Bugsy

Has the thread "Dont be shy, show yourself" been removed, as it seems to have disappeared ?

To add to this, when we bought our house the Notaire explained that work done by official businesses/tradesmen was covered under their insurance, but work done by the owner was not.  

C: Catapult

Bob, your link doesn't work ?

Disapointed that there is no spell checker in IE 7 ? You can download this free-be from http://www.iespell.com/ It sit's quietly in the background and is activated by highlighting what you want to check - right clicking over it - you are then given a choice as to which web-dictionary you want to use. It can also be used to check definitions and origins. It's neat, and very quick.

We came over in the immigration that followed the Norman conquest in 1066. Our family motto: 'I stand in the tracks of my ancestors' Nice one RH..............[kiss]

We would certainly welcome any advice on how to stop our cats from climbing the Christmas tree.

It's actually a  Christmas Angel hanging over the table, we don't do nappies anymore........[:P]

Winter storage...........................[:D]

Want a bigger screen when you're browsing, for no money ? Click F11 and enjoy. Click it again to revert back.

Given the number of recent posting I thought it would be a good idea to start a thread where you can add any tips or advice on the use of computers. It would be good if this thread is not used for discussion but just for tips. Any questions or queries being directed to the 'poster' by PM. I don't think it matters how basic the tip is, as it may help someone, and computer whizz-kids can just smile and say to themselves "I knew that". Please note that my tips tend to be XP biased as that's the system I work with.   I'm happy to start with probably the two most important........................ 1. Always create a Restore Point before making changes or adding new programs to your system. Click Start - All Programs - Accessories - System Tools - System Restore - Create a New Restore Point - Give it a name - Click Create.   2. Back-up your files regularly. It's a fact that at some time now or in the future, your system will crash and you stand a good chance of loosing valuable files. It's also a fact that the majority of people buying a new external hard drive have lost stuff due to a system crash. External drives are both cheap (ish) and easy to use. A software programme like 'Acronis True Image' enables you to save your whole system contents that can then be re-installed in the event of a disaster      

Morning Grumpy [:)] Here is a photo of me using the loo.................. http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p211/Bugbear2/black.jpg With the light off, of course..............................[:D][:D]

and you.................................[:)]

[quote user="Tresco"] [quote user="Dick Smith"]You're Grumpy. [/quote] At least he isn't Horny. [;-)] [/quote] Is that from the 'adult' version of the story ? Tres...............[:D]

Pancake:   With the following proviso's, Do it. 1. Everyone in your family must want to do it. 2. Choose the area with care. 3. Spend a long time looking at the area that the dream house you have found is situated. 4. Learn to remain calm in the face of bureaucracy. 5. Always take something with you to do, when you're waiting to pay in the supermarket checkout. 6. Learn as much of the language as you are able. 7. Learn to relax and take things easy. 8. Remember, it's cold in the winter and cabin fever is common in some area's. If you 'tick' all those boxes, 'come on down', ..................or in your case, up. "Love France or Leave it" as Mr Chirac says.............................[:D][:D]                    

Confusion,all right, I'm going to bed and I'll work out whats going on tomorrow.........Night all...............[8-)]

It's a bit of a minefield to be honest. Some stuff is so complicated you need a degree in astro-physics just to programme the things. I've got a Magellan 700 which I bought in the States. It has a 20Gb hard drive built in plus space for an SD memory card. It has the whole of the US and Canada plus Europe and takes no longer than half an hour to familiarise with. Uploads are expensive but you don't need them that often. I use it in the car and when touring on the bike and am really quite happy with it. My advice, for what its worth, is to try as many as possible and avoid ones where you have to programme a route on your PC before a journey. Good luck.................................[:D]

Zane

Yeardleigh...................English origin

That looks like the Salt beds you see in Spain..............

[quote user="Chris Head"] Hey Bugbear! Since you're handing out apologies d'ya fancy going back to Afys thread?   [/quote] Slight difference here Chris, not sure if you can spot it, but Gluestick was, polite and he didn't use any offensive words. Now, when I get yours, you'll get mine, capish !!

[IMG]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p211/Bugbear2/Lunchtimeathome.jpg[/IMG] Lunch with the neighbours and if you look very closely there is something unusual in our lounge..

aXel Rose..............is as close as I can get.

Upendo.............................it's true..............African origin.

Theodore