Off to the 'smoke' this weekend so I'll have plenty of chances to connect (or not). I'll try my wife's iPhone when I'm back home - we bought them at the exact same time.

I don't and never have contracted to Yahoo BB but I wonder if Softbank and BB have severed ties. Anyway, what worked automatically before now no longer does which is highly frustrating. Wondering...

For the last three and half years when I went to McDonald's my Softbank iPhone 3GS and now 4S would open up a log-in page and automatically connect to the 'mobilepoint' wi-fi service in the...

I've carried desktops in my checked luggage 3 or 4 times. Never any problems. I've found that hard drives in your carry-on are best packed flat rather than vertically (this is pure conjecture on my...

In that case I would only remove the graphics card, memory and hard disks. The processor is the 'most' securely attached item in the whole computer and it would take a lot to F it up. Why not open...

Remove the hard disks, memory, graphics card and processor. Wrap them individually in bubble-wrap and carry them in your cabin luggage. The PC-case will be fine in your checked luggage - surround...

http://storeuser2.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/user/new_shop_oraora

is my current favorite, but it's only on Yahoo Auctions. Maybe you have a friend who's a member and can make the purchase for you or...

If you buy new (something I never do these days) then buy locally so you can use the warranty. On any new laptop at least 15% of the new cost is warranty, another 15% is the operating system. ...

I've certainly curtailed 90% of my previous downloading habits. I've used a usenet archive site for the vast majority of my downloads since 2003. Now, I run the downloads through a Dutch proxy. ...

To get a basic idea of what fares you'll have to pay head to the Matric airfare search page http://matrix.itasoftware.com/search.htm

Example: November 3rd 2012 returning September 17th 2013 (all...

Basically, until we've seen WHO gets their anus probed by the Japanese MIB and for WHAT I'm not going anywhere near anything that isn't being directly streamed. I have cable and SkyPerfecTv so I...

I use Lamnia to watch the BBC iPlayer. But from tomorrow I'm just gonna go cold turkey on all downloads until we better understand the who, what, where and why with these new laws. OCN won't know...

Ok then. I've ditched the direct downloads i.e. Filestube - only really used them for pRon and I decided spending 8000 yen for a decent site subscription was a good way to actually limit that aspect...

I'm sorry but there's no solution to your request that doesn't involve paying fees. For peace of mind just go to the post office and make the TT to your bank in Australia in AUD (the rates here are...

That IS ridiculously generous from Lufthansa and I do fly them via Nagoya when my airmiles allow for a full free ticket. In fact I usually wait until I have enough for a business class ticket...

Did you search here first?

http://matrix.itasoftware.com/search.htm

These are all prices from the airlines direct so that will give you a number to better or at least match.

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If you're coming out here with a guaranteed offer of employment (with a salary of, let's say, 250,000 yen/month) then finding 300 UKP extra for a more convenient flight will seem like chicken-feed. ...

EUR = Euro

Looks like 100 Euros for a second bag - but I'm sure AIRItalia would be happy to answer your question direct.

What happened to British Airways? They're my 'go-to' for cash-flights...

We shall see I guess! Can't say I'm NOT going to be more careful. But if the brief history of the Internet teaches us anything it's that there's always a workaround.


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I hear that! Fortunately, apart from TBBT, POI and The Mentalist I can wean myself from the Fall Schedule. The content always appears on usenet - you just have to wait a little longer.

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This is well documented on the forum but in short OCN cut me off in February 2011 because I hadn't responded to their letter telling me I had been uploading too much (accidental 85Gb in one 24 hour...

This took about 5 minutes (text was only 30 seconds) using WordArt in MS Publisher 2007 (it's way easier to use than in Word since you're not dealing with line breaks).

To align objects you just...

I love it how we tell a guy who's already bought an iPhone to go out and buy something else instead.

To tether your Softbank iPhone to either your iPad or laptop you'll need to jailbreak it.
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One day you'll wake up and realize you're just along for the ride.


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I came up with a decent analogy for the middle-aged husband (gaijin or not) of a Japanese wife yesterday when chatting with a mate about our mutual friends who has his balls well squeezed in a vice:...