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    British Nostalgia

    in Chat Central

    Posted

    That one has been going a few years now, and is a great effort.

    Quite difficult too as a lot of the material prior to modern videotape (around 1969/70 for the colour professional tape machines) is sadly lost forever. A lot of the early video tapes were wiped for re-use to save money.

    Dare I say that I remember almost all of the early programmes! :D

    Northern On-the-rocks (the Sequel)

    in Talk of the Town

    Posted

    This gets more comical by the day.

    Now we learn that their pension fund trustees also had an arm and leg invested in NR, and in extricating themselves have manage to turn a healthy surplus into, at very least, a £100M deficit. They're demanding someone bail them out of their foolishness too!

    http://news.bbc.co.u...ess/7182668.stm

    This is a poison-pill which could more or less assure that anyone anticipating any sort of rescue will walk away.

    Meanwhile the taxpayer is holding the baby to the tune of a very large proportion of the entire national reserves. The current hopes that middle east oil money will save the day. Somehow, I don't think so!

    The pound has now plummeted to an all-time low against the euro and inflationary pressures are building. IMHO Alastair Darling is completely clueless, and the sooner he gos the less damage the economy will suffer. Even if he were to resign tomorrow (most unlikely) the outlook would be only a tiny bit less bleak.

    The unelected Mr Brown hasn't got the guts to call an election, and - next in a long chain of sleaze - his aspiring deputy has been caught-out taking illegal contributions to the tune of £103,000.

    The entire British political system is a complete and utter farce, right down to the local government level. What's to do? Call an expensive enquiry (led by trusted political chums) to tell us what we already know; tinker with a few inconsequential things; then paper over the cracks and pretend things can continue as ever - all in typical British fashion. There are times to envy countries which have had a revolution!

    Uploading Pictures

    in Computing

    Posted

    Or you could just go to reply in the usual manner hit "browse" pick the file then click upload and you're done. Not even a single attempt to sell you contact lenses either ;)

    Hey, hang on there junior! Maybe those who miss the obvious like that need contact lenses? :lol:

    With contact lenses they may see that it's far cheaper to order web space from their local hosting company (and domain registrar who is a founding member of Nominet) than buy Sir Richard any more Caribbean islands. They may even see that if they are doing something to help get the old place out of its near teminal decline then this needn't cost them anything at all!

    Sign In Problems

    in Computing

    Posted

    Recycle bin in xp:

    right click a blank space on the desktop

    choose [properties]

    make sure [general] tab is selected

    select recycle bin icon

    select [restore default]...

    That doesn't work with my configuration of XP Pro. Indeed it doesn't work on any XP machine we have here right now. Right clicking always brings up Display Properties. XP Home Edition maybe?

    P.S. Why not run this forum? Someone else might just come along who wants to promote *their* repair business! :D

    Harman Kardon Soundsticks Ii

    in Computing

    Posted

    not true as they would be fined by fair trading for misleading info! it has to be reasonably accurate and state the measurements used. otherwise everyone would be stating lies!

    Sadly, it's very true! There aren't enough hours in the day for Fair Trading to argue, and even if they did there are so many grey areas to argue.

    Only a fool buys from a written specification. The manufacturer's reputation is very important when you are buying speakers, many things are so subjective and others wide open to interpretation. A listening test on your own ground is the only way. Though hearing from someone who actually uses them is a million times better than heeding someone who has BA practical experience (or near zero technical knowledge)! ;)

    Harman Kardon Soundsticks Ii

    in Computing

    Posted

    "Current retail price is £279.99"? We're comparing apples with oranges here!

    £170 next bid (including postage) with 4 1/2 days to go. Would you buy second-hand gear from someone with zero feedback?

    When you're talking about little boxes like this the power rating can be pretty well meaningless. Is it RMS? Is it Peak Music Power? Is it even honestly measured? More often than not it's a figment of a marketing guy's imagination. Efficiency is what matters, and for little boxes it can be horribly low.

    The only way to choose (apart from noting your strained wallet) is to do an A-B comparison at home.

    Bill Gates Last Day

    in Computing

    Posted

    I think he could be getting out at an opportune time. The rise of the Linux/SSD based mini notebook is at hand. Won't be noticed by many people for maybe a year or so, but they will sell themselves, and not just on price! A very few years down the line lugging the things people now lug around will be so uncool! Prediction: The MFF notebook will become almost as ubiquitous as the cell-phone is today.

    I'd expect MS is already aware of the threat and will be doing ultra low-cost OEM deals on XP to - a very few dollars - a try to stem the threat. XP is slated to die next January anyway. MS would have to pay me to run Windows on a flash based device!

    How Do I Get The Bedlington.co.uk Icon To Show In My Browser?

    in Computing

    Posted

    You've probably got the the MS default one showing. So:

    1. Close all the tabs that show Bedlington.co.uk
    2. Click on the Tools menu and select Internet Options at the bottom
    3. Hit the [Delete...] button in the Browsing history section (no need to select a new tab here)
    4. In the resulting Delete Browsing History window:
    5. Temporary Internet Files -- [Delete files..] -- [Yes]
    6. History -- [Delete history...] -- [Yes]
    7. then:
    8. [Close] -- [Cancel] or [OK]
    9. Re-visit http://www.bedlington.co.uk/ and the icon should now show in the address bar, browser tab, any stored favourites, and any desktop shortcuts.

    Note you must delete both Temporary Internet Files and History or MSIE 7 won't play ball. Make sure you don't delete your cookies, or your stored passwords, or do anything else drastic!

    "that Horrible Blue Screen"

    in Computing

    Posted

    Aye, you`ve got 2 new messages :lol:

    Very observant, but it actually says -2 new messages. Which probably means that two people were going to message him, but changed their mind for some reason! :D

    Actually it means that his message counter needs resetting, which should happen when someone bothers to send him one or two. :)

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