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Owning a DSLR (Canon 20D with some nice lenses, including a 70-200L) as well as a four-thirds compact (a Sony NEX), I'd go for a compact if I had to choose just one camera. It's far more convenient, and, depending on the model, you still get a lot of control over the shooting. When I'm out and about somewhere new, I just pop the compact into the bag and leave the big SLR behind. If you're set on an true SLR, I'd choose a Nikon over a Canon as the low end SLRs and lenses from Nikon trump Canon's.

Lights? I think the best is the Philips LBL (LED Bike Light) - the 80 lumen battery version. It's a proper bike light, it shines a properly shaped beam, like a motorcycle light, not a ball of light like an ordinary torch. I bought one three years ago, cost £99 but don't regret a penny. I've wasted money on ultra bright ebay specials only for them to fail. I normally ride on unlit canal paths, but on the odd occasion when I use the road I find that other traffic seem to see you as a vehicle (rather than 'just a bike') as the light tends to give that impression. Don't fall into the trap of looking up lumen charts and comparing torches this way. http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?287452-Philips-LED-bike-light

For better audio, you could use a separate field recorder and merge the audio to the video later. Portable & Field Recorders | Musician's Friend I use a Sony NEX camera, it has a manual zoom lens and the video is pretty good.

Not wanting to derail Matt's thread, but I've often wondered about this. Surely (and I know common sense isn't always reliable), the extensive movement of cattle between farms and markets, where the cattle from many different places mingle, could possibly by a factor in BTB transmission?

I find the search hilarious. Global search / site search / KB search / Solution seach - when all along, it was in a News article!

The licensing is quite a thing. If you look here (Form 10-K) you'd be forgiven for thinking that WP brings in $1.2bn. However, the lions share of that cash comes from Android licensing. (Microsoft's new billion-dollar business: Android patents? - GeekWire)

I'm waiting for Tomi Ahonen's blog to update with this news. He's an ex-Nokia exec with 'strong views' about Elop. Communities Dominate Brands @CyberNerd - which sage, which seer of visions, could possibly have foreseen this happening?

You're running your cars like a fleet does. Again, from Honest John I've had an old-school diesel of one sort or another since the early '90s and they've been great to run - simple and reliable. My current van is a 2000 (Y plate) which has done 156k without a problem, but it's an old fashioned, non-turbo, unrefined old boat. I intend to keep it as long as possible! Technical stuff about the DPF systems: Frequently Asked Questions | Honest John And if you're not convinced... Which? Confirms Hidden Costs of Running Diesel Cars | Motoring News | Honest John But nobody has a crystal ball (that works), so you can only act on advice. Take it or leave it.

Good news if you're on Three and going to the Republic of Ireland, Australia, Italy, Austria, Hong Kong, Sweden or Denmark. Three - Press Releases. - Three says arrivederci to roaming charges in seven countries. Let's hope this is the start of something.

Years ago, diesels were simple and reliable. I don't think that's the case anymore. Frequently Asked Questions | Honest John

Viber http://viber.com/ is available for Linux (64 bit) as a beta. It's a good cross-platform app which uses your phone number as its ID, so no need to mess about with accounts and adding friends and so on. Any contacts in your contact list that use Viber will automatically show up in the Viber dialler. Popular Mobile IM / VoIP App `Viber` Available For Linux ~ Web Upd8: Ubuntu / Linux blog I tried it on Ubuntu 12.04 and it seems to work well. The noise cancelling seems very good as I could hold a conversation using the laptop's built-in mic and speakers.

"The men who made us thin" was on telly last night, it's available on iplayer now. Well worth a watch.

From your first post, i'm a bit unclear on the detail, but I'm assuming that you can start Management Studio using your Windows account, but cannot connect to a particular database. Have you tried mapping your user to the database from Security>Logins>Properties>User Mappings? Otherwise, try this: SQL SERVER – Forgot the Password of Username SA | Journey to SQL Authority with Pinal Dave Sometimes the sa account is disabled, and another (secret) account is created with sa privileges as a security measure to prevent attacks on the sa account.

I bought a code from ebay. Look for good feedback and you should be OK. (Good link, @plexer)

We love random. I've had a Dunlopillo pillow for a couple of years and it's fantastic. Not cheap, but highly recommended. It will last for aeons and you won't regret the money you've spent on it. http://www.dunlopillo.co.uk/pillows

Is the proxy itself using something on the old network (try a 'route print' from the proxy)

Try a tracert to an external site when the networks are connected and when they're not. Compare the results, this should give you an indication as to what's happening.

I'm assuming you have >1 DNS server in your new, live system. I've had a problem where one DNS server returned one address, the other DNS server returned a different one (for an internal machine). I had to delete the cached lookups. Try this nslookup server and see what address is resolved. Then server and type the name of the proxy again, check it's the same, correct, address.

Hmmm didn't show up when i searched for Skydrive and Sky. Oh well.

The Service Formally Known As SkyDrive. Could be awkward.... Microsoft forced to rename SkyDrive following trademark case with broadcaster | The Verge

Are both DNS servers in sync? What does a tracert to say, BBC - Homepage tell you? Does it stop at any point? How are using a proxy - wpad/pac or set through GP? Try setting it manually to an IP address to rule out DNS glitches

Wow! Nice one.

Sounds like pre-installed crapware doing something stupid. Check the logs. Then send it back to the shop.

Pinal Dave's blog is good, and this example is pretty close to what you're looking for: SQL SERVER – Simple Example of Recursive CTE | Journey to SQL Authority with Pinal Dave

I'm a workaholic. I just can't get enough of that workahol.