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Deane FPosted: 22 July 2005Last Updated: 26 July 2005
Should I wait for Vista SP1 or Vista SP2 - or should I just dash straight out and buy it as soon as it's released - trusting in Microsoft and hoping that this time I might be sold a thoroughly prepared and secure product?
ItounePosted: 25 July 2005Last Updated: 26 July 2005
HelloAs you probably know Naim is more expensive in France than in UK.I have found a Naim dealer that sells me at a good price.I am hesitating beetwen NAC202/NAP200/CD5x or CDX2 or NAC282/HiCap2/NAP250-2/CDX2.But the shipping fees with Parcelforce are...
DAVOhornPosted: 24 July 2005Last Updated: 26 July 2005
Dear All,A neighbour of mine is Thai and she feels that the secret to happiness for the single Englishman is a Thai bride.So for about years she has unsuccessfully tried to get me to consider a Thai bride.Anyway she used to run a Thai foodstall and i...
Deane FPosted: 23 July 2005Last Updated: 25 July 2005
"For somebody to lose their life in such circumstances is a tragedy and one that the Metropolitan Police Service regrets," the police said.
Martin DPosted: 24 July 2005Last Updated: 25 July 2005
Blair spends thousands on make-up Prime Minister Tony Blair has spent more than £1,800 of taxpayers' money on cosmetics and make-up artists since coming into office, it has emerged. Between 1999 and 2005 Downing Street paid £1,050.22 for...
BigH47Posted: 20 July 2005Last Updated: 24 July 2005
James Doohan "Montgomery Scott" of Star Trek fame has died at the age of 85.Howard
John ChanningPosted: 07 July 2005Last Updated: 23 July 2005
Not today, not next week, next month or next year. Not ever. I'll be on the tube again tomorrow morning sticking two fingers up at the bastards who think they can scare us.John
dave brubeckPosted: 19 May 2005Last Updated: 22 July 2005
Hello all,I used to be the proud owner of a custom built MTB several years ago which sadly I had to sell.Now I am looking at buying a new one - however I am well out of touch with current technology developments.My old bike was a fully rigid aluminium...
Berlin FritzPosted: 07 July 2005Last Updated: 22 July 2005
Durin the War of course the Yanks had to deal with a lot of these very effective 'weapons'. I think though today 'even in Civil War' the term 'Suicide Bomber' should be changed to something else ? when used by the 'Media' as it automatically implies...
DAVOhornPosted: 20 July 2005Last Updated: 22 July 2005
Dear All,I watched this program this evening.First off i am an NHS employee.I work in a Community Hospital which does provide beds for the very frail sick and dying.I do not work for the PCT that runs the wards.What caused me most concern from this...
FisbeyPosted: 18 July 2005Last Updated: 20 July 2005
On Friday last, a girl (married in her 30's) here in the office 'patted' my backside.To be honest I feel a little put out by it, not least because I feel it's somewhat inappropriate behaviour.
andy cPosted: 19 July 2005Last Updated: 20 July 2005
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4695447.stm
Mike HughesPosted: 11 July 2005Last Updated: 20 July 2005
Anyone got any advice re: good products? Analogue versus digital; extra features etc?Cheers,Mike
NimePosted: 13 July 2005Last Updated: 20 July 2005
Chinese oil company bids for 7th largest American oil company! America has to defend its finite oil resources to feed its own hungry gas stations. What price globalisation now? Free trade? Favoured nation status? Number of privately owned Chinese...
DamienPosted: 15 July 2005Last Updated: 20 July 2005
Help needed, basically the TV turned itself off the other day and will not turn back on, it is constantly on stand by. I have put it into the shop to see if it can be repaired and how much but where do i draw the line, the TV is 7 years old now 29"...
andy cPosted: 17 July 2005Last Updated: 19 July 2005
HI,Having just got a Nokia 6680, my first phone with bluetooth, my thoughts turned to linking a mobile satnav device like Tomtom or the Nokia equivalent to it, so as when abroad etc I could use my phone etc.Another option would be to get a pda with...
HTKPosted: 19 July 2005Last Updated: 19 July 2005
Just when you thought they'd thought of ecerything....http://www.transbuddha.com/mediaHolder.php?id=623
wellyspyderPosted: 17 July 2005Last Updated: 19 July 2005
New interesting qualifying format?http://www.formula1.com/news/3312.html
Deane FPosted: 10 July 2005Last Updated: 19 July 2005
Yes, some gutless vandals spray-painted "RIP London" and suchlike on four mosques in Auckland, New Zealand on Saturday night.A pathetic, gutless, nasty, thoughtless and stupid act that achieves nothing, says nothing and helps nobody.
wellyspyderPosted: 17 July 2005Last Updated: 18 July 2005
Anyone using or have an opinion about this? I am trying to find a portable storage device for the megabytes of photos from my digic camera.I am in the process of looking a various portable storage devices which can store images directly or even via a...
Paul HutchingsPosted: 17 July 2005Last Updated: 18 July 2005
Still can't get "want a different car" out of my head but at least I'm being sensible (or plain indecisive) and not buying the first thing I see I'm now looking (still) at E46 3-series coupes, and lately at Mercedes CLKs.There seem to be too many CLKs...
Berlin FritzPosted: 06 July 2005Last Updated: 18 July 2005
The tragic early death of this great talent a few days ago deserves mentioning I feel, even though he's seemingly of no importance to most folk in this drum as a musician and singer !Fritz Von Well I liked him anyway and that's all that matters to me...
Bruce WoodhousePosted: 14 July 2005Last Updated: 17 July 2005
I know almost nothing about golf, however since the media seem obsessed by it this week I'd just like to clear up one thing. Was golf somehow invented at St Andrews? Why has it earned the title given above? Did some red-whiskered (and possibly...
ken cPosted: 17 July 2005Last Updated: 17 July 2005
I normally access Tiscali using broadband modem, but when i am travelling i often want to send mail using wireless presence at airports.has anyone successfully used tiscali with such public wireless nets, if so, please let me know your settings. i am...
wellyspyderPosted: 11 July 2005Last Updated: 17 July 2005
I am sick and tired of bloody tail gaters. Why do shitty drivers have to follow right up the bum? Gonna get there any faster? Like to kiss ass? Like to loose no claims? Like to loose dosh? Bloody idiots!