Recent content by Tulipone

Thank you for all your thoughts. Much to digest. My iMac is currently fine. It has a Fusion Drive that can drive me nuts and I believe support will be moved to legacy later this year - the main driver to change was a desire for a laptop to travel with and it seemed pointless to maintain two...

The stupid answer is as little as I won't regret paying - realistically the trade in for my iMac is about £400 so around that would be top.

My iMac is 27” but thinking at least that, possibly 32”. No idea what editing would be like on a curved screen but that may appeal, certainly for 32”. No idea what is better/worthwhile re 4K or QHD. To be honest I had not heard of QHD before this evening.

Decided it is time to replace my 2019 iMac with a more modern MacBook Air/Pro leaving me without a decent sized screen when at home. I went into Curry’s in Stevenage intending to come away with a monitor or at least find someone who probably has more knowledge about monitors than I do and after...

I have been fighting an urge to get back there. Bet it was crowded today?

Oh crap. Hoping that things go the right way for you both.

2.9kgs (S5 with 150-600) doesn't sound much but then with a backpack, spare stuff and the kitchen sink it sure all adds up 3-4 miles in. No idea how old you are but that combo demonstrated to me that I'm not as young as I used to be.

I did briefly have the 150-600 and it was far too heavy for me. It was fine on local trips but dragging it over fields got old real quick. I have the 100-400 and agree that at time longer would be better. Would the 1.4x be more appropriate? Certainly cheaper at the cost of a stop.

Can be elegant looking birds eh?

The more you leave in the pot the more monthly return you’ll get. Take out the maximum and you’ll get less each month. It is a gamble and you’ll need to look at the terms, conditions and forecast when approaching your retirement. They will let you know a forecast of either taking min or max...

I tried moving banks once. Caused so many issues that I learnt that if you are content where you are it may not be worth a few quid. Ended up back where we started.

You may find that you’ll be hit for tax so don’t spend it until you are sure.

Yes, but in his mind he left you for dust.

I have a question for you. How come the French can afford to buy into our Power Generation network (part of our Critical National Infrastructure) but neither we or our Government can afford to? I guess we should be grateful that someone thinks we are worth investing in? EDF Energy Wikipedia...

I’m not far behind you with this. I was surprised how well we got on in Japan. Folk are aware of people despite being glued to their phones. Businesses seem to be content with reasonable profit and not price gouging like here. We saw only considerate drivers and no road rage and even much...