... and I'm all out of gum :)

I think meebo can connect to skype (as well as other IM contacts) www.meebo.com

Check the following site to see what your monthly take home pay would be: http://www.thesalarycalculator.co.uk/[^] Looks like it will be in the region of £2,300 then I would check how much it costs to rent a suitable property in the area - or commutable areas if you have transport or if public transport would be suitable (and that's a big IF in the uk!). The following site might be useful: http://www.rightmove.co.uk/[^] Good luck!

A big, blue wobbly thing what mermaids live in :)

Not an answer to the install question but if he just wants to keep in contact with MSN contacts then he could try a web based IM such as www.meebo.com

The best tip I took (and the best tip I would give) would be to go up Top of the Rock. I would do this instead of going up the Empire State building - the lifts (and the elevators :o) ) are SO much faster plus you get a fantastic view of the Empire State building itself and of the Park. We stayed in the W off Times Sq, I thought it was great although we did get a large discount! Other things I did on my last trip: Oyster bar in Grand Central station is really good Walked across the Brooklyn bridge (we got a taxi to Brooklyn and walked back as it was bitterly cold) Went to see AvenueQ Proposed in Central Park :o)

I've been using meebo for a few months, it does everything I need. Skype support would be pretty cool though

Try the SendToX powertoy. When installed, right-click on your files and choose "SendTo >> Clipboard (as name)". Paste into excel - if you don't want the full path, a simple find and replace will help

Jack Nicklaus appeared on a Scottish £5 note recently I believe.

Hi Richard, I'd be interested in your opinion of the Streamium, I've been considering buying one myself. Cheers, Rob

Teechart has a surface series: http://www.steema.com/products/teechart/gallery.html[^] They have a demo download you can try, Rob

Teechart might be a good choice, I think there's a demo on their website: www.steema.com

Doesn't anyone else like Opera?

The guy on the far right is saying: "Oh the shame, I've got the same dress on as him"

I used the following program when comparing mortgages: http://www.definitivesolutions.com/aprcalc.htm Personally, I would save up for 4 months and pay cash, no calculations needed and you might get a discount :)

Yes, it's been almost 5 years since I left. I see you've left, too - do you keep in touch with anyone there?

Reckon they'll give you any commission?!!

When I was looking for work last year, I did searches on www.yell.co.uk for businesses in my area that might use my services. I either rang them up or looked at their websites, several had recruitment pages. I began searching in my town, then local towns and then the county. I mainly had knockbacks or found that the offices in my area were just sales offices but it's worth a try. In the meantime, I found work by posting my cv on several recruitment sites, the best of which was www.planetrecruit.com as I got lots of calls from agencies that had seen my cv. Best of luck, Rob

I use this tool: http://www.definitivesolutions.com/aprcalc.htm and find it very useful ( and depressing when I type my mortgage info in!) This signature intentionally left blank

Hi Andrew, I do this by using the Properties Window (under the View menu). Choose the .h or .cpp file of a class then open the Properties Window, there are 3 buttons which allow you to see Events, Messages and Overrides for that class. Hope that helps, Rob