9 LEE: All justified. I'd rather not rant, but they do tend to staff their call centres/helplines with molluscs! Lee I've just ended a dispute with PowerplayDirect (in your neck of the woods actually, Moy Avenue, Eastbourne) who recently replaced my sons laptop under an insurance claim (he dropped it). I've been in dispute for a fortnight

Re graphics capabilities - Geforce 8400 does support DX10 and should play the games you mention. Have you checked the Nvidia graphics app on your laptop, making sure all performance features are turned on? It may be that a lot of features are disabled by default to increase runtime from your battery.

Unless I've missed something he has a PCand therefore Logic is not an option (Mac only). This leaves its competitors Cubase or Sonar. I really like Sonar (although to be fair I've never really have a good go at Cubase). Sonar is definitely the biggest "bang for you buck" DAW application for the PC. I've never used it for Score

The subscription you pay gives you access to the extensive manual section and automatic entry into the monthly draw. You could (and would) have received exactly the same service and advise were you a bronze member (i.e. free), as Flappo points out. You can also join the monthly draw by application each month without paying the subscription if you wish

Do it Yourself - The Seahorses. I'd lost the CD ages ago but it turned up, as if by magic, yesterday. I'm enjoying listening to it again - I'd forgotten what a good album it is.

Surely the sevice provider doesn't matter - you've bought into the style, materials etc. If the service provider logo is a problem maybe you bought the phone for the wrong reasons.

The only advice I can offer is to keep watching Ebay. Stands will more likely be advertised as RL60 or RL60.2. There are two different types, earlier ones have parallel vertical bars terminating in a horizontal bar - later models have vetical round tube terminating, again, in a horizontal bar. The tube models are more rare, and in my mind more attracitve

This one - just to the right of the Font Size Tool.

Jandyt: Richard, how do you do coloured words on your posts? Andy T. L ik e this . Highlight the word and use the "palette" tool.

britops: By the way Tesco SIM cards or o2 network SIMs and work in o2 phones without need for unlocking. So you can have a Tesco iPhone too??