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Thanks all - food for thought indeed. It doesn't need to be enormously powerful but at the same time shouldn't be so far behind the curve. Its not going to need much more than office functions and email/web capapbility but lightness is key. Cheers Tim

Stuff needs to come off the old laptop here though. I'll look into the Vaio. Also what about the Apple? Is it true that there is now an OS that is Microsoft compatible and if so - is it any cop? Cheers Tim

My wife needs a new laptop - her current one is old, heavy and slow. The key criteria are: light screen that is legible in daylight reasonable battery life windows/vista compatible I also imagine that 'good looking' will be on the list somewhere too. What would you recommend? Cheers Tim

Well done Gill Here's a piece of marquetry to aspire to: Done by a very talented pro friend of mine. My wife saw it and said - ooh, lets have one of those :roll: Cheers Tim

This sign appeared outside our house this morning: The agent is a very good guy and clearly has a well developed sense of humour! On the market for a week - two viewers, second one offered the asking price after one visit. Funnily enough we accepted. Best thing is that they have taken out...

Nice work Dan Not so sure about the owners' "sensitive" renovation though - don't expect that any of that timber would have been bare originally, or that there would have been a bare brick chimney breast (or upvc windows) but ours is not to reason why - especially if a kitchen commission is in...

Mark Very sorry to hear the news. Its so difficult to know how to react to small changes in your pet esp when they can't talk. Its a horrible time for you - I wish you all the best. Cheers Tim

It may also be covered by your household insurance anyway. The other option is to stick the 8.99 into a savings account every month - if it does go wrong then you will probably have accumulated enough to pay for it. If it doesn't then you've got some extra savings. Cheers Tim

Thanks Dave That seems to have done it. Cheers Tim

Something odd has happened on my PC - whenever I open a directory in Windows explorer or try to open a file through a program eg Word, the directory has defaulted to showing the file list starting with Z instead of A. I don't see a way of returning this to its original default - clearly I can...

I was given a big lump of burr elm when we were fishing a couple of years ago. It has sat as a large door stop inside since then. I want to clean it up and show the quality of the burr and on the flatter faces this is simple enough. However, there is also a lot of highly irregular undulating...

If you can lose the British bit then ipe is your best option - has same fire rating as concrete. Cheers Tim

What do you do about any onsite alterations or as in the case of the upper plinth in the pink room, fitting marks/ retouching? I like your cross groove design element very much. Cheers Tim

I have an unused sheet of 0.7mm laminate (white liner) that is 3050x 1300mm. I bought it ages ago with the intention of putting it on router table top. Never got round to it - am not going to get round to it and its taking up space. Its loosely rolled in it original box - free for collection...

The house is now on the market and I thought I should update you with what I did in the front porch in the end. Think its worked out quite well. House went in the paper on Thursday so we shall have to see whether it did work out well after all. We've had one viewing and another booked for...

Have you got any pics of the inside? Would love to see them. Cheers Tim

Looks very nice, but can't believe that the wardrobes are 1500mm deep unless thats an internal dim. Carpets look rubbish though :wink: .... Cheers Tim

I like it very much. I have been thinking of something to make a good pal of mine for his 40th. He is a very talented artist and this may be just the ticket. What do you reckon it weighs? Cheers Tim

I think its fixed - at least its not loose anymore. I also put some threadlock on it just in case. Thanks for the speedy responses - lets see what the aussies have to say. Cheers Tim

Ray I can categorically say that that scenario hasn't occurred. PM sent. Cheers Tim