Thissums up Apple quite nicely I think (plus a lot of camera makes and other gadget makers, but particularly Apple).

It's a joke guys, before I get flamed. I didn't write it.

No Stefan, that's just de Beukelaer for you. Renowned for their bad service. Why Pentax stay with them I don't know. Used to be so much better when Pentax had their own offices here. Then you could even have the sensor cleaned for free.
Now you can't even get an answer to a simple question. Probably because they are just importers and aren't bothered too much about helping out.

Windows 7 and Microsoft Security Essentials. I am very happy with them both.
My computer does upgrades on shut down, so only occasionally does it slow down start up - thought the last one did by a couple of seconds.
The Netbook does upgrades when I tell it to as it isn't on regularly enough to upgrade by schedule.

Welcome home both of you. Sounds like you both had a good time.

Deja vu here except it's my garden and our telly. Plus some bloody annoying plonkers playing bad guitar and worse singing at full volume behind us somewhere.
Now where's my vuvuzela

Happy Birthday James. Did you get anything good?

The crud on that photo you linked to looks more like dirt on the lens than on the sensor tbh. Sensor dirt tends to show up as soft, annoying, blotches.

Please don't use a lens pen on your sensor any more. Either invest in an Arctic Butterfly or have it cleaned professionally occasionally.

I haven't yet cleaned the sensor on My K20D. It will need doing soon as there are a couple of blotches showing, but whilst I can heal them easily I am not too bothered. I will use my Butterfly for it.

No way you can claim it against them I suppose. Doesn't help with tomorrows BBQ of course.

I never said it would be a flop - too many Apple fans who will buy anything from Apple regardless for it to be that.

But I still don't think it is practical, or the best solution. Simple things like the lack of USBs forcing you to buy more expensive Apple accessories put me off it.

I know a couple of people who no longer use theirs, finding them too heavy and awkward.


And I love their answer to the new iPhone problems. Hold it differently. Duh.
No oops maybe the aerial is in a stupid place, sorry. No, it is not the Apple designers fault, it is the users fault.

Two very expensive addictions for one man.

My sons all moved out years ago, and recently I finally got rid of the last of their stuff to them all.

Or so I thought.

The oldest had to move out of one house a couple of months before the next was available. The furniture went into storage at a friends caravan storage place, but we got the rest, including his computer, some clothes, assorted boxes of goodness knows what, and a kayak.

He moved into his new house just as the sailing season was starting. He had just one day to get it done.
Consequently we have all his stuff here again, probably until October at the earliest.