Anthony

Apparently the working title for the note at Samsung was the 'one hand' or some such. The key is, you can hold it in one hand. Great for [insert wisdom/wit]

As an ex financial adviser, I would say you're kind of looking at it arse about face. (I would possibly be more polite to a client, though not necessarily). You take a fixed rate deal if stability of monthly payment is important to you e.g. a first mortgage or you have lots of other variable incomings/outgoings. You take a variable/discount if stability isn't such a big issue and or you have a track record of financial discipline. Not talking about credit rating here, more about how much of a muppet you are/n't when it comes to saving, and only you know that. Essentially fixed rates will be, on average, over the term of the deal, a little more expensive than a tracker/variable rate, but what you get in return for the extra premium is certainty and stability. So, which will make you better off right now? Anyone who says they definitely know which will be cheaper for you is either bullshitting or downright lying. Yeah, interest rates might well go up. But when and how quickly? By how much? Nobody **** knows, and that includes the highly paid people in the financial markets who do the vox pops on the telly. So, that helpful?

Went to see the new Sean Penn thing the other day. He's a rock star who wears a wig. Can never remember the name and it would be a little dishonest of me to google it. Anyway, it's brilliant. Beautifully shot, uplifting, funny, quirky. Downsides are some pointless characters and plotlines. (Thingy from Fargo is underused). Could do with more ruthless editing, but go see it. You'll come out smiling. Off to see the Hunger games tomorrow night. I'm seeing a delightful young lady who is a member of BAFTA. Free tickets to a wonderful cinema at BAFTA HQ ftw. Digital projection, spot on sound. No ads, no trailers, no teenagers. You're not allowed to leave before the end credits tho else you'll get tutted at.

640KB? pah, clearly a bloody foreigner:

If there's plenty of onboard space you don't really need an sd card slot. Key is though, what is 'plenty'? There's also the issue of widgets not working if the app is installed on the sd. My phone has 512mb total, so needless to say I don't use many widgets.

That's a bugger, but at least it's working for you now after a fashion. I had a play on my bro's Prime and it was teh nutz/totesamazeballs etc. Lovely bit of kit.

Yarr. CM7. Works like a charm.

Cheers guys. Suspect it will be Tegis' link - no web/mail serving.

I do some volunteering in a small office and help them with their IT stuff. They have no networked storage, but have recently been given a whole load of old Dell desktops, so I thought I'd repurpose one as a NAS box. At home I have a D Link DNS 323 (which is a bit rubbish TBH) and essentially I'm looking to do something like that. a network drive that people can map on their pcs and macs. So what should I do? Install ubuntu? Umm, then what? I'd like it to have a static IP. There won't be anything confidential stored on it, so all it needs is for everyone to have read/write access to the storage area; no quotas or reserved areas, dead simple. I think. Suggestions as to what I should do, or maybe you know where a good article is? Over to you...

I have one of those. Cracking phone.

My issue is the application of this principle across the board and across the world. In every sphere of public and private life.

Weirdly, my real name is Legov. What are the chances of that?

Rodders, you should be able to reclaim your tax overpayments. NI too. They'll do it for you at the end of the tax year, probably inaccurately, and send you a cheque. Or you can give them a bell and have a chat. Record the call though. My expertise: Financial advice: I was an FA for nearly ten years to 2005 and did my mortgage quals too. Whilst my current knowledge is out of date, the basic principles are still sound. If you want current advice ask Julie. Woundcare/skin healing: I used to visit district nurses and nursing homes as a rep ostensibly to get them to use our products, but 95% of the time I was training the nurses on how skin heals and why their patients weren't responding to their 'treatment'. And if you think nurses don't know much about chronic wound healing, doctors know even less. Mental health: I've been hospitalised twice with depression and it still dogs me to this day, but I manage it. Anyway, I've had an awful lot of experience dealing with and talking about this stuff and my friends often come to me for advice. PM me in confidence if you want a chat. PCs: I'm quite good with them, but many are better, so post your questions in the tech thread and the hive mind will come up with suggestions. Other: I'm just a general know-all. Spouting facts is sometimes easier than sharing opinions.

I would like to add my vote to Julia Bradbury. For some reason though, I have it in my head that she's not really into the menfolk. Dunno where I got that idea from.

Is Chicago still on the Strand? You could try the Savoy, Smollensky's or Simpsons. Actually, breakfast at Simpsons is teh orsm.

I am pleased to see that Rob's impending nuptials haven't blunted his edge.

Crikey Mikey. Happy birthday old chap.

Totally agree Wiggy.

I cannot stop looking at this pic! wow Maybe this will help?

Brilliant for him, brilliant for you. Well done both.

Alex Salmond is a sad man. Prepare for two years of him highlighting the differences between us, just to feed his own bitterness. I shall continue to do what I always try to do, which is focus on what we have in common. The debate will doubtless focus on who gets the most taxes or who generates the most, i.e. the differences between us. How about talking about how we're stronger together? Just suppose he'd been born in the Balkans. Or Somalia. Or Nigeria. It's all about him and him establishing his own fiefdom.

You are me. I find that the better my TV setup becomes, the less I watch it.

About the bets he laid? I have no evidence whatsoever, but my suspicions are mounting.

Good touch from Hutton just then. Christ, did I just type that?