UrbanPoet

If you don't have an epic amount of money to spend, get this. I have one and it's faultless, especially for the price you pay.

Those X-Blade cases have some serious build-quality and aesthetic issues.

6 PCs and a server in the house, all running a mix of XP, Vista and Server 2003. I would buy a Mac but I really can't justify the cost or the proprietry nature, despite how brilliant I think OSX is.

Oh shit... and btw, don't facts have to be true?

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Blah, blah, blah the statistics are correct, and companies have to go by them and give higher premiums or else there'd be no point underwriting them. Why should insurance companies underwrite a demographic that is statistically at more risk, at a lower cost than they feel is right? Should banks give loans to people who are statistically at more risk of defaulting? Oh wait, they did, it's called sub-prime and we're paying the price.

You can do the CompTIA for free except for the actual examination, there are books you can buy that give you everything you need to know so you can do it for the cost of the book + the exam. The A+ is basic from a professional point of view, but it's a good standing and leads you onto further study. The A+ is not a prerequisite for anything, but it prooves your basic understanding, rather than just saying: "Oh I know it all Mr Employer, I just didn't bother with the lower exams." And don't forget that it's likely you'll be going in at the bottom, with all the "basic" stuff. However, the best thing you can do is get a job in the industry and study for certs part-time. The only problem is actually getting in... it's all well and good filling your time with numerous certifications in the hope of getting in to what you want to do straight away, but it isn't going to happen.

If you want to self-learn then the CompTIA A+ and Network+ are good starting points. Even if you know everything, these are good foundations and CompTIA also do higher ones in more specialised fields. The good thing about these is that they're vendor neutral, but once you get to doing higher certifications you will have to specialise; and that means being vendor specific. Whether you want to go the network hardware route and get your CCNA etc. or network admin and get your MCSA/E or your RHCE etc. There are loads of certs about, but experience is king so if you have no industry experience, it's very likely you'll start at the bottom in a helpdesk/1st line support role. With most certifications, expecially the entry-level ones, the best bet is to self-study and spend the money you've saved on some 'lab' equipment for some simulated real-world teaching!

Surely video is relavent.

Anything's possible.

People wearing Turbans are more likely to be Sikhs so if they get harrassed that's down to dumb Americans etc. Anyways, there have been 6 previous 9/11 anniversaries so I don't think it will be that bad.

To be fair I think I'm lying, and mixing up Trialsworks and Section7. It was a long time ago.

Most are actual people. I've used a few of them before and they were instantly operators, and you'll see on alot of times on sites when it's out of office hours their Live Support will be offline. I'm currently implementing Kayako's LiveResponse into my site, and there's no way I'd use a fully (or even semi) automatic chat. But I'll concede there are automated systems out there, however in most sectors they'll be in the minority.

Nope. Most are actual operators on the other end, it's just there are pre-defined responses that an operator can use.

Same, and also with an unusually low amount of posts. I don't see what the Section 7 nostalgia is about, it was always poor, nostalgia is bashguard.com.

Download the UK trial and then purchase the key, or just buy it out right, I'm sure it's the same price anyway. Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 is £64.

The downside of selling only through a website and not eBay is traffic. The marketing cost to drive traffic to a site, and then convert those visits into sales is a lot, but the long-term benefits of that are great. Let me know if you want some advice of getting a product to market.

It's not 64-bit exclusive, all 32-bit programs work so your normal compiler etc. will work. Or have I missed something?

I've been playing this for hours, but I didn't think about the fancy shit, this is my kind of solution: here. I just want to build a tank. Edit: Back and Forth = this.

That is ridiculous, I'm adding it to the very long list of reasons I'm moving my business out of the grasp of eBay and Paypal. From freezing my account with £2k in it and f**king my customers about when they're trying to pay, I have no option but to leave them to it. There's some very shoddy practices going on.

Refunds with Paypal, for me at least, have depended on the funding source. If I have nothing in my Paypal account and the funds come straight from the card, then the refund goes straight to the card, but if the funds came from my available Paypal balance then it goes into my Paypal account. If it was to go straight into your Paypal account, then it would go in immediately.

The two most important words for you are: due diligence. A business plan is a must, and you need to go about it objectively and in as much detail as possible. Financial plans, market research and everything that goes with it must be done with an open mind, as you need to evaluate the opportunity before you put a Penny in or get too close to it. Head over to UK Business Forums and have a read around, there's some invaluble business advice on there that will be relevent globally.

Everything you just said is FACT.

I can see side-nip; I am offended.

I'm more of a gun-game deathmatch kinda guy. Steam Acc: Urbanpoet Player Name: Charity Case