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PC running XP home:-Whilst trying to copy to CD our Nile trip photos, I did the normal "copy to CD" it goes through the usual temp copy etc when it starts to write,the Wizard says "an error occurred when writing to CD". The error message says the...
I'm in the market for a folding bike to be used as a general urban runabout with some leasure rides in our Royal Parks. The obvious choice would be a Brompton, but as they are quite expensive and very stealable, I was wondering if anyone had any...
Last nights sopranos double bill. Help.Hi folks. I set my recorder for the Sopranos last night not realising it was a double bill and only recorded the first one. I have looked through the TV magazine and it doesn't seem to be repeated. Did anyone...
Yes I know there is a 'what DVD have you watched recently?' thread in the home theatre room but there are others ways to watch a film and whoever goes into the home theatre room? Here is one I watched yesterday at the cinema (JWM would love it - I...
Hate to be a cynic but it doesn't look good. Prey the Foresics are in checking for traces of hair etc and that she is safe elsewhere. Villa searched in madeleine huntRegardsDiccus
1. go to Google Maps 2. click on " get directions "3. type New York in the first box on the top left4. Type London in the second box on the top right5. click on "get directions"6. scroll down to step #24
Heading off to Devon with Mrs Willy and the wains in June. (Note to bachelors - check if your prospective spouse is intolerant of warm climates). Thought it about time I got some breakdown insurance, especially as work means I'll be away more in the...
I came across this today.It allows other options for the 'send to' after you right click a file etc.Not sure if this has been shown before. Please feel free to ignore but I would rather NOT get a load of crap from people if it ain't any use or is "old...
Is anyone listening to it via Naim?Whats the sound like?
Mike,How can you be contacted off list?Cheers,Mike
Not sure If I dare mention the phrase I-Tunes store here but it seems like they have a big problem at the mo, judging by all the complaints on their forums. I use I-Tunes when making compilations for friends and noticed that It wasn't accessing...
One of the highlights of my week was watching the gratuitous violence and chauvinism in the UK TV series 'The Professionals' which started way back in 1977 when I was a silly teenager. I have just bought the first series which contains 14 episodes...
Israel's year of war and scandal - Why won't Ehud Olmert the war criminal resign? Robert Fisk: Olmert undone by the militia he said he could destroy January 2006Ariel Sharon suffers a stroke and remains in a coma.12 July 2006Israeli cabinet votes to...
quote:CheeseI'm afraid you've left your self wide open here, are you suggesting moral judgements are not appropriate, or only appropriate when divorced from aesthetics ?Was Phil Spector a murderer when he produced the Beatles? Was his a crime of...
Dr. Robert W. Bussard gives a fascinating 'Tech-Talk' on google on his inertial electrostatic confinement fusion process that is allegedly 100,000 times more efficient than previous designs. http://www.emc2fusion.org/ Should Google Go Nuclear? Clean,...
it's time for a new "the prisoner" thread. i watched the entire set of dvd's w/ my son when he was in high school. may expain some of his oddities ... was patrick mcgoohan a genius or what?? -- and i love the fact he won't comment on any aspect of it!...
If you venture out from your music collection once this year to see a film, go and see This Is England. At a time when the cinemas are full of formulaic drivel, an absolute gem is needed, and this is it. An totally compelling tale of early 80's life,...
I'm worried my PC is going to crash and want to back up my messages on Outlook Express. Can I transfer the programme and messages to my external hard drive?RegardsDiccus
Oh I see he has done the decent thing and fallen on Fat Freddy's Sword Oh and Sunderland won the Championship today
New Diego?Mark
With the horror of the case of Madeleine McCann still unfolding, it makes me wonder if I would electronically tag my children until the age of, say 13 or 14. I know people are going to cry about human rights etc, etc, but the fact remains that if a...
Does qualification as a hi-fi geek require some form of the above on your system, and does it improve the sound?Curious of Newcastle
I've recently taken to prowling the streets of Chelsea at night and have a hankering to take some old fashioned moody black & white photos of deserted streets & nighthawk types. Does anyone know if you can get one of these high tech miniture wonder...
Here's a thought for all those those planet botherers out there - Drink Tap Water, don't buy into the mineral water scam ! Drink water from the tap, don't have it shipped from Wales, Scotland, Ireland, France, where ever. Use a glass that you can was...