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All the "car free" people I've ever met are usually on to me to be a taxi service and/or collecting or delivering stuff for them. I recall one occasion when it was pouring with rain and I was asked to give a "car free" person to give them a lift to work. Got to the top of the road and it was...

grabber? Never crossed my mind. I always thought you may be a bit paranoid though :D

Erm... Trusty old BMW 3 series and a Renault Clio (Sport, I think). Shopped for a replacement for the BMW earlier this year but didn't like any of the new cars at the time. The Mazda 6 came near (and my wife quite liked the Ford SMax - but I wasn't going there). Decided to stick with the BMW -...

We've been using IBM Thinkpad's at work for years (now Leonovo). They seem quite bomb proof.

Another vote for XP (over Vista). I have 4gb RAM and 2.2Ghz processor running Vista and 512MB 1.4Ghz machine running XP. The latter is far more responsive (and less susceptible to random oddities and BSOD).

His tank looks a little bare. Apparently they're in to aquariums, perhaps a nano? Seems a shame to waste the light...

Cool. Which one is you?

Mazda 6 has low emissions (for its class). Check out some of the reviews for the latest model.

Poor you - imagine having to work in that part of the world... I used to drive to Carlisle quite a bit for work and found it hard to resist turning off to the Lakes en-route. I'm an IT Analyst - deep joy :eh:

I had a boost a few years back. I'd forgotten about it by the time I'd left the surgery.

I used it a year or two ago, just playing on an old PC before converting the PC to a NAS device. I don't recall needing to be a programmer to use it. Which programs were you using?

I thought a significant element of posting on forums was a form of showmanship, for which the poster hopes to receive favourable feedback and recognition; an endorsement of their achievements by others, in particular those that share the interest. Aka: "Attention". I don't see why people would...

Makes a nice change to see a teenager being a teenager. There's hope.

Is it a one-off journalistic dig at the RSPCA or is PFK planning to encourage the RSPCA to take more of an educated interest? They're a solid organisation in most respects so I figure hearts and minds may be a better approach? One that may be less likely to cause them to raise their defences and...

I don't have such a problem with so many people commenting that they find this type of behaviour unacceptable even if they didn't hear the original show - I didn't hear it but I do have an opinion and it's a view that I would contribute if I thought the BBC were not taking this seriously. I...

I never got the impression that she was offended personally by the comments...

Yes. Absolutely spot on. That's retail in a capitalist market. Not if you're in the business of retail. There's not doubt about it, Game made a solid commercial move. (I'm biased - I worked in retail buying for 20 years (now retail supply chain))... What can I say :)

Smart move as far as I can tell. They achieved two objectives... Bought stock for less than they can sell it on (normal retail practice) and protected their margins on the stock they have. They also did other retailers a good turn too - protected their margins. What's wrong with a retailer...

I didn't go to uni but I'm lucky enough to have been working from a time when it wasn't so critical as it is now. I have managed to establish myself on experience and reputation (people assume I went to uni). However... these days I would definitely get a degree. My firm has an annual graduate...

Re the PDF problem... Download a free PDF creator (I think there's one called PDF Creator). It'll then turn up as a printer. Print your file to PDF.

PM me your email address if you're interested in a couple of Open Office spreadsheets - one to calculate heat loss of your tank (and therefore the running time of your heater) and the second to calculate component and total costs of running a tank based on your electricity costs.

I've not used it myself but IE can be used as an FTP client. Assuming your clients have Internet Explorer then you could set up password protected folders per client in some web space and then give then instructions for using Internet Explorer to FTP, along with their username and password for...

I see. Dropbox works more the other way round, allowing you to share out rather than in (to the best of my knowledge). I know some people who do this stuff a lot - I'll pose the question and see what they come up with... EDIT: Thinking aloud... How about your creating a separate Flickr (or...

FreeNAS is fairly straightforward. What exactly do you need to do & how much storage space: http://www.getdropbox.com/

Where do you race?

You do track days?

Just looked at your Flickr gallery... Think you should go in to photography - very impressed, best I've seen in a very long time.

Tow bar and trailer may be the answer when it comes to extra large tanks. You can even get "roof" racks for trailers which allow you to carry longer loads on top of the trailer rather than inside. You could even get a box trailer if you wanted to keep everything secure inside. I'm guessing the...

Elemis is a brand - just not the one with the tanks! Does public liability cover potential health risks associated with fish tanks (TB, Salmonella, etc)? If you're thinking of medical practitioners you may need to consider this. Hospitals (I appreciate this is a whole different ball game...)...

Sounds like a plan. Think I may have got the wrong brand earlier on. Think it may be: http://www.cremedelamer.co.uk (aka: Creme de la Mer)

That sounds more familiar (never took much notice of the name - knew it had a CD in there somewhere).

Got one of those as a pool car at work (1.9 CD Turbo Diesel) - complete with the low-profiles and darkened windows. Quite quick - has an accelerator like and on/off switch if you choose to use it that way (i.e. versus a more normal approach to changing speed). I've done some long trips in it and...

Try FREE (don't be put off by the bandwidth per month - build the site properly and it'll support a fair few visitors before you'll need to upgrade): http://www.freevirtualservers.com/free-hosting.htm They're reliable and demonstrate good customer care. (I'm not affiliated!)

Apologies if I've missed the point but... ...you have a car but want to buy/lease a van? Why not keep your costs down and use your car to start off with? Spend your money on targeted advertising. You can get on the web for the cost of a domain name and some free web design I've already seen...

I see blogs as an evolving record of personal opinion and expression rather than an authority on any given subject. What you're describing sounds more like the latter which, to my mind, is more a site with very strong authoritative content. Which is, erm, UKAPS - this site which should be the...

The only problem I've encountered with Chrome and stylesheets is fonts on some sites (very few). Same with Safari - mostly sorted IMO some time ago. Never had a problem coding sites to work on Safari. Chrome is great IMO, although I like Firefox too. IE (like most MS software) trys to hard to...

LOL - I'm still living the original internet/WWW dream... Note to self: Take a look at the guides.

Reinvent the wheel? Why not contribute to an already established plant index such as PlantGeek.net?

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow ... flash.html Nice voice, shame about the message...

Nevertheless, Freecycle continues to keep stuff out of landfill, right? It also splits in to local areas. And, if dontdumpthat.org.uk are OK, why diversify and dilute?

Just on the subject of people taking things to sell on eBay etc... I agree it's not quite in the spirit of Freecycle but it does still achieve the same objective - that is stopping this stuff ending up in landfill. I'd be inclined more toward adding more support to an established, well known...

I had most success using Auto Trader.

Tom Tom One. Think carefully about the XL version (or any large Sat Nav for that matter) - remember it will spend most of its time obscuring your vision. I have absolutely no problem using or seeing the standard size. Bear in mind that a lot of the time you're just listening to the instruction...

Do you ever access Facebook and/or Hotmail from another computer (e.g. work, internet cafe, etc)??? As these are both web apps, you need to consider security beyond your own PC.

I would have considered the iPhone if it hadn't been for the silly price contract. There's no way I'd pay the monthly contract - I get enough free minutes etc for £20 per M.

Not something I've set up for two reasons... Firstly I use Gmail so simply visit the web page to manage my emails. Secondly... I tend to use open wireless networks (i.e. other peoples...) so I don't currently have a dedicated internet access point to make it worth setting up the facility to...

That's what I expected - in particular your 2nd point... I've never used them, nor do I know anyone who has, hence the question. Makes it ever more difficult when I'm more than familiar with JL product quality.

If I'm looking for quality I head for John Lewis... However, I'm in the market for a couple of leather sofas and can't quite bring myself to ignore the silly cheap prices at DFS (I could get two for less than the price of the one of the ones I'm looking at in JL). I vaguely recall hearing...

Go for the little known Nokia E51. It's from their "business" range. I have mine for a few months now and it's excellent. Nearly all the useful features of the N95 but in a more sensible package (and good battery life!). Two colleagues that bought N95's were kicking themselves when I turned up...

If this link works, it should take you to a Flickr slideshow...

Sure. I've probably got some old ones knocking about but I'll try and find some time tomorrow to take a new pic as it's looking especially good right now. Watch this space...

I'd stick with my nature pond. Don't know how many gallons it is but it's about 12 foot across and 4-5ft deep. It's in a part of the garden that is fenced off to provide a wildlife area - we just let the grass and weed grow. No fish in the pond, just native wildlife and plants. It's not even...

Analyst. Streeeetch, yawn... Wannabee property developer/cabinet maker

Come on guys & girls, dig deep and divert some of that decadent spending on aquatic gear to a good cause - your tank will still be here in 2 months time, whereas this little girls days are numbered without help: http://www.mayaperrinskippen.com/ Also, be shameless like me and spread the word...

You can't put a sentence like that in a conversation about eating poo. It's just wrong.

I had a play with Ubuntu just before I installed FreeNAS. It was OK, right up until the point when I could not get it to install some software. I'm sure whatever problem I was experiencing was run-of-the-mill and easily solvable, I just did not have the motivation to find the answer (given that...

Re: MAKE SURE YOU BACKUP Just intalled FreeNAS on my old PC. Surprisingly simple to set up and works with Vista (Vista wouldn't backup to my old PC with XP Pro installed - go figure!) You can also control it via a web interface rather than have a screen connected to the second PC. I manage it...

Now that's something I would buy it for. When I eventually get round to doing mine maybe I'll document my experiences.

Perhaps that's my problem... I used to buy it and enjoy reading about stuff when I was keeping all manner of fish in numerous tanks and also contemplating things I had not tried (about 20 years ago), however, these days my fish keeping is not so dominant. I enjoy owning and maintaining the tank...

To be honest I don't know what I'd like see in the magazine. Perhaps there simply isn't sufficient new stuff emerging.

Every time I pick up a copy of PFK and flick through I never seem to find sufficient new / interesting content. I always end up putting it back on the shelf. Am I missing something?

I'm feelin' it - I'm feeling the lovin' :D Perhaps we could dye the eBayer? Hopefully the most people are more informed about dyed fishes these days and they'll simply not get any business.

I just visited their web site... Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh - my eyes..........

Islabikes make excellent kids bikes. I have a permanent search emailing me from eBay for anything Islabike and this came my way. Way to early for mine but if you've got an 8-11YO then it's worth a look: ISLABIKE

Ha ha... I too was in to skateboards, skates, and BMX's first time round. These days I just like to dress up as a Gimp. (And CB radio :shock: )

Yeah, I second RSS. Particularly as, unlike most forums, you get thread updates as well as new threads.