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Why?!?!  There's no VAT increase, why 4%. Are the workforce getting a 4% wage increase?, no increase in inflation   is it just habit.  

Hello all, After many years of wanting my CD collection on show I've decided that I would now like to have it all hidden. Does anyone know of some chest of drawers that will hold CDs perfectly so that when you open the draw you can search through...

Is there really a secret Hungry Halibut forums somewhere?  

Well, last night I 'upgraded' to iOS 8.3 on my iPhone 6 plus.  I tend to avoid these updates unless I have a problem, but the upgrade was prompted by the recent upgrade to Yosemite 10.10.3, which replaced iPhoto with the new Apple Photos app on...

http://www.film4.com/whats-on/20000-days-on-earth-on-film4

So who owns a motorbike then ????

I've noticed a high degree of financial acumen on this forum.   The company I work for is setting targets that are much higher than last year sales figures. Last years sales are usually met, but the figure achieved is usually lower than the...

Anyone interested in old photos should pop along to the Retronaut site, a real treasure trove.   One of my latest finds was this collection of Autochrome pics from 1913. It's not only the vivid colours that make them seem strikingly modern......

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-32452678    

In my quest to upgrade one of the components in my system,  I have been talking to a few dealers across the country and came to the conclusion that the further up I called(from London)  the warmer the reception and customer service were. Has...

I recently replaced what I thought was a simple on/off switch on my Manticore Mantra Power supply. When I removed it, I discovered it was actually a Thermal Magnetic Circuit Breaker. (always wondered why it didn’t have a fuse). Given the fact fuses supposedly degrade sound quality, why don’t hi end hifi equipment manufactures use Thermal Magnetic Circuit Breakers, or do they. Seems a no brainer, Switch and fuse versus switch

Chaps   The discussion on CharlesTyrwhitt shirts seemed to go down well, so I thought I would try to start a discussion on English Brogues as you all appear to be, to quote George, a bunch of dandies.   I am now retired but when I worked, I...

I hardly listened to FM these days due to the wider choice and improvement  in digital streaming. It is just a question of  time before the UK follow suit. I know there are hardcore FM listeners here in this very forum but they will have to...

i apologise in advance if this is really easy but........   I simply need to resize one of Mrs Lutyens' photos for insertion in a brochure and it needs to be at 300x300 minimum. I have 'staff' who can do this is Photoshop but how do i do it on my...

http://www.smh.com.au/world/ge...20150324-1m6vie.html   An awful event, and my sympathy to those affected.   And yet the number (67) of Germans killed in this crash is only 2/3 of the number killed EVERY DAY on German roads (with many times...

Congratulations to them both. Hope they have a long happy marriage.

I can not find the source topic of your query, please repeat it here. graphoman

I find that my trash folder is full of multiple copies of mails that I write which appear to be being saved every 30 seconds or so as I am writing the mail even though I am not hitting the save button.   Can anyone explain why this is happening...

Last week I had the perfect example of how appreciated good customer service can be. A business trip brought me to Vancouver. In a few free hours I brought a visit to Hificenter (dot com) to snif around a bit. One of the guys working there offered to show me. He spent a full hour with me showing every single listening room !! Very, very knowledgable and enormously friendly people. HifiCentre is the best equipped store I ever saw. Every single listening room is completely furbished with...

I have recently purchased a Garmin Sat Nav. It requires OSX 10.8 or newer to update maps etc.. I have 10.6.8 Snow Leopard. Should I purchase M.Lion (chargeable) or download Yosemite (free). Mavericks doesn't appear to be available. I'm asking In view...

Don't know what I was expecting but it wasn't a cartoon !! I now fear for the Clangers remake !!!

If; like me, you have been waiting for 'Breaking Bad' to air on Freeview, a new channel called 'Spike' is showing the full series from Wednesday 15th April.   Freeview Ch 31. Freesat Ch 141.   John.

I register my sadness at the demise of this excellent classical music review magazine.  This was a high quality publication and its reviewers wrote well and in greater depth than its competitor, the Gramophone Magazine.  Apparently it became...

Anybody here tried the new Photos? I've converted a small Aperture library for playtesting, but quite disappointed so far - don't mind the simplified editing tools, but decent asset management is far too cumbersome. Far more iPhoto than Aperture....

Would you buy one? I would.   I think it is going to be a [great] success as it defines a new age communication device - connecting to bluetooth and through voice recognition software one can dial a number from wrist watch, messaging, precise time keeping, and so on.