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by Ritchie
Fri Jul 17, 2009 12:29 pm
Forum: The Living Room (Posh man's lounge)
Topic: Are there any kiwis about?
Replies: 5
Views: 250

Re: Are there any kiwis about?

What sort of IT work are you looking for Daz, have a few mates that are IT Project Managers within a few of the big banks in Auckland.
by Ritchie
Fri Jun 26, 2009 12:57 pm
Forum: The Living Room (Posh man's lounge)
Topic: Micheal Jackson Dead!
Replies: 47
Views: 1560

Re: Micheal Jackson Dead!

I hear his final wish was to be diced up and served in a vindaloo at a primary school,




ensuring he makes a 10yo's donkey boy sting just one more time
by Ritchie
Mon Apr 13, 2009 6:02 pm
Forum: PC/Mobile Phone/SatNav Chat/Tech Questions
Topic: Streaming HD films to PS3 - Stutering
Replies: 2
Views: 494

Re: Streaming HD films to PS3 - Stutering

Got this one fixed, seems that you need to copy the larger files (these were practically 8gb mpegs) over to the PS3 before watching. Now i get great picture quaility, now sound, just a really bad hiss/crackle. any ideas??? The sound works perfectly on any other file and or game, so i don't think its...
by Ritchie
Sun Apr 12, 2009 3:46 pm
Forum: The Living Room (Posh man's lounge)
Topic: Student Loan Interest Rates - Good news ex students!
Replies: 45
Views: 829

Re: Student Loan Interest Rates - Good news ex students!

I wish, shame it was only bonus month. That sharesave scheme sounds good, a lot of companies offer it -including mine - but not with option prices that low. I hope she's maxxing that one out. We have another scheme called share match where we buy shares pre tax and then get 1.66-2 shares depending ...
by Ritchie
Sun Apr 12, 2009 3:39 pm
Forum: The Living Room (Posh man's lounge)
Topic: Post Code Insurance Groups - Postcode Risk Assessment List
Replies: 26
Views: 652

Re: Post Code Insurance Groups - Postcode Risk Assessment List

Ha ha NE4 here = refer, so whats that all abouts

NN2 as well, should not be that high.

How often do these lists get updated, and i'm sure they must use the second half of the postcode as well, as in the bigger citys that range would be way to large.
by Ritchie
Sun Apr 12, 2009 1:27 pm
Forum: PC/Mobile Phone/SatNav Chat/Tech Questions
Topic: Streaming HD films to PS3 - Stutering
Replies: 2
Views: 494

Streaming HD films to PS3 - Stutering

Afternoon all, I've got my PS3 set up to the network at home, and using TVersity i can access all my videos on the computer. I've just aquired some films which are in mkv format, reading from the net, i can use a program called mkv2vob to turn these into mpeg so that the PS3 can read them, which all...
by Ritchie
Thu Apr 02, 2009 4:45 pm
Forum: PC/Mobile Phone/SatNav Chat/Tech Questions
Topic: Easiest way to print passport photos
Replies: 7
Views: 1052

Re: Easiest way to print passport photos

doesnt the print wizard from XP allow you to do this
by Ritchie
Thu Apr 02, 2009 4:43 pm
Forum: PC/Mobile Phone/SatNav Chat/Tech Questions
Topic: Sticky keyboard
Replies: 18
Views: 1654

Re: Sticky keyboard

buy a new one for a couple of quid from the local PC shop :?
by Ritchie
Thu Apr 02, 2009 4:39 pm
Forum: The Living Room (Posh man's lounge)
Topic: Hmmn.. Maybe a Mazda RX..
Replies: 25
Views: 465

Re: Hmmn.. Maybe a Mazda RX..

Looks like something that would come out of that `chop shop - london garge ` programme on discovery :o
by Ritchie
Thu Apr 02, 2009 7:30 am
Forum: The Living Room (Posh man's lounge)
Topic: Domestic wiring - certs required
Replies: 5
Views: 246

Re: Domestic wiring - certs required

Its been there snice i moved in.... honest I'm not sure, but i've done things like that myself a few times, as long as your using the correct coloured and size of cables (blue & brown, 2.5mm) I think you have issues when you start and find that the whole ring main is in out of date wire's etc. M...
by Ritchie
Sat Feb 28, 2009 4:57 pm
Forum: The Living Room (Posh man's lounge)
Topic: OMG, ive gone off my pizza.....
Replies: 43
Views: 1022

Re: OMG, ive gone off my pizza.....

Heh, I work in Engineering... with loads of blokes.. there's nothing sly about it. Pretty much everyone here just says, 'back in a bit, going for a turd'. It must only be office/mixed sex environments where people feel the need to be subtle :D Same here, you can walk into the bog's on the shop floo...
by Ritchie
Fri Feb 27, 2009 11:17 am
Forum: The Living Room (Posh man's lounge)
Topic: Trip advice
Replies: 6
Views: 250

Re: Trip advice

Where in Sweden are you heading? Some of the roads up north arn't always the greatest, becasue of the extreme weather change (-30's to +30's) in the short space of time (each season) allot of the roads can be quite potholed and cracked, always worth watching that one. Saying that all the main road's...
by Ritchie
Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:38 am
Forum: The Living Room (Posh man's lounge)
Topic: Anyone who recv'd anythign from cabezazr have his address?
Replies: 32
Views: 852

Re: Anyone who recv'd anythign from cabezazr have his address?

kash wrote: Apparantley he's in Miami at the mo cheeky F----R but APPARANTLEY he is someone i can trust.

Not a bad way to spend a grand you've just recently 'acquired'
by Ritchie
Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:35 am
Forum: The Living Room (Posh man's lounge)
Topic: Questions for a Sparky
Replies: 4
Views: 278

Re: Questions for a Sparky

Quiche,

Cheers for that, looks like i've got a fun afternoon ahead of me.

What is the recomended wire size for the ring main and to all the outlets?

Ritchie
by Ritchie
Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:31 pm
Forum: The Living Room (Posh man's lounge)
Topic: Questions for a Sparky
Replies: 4
Views: 278

Questions for a Sparky

Morning all, Got a couple of questions for a sparky if anyone can help. I'm just in the process of fitting out my kitchen, and i've got plasters etc on the way in to sort the walls, but i need to run cables etc for the elec supply to various items, so i have the following questions: I'm lead to beli...
by Ritchie
Sat Jan 17, 2009 7:44 pm
Forum: PC/Mobile Phone/SatNav Chat/Tech Questions
Topic: How to Install TomTom Maps
Replies: 0
Views: 327

How to Install TomTom Maps

Hi all, I've got a TomTom 520 device and i've got the maps for europe on a DVD but i can't work out how to install them, the TomTom home software keeps pointing me to the online shop to buy them, i have them sitting on a CD but can't get them to appear in the screen I copied them to the SD card and ...
by Ritchie
Fri Jan 16, 2009 11:39 am
Forum: Non-Car For Sale
Topic: Ipaq 2210 + GPS
Replies: 8
Views: 826

Re: Ipaq 2210 + GPS

Done!

Drop us a Pm
by Ritchie
Fri Jan 16, 2009 10:10 am
Forum: Non-Car For Sale
Topic: Ipaq 2210 + GPS
Replies: 8
Views: 826

Re: Ipaq 2210 + GPS

Windows mobile 2003 i think is whats on it

Something to cover postage and a beer token or two for the effort of walking to the post office will cover it
by Ritchie
Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:19 pm
Forum: Non-Car For Sale
Topic: Ipaq 2210 + GPS
Replies: 8
Views: 826

Re: Ipaq 2210 + GPS

4 months on and i've found it again at the bottom of a pile

Any use to anyone before it goes in the bin
by Ritchie
Wed Jan 14, 2009 5:01 pm
Forum: The Living Room (Posh man's lounge)
Topic: Five rules to follow to a happy life..
Replies: 4
Views: 282

Re: Five rules to follow to a happy life..

In the back of the delorean after fixing the flux capacitor from a return trip to the 80's :P :P :P (very old that one, seen it loads, still funny tho)
by Ritchie
Tue Jan 13, 2009 2:11 pm
Forum: The Living Room (Posh man's lounge)
Topic: American Chopper
Replies: 8
Views: 268

Re: American Chopper

Wasn't it the first one, where they were 'auditioning' for dancers for a fictous event, so they could get to the ladies dancing, and one of the guys sat with his head infront of the video camera the whole time
by Ritchie
Tue Jan 13, 2009 12:42 pm
Forum: The Living Room (Posh man's lounge)
Topic: Consumer / Business Phone Contracts?
Replies: 5
Views: 847

Re: Consumer / Business Phone Contracts?

Not sure, but Voice subscription may be to enable the device to work as a phone. The blackberry users we have here, have thier blackberry as a mobile e-mail and diray managment device, and then carry a mobile phone as a seperate device (then some of them also carry a 3g USB mobile broadband thingy a...
by Ritchie
Wed Jan 07, 2009 9:21 pm
Forum: PC/Mobile Phone/SatNav Chat/Tech Questions
Topic: How to get my cable on other TVs in the house
Replies: 9
Views: 994

Re: How to get my cable on other TVs in the house

On the back of your Virgin Box there should be 2 (or 3 if you have the HD V+ box) You should have the Scart leads (retangular(ish) in shape with circa 50 pins in it) normally 2 of them Then there will be two RF ports (one male one female) these are around 1/2 inch diameter and use the good old fashi...
by Ritchie
Wed Jan 07, 2009 5:07 pm
Forum: PC/Mobile Phone/SatNav Chat/Tech Questions
Topic: Wii Softmod [complete]
Replies: 25
Views: 1658

Re: Wii Softmod

I would agree with the above The modifaction of the Wii to play homebrew games and aplications i would 'assume' is not illegal. The sharing, copying, and use of copyrighted games is obviously illegal, i would personally suguest to cover the back of RT and its owner's etc that the link to the site wh...
by Ritchie
Wed Jan 07, 2009 10:01 am
Forum: PC/Mobile Phone/SatNav Chat/Tech Questions
Topic: Garmin Nuvi 200W with MemoryMap?
Replies: 2
Views: 495

Re: Garmin Nuvi 200W with MemoryMap?

I would assume that the Garmin units are locked to there own software, I'm sure there are some around that have hacked it to play with colour schemes, pictures, logo's, fonts etc. But i would imgaine getting it to run a 3rd party software would be a fairly large ask. Have you thought about the PDA s...
by Ritchie
Wed Jan 07, 2009 9:57 am
Forum: PC/Mobile Phone/SatNav Chat/Tech Questions
Topic: Wii Softmod [complete]
Replies: 25
Views: 1658

Re: Wii Softmod

Very intrested in this So once you've played and saved a copy of the zelda game, and done your wares with the downloaded software (Daz very intrested in an e-mail copy of that ;) ) i don't have to use Zelda again, so in theroy i could rent/borrow a copy of it to allow this to happen? Someone mention...
by Ritchie
Tue Jan 06, 2009 5:05 pm
Forum: The Living Room (Posh man's lounge)
Topic: What Bicycle ?
Replies: 43
Views: 2886

Re: What Bicycle ?

Its actually not your bike though , they are renting it to you then you get an offer at the end of the lease term to buy the bike at a reasonable price , hence im out lol. We've got an agreed value up front when you enter into it with my employer, so you know what the cost is, looking around i can ...
by Ritchie
Tue Jan 06, 2009 12:00 pm
Forum: The Living Room (Posh man's lounge)
Topic: What Bicycle ?
Replies: 43
Views: 2886

Re: What Bicycle ?

Been looking at bikes for myself lately as tempted to start riding in and out of work. Very useful thread guys!! We've all just been dumped with these flyers on our desks here at the office about a goverment scheme for tax free bikes, basically they give you a loan to buy the bike, and it gets paid ...
by Ritchie
Tue Jan 06, 2009 11:49 am
Forum: The Living Room (Posh man's lounge)
Topic: Kill it, cook it, eat it
Replies: 19
Views: 567

Re: Kill it, cook it, eat it

I sometimes wonder where people think food comes from and how it gets to your plate. Did anyone watch that series 'unbreakable' on five, a bunch of people thinking that they could face anything, and one of the tasks which had most of them in tears/throwing up was when some locals in a desert slit th...
by Ritchie
Mon Jan 05, 2009 12:36 pm
Forum: The Living Room (Posh man's lounge)
Topic: I've updated my website - Feedback please
Replies: 33
Views: 903

Re: I've updated my website - Feedback please

Looks quite good, Few picky points (but i guess that’s what your after) I'm not keen on the dark blue text in the light blue menu bar (but that’s a personal preference) The homepage with the packages on looks a little confusing, you say your after a simple hassle free approach but when i first look ...
by Ritchie
Sun Dec 28, 2008 7:37 pm
Forum: The Living Room (Posh man's lounge)
Topic: Feking Low Life Scum
Replies: 12
Views: 616

Re: Feking Low Life Scum

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/shropshire/7799149.stm That was one of the other lads taken that day :( Marc's furneal was just before xmas to http://www.itv.com/News/Articles/Funeral-for-newlywed-Marine-859916023.html Busy does not discribe it, the place was rammed, a send off fit for the man
by Ritchie
Tue Dec 16, 2008 4:06 pm
Forum: The Living Room (Posh man's lounge)
Topic: Feking Low Life Scum
Replies: 12
Views: 616

Feking Low Life Scum

Well you've all prob read the papers, and heard the news reports over the weekend, the 'lovely folk' in Afghanistan have reached a new low. They have resulted in using 13 year old children to take out our lads doing there jobs over there. No doubt these kids have been brainwashed into believing they...
by Ritchie
Mon Dec 08, 2008 4:38 pm
Forum: The Living Room (Posh man's lounge)
Topic: AAAAARGH! Worst journey ever...
Replies: 42
Views: 772

Re: AAAAARGH! Worst journey ever...

So in comparision my trip this week seems like a god send. Head into the office to pick up a hire car, find out Hertz have upgraded me into a nice A6 S-Line. Head out of town around 20.30 and onto the road, traffic is minimal and the cruise control glides me there. Heading down the By-pass on the ro...
by Ritchie
Tue Dec 02, 2008 9:54 pm
Forum: PC/Mobile Phone/SatNav Chat/Tech Questions
Topic: Online TV Channels
Replies: 1
Views: 342

Online TV Channels

Well looks like i'm going to be in a crappy hotel for most week days in beligum, i have access to the net, but darn BBC iplayer won't let me watch anything as i'm outside the UK. Anyone know any sites that have streaming on i can watch at a decent resoultion something semi decent (UK TV progs, Re-ru...
by Ritchie
Tue Nov 25, 2008 1:24 pm
Forum: The Living Room (Posh man's lounge)
Topic: A better class of c**t???
Replies: 23
Views: 690

Re: A better class of c**t???

p.s. Never exceeded the posted speed limit. Whatever it was. 50mph all the way down there. Altho i have once been a passenger at a multiple of that down there in a nice ultima having fun with a cbr600, came of the island at the bottom near the bridge and we went past the magic 3 figures before pass...

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