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My Audi A3 needs 2 new front tyres, I'd like to chnage from the standard (Dunlop 9090 sport) to something perhaps a bit more comfort-orientated. With its stiffish sport suspension and low profile tyres (225/45) I reckon it could just do with a bit...
Is PFM down or is my inability to access it something to do with the fact that I have just been banned? [I want to contact one of the moderators in order to lodge a complaint but I cannot find a contact email address].
Hi.Can anyone give me any advice with this? I'm a bit concerned...A few months back I bought a new computer and it had a faulty part. On contacting the manufacturer, it was agreed that a replacement part would be sent out and that I would fit it and...
I would like to connect to the internet without connecting my laptop to the modem using a cable. My laptop has a network card already fitted (non wireless type) and no additional slot for a wireless card. Am I corect in assuming that I can use a USB...
A highly tedious topic but I need to buy a new one. Money, theoretically no object. I am generally someone who shaves every other day but I otherwise have no facial hair to speak of and prefer to be completely clean-shaven. There is clearly something...
Hi all,Can anyone advise if there is a British Standard for french drains and if so where will I find it?thanks,David
Can anyone, who has ever made one of these,with Naim power cords, tell me how it sounded? Please also tell me how you joined the cables together.
Hi folks,As some of you know I am currently seeking to get a pilot position with an airline, however in the interim am applying for IT contracts and have some irons in the fire which may require an imminent start date.I don't currently have a limited...
A strange thing happened at work today. We name all new computers WSxxx with xxx being a sequential number. Some time back I configured and despatched WS666 to a users desk.Today the Help Desk ask me, as the ever helpful Network Admin if I could look...
If I purchased a used laptop from the US, am I liable for VAT?If so, how do they apply it? I don't see they could apply it on the new price of the goods, and if the seller were to mark a ridiculously low price, or mark it as a gift, how are HMCE...
HereWonder what they're going to call it.
Like a good environmentally conscious citizen I decided to cycle into town today - I only wanted to buy an ordnance survey map of the peak district. I locked my bike to the cycle stand with heavy duty steel cable, but that didn't stop 'em. After about...
ChapsSwindon had an Indian festival (Mela)yesterday and Mrs Mick and I popped along for an enjoyable afternoon out.There were several indian bands playing and the combination of fast music and drums was most enjoyable. The only downside was that one...
Really enjoying this. Clarkson has got it just right.Even the wife watches it now, which speaks volumes for how he has managed to broaden it's appeal.
quote:A decade ago, Netscape went public, blasting the Web into everyday life. Now, Wired talks to the inside players - from Marc Andreessen to Shawn Fanning to Steve Jobs - about 10 years of boom, bust, and sock puppets. Interviews by Jeff Howe.A few...
Today the head of IT at the US investment bank I work for called me up and invited me into one of the meeting rooms at work for a 'conversation'. Now, the head of IT never calls me into a meeting unless it's about something serious, and this,...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1533368,00.html
I figured the very least I can do is to try and buy free trade produce. Until now I've been happy to use Lavazza in my espresso machine or at a pinch Illey, but I can't find a decent free trade espresso in my local supermarkets. I'm trying Percol...
Hi,I guess it happens to us all. And I'm not just talking about footsteps on the floor upstairs when there is no one home. There are probably lots of other things which either have sent a shiver down the spine or made one wonder.The experience which...
Tried to create a poll. Wasn't allowed to. Why ? (Anyone else have this problem ?)Maybe one for admin when he/she/they return from the beach. /dl
More and more Australians earning over $3 mill a year are feeling desperately unhappy.They just don't have enough money. This makes them very depressed as they work on ways to increase their wealth and surprise surprise, this doesn't work either. Many...
With more bits and pieces falling off the latest Discovery it is difficult to see how this program is to continue. Cross your fingers and toes that all goes well.
As a teenager my mother was extremely ill and during this time I learnt very quickly how to cook basic meals, wash and iron and as my father was hopeless with money, do a budget and make it work.We note that today more and more young adults are...
With the death of Ted Heath and some of the remarks concerning him On this forum is it a fact that our leaders do not enjoy a high leval of respect after death. Has there been a British leader since Churchill or an American President since Kennedy who...