Hi My elderly mother (78yrs old) has been having computer lessons. She is keen to buy a second hand (i.e. cheap) computer to connect up to the internet. Is there any recommended suppliers of refurbished machines online? She doesn't want to pay a lot as she doesn't want to waste money if she...

I am looking for a satellite navigation system for my car. I have 2 options, first to have a dedicated GPS system fitted in the car or use a PDA with all the GPS attachments. The latter sounds more interesting as I will have a usable PDA. I have been looking...

I ordered a Dell desktop on Tuesday, not an off the shelf one but one that will have to be built. I have just been called to say it will be with me on Friday. That's pretty good service in my books....................I hope the quality of service stays that good if I have a problem!! has anybody...

Having a brain-fart day and can't remember the site with all of the vendor reviews on it that's normally recommended here! Have a webcam I want to buy and eBuyer is the cheapest by far. Not wanting to use them however, I need to know what the other vendors are like as I've never heard of a few...

Anyone got any particular comments on UK game rig vendors such as Alienware or SavRow (or any others)? Interested to hear from anyone who owns such systems or has had dealings with them. a

Now I know that subject line sounds a little odd, but bear with me ...! I'm trying to make up my mind between three Logitech mice: MX510 MX518 MX1000 The first two are cordless and the last wireless. Intended use for gaming on new system I've just ordered. Apart from not being able to make up...

Been having a look round for a wi-fi PCMCIA card. Cisco's Aironet's seem to be quite a bit more expensive (nothing new there then!), but as far as I can see Prism2 based cards are the only other sensible option for compatibility with many wireless apps. Most of the brands I've found with Prism2...

"Martin Warby" wrote in message Surely all this should be protected a proper firewall at network/internet boundary.A local firewall on each machine can then be used to ensure only certain appliactions can acsess the internet,this should stop a trojan from reporting...

I've been looking around recently for a new PC around about the £2k mark. As I already have a monitor, I just want to buy a box with top end bits in it. Panrix have always come out good in the past in magazine benchmarks, but I found their website to be thoroughly crap and the choice very...

Grrr ... since Romulus are down (review board), can anyone help me with a recommendation of whom to buy a Logitech MOMO Racing wheel off? Savastore are the cheapest, but I'm pretty sure I don't want to give them any of my money. The other three are as...

I'm hoping to buy a Logitech Z-5500 speaker set at the moment and have found them at varying prices and delivery costs: Overclock - £211.31 + £8.45 = £221.24 Overclockers - £216.20 + £15.57 = £231.77 MicroDirect - £211.44 + £5.88 = £217.32 PIXmania - £210 + £6.50 = 216.50 - £7 rebate (Pricerunner...

Hi What's wrong at Dabs.com, I've been using them for a few years now with absolutely no problem. Only last weekend I ordered a B grade stock Wacom intus2 A5 graphics tablet, my account said the order had been completed, it never came. I then received an email from Andrea Helme Customer...

www.nexus22.com is pretty cheap "Des Wallace" des@home. wrote in message ... Does anybody know any places where you can get blank DVD - R discs with a quantity discount the more packs you buy? Where do the shops buy them from? DVD Wholesalers?...

Doing a bit of homework for a new PC.. Looking at the moment at Futjitsu.. Anybody got anything good/bad to say about them. Most important are they quiet? .. Thanks

Anyone had any dealings with these characters? Ordered an Archos AV480 on 29 November at an attractive price £50 cheaper that the cheapest elsewhere. Listed on their site as 'awaiting stock' but they immediately pulled the money from my card and it has been 'in stock' twice since then. My order's...

Received today from E-buyer: "Well the country’s gone football crazy, brilliant! Thank God we beat the Swiss I love Swiss Roll and don’t think I would have been eating it for a while if England had lost, I have enough trouble already looking at my Peugeot now, too many painful memories. Anyway...

TX2 wrote: Had i previously had any support for their cause, then they made me take a step back in them doing so. there's political maturity for you, let bush get on with it because some equally poorly restrained chimp also does a faux pas... I hope the willy sanker loses his ISP access.

took an order from me, discovered they had no stock, cancelled it and now deny all knowledge of the order despite me having evidence to support my claim ... besides, why on earth would someone phone to chase up an order they didn't place ?? oh, and they dropped the item from their...

Asfand Yar Qazi wrote: Hi, I know that its illegal to put a 'for sale' sign on your car to sell the car itself. you know wrong, my friend. if that were true car sales lots would be indistinguishable from car parks. that would lead to some confusion. But is it illegal to put a notice...

"BORG" wrote in message ... wheres the best place for getting XP now, I see Aria do Home for £65 any better ? www.scan.co.uk do XP Home OEM with SP2 at £51.34+vat=£60.32 You need to buy a MB or HDD though (acc to scan). Alec