Recent content by sxlalan

Wow, lots of great advice an opinions. Thanks everyone I will do a bit more reading and make a decision later today. Thanks again Alan

Hi The wife of a friend has asked me to pick out a cordless drill for his upcoming birthday (top spend of £170). I am not sure what I should be looking at. Is voltage (18 v 14.4) critical or would battery size be more important? I have been looking at a couple from Makita...

Thanks gents, I'll check these out. I should confirm that the door is a standard vertical one (as opposed to a typical loft hatch) Cheers Alan

I am trying to install a small door from our loft conversion into an area of remaining loft space that we use for storage. I would like the door to be as inconspicuous as possible and so would like an invisible open/close mechanism/latch rather than a traditional handle. I have found the...

Hi Does anyone have any experience of this Fox PT on sale at Rutlands? Cheers Alan

Hi Andy I think the zdnet article made it quite clear that the users were given a local account (at least the revised version). The undelying issue is simply that the complexity of modern OSs and the skill of hackers mean that everyone should be security concious whatever their platform...

Not at all, a correctly configured router should stop most attempts to break in "uninvited" (if you knowingly or unknowingly install some dodgy software then that is another matter). I don't think Mac users need to be particularly worried at the moment anyway, as the few known exploits around...

for the complacent.... http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/mac/0,39020393,39256036,00.htm Alan

I agree that the best defence is not to become complacent. http://news.com.com/Is+Mac+OS+as+safe+as+ever/2100-1002_3-6043353.html Alan

Mac attacks seem to be comming thick and fast at the moment - 3 in the last 2 weeks. No where near Windows scales but a worrying trend. The latest vulnerability is in Safari and users may want to take the precautions detailed here until a fix is out. Alan

possibly true but unfortunately opening attachments sent by email (or clicking on embeded hyperlinks) is still a very comon way for malware to get on to machines :roll:

Just an FYI for those mac users out there ... it looks like nothing is sacred... http://blogs.zdnet.com/Apple/?p=100

Thanks guys. I have a Veritas MKII Honing Guide (also virginal as yet) so will have a go over the weekend! Thanks for the top advice as always! Alan

Hi All What would be the best way to flatten the backs and sharpen a bunch of new chisels? I have red/green DMT, an 800 grit Waterstone and a 6000 grit waterstone at my disposal. The chisels and stones are new and I have no previous tool sharpening experience so sorry for the vagueness of the...

this price seems quite good Alan