I've been considering the surface pro but looking online, a lot of people suggest against windows due to it being sluggish and lack of apps etc (although it would be very useful for configuring CCTV, alarms, etc) i'd like opinions and suggestions from people who've used various products.

an ideal advantage would be to use the tablet in the van for maps, calendar, spotify etc which points me once again towards android.

The ipad also looks good but i generally try to avoid apple as much as possible.

Thanks in advance!

http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=18033

So last Saturday, we buy and collect a second hand conservatory, comes with radiator, ceiling fan and some other goodies.

seller phones tonight 'did i accidentally give you the remote for my exercise machine?', well tbh we did notice two remotes, but thought possibly one was faulty and had forgotten about it.

Wife digs it out from the big plastic jar of screws and bits that belong to the conservatory.

Noticed the LED light on this remote is on, so i press the power button and - wallah, the Tv turns itself on - mystery solved - but now i have no excuse to go buy a fancy new Tv .

Livings a pain sometimes lol!

I use Intuits Quickbooks, they offer desktop and cloud based systems, much as Office 365 amongst others.

Given the fun and games O2 had, with their mobile services going down i am reticent to trust others services so fully. i do lodge backups on several free services, and I can see the advantages of working from anywhere i have WiFi, and if my laptop breaks-down or is stolen, but my fear is of losing access.

Eggs all in one basket, the VAT man won't be to happy if all my records are now trashed due to a remote software service server being hacked as example.

what do others think?

Which platform will you go for? You pay to play on Xbox 'live' but you do get better anti hacker protection than Sony network

PS4 thus far for me lacks a killer tittle for it's launch, Socom 2 on PS2 was my game team favourit of all time, but hackers just eventually killed it .

Looks like the brilliant close competitor Rainbow 6 franchis with foul mouthed but hilarious terrorists comment, is going to also miss the boat, thats if it ever gets launched.

The Copper riding the unmarked 180+ MPH bike remains anonymous, simply radio's ahead to marked cars parked up, who then pull over then safely pull the bikers at junctions. he never reveals himself by actually stopping anyone.

comment that caught my attention is the main copper said they call him their 'STIG', but i bet the disgruntled bikers on learning that who got caught by him call him 'STIGGY' .

2 versions available the lite is free, but but no saves,

But best bit is a free PC version, you can import fDFX files from your iPad full version, then work on them as needed on the bigger PC screen before sending them back via email.

this is not auto cad but a simple cad - made for blokes like me, and saves me finding fag packets to write on .

link to pc software - it won't run on W8 64 version

http://www.cci-icc.gc.ca/tools-outils/padcad-eng.aspx

This program was properly bought by developers and used to aggressively to advertise other apps and increase their revenue, which also increased the spread.

it got under the rogue activity radar by acting normally for quite a while, laying dormant waiting until a signal was sent by the control server to infected devices, ordering them to text or contact premium rate services.

item was on BBC world news that Game and other app providers had to shut their sites to investigate and clean house, so not just skankey alternative app sites. afaik.nothing like this to date.has hit iOS or windows platforms, but might so be careful.

often i get asked for a rough estimate, with this way you can be fairly accurate, quick and also record it, then email it on to your client - or yourself as a memo, using info client infi direct from your existing contacts data base

I normally use a spread sheet, but this should be far fsr easier .

http://www.iquote-app.com/

Arfur

Is there any software you would recommend or feel we could do with getting like RSS/UDL applications etc.,

Alan.

recently on a site carpenters were laying flooring sheets, making a bit of a din running screws in, i'd assumed they were using the torque settings. then i noticed they were not piloting 1st, but drivng screws straight through the MDF into the joyce. having boarded my loft a few years back i was pretty impressed and asked if they were specially hardened screws, got shown this magic bit of kit. they were using,a Makita impact driver.

before anyone posts a sneer, these must have been around for ages but i've never noticed them and so bet other engineers are the same.

obviously, the advantages are of being able to drive screws into hard surfaces with so little effort making it a lot easier was not lost on me, i'm no shrinking vioet bt using one of these i like having an all in wrestlers stregnth powering the driver bit.

the impact action if you don't know, is used when tyres are fitted, the speed gun taps not forces the wheel nutts off, or on. doing so at speed, so this is a smaller version of the speed gun and akin to taping a 'T' bar around with a hammer or mallet to release or secure a tight nut or bolt..

when you drive home a screw using a normal drill fitted with a tip, it will try to lever out as the screw gets tighter, often stripping it out. but this method bangs the screw round, then releases the pressure at spead, so the tip has less chance of levering out and then skidding leaving you to drill out the screw.

you can't abuse it as it will eventually behead the screw, but to go that far would be plain daft. i've used them to drive bolts and nutt wen installing wall mounted camera brackets, also to relase rusted bolts on flood lights when changing bulbs, they really are worth their weight.

since 'discoverng' them, i've bought a S/H 12 volt makita impact driver for the heavier duty work, a small Black & Decker impact driver (model now discontinued), i bought cheap on offer at Homebase for my tool bag, and a B&Q own brand impact driver grabded for £12.00, spotted in an end of line sale, tbh i would not leave home without them, and compliment the Bosch UNEO i mention in another thread.

Regs

Arfur Mo

regs

Arfur Mo

Im looking for a test monitor that wont set me back a fortune but will do the job clearly.

As there are so many out there do any of you have suggestions/personal experiences etc.

Thanks in advance

Lynx2002