Mr_Odwin

I ripped all my CDs to FLAC a couple of years ago and have the files stored on an internal HDD (Artist Title\Album Title\Track Number - Track Title) and backed-up on an external HDD. The CDs live in the loft. Any new music I get is digital and I put it in the same place but in a "Downloaded folder" so that I know it is not ripped. Tag-wise I only use Artist, Track Title, Album Title, Year, Track Number and Replay Gain values. Any downloaded tracks I get, I strip them down to this set of tags. In all my tags all the first letters of every word are capitalised. If I need non-flac files for any reason I used foobar2000 to transcode.

http://www.sportstracklive.com/track/detail/pikepikepikepike/Running/482541 My run from last night. You can even click on the play button and live through it with me! My running is going alright since starting in October. I am still building up my pace, which right now hovers around the 9 minute mile mark for 5km runs. I find it helpful as I'm running to chant in my head "be a machine, be a machine." Not sure if that's cool or not.

No probs dude, I just don't want to see you wasting money!

Sorry dude, the wheels have come off.

Yeah, you've misunderstood what I said. Moogle got it! Your plan: Pay £200 to get out of contract. Get new contract & new phone. Summary: £200 down the drain. My Suggested Plan: Sell broken Desire on ebay. (This dude is getting £40) Spend £200 on a new midrange phone & stick with old contract till August. In August get new contract with new phone. Sell £200 phone for £100-£150 (hopefully!). Summary: Awesome!

It can be like a game for the rest of the forum. Which will Serebii do first? End the dry spell, or save up enough to buy a house? Place your bets!

I think you are mental. I'd spend the £195 on a phone and use the existing contract. When August rolls around you can sell the phone for a decent amount and then start a new contract. For around £200 now you could get a Nexus S (which has official ICS) or a Samsung Galaxy W or an LG Optimus 2X. You could get a decent phone to tide you over until August.

Another 1-0 loss. ¬_¬

That is awesome.

It's not that I'm pro-piracy it's that the legal route is so irritating. There's a famous image that shows exactly how I feel. When Thor came out on DVD a while ago I wanted to rent it online, but the online rental of Thor was only made available a week after you could buy it. That restricts my choice, so is stupid. They lost me as a customer. They'd get a lot more custom from me if I could rent as stuff was released in the cinema too. Where's the choice? I bought a DVD (Charlie Wilson's War) and there was a non-skippable FIVE MINUTE advert/lecture about AIDS in Africa with a voiceover by Gwyneth Paltrow on it. To watch the film you have to watch this thing. EVERY TIME. http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/B0014JGFD2/ref=cm_cr_dp_hist_1?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&filterBy=addOneStar I'm just sick of watching anti-piracy adverts on DVDs I buy. Each time I see one I'm pushed a little closer to just pirating everything.

I use a combination of Google Calendar and Remember The Milk. In the calendar I put fixed events, like birthdays, while RTM is more of a to-do list with time deadlines. I can put in general items in RTM too by not specifying a time. Currently: Largely, I do this on my phone.

Am I doing it right?

When does your old contract end? Would it not be better to buy a budget android handset and wait out until the end of your contract? You're paying for the stuff, may as well use it! For a one-off handset cost of £126 you could get a ... dunno ... a Huawei Blaze (£70), an Orange San Fran II (£100) ..., t-mobile vivacity (£100), etc.

Agree. Experts see all kinds of TVs - maybe compared to a really nice TV the blacks aren't great, but I wager they'd be fine for philistine @Dan Dare.

Specs say it is HD Ready rather than Full HD (720p vs 1080p), if that matters to you (it should).

Step 1: Isolation Step 2: Persuasion Step 3: When words don't work Step 4: A hammer will

Three 1-0 losses in a row. Urgh.

Just abuse it/use it to the fullest that suits you. Once it's gone there will only be regret if you just spent all your time trying to preserve it. *Goes back to crying.*

Sorry dude, it makes me miserable.

£100 for mortgage protection is expensive. Mortgage advisors make their money by selling expensive protection. You should check out other options. Martin Lewis' website is a good source.

I'm 33. Hair started receding when I was about 25/26. I stayed shaving it all of when I was about 29. Love my grey hair. But ... Receding hair is the worst thing in my life. It pains me when I see it in the mirror. A reminder of getting old/mortality. It depresses me. Hate it so much.

Happy birthday!

iTunes isn't fine. It runs like a decrepit old lady in a vat of treacle. It is a piece of crap.

When I was 14 I was a douche. N-E is 14 and has @Wesley Coincidence?