TIP of the DAY

[wjcampbe]

I spring clean when i need the diskspace.

Me too - but only as far as a backup cd or a dvd

[RuralWeb]

I spring clean when i need the diskspace

Ijust bung them on an external drive - cheap as chips

[chris ashdown]

I have had a problem on the site and tried a snapshot, found it had the same problem and had to go back a few months before i had a good site again

I know you should check the snapshots but with 7 sites and limited time and always something to do, I didn't and glad disk space is not a problem and on dvd you might as well copy a few snapshots as it does not take up much time

It would be of great advantage if actinic used a more modern copy of winzip so we could look into the snapshots, if anyone has a old copy that works I would appreciate a copy

[george]

And just where are Wednesday's and Fursdays tips?

Well?

Just how are we supposed to concentrate while working when we are waiting for the golden email saying this threads been updated?

It was my birthday on Wednesday and did I get a card from any of you lot? No. A cheeky wee email saying "Happy Birthday"? No.


Didn't happen back in the days of v7 or the blitz I tell ya.



*goes off to let the tyres down of the tart in the 4x4 thats presently parked in the disabled space outside my office window*

[chris ashdown]

Belated "Happy Birfday " George

We all thought that at yor age you didn't want reminding

[Mark H]

Friday's tip - don't rely on CDs/DVDs over five years old for essential backups - the data surface (which is on the top, not the bottom) can degrade. I recently put a small post it note on an old CD to remind me to look at the contents - when I pulled the note off the data surface was so weak it came off too

I agree with Mal - much better these days to use an external drive.

[los_design]

I have held off as long as I can..............as it is Friday, lets roll out the old classic.....

DON'T EAT YELLOW SNOW

Belated Bday greetings George, sent my birthday card via ACTINIC SUPPORT, did you not get it?

[george]

PS When you choke a smurf what colour does it turn?

[jont]

Don't test which are the live wires in a severed telephone line into a building by placing them on your tongue .... it hurts ... especially if up a 30 foot ladder. Call BT instead.

[Jan]

When opening a banana, don't attack the obvious end (the stalk), it is far easier to peel a banana from the opposite end.

I tried this and wasn't convinced - my daughter was horrified at the thought of having to eat her banana upside down (the banana not her). Maybe I did it wrong though.

It was my birthday on Wednesday and did I get a card from any of you lot? No. A cheeky wee email saying "Happy Birthday"? No.

Well if you'd send me one on Tuesday, I would have sent you one on Wednesday ... don't want to make you feel unloved here George, but several community members did wish me happy birthday :-) Belated HB's though George.

Regards,

[pinbrook]

but several community members did wish me happy birthday

thats because Skype told me to....

[Jan]

thats because Skype told me to....

... and my mum paid all of the others to be nice to me

Regards,

[chris ashdown]

Don't tip if there is a service charge and don't tip if there is not one, Nobody ever gave me a tip for doing my job, but I probably have been told where to go

[pinbrook]

This is a bit mean..... most service industries pay very low as they expect staff to make up the difference with tips.

Thus you should consider always tipping unless you get bad service.

As many of you know I spend alot of time in South Africa, here it is the norm to tip all the time, many jobs do not pay at all, all the staff get is tips. Waiting Staff, petrol pump attendands and Car guards are examples of tip only jobs.

[chris ashdown]

If everyone stopped tipping then the managers would be forced to give them a living wage

The whole thing on tipping is how selective it is

we have a neighbour and he drives 110 miles down to London where he works on the taxi ranks and then comes home for a few days off, why should we tip him he is obvously on a good wage,

You may buy a barman a drink sometimes but not on every occassion and he/she talks to you all night if they feel like it but if you have a quick snack in the bar at the tables then you are expected to leave a tip or pay a service charge, why one and not the other?