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If you're looking for free, Window's own Movie Maker isn't that bad: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloa...oviemaker2.mspx and You Tube has a pretty comprehensive help section: http://help.youtube.com/support/youtube/bi...amp;topic=10526 Enjoy... Len

Steve Burke said: "JK (Joel Kempson) and LJK (Len Kempson) - sorry I missed you today. You'd left before I had a chance to sit with you and have a proper chat. Unfortunately I couldn't stop yesterday as each time I got to your swim I'd just had a call for a taxi!" Don't worry about it Steve, you, Peggy and the bailiffs had more than enough to do. In fact Peggy's perseverance with the BBQ on Saturday went well above the call of duty - thanks Peggy. As Joel has posted the piccies I'll not wax lyrical about Wingham itself other than to say alas, some of us had to back at work on Monday, so we were trying to pack a much line in the water time as we could Things to remember for next year: New pair of wellies, the old boots have had it; New pair of waterproof trousers, the old ones have had it. Check Number One Son's interpretation of, "Have you got the sleeping stuff?" to mean, "Have you packed both your's and mine sleeping bags?" not simply, Have you packed yours?"..... Actually the walk at midnight back to the car was quite pleasant and wrapped in down jacket quite comfortable to sleep in!!! Ah well, we'll keep the fingers crossed for next year, thanks one and all for a new experience... Len

We've been here a few times: http://www.yorklakesidelodges.co.uk/ Close to York - 15 mins on the park n' ride from the Tesco's 5 mins from the site. You do have to work for your fish though.... Len

Eeer, Madam, I assure you, I have no designs upon your goosegogs Len

Hmm bit like Hominy grits did mine, until my brother, who lives in Wisconsin, explained it was a kind of southern version of porridge - but made of maize rather than oats. But I can't think of an americanized version of the mushy pea - it's uniquely British....... Len

A long as I can be, J. Peasemold Gruntfuttock ..... Round The Horne ! The only thing that made Sunday afternoons - that long dark teatime of the soul - bearable: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7/comedy/progpages/horne.shtml Len ps apologies for slow reply - router refusing to recognize my machine after I disconnected my pc for a spring clean Am beating off children with gusto - It still lets them play on their machine!!!!

There speaks a man who's never supped the ambrosia that is peapod wine Len

I'm trying to work out if these, 'exchanges' remind me more of a Goon Show script or an episode of Round the Horne...... Len

There's nothing on their live service page to indicate any problems: http://status-cable.virginmedia.com/vmstatus/summary.do Some comments on http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/ seem to suggest there's been some intermittent problems, but nothing lasting three days. Sure nothing's been 'tweaked' at your end? Len

Well mine are! Seriously, making sure the important stuff is backed up, I turn off Window's Restore before doing things like this. No real proof as such but I'm convinced there are times when it seems to 'overwrite' changes you make to the system..... Then having rebooted to 'set' the system, turn Restore back on.... I take no responsibility for anything that may be destroyed on the basis of such untechnical advice..... Len

As I said I'm a bit of a sea fishing virgin, but pretty much anything - some of those sea lochs are very deep close in to the base of the cliffs. Salmon and sea trout are a possibility, especially on the West Coast where many of the rivers are spate rivers and fish will congregate waiting for a good run of water to make their way up stream from the sea loch. Something like a rubber eel or a condom spinner or flying C - one of these, you're wondering: http://www.spartonfly.co.uk/Spinning/spinning.html Has proven a pretty good all rounder, with a selection of plain(ish) silver spoons of various sizes being handy too. Here's a few more sites to peruse at your leisure - http://www.kayakscotland.com/ http://www.outdoorscotland.co.uk/canoeing_kayaking.htm Don't forget the trip report!

The Chinese eat 'em, you f*** 'em - I know which I'd rather not do. Pass the fork, Jeeves.. Len

Might you be confusing the cable modem with router? You can attach a router to the cable modem no problem at all, and Virgin are trialling a netgear wireless router on which they will offer support. The cable modem is a different beast altogether - this has to be registered by Virgin when they make your connection live - They will not register a cable modem that has not been supplied by them. Len

A root around on here: http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/ can be useful too. Len

Hi have a look here: http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/mapindex.html Last time we stayed around here: http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/loch...vich/index.html should keep you busy for a bit. But seriously, we've stayed in s/c cottages mostly in the far north - anywhere above Lairg, and on Skye many, many times and they have all been great. Not much of a sea fisher or kayaker but it's always easy to find a launch point from a beach and the pollack, wrasse and mackerel have been handy from the shore. The larger lochs are again accessible, but I'd check in the local town or village just in case there are restrictions, especially in those with connections to a river that may bring in a salmon or sea trout run. All very much depends on how far north and what else you are looking for! For the most part driving around is easier - far less traffic outside the towns. Just keep an eye out for sheep, deer and amazing scenery that will tear your eyes away from the road far too often to be safe.... Oh - and real single track roads - no there isn't room to squeeze past, slow down, pull in and breathe in the beauty. I'd venture the opinion that the West coast has the more interesting coast line too! Len

I had the problem of the system not recognizing my DVD drives after uninstalling Nero, they showed up in devices but with the yellow exclamation mark! And explorer couldn't see them at all. I tried rolling back the drivers, disabling, uninstalling all to no avail and then found this little prog, that put all to rights again.... http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/XP_CD-DVD-Fix.zip "Download XP_CD-DVD-Fix.zip and save this file to your hard drive. Navigate to where you saved it and double click the file to extract the contents. Locate the EXE file you extracted and double click it. A confirmation dialog will appear when the script is done. You may need to reboot for the change to take effect. This utility is only intended for Windows XP. You may need Administrator level access to use this utility. If you do not have Administrator level access, the program will say it is finished, but will not have made any changes." if that doesn't work a bit more digging found this: "Run regedit and navigate to registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}. Highlight it and in the right pane, find the Upperfilters and Lowerfilters values. Highlight each one in turn, right click and delete them. Close regedit and restart the computer." I didn't need to try it but if in doubt make a restore point before making changes. The top level also leads to some other interesting stuff, including Windows Media tweaks... Len

This sounds like a Virgin Media Broadband modem. Why do you need the usb and Ethernet cable connected, you should only have to use the Ethernet cable? I'd only use the ethernet cable and check the firewall settings on the laptop in case it's preventing the connection. Here's what I have ; Scientific Atlanta Webstar EPC2100R2 cable modem connected by the ethernet cable only, to a Linksys WRT54GS (http://tinyurl.com/2vkkdo) You can get the Linksys through Amazon too, just go there through AN The linksys then connects via ethernet cables to three desktop machines and wirelessly to a Toshiba laptop. It really was easy to set up - simply following the linksys setup instructions it took about 10 mins. Basically switch off everything; connect linksys to modem via ethernet and connect your desktop to one of the linksys ports they're numbered 1 - 4. Then switch modem back on - wait till the lights show steady, then switch on the linksys - again wait till the lights settle down. Now switch on your desktop. Once it's booted up fire up your usual browser and it should connect. All this of course is assuming you're with Virgin Media and on a broadband cable connection. If you're not you may need to access the linksys's web based setup to put in your ISP's connection info. Setting up the wireless on the Toshiba was the hardest part, mostly because it couldn't recognize the security level I'd set on the Linksys. So I'd suggest checking what the highest level of security is your card will recognize. You set the level of security on the router first then tell the laptop what it is - again following the linksys instructions is fairly straightforward. Use your desktop ethernet to access the router to set things up. I'm sure other folk may suggest other wireless routers, but this works for me. It may be worth having a look on the Virgin site (if that is your ISP) as they were talking about trialling wireless a while back and, ! think looking at a piece of Netware kit. I'm sure I read somewhere that the USB connection on the Scientific modem is disabled - so you will need a router of some description. But the preferred method of connecting is via ethernet - it's quicker and more stable, so I'd try dumping the usb. Len

Well if you want to do some advance homework, this is as good a place to start as any: http://www.efishbusiness.co.uk/contacts/responsible.asp An approach to local estate agents in rural areas will sometimes get results, or at least give you a guide price for land. Local builders may be able to give you an idea for digging out and landscaping - the less spoil you have to move off site the cheaper things will be. You'll need to dig with regard to species you hope to stock of course. Pretty much everything will depend on the size of 'ole and type of fishing you want to encourage, and if it's a hobby or commercial venture... Whatever, good luck... Len

Err, as I remember it the right to discipline children was taken away from teachers and parents by the bleating complaints of happy-clappy parents who had already lost the plot. Laws have had to be put in place so teachers can use 'reasonable force' to protect themselves and those in their charge from the yobs. Unless society as a whole is prepared to accept the application of a discipline that is based on regard and consideration for others you're pi**ing into the wind. For heavens sake, we have people on the forum here who have admitted to beating up people for 'upsetting' them. If that attitude is projected onto their children what chance does the child's teacher stand or any other adult who dares to stand up to them.? Rights without responsibilities leads to anarchy... I don't know who said that, but it is becoming increasingly true. Len

Evesham? The Angling Festival has been on this week: Finishes tomorrow. http://www.eveshamjournal.co.uk/search/dis...ng_festival.php Len

I haven't said there should be no concessions, just voiced a frustration that some of those who do get them never seem satisfied. But nowhere does it guarantee you the right to fish where you want. They ain't perfect, but they do try. Have a look here for the range of services they attempt to maintain: http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/subjects/fish/?lang=_e Were I fortunate{?} enough to be running a fishery on a commercial basis I wouldn't expect anyone else to be paying my on-going costs! Technically because of the close season we're we are all paying for a service that cannot be accessed all of the time, if we choose only to fish rivers that is... Were I a physically disabled angler I'm not sure I'd want to risk fishing a steep riverbank after a sudden downpour - and if I would, just how 'disabled' am I? Nope, think I'd turn my attentions to a suitable commercial thank you very much and be grateful I could even get there. Len

Hi, Have a mooch about on here http://www.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/ Often comes up with useful info. and when ours goes again I'm getting one of these http://www.iseappliances.co.uk/ - should see us out! Len

But there's no provision with the license as to 'where' you should be able to fish - simply to fish on whatever water I can access and have permission for. Many fishery owners already seem to go to great lengths to make as many swims wheelchair friendly as they economically can. You do - the water is there and it has fish in it. The EA have no remit to make every piece of water available to every angler. If they had to go down that road there would be miles of tarmac, carefully constructed wheelchair friendly platforms every twenty yards and a gang of people waiting at every car park to push wheel chairs to the selected swims - But then of course there would be no money left for the upkeep of the waters themselves nor for restocking, but what the hey, at least one group would be satisfied, and claiming further concessions because there's no bl**dy fish in the swims! They don't have to - they only pay 50 per cent, based on the fact that many blind people have sighted carers who also benefit from the concessionary rate. Len

You can try - switch off zone alarm, access internet, switch zone alarm back on. Conversely, I dumped it in favour of http://personalfirewall.comodo.com/ Seems to do as good a job, is just as configurable and in six months hasn't let me down. Len

I refer m'learned friend to the link included in the original post and Virgin Media's Terms and Conditions. Len