately we've had a rather upleasant experience at one small b&b in Brooklyn. Appalling aggressive attitude from landlords, not sure what to do now bar give them negative reviews on sites such as TripAdviser.com. However this is not just a rant; aswell as finding out they charged us more than originally quoted by email, they also said it would cost us an extra 17% on top of this if we settled by credit card. Three questions:- 1. Is...

Last week my local MP phoned me inviting me to a free lunch . I said there is no such thing as a free lunch especially where politicians are involved and asked her for the small print. It turned out that in order to get my free feed I had to assist...

Recently the was a Thread about fabulous women on which I posted that I once really had a thing about the late Hattie Jacques. Well she married John Le Mesurier in 1949 [and apparently they divorced in 1965, which I did not know], and I expressed the wish that I could have met her before Mr Le M! Which got a comical response. Of course I would have been much too young to have known either of them well, but it got me to thinking which person - just one for a start at least - would Forum...

OK,there are some clever folk around here, and i need some help, so here goes:Having used Ableton 6 for a while via my A90, I've found I need a 2nd LCD monitor in effect along side my sheet music stand for various reasons. The 2nd monitor will also...

General Dannatt has suggested that "Welcoming Home Parades" should be arranged for the troops returning from Afghanistan and Iraq.I wonder what good this will achieve though I can see why from the Army perspective it would be morale boosting.The War...

$100m fine, loss of all constructor points and the 2008 car to be studied with the possibility of losing 2008 constructor points too.OUCH!Tony

Who are your personal heroes? I have loads. Here are a couple to get the ball rolling. Maximilian Kolbe From wikepedia: 'In July 1941, a man from Kolbe's barracks had vanished, prompting SS-Hauptsturmführer Karl Fritzsch, the Lagerführer...

Hello all,My wife and I are flying out to Los Angeles on 31st October for 6 nights. We have never been there before so are looking for advice on things to do and see.We don't particularly want to hire a car - is it necessary to get around or is there...

A recent post of mine has disappeared without trace, presumably deleted. Having gone through the forum rules, I think I understand why.Any breach of the rules on permissable topics was unintentional - won't happen again.BTW - don't we get a...

I've not yet installed a dedicated hifi ring or spur, but am running it of a domestic ring-main with 8 sockets spread over 3 rooms. At the w/e I changed the socket (metal plate) for a dual switched MK logic, and then an MK unswitched. Two things were...