tom: jandyt: Over here we say "You only get 14 years for murder!" ..... and then I'm supposed to say " Yep! I'd have released and a free man now!" The oldies are the best!

Jez: Static dust cleaner. If cleaning disc (cd or dvd) always clean in a straight wipe (top to bottom/ right to left) from one side to the other. People have a tendencie to clean thier discs like records, giving a greater chance of damage to the disc. I though the preferred method was radially - i.e. from centre outward. The basic plan is to try to

joynsyde: Congratulations, indeed! How about some advice for people like myself who are still in the single digits of married life? After the initial locking of horns and jostling for the upper hand etc - the great secret seems to be to just do what she says! Anyhoo thanks for everyones kinds wishes - the years have actually shot by so quickly its frightening

Beowulf: Still rubbing my eyes in disbelief! Another ebay bargin! Item number below. Cheers Dave 180170220309 I think these are early Lab 5 prototypes, before the styling guys got to work

£399 is a lot to pay for a 20" monitor with, it has to be said, decidedly average specifications. It may look nice but then so does the BV6 - the argument there was that the BV6 is expensive and the specs aren't as good as they could be. You can certainly pick a better panel than the Apple it depends how much you value the look.

Peter: Slight bias - yes! the PC had the correct software - the Mac had none! (Not released yet!) Despite this, the Mac was able to put music on the phone. The PC could not. I blame the operator

Peter: Just ordered a iPod classic 160Gb. I'll wait for either the iPhone or the iPod Touch once any bugs are ironed out! My hero - Captain Sensible (in a completely non-derogatory sense). Either of the iPod Classic's are a bargain compared to the iPod Touch. Knowing you've had an 80Gb, the 160Gb is a logical upgrade - buying a 16Gb model

Alex: Yes, but Apple are also releasing it for Tiger and Windows XP/Vista. You can download it from their site at the moment, but bear in mind it's a Beta... ........... and it crashes! I detect those Rose Tinted Spectacles again!

Peter: I did have a brilliant idea but my execution failed. I tried to get the picture of the Beo5 showing on the screen of the Serenata but my PC wouldn't play ball! The picture is somewhere on the phone but probably in the wrong folder! I can access the music folders but despite my Mac thinking the Serenata is a camera, I don't seem to be

A14BEO: English of course Speaking of which - Come on Wilko and Boys!!