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My trusty Canon 550D + 17-55mm f2.8 lens has suffered a near fatal fall at the X-mas table today Been thinking about moving to micro 4/3 for a while, the reviews of the Olympus E-M1 looks good, and theres a good deal going that gets me the M1 body + f2.8 lens for £860 - which is decent value in my book for a f2.8 manufacture lens. But a bit nervous, not been following camera tech for a few years now (too busy looking at EVs ). Anyone got any experience of these camera systems http://www.simplyele...t.php?pid=26776

So what did everyone get?? With a new addition coming to the family early next year, fun things are been replaced with baby stuff

Just a tad envious.... Have delt directly with a few Silicon Valley tech companies in the last 12 months, love their attitude, it's always a case of 'we can do it' even with the craziest ideas - Unlike here where in the UK any new idea is greeted with moans and groans as no one wants to try any distruptive change . I have no doubt they work you to death though, but if your having at fun work it matter less?? Either way good luck

LoL, still couldn't help my self in trying to park in a corner space Back at work for a x4 13hr shifts in row on Monday though

There was no risk of parking dents at work today Have a good few days off eveyone!!! Looking fowards to another year of 'interesting' off topic discussions ahead

Space X had launched and landed its first stage booster after several failed attempts. Opens up the possibility of much cheaper reusable rockets. NASA gave up on the idea decades ago, saying it couldn't be done. If I'm still alive at 70-80 and got all my marbles, rather than leaving an inheritance behind, much rather waste all the £££ on a one trip up to the stars Anyone else fancy a ride up to space in a reusable rocket??

Nice lot of kit. I'm sure your get a decent amount for it all....Stopping all together or going for another format?? Have to say the micro 4/3 machines are come along nicely, but actually event the camera in my current outdated iPhone 5 is more than good enough on a normal day.

Going to see it again tonight

Just come back from the screening, loved it, cannot wait to watch IV,V,VI again. JJ Abrams is a genius, the next Star Trek film looks good too.,,.He has the ultimate geeks touch

What winter, I was out in my summer gear on the pedal bike today. Apparently it'll hit 16 degrees by the weekend.

+1 A newish TT will cost ALOT more than any 350Z to run. Deprecation is nearly always the biggest cost to car ownership, on finance all your doing is just borrowing money to pay for deprecation. Cannot see how anyone can argue with the numbers if it comes down to cost been the deciding factor between the two cars....Still just bear in mind the saying 'A happy wife is a happy life '

Doesn't matter what you think about speeding. 129 clocked, must have been 150 indicated, no magistrate/judge is going to think you got to that speed due to a temporary lapse in concentration. As others have said, sell your car, show your sorry and understand your mistake (regardless of what you really think), lawyer up if you can afford it, and get your pedal bike out of the shed.....It's chilli and dark this time of year, so make sure you get some gloves, hi-viz gear, bike lights and warn your relatives/friends/co-workers to be ready for your new look

There must be something in the water, we're expecting a baby girl in April next year To be quite honest I think if you have two cars I cannot see a problem. We've been looking at baby seats recently, they aren't exactly portable, and than you have the push chair, changing bag etc to carry. We're planning to keep one car as the sprog transporter - using my Leaf, after all vomit/poo/saliver isn't something we want to be spreading around both cars, especially not on the cream leather of the Lexus

A £350, 'Gold (rust)' coloured Micra.....It broke after I tried to get it above 60 mph on the M11....More than 15 years on, I'm now driving the Nissan EV equivalent

+1 Hope to catch up with your guys again soon...Though the family cars now don't quite need so much input

...I'll let you know about Model X if they are in the US show rooms by than, I'll be quite happy with a S but wife is now really keen on seeing the 'Falcon doors' in real life, and willing to pay the $5000 premium the X has over the S. Shame you cannot just bring a car back with you from the states via check-in luggage

Not getting one till Jan, when we're going over to the states....Hopefully Microsoft will be doing some discounts on them post X-mas

Had a play with all the options at the local PCWorld. Surface Pro 4 came out the winner by a long way. The touch screen was fab, as was the detachable keyboard, and general feel of the device. It was cheaper than the iPad pro, and without been hadicapped by a OS that is best on the phone. The MacBook was nice, but in reality it's essentially a thinner version of the Air, the Surface Pro is lighter, and cheaper, with the added tablet/touch screen functionality that makes traditional laptops feel a bit.....old fashioned. To be quite honest even my 1 year old Retina MacBook Pro looks outdated next to these fancy tablets that are able to run the same processor/memory/functionality. Never thought the day will come when Microsoft out innovates Apple, but the Surface Pro is a job well done!!!

Is there a massive difference between 7 and 10? The new MacBook just doesn't excit me or my wife. It's just another thinner Air. The prospect of been able to have tablet that can convert to a full desktop is really appealing - Just such a same Apple have crippled the iPad pro by keeping it on iOS.

No not cheap, but coming from Apple, seems 'reasonable' Going to the states in Jan so might pick up one whilst there. What other decent Windows machine are out there. We like the Air mainly because it's light, but fancied a change in form factor - which is the appeal of the Surface Pro. The iPad Pro is really nice, but it needs a proper OS to make it into a 'pro' machine - If Apple put Mac OS on the Pro, that would be the ideal Air replacement. The Chrome machine are very cheap, but not sure if they are powerful enough.

In what way? Our computers are used daily for 'work', as the main applications are Word, Excel, SPSS, and Endnotes. These applications run fine and pretty much identically on my work Windows 7 PC as on my home MacBook Pro. The file management on MacOS is easier, but our current workflow see the most active files been managed using drop-box which makes life easier. I've NEVER actually spent my own money for a Windows OS to run as the primary OS before on a home machine. But the Air is currently been used 99% of the time for work...and we've not come across any issues at work with Windows 7. Might have a longer play with Windows, but I always find you cannot really tell how your get on with something till you used it at home for a bit, though I suppose the fact I'm happly using a Windows 7 machine for 10hrs+ of writing/data analysis at work answers that question.

So my wife's MacBook Air (2008) is in its having some charging issues, and we're thinking of its replacement. For the last 20 years I've always used Apple computers (Mac Plus and Apple II were the first computers I remember using) but I have to say I'm not overly impressed by the current range. I've got a Retina MacBook Pro, and we've looked at the new MacBook but it's just a tad expensive for what it is, and the form factor is a bit boring now. The new iPad Pro looks great...BUT with no proper file management system on iOS it's a no go. She uses the Air to produce 4000-5000 word long scientific manuscripts and needs to run things like SPSS/R/Endnotes. The manuscripts get sent to 10+ different authors and usually goes through the 10 different versions before final publication. So a proper file management system like Mac OS or Windows is 100% needed. Than the unthinkable happened, started playing around with a Surface Pro and really liked it!! It biggest advantage over the iPad Pro is the fact it can run a proper operating system. The Air is connected to a 21 inch monitor+wireless keyboard at home - so essentially used liked a desktop at home. The surface pro has the same mini display port so can do the same....and it work like a tablet on the move. I never thought I would move away from Apple, but the Surface Pro is tempting us. Even on the phone front, I have to say I find nothing in the new iPhones tempting, and quite happy with my 5. Has anyone else used a Surface Pro or similar?? Anyone gone from Apple to Windows?? - I suppose it's not that big deal, all the work computers run Windows 7.

Where's solid snake when you need him??

What ever you get make sure it's a OLED panel. Prices have come down a lot now and they are leagues better than conventional LCD TVs - Which is basically ever other TV. http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/news/55eg960v-201504224046.htm