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For a few months in 2008 Reg Hardware ran a Q&A column. The format was very simple: readers sought advice – and commentards were invited to supply answers. Typical questions ran along the lines of: Which top-of-the-line graphics card should I buy? and: How do I install fonts on my Linux Acer Aspire One? This experiment in …

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  1. conel

    Kimsufi.co.uk

    Kimsufi.co.uk for the hosting, they're a cheaper brand of OVH.

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  2. JimmyPage Silver badge
    Joke

    Why did I have a memory

    of Multi-Coloured Swap Shop ?

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    1. Anonymous Coward
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      Re: Why did I have a memory

      Please stop stealing my thoughts

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      1. JimmyPage Silver badge
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        Please stop stealing my thoughts

        ... Maggie Philbin ...

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  3. Jamie Kitson

    Navigation

    How do I get from those threads to the forum that they were posted in?

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    1. Anonymous Coward
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      Re: Navigation

      Need to do some UI joining up here. In the meantime - in the Forum Box ( on the right hand side when you are logged in) you should see "User Topics" - That gets you to list of forums.

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  4. Andus McCoatover

    Old lappie, long-in-the tooth?

    My IBM TP30 must b the same. When stat it, (about 10 presses on the start buttom before it kicks in) I get 'fan error, and it shuts down. do it again, 3 more times, and it works (note to self: try sticking a vacuum cleaner on the vent, see if it's just acccumulated dust.

    Linux 10,04, works a treat.

    Hhosting? Siteground works, as does sitelutions.

    HTH

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  5. Flocke Kroes Silver badge

    Chop and change

    Fitting an SSD as standard is far beyond the ability of too many manufacturers. If you want to keep a reasonably wide selection, expect to buy your SSD separately. Add a USB enclosure for the surplus spinning disk and you have a backup device.

    Can anyone think of use use for the surplus glossy LCD panel I end up with after fitting a matte one I can read in an office?

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    2. Britt Johnston
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      Re: Uses for a chopped shiny LCD

      Try building it into a case to hold a raspberry pi.

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    3. jukejoint
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      Re: Chop and change

      Ah yes, it will be perfect for smoothly rolling printing ink on your brayer & then rolling the ink onto your woodblock - if you are into block printing.

      It's what comes to mind, sorry. You won't be able to call it a computerized image - however it is truly a 'digital' art.

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  6. Anonymous Coward
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    Well that's nice

    Instead of waiting for the Reg hacks to bother about researching VPN services (as requested by others and me in comments several times) I could just ask the commentards for their suggestions...

    Well I guess we're all journos now then.

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      Re: Well that's nice

      fyi, i'd be interested in recommendations for a VPN service too!

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      1. Anonymous Coward
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        Re: Well that's nice

        I was going to post the question but then got stuck on the asinine categories listed... Where the hell does the question go?

        Picked "Rest" -> "Broadband & Hosting", a restful topic indeed...

        Here's the link:

        http://forums.theregister.co.uk/forum/1/2012/04/27/AC20_VPN_Service_Recommendations/

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  7. E 2

    Good lord!

    Now the editors of the rag are trolling too!

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  8. Anonymous Coward
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    Formatting needs attention

    Is it any wonder nobody is using the forums when the text is light grey on a slightly lighter grey background? I value my eyesight TVM.

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  9. Steven Roper

    For hosting

    I use and recommend SrsVPS (srsvps.com), they're cheap, reliable and hosted in Romania so it's beyond the reach of the copyright mafia (not so much for piracy, but losing your data a la Megaupload comes to mind.) I've been using them as my personal cloud storage for the last 3 months and haven't had a problem yet.

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