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* Posts by Gary Holcombe

7 posts • joined Monday 14th April 2008 14:35 GMT

Gary Holcombe

Good!  

In Microsoft boots modders off Xbox Live

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I'm glad they are taking a stand to be honest, if you copy or download games while the rest of us purchase them then they deserve to get banned!

Gary Holcombe

O2 are brilliant  

In Virgin cuts broadband to a fiver

I have to say Virgin (sorry I mean rebranded NTL) are a useless bag of spanners. O2 on the other hand have excellent customer service and deliver what they say they can offer. I have been a customer of O2 now for the past 4 years and haevnt got a bad word to say about them in all that time..... Virgin, sorry, NTL on the other hand... nightmare.

Gary Holcombe

Sony/Konica Minolta  

In Pentax K200D digital SLR

I have a Minolta Dynax 5D and the back of it is identical to this camera, even the image stabilisation button is identical and in the same place, I wonder if this camera has some doings with Sony, seeing as Sony took over from Minolta???

Gary Holcombe

Its true  

In Jeremy Clarkson tilts at windmills

The article is true, the UK law states that you can only be fined by these cameras if they record your speed entering the zone and exiting the zone in the same lane. If you exit the zone in a different lane, legally they cannot fine you.

I hate these cameras with a passion, to the extent that I would happily go and cut the poles down if they become widespread. Not only that but havent we got enough cameras in the UK, do we really need MORE of these things hanging over the road.

Good news if you are drink driver though, again, less police on the road mean that as long as you are not speeding, you can get away with driving while drunk, as the cameras wont pick up bad driving.

Gary Holcombe

Needs one  

In I want a baby, coos broody Paris Hilton

She needs a kid, I mean, who is going to keep up with the sequels of her movies when the child is older and Paris is too old and fraile?

Gary Holcombe

Petrol Stations  

In In-flight calling given lukewarm reception

Using a mobile phone at a petrol station wont spark off petrol fumes, but, according to someone I spoke to working in a petrol station, I was told the risk is if the person drops the phone and the battery sparks, or blows up, or something. So if you use your phone while filling up, dont drop it ok.

Gary Holcombe

BBC Has commented  

In PS3 owners game iPlayer

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Go to the BBC News homepage and there is alink to the story - the BBC has even suggested the PS3 IPlayer creater contact them for a job!!!