Carl H

Must admit, I was pleasantly surprised when I saw a preview of "Colin's glamour shoot calendar". My first impression was that Colin scrubs up remarkably well, but then I realised that it's not actually Colin in the photos.

You can get new ones for less than that.

Over-charging for postage and packing is a common trick on ebay, though I think all of the stox stuff that I've bought has been reasonable for the P&P. Just shows that stox folk are usually nicer and more honest than the general public.

The following items are now surplus to requirements and are free to a good home. 1. BT Voyager 105 USB ADSL Modem. As supplied by AOL. Includes USB lead and phone lead. 2. SanDisk 16Mb Compact Flash memory card (branded 'Nikon', it came with a camera). 3. 5.25" Multifuction bay, comprising :- card readers for Compact Flash I & II, Smart Media, Memory Stick, SD & MMC. 2x IEEE1394 (aka 'FireWire') repeaters. (connects to existing 1394 interface). 12V & 5V DC outputs 3 port USB2 hub (connects to internal USB). audio sockets (mic, line-in, line-out) - lets you mount them on the front of the PC for convenience. Includes instruction manual. I've lost the drivers disc, but you won't need it if you're using Windows XP. 4. 4 port USB1.1 hub and power supply. 5. Short cable with 9-pin D-type connector to stereo 3.5mm jack plug. Unused, still in wrapping. 6. Short cable with RCA phono plug to mono jack plug ('mini' jack? it's smaller than 3.5mm anyway) 7. Modem cable, approx 1m. 8. 2x USB sockets on a backplate, with flying leads to connect to USB headers on mobo. All free of charge to anyone that can use them, but if you want either item 3 or 4, then a small donation to the Trust Fund to cover the postage would be appreciated.

I've just binned a 25 pack of Titanium-R discs as every PC I've tried them in spits them back out and complains that they are not the correct media. If it wasn't for the fact that I bought them 4 months ago from a place that's a 20 minute drive away, and they only cost a fiver, I'd have taken them back. I can probably fish them out if anybody wants to give them a try.

Given what's been spent on that car, that's actually a more realistic price.

Have a look on eBay, there's usually some stox stuff on there. I've just bought some programmes, and been out-bid for some mags. Haven't I, Skeet? LOL!