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Gentlemen, Do any of you have any personal experiences of domestic micro power generation? By that I mean: Solar water heating Solar Photovoltaic Ground or air source heat pumps Micro Wind turbines Micro Hydro Micro Combined Heat & Power Biomass boilers Fuel cells I would be very interested to hear what methods you use, why you chose them, and what the results have been. I am particularly interested in their use in urban areas, and any planning issues you may have encountered. Regards Nic

Try turning it off.Even with a separate spur for the system, my new electric cooker appears to have a deleterious effect on sound quality.The system sounds better if I switch off the cooker (at its wall switch). This was witnessed by others...

Ok guys, after 3.5 years Down Under have finally reconciled myself to the fact I aint going "home" anytime soon, John Howards Govt willing !! So heres the deal, am getting DHL to send out my system (cd5, flatcap, 32.5, recently factory souped up 160,...

Looking at a Grahams Hydra to go with the 92R/90.3, Flatcap2, CD5I (soon CD5x).Further upgrades are some way off.Am I really going to see a perceivable audible benefit from the Hydra or is it just something for higher end equipment than mine? There is...

Sorry, can't e-mail you as I don't know how!But just looked at your Profile and saw the last statement, regarding CD player.Have you looked here? (scroll down) I am in no way connected.Jamesjwmather @ tiscali . co . uk (with no gaps)

Was having a chat with a few of the guys at RAF Marham before I left for pastures new and remembered a couple of pearlers from the past:A storeman, while we were on detachment in Cyprus was going on about a girl he had met in town that day. I asked...

Hi,I upgraded to BT's 8Mb broadband service in May 06. I was previously with BT on their 2Mb package. Since I 'upgraded' to the 8Mb service, I have not been able to acheive a bandwidth that even comes close to my previous 2Mb. At various times of the...

I have just been quoted for fitting a new kitchen. The room is about 4x3m, in a 12yr old house, so walls & floor are pretty flat & square. Approx 9 base units, 5 wall mounted units, + fitting & connecting the 2 sinks, the usual gamut of kitchen appliances. No flooring,tiling,plastering,decorating included. Carcasses are ready-built, not flat-packed,& doors are pre-drilled for the hinges. Cost for fitting alone (ie not supplying the kitchen) £3300! So I'm thinking of doing it myself. I...

I have had a problem with my PC for several weeks now, which is confusing the hell out of me as I don't seem to be able to get to the bottom of it:I'm running quite a powerful system, as I use it for quite a lot of audio recording/editing, as well as...

My mobile contract is up for renewal and am entitled to a new phone. The only accessory I'm interested in is an mp3 player. Which of the following would you recommend? My last Nokia needed a special connection for their own brand of earphones. Do any...

Dear Friends,Six months overdue, I had an eye test this afternoon. After about two years of being attacked by the disease, Central Serous Retinopathy, I was signed off by the hospital consultant nine months ago. I really thought my eyes were going...

Has anybody had any dealings with this mob? I bought a couple of toys from US sellers on Ebay over a year ago. They were shipped using DHL who delivered the parcels and as far as I was concerned that was it. However unbeknown to me UK Customs had...

I'm looking to get a PS2 for young master Sloop on ebay.What should I be looking out for?8MB memory cards are mentioned in relation to PS; is this big or tiny?I realise there will be a PS3 out in Europe next spring si it's possibly not the best time...

There are erecting as we speak a mobile phone mast beside the school (about 5 metres away!) the 3 Sloop juniors go to.Apparently in this wonderful country I live in they are exempt from planning permission.Am I being a NIMBY or is there a real cause...

I,ve just had broadband fitted through talk talk carphone warehouse. (i know-don,t start). I have 2 adsl filters supplied. One is connected through the pc, the other to my telephone. Problem is, I have another telephone which needs a adsl filter also....

I have a P3 PC running WinME and was wondering if it would be sensible to upgrade the "innards" ie new Mobo and CPU and ram to then run XP?I am after suggestions as to what are the latest reccomended combinations. If there are any shops in the south...

After watching 'Who do you think you are?' and becoming somewhat addicted to the programme I am planning to do some work researching my own origins. This urge has been particularly powerful since I lost my last Grandparent last week at the ripe old...

On demonstration: Naim willbe in a position to demonstrateupgrade paths with CD playersand power supplies as wellas introducing 2 new modelsWhat they then?

Just watched this on DVD. An utterly absorbing and masterful piece of cinema. The tale of Timothy Treadwell, a well meaning, likeable but disturbed young man who spends his life living with bears, and is eventually mauled to death, in the Alaskan...

It appears that having paid good money to Microsoft for their OEM software, it is illegal to resell it. I recently tried to sell on ebay, original, unused, unopened Windows 98SE OEM software, complete with certificate of authenticity and product...

No1 son is contemplating replacing his IMB thinkpad. He has £700 ish. Any one have any thoughts? Thanks.

I turn to the forum for advice in the most bizarre situations!My Father is getting a bit frail and shaky and due to his condition is struggling to handle a wet razor without slicing his ear off. Thought I might buy him an electric shaver which he can...

Dilemma. Which is the better option? I own an O2 Mini at he moment. And Sync with Outlook. Both seem equally good & with 3G any advise? Jag

Sunday morning, early start, early finish, no interuptions, home in plenty of time to go shopping, play with the kids and wife, all this and double money, Joy.Jono

Now then lads.Ok, so the time has come around again for me to replace my computer for work.I have had VAIO's in the past, they have been great but are fairly pricey.I currently have a dell dimension 5150 (70gig HD) / 1024DDR2 RAM).On the dell site I...