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This construction of this house was followed on an episode of the British architecture/design programme Grand Designs. More info on the house here.

I use a retractable washing line, something like <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Lehigh-40-Foot-Retractable-Clothesline-RC40/dp/B0009WG6KM">this</A>.

The line coils into the unit which you mount on a wall, pull it out and attach the end to a hook when needed. I'd suggest trying to set it up to run across the diagonal to get the most length.

I've just finished doing just that in the living room, and its turned out rather well if I do say so myself. I went with a fairly vivid green, patterned, paper on the one wall and a very pale grey on the others.

Nephster, they're in the new Beacon South complex in Sandyford. There's also a Diamond Living (not too exciting), a Kube (some nice looking kitchens), and a Roche Bobois (some nice pieces, but big prices too), in Beacon South.

A breadbin, on top of which again sit containers of muselli and porridge oats. The cat often sleeps behind the bread bin on a cool day.

I would say that rather than trying to put the old drive into your new laptop, and all the potential warranty issues that could arise from opening up your new machine, try and get a 2.5" drive enclosure. They're readily available, a google search will throw up plenty starting at very low prices.

Take the drive from your old laptop, usually a matter of releasing a few small screws, place it in your shiny new enclosure. Connect this, via USB, to your new laptop, and it will show up as an external drive. You can then navigate through the file structure on the old drive and find your firefox bookmarks, along with anything else that may have been overlooked in the transfer.

Once you've got everything off the old drive, you can format it, and you then have an external drive useful for backup purposes etc. Since all that was wrong with your hold laptop is the backlight, you may as well scavenge it for parts!

Ye, I'd have to vote for none of the above as well ... nothing wrong with the idea, just don't see it as something I want or need at the moment.

Either the USB turntable or if your sound card has a suitable input then a standard turntable could be connected up. I've experienced both, and really what makes it successful is the software, e.g. the ability to set the record playing and have the software identify track breaks, clean up noise from dust/scratches etc. The software I used came with a creative sound card, so I don't have any recommendations beyond that, sorry.

However, once you have the collection ripped, it is possessing the piece of vinyl that is essentially giving you the licence for having the track in some digital format. If you sell/donate the records, then you may as well just illegally download the music, because you no longer own that which says you are allowed to listen to it. So I would suggest a box in the back of a cupboard/attic/etc., its also your backup if anything goes awry!

These have been around in my town for a while. In Dublin they particularly facilitate turning right (since we use the other side of the road).

They're all well and good in theory, unfortunately being front and centre of the traffic waiting to turn right wasn't so great in my experience when the car behind me drove straight into the back of poor bicycle when the light turned green. I was alright, shaken not stirred ... but my poor bike didn't get off so easily.

I use my xbox 360 for the media streaming as well ... although it is only from my laptop in one corner of my studio flat to the other - but it's still wireless.

I also use it for gaming, primarily online with my younger brothers who still live at home. In that way, rather than games sucking up all my time (which they are wont to do with the likes of GTA), its a good way of keeping in touch.