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  1. leduk

    Buy a computer now or wait until Vista, your thoughts?

    +1 on the buy now. I'm not happy about the DRM in Vista and all the bug brother stuff. I'm running XP and when it has its support removed by MS I hope to have a happy Linux system ready to take over the hardware. Cheers
  2. leduk

    Your smallest USB flash drive

    If thats a SD card then the dimensions are roughly (all mm) 2x24x32 = 1536mm^2. The Kingmax is roughly 2.2x12x34=898mm^2. The SD card is approx 70% bigger than the Kingmax. Cheers.
  3. leduk

    Your smallest USB flash drive

    Kingmax is the smallest. I think. Left to right: SD card, PQI Intelligent Stick, Kingmax. The kingmax claims to be waterproof and comes with no protection for the contacts. Not the fastest but rediculously small. But I said that about the iStick before the Kingmax came out. That sony...
  4. leduk

    how good are fisher space pens?

    I don't often write upside down,under water or in space. Everytime I do write I don't want to start with a blotch. Hence my space pen is in a box. I carry a Comfortmate retractable pen. (several of them) Cheers
  5. leduk

    Powering 12V cigarette lighter adaptors

    Yes, You can buy the component sockets. They can be bought to fit into car/boat interiors. You can get ones to wire up yourself. I generally had them attached to 12V SLA batteries but there is no harm in making up a battery pack. You can get battery jump-starters and boosters with the...
  6. leduk

    Can I salvage files from a flash drive with a corrupt file system? (000000.00000)

    M$ have a couple of viewers for Excel and Word. They're free and handy. I was using the 97 versions but upgraded just to check them out. I use OpenOffice but its a big download. M$ download links for Excel 2003 viewer and Word 2003 viewer. Cheers
  7. leduk

    Can I salvage files from a flash drive with a corrupt file system? (000000.00000)

    I've used a little freeware app called Restoration on a disk with XP on it. It finds all those files you thought you'd deleted. Works on USB drives too. Restoration at snapfiles. Cheers and good luck.
  8. leduk

    Flash drive/Xvid help

    Might be the speed of reads from the drive. Lets say 60min vid = 700Mb thats a transfer rate of 11Mb/s. Your drive may not be up to this. (despite what the drive blurb says). <EDIT: Doh, Just re-read this and with 60 seconds in a minute the transfer rate would be 200kb/s not 11Mb. Even USB...
  9. leduk

    Looking for a good document container

    Ortlieb make a range of waterproof bags and document wallets. I know they're German but I'm sure there is an equivalent in the US ( or imports). They make some waterproof stuff sacks that would take the full folder and some clothes etc etc. The only document wallet seems to be A4 and too...
  10. leduk

    Emergency AM/FM radio

    This Roberts has 2AA, speaker, Am/FM/LW and it works great. The bats last ages. Cheers
  11. leduk

    Fox 40 or Jet Screamer whistle?

    My goodness. What am I thinking? I mean, if this was a straight choice between two lights costing not-very-much somebody would soon chime in with ..... ..... buy both. Silly me. Buy both. Cheers
  12. leduk

    Fox 40 or Jet Screamer whistle?

    For keyring get the mini version of the Fox40 and file off the vanes underneath. Still earsplittingly loud but lots smaller. Cheers
  13. leduk

    pepper spray

    I used to commute 5 miles on a bicycle. Sometimes I used to come back late, after a drink, through crowds of revelers. Best way to avoid trouble is ..... avoid trouble. Change your route from the places where the crowds will be. On a bike a half mile detour/extra will not take all that long...
  14. leduk

    Vacuum cleaner recommendations

    +1 miele Not managed to kill it yet despite the diy plaster/brick dust etc etc Must be getting on for 10 years old. When I go to the dump, I mostly see Dysons. Cheers
  15. leduk

    titanium watch, ideas please?

    Thanks folks. The watch is in the post. I'll let you know how it is. Cheers
  16. leduk

    titanium watch, ideas please?

    Its a looker :huh:. But twice my budget! Booh! Cheers
  17. leduk

    titanium watch, ideas please?

    Thanks, I'm not a big fan of too many turny things. I have looked at the Seikos. I'll take a risk on the Momentum. Again under different circumstances I'd get a Traser or similar but the watch is to sit with a silver ring so I'll be saving up for something with tritium in it. Cheers
  18. leduk

    titanium watch, ideas please?

    I want a titanium watch. Not too flashy and trendy. Not too dull and classic. I don't want 20 extra dials/LCD displays. I want to read it at night. (fishing) Alarm possibly. Blue or black face please. Either poly or titanium strap/bracelet. Reliable, well made etc etc... Max = £200 or...
  19. leduk

    2 weeks travel bag suggestions

    I still have a Patagonia bag bought about 12 years ago. I was fantastically happy with it at the time and I'm still happy with it. Really well thought out. Good solid construction. Patagonia MLC. Suitcase, back pack, shoulder bag. 44.5" external dimensions. Its on the Patagonia site.
  20. leduk

    2 weeks travel bag suggestions

    The other thing I found was, wear all the clothing you can. Wear your jacket. Stuff the pockets full of gear/gadgets. Carry your paperback and umbrella in your hand. Wear your camera round your neck. Wear two pairs of socks. Wear your heavy shoes and keep the light ones in the bag. Take a...

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