Favourite choices are: The Chemical Brothers The Prodigy Evanescence Black Eyed Peas Avril Lavigne D12 If I get bored of my own music collection then I usually listen to an iTunes radio station.

Left & right screens (17" CRTs): 1024 x 768 @ 75 and 85 Hertz respectively Middle screen (17" TFT): 1280 x 1024 @ 75 Hertz When I get another two TFTs to replace the CRTs then I'll run those at 1280 x 1024 as well. (Home PC is 1024 x 768 on a single 17" CRT)

My previous employer took me and my programming knowledge for granted. My role was a Management Information Developer (i.e. working with figures and reports etc) but they knew I could program and used me to bypass their expensive IT department. I waited until they wanted me to build something really important then refused to do it unless I got a promotion and payrise (which actually only brought me in line with the other two MI Devs anyway). I didn't just refuse point blank but pointed out that they were taking advantage of me, had saved themselves several thousand pounds and that I was paid less than the other two. I got promoted and a got a £3K payrise :-D. (I now work for a great software company as a programmer)

It seems very well researched as well (as are most of his books). Two and a half pages for the bibliography! A friend of mine read Airframe just before he had to fly to the USA for a holiday. D'oh!

I'm just reading Prey by Michael Crichton which is about a swarm of nanoparticles that go haywire. Spooky :omg: