A couple of members have requested the opportunity to be able to post equipment reviews. Well, I am delighted to announce that our new equipment review section is available as a sub directory of Techie World.

You can find it directly, by followinfg this link http://www.midlandsweather.org.uk/equipment-reviews/

Grant

I really do worry that people get worried about this, so let me try to explain.

We have two levels: A red card and a yellow card.

If you receive a yellow card, firstly, its not a telling off PM and secondly its nothing personal. Its a merely a courtesy note to tell you we've changed the content of your post, usually because it does not meet one or more of the forum rules.

We usually do this using the "yellow card" infraction as this enables all...

Grant

Help

By some sheer fluke I've managed to win hosting on a semi-dedicated server

Here is the spec - it hosts a max of 12 customers!

Processor Dual Quad Core Intel Xeon E5420
2.5 GHz, 2x2x6 MB cache
RAM 12GB DDR2
Hard Disk Space 50GB
Monthly Bandwidth 700GB
Operating System Linux CentOS 5.0
Guaranteed RAM 1GB
Connection 100 Mbps

The dilemma is that its only for a year and at £50...

Grant

Can we put Peter Norton, the Ebbsfleet United groundsman, on top of the UK charts with his song "Beat the Weather"? It's to mark the football club's appearance at Wembley in the FA Trophy Final on Saturday May 10.

10,000 sales could put him in the Top Ten, with all profits going towards buying Peter a new fertilizer distributor and fixing his warped garage doors.

You can buy "Beat the Weather" from iTunes here for 79p, and you can hear the song and...

Grant

We've all heard of it, the postcode lottery! The most common factors that it can affect are eduction - the school place you are offered, health - whether you can get the drugs you need or if you have a local A&E available. But it also affects the very foundation of your local politics.

If you want something done then use your vote! Well thats what they say isn't it? The problem is that the choice available to you, depends on your postcode.

I happen to live in a ward...

Grant