David thinks... It is utterly irritating when you want to purchase something online and the site insists you set up an account to do so. I JUST WANT TO BUY SOMETHING!

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• dewolfe says... I also hate the sites that once you've gone through all that, they freeze on the 'go to purchase' section and you never get your order though I'm sure they get your details!

  Posted 5th Jan 09 at 12:37

• David says... Really odd. I just left the site...couldn't face ANOTHER huge questionnaire!

  Posted 4th Jan 09 at 10:10

• Graham says... I agree, loads of hassle and another username and password to remember. Imagine you went into the greengrocer to buy a bag of potatoes and the grocer asked you to fill out a membership form before you could pay for them. Why do online retailers get away with this obstacle to a sale?

  Posted 3rd Jan 09 at 10:32

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David decrees... AVG (from grisoft) is THE only decent anti-virus software out there! I've tried Norton and McAfee and both gave me prblems and then nightmares when I contacted their dreadful technical 'support'. AVG is simple to install, simple to use.

I'd avoid Norton like the plague. Dreadful customer services and overly crap updateing system. AVG wins hands down - I shall not look anywhere else ever again! Yes, they make me that happy!

PS No, I do not work for them, nor am I affiliated in any way

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Matola reckons... that wireless internet is bad for your health

I reckon in 10 yrs time studies will be done showing that the waves fry your brain....

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Graham states... Broadband providers should be forced by law to quote accurate average speeds on their advertising

My mate in Sidmouth has an "8Mb" BT connection that never gives him more than 1Mb. Even in london I only get 6Mb max despite living 100 yards from the exchange. I can't imagine anyone would get much better than this.

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Graham thinks... Computers have got so fast and so cheap that there's no point upgrading

Unless you're a hardcore gamer or have some other reason for a super fast CPU there is no point updating any more. Most people I know use their PC for internet access and word processing, even the slowest processors currently available are under-challenged by that.

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Colin decrees... Windows XP is better than Vista

Not that Vista is bad, it just doesn't add anything to what XP did. It consumes more RAM but doesn't allow me to do anything faster, better or more interestingly that I could with XP. I just reckon Microsoft felt it was about time they trawled out a new OS with a bit of transparency and animation like Apple's OS

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David predicts... Windows Vista will be the last ground up creation of a general public operating system.

They cost an absolute fortune and the current trend seems to favour server side applications

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Barry insists... Most computer/software guides are written in geek language. Anyone who produces guides that can be understood by reasonably intelligent people over the age of 65 could make a fortune.

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