DanClews

Its not too hard, the software makes it easy. Setting up a proper VPN is harder, as I ended up bricking my router by flashing the firmware to an unsupported version. But that isn't really related to the VPN, I needed to install open source router operating system onto my router - which failed. And my router doesn't even boot up. I can't power cycle it or anything. I would need to solder a serial connection onto the board to try and resurrect it.

You can indeed. I use one from Hidemyass.com, it costs £6. You download a bit of software, that you say which country you want to appear to be in. Click connect and away you go, and then when you visit BBC iplayer it thinks you are in the UK. I wouldn't use it on a work machine, as it would entail downloading software and some companies don't like you doing that.

Back to Team Fortress. Hats away!

Are you taking a line out of your amp, thats assuming you are playing with an amp or are you using a DI box out of your pedals as there is a chance that the earth isn't lifted?

Downloading the Diablo 3 open beta. #thereisnocowlevel

I really enjoyed The Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovich, its quite a short book - and really interesting.

Has General Discussion broken? or is it just been quiet for almost 24 hours?

The benefits of working in IT, nobody is monitoring your internet!

We went to the Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh for our Anniversary and ate in their Michellin starred resteraunt. Well out of our league in terms of price, but it was incredible. I can't say enough nice things about it. Chocolates waiting in our room for us, rose petals and a card signed by the front desk because it was our anniversary. The meal was fantastic, 6 course's paired with wine. It was epic, and because its linked to the hotel, we didn't have to get a taxi - just stagger to the lift. A++, Highly reccomend, would buy from again.

My concern about that, is it has a very prominent "happy trail"

My first ever stalk and it was horrifically wrong. I now can't remember what you look like.

You must have been sitting behind me at the start then. I also get a stalk on HateEvent then. However, I might be getting the two mixed up. I think it was Teabags who was sitting next to the girl?

Answer my own question, bought a TP-Link TL-WR841N router for £20 so I can flash it to install DD-WRT.

It was my first ever game of Ice Hockey, so I was very confused with what was going on. All the team change outs. But I loaded up wikipedia on my phone and got a handle on the rules. I was also there with my in-laws, and my mother-in-law shouted "come on Aberdeen" a few times, which was incredibly embarassing. She also cheered when Dundee scored, kind of contradicting her previous shout.

Sat behind Teabags for the 1st period of the ice-hockey. proper stalk! also - why did that boy get sent off?

Can anyone recommend a router which allows access to VPN My free 02 Broadband one doesn't allow me to log into a VPN, so I need a new router.

Using a VPN to convince my Movie streaming software I'm in the states.

At Derbar, the sign for it has a person in it - My wife and I couldn't work out if it was Male or Female. Next time you go past, see what you think.

I can barely play one instrument badly, and that little drummer can play the harp. I'm going to force my kids to play an instrument. Get my own Von Trapp family on the go. Need three kids so I have my own punk band, but then to make it into a ska band you need at least another 3 for the brass section.

This is in the NHS building by the Arches, there was 2 gents cubicles on our floor for 100 guys. They got blocked on an hourly basis.

We had one that was on a minute timer. The main problem comes, if there is one in each cubicle and the lights go out. Whats the social protocol, who waves first - the guy who came in last? But conversely, if the lights don't go off after a minute, you knew he was sitting there waving his arms like a loon.

What time is the Ice Hockey tomorrow night? Is it 7:30? The Lynx hockey team site doesn't look like its been worked on since 1998

On a slightly related note, I had a pair of Ultimate Ears 5 in-ear headphones, with two drivers in each bud. They were amazing, until I slammed the car door on them. Never paying £80 for a pair of headphones again.

I go through phases of liking phones. I had an iPhone 3 a few years ago, and got bored with it - so I changed my contract to a Blackberry one because I love the tiny little keyboard on it over a touch screen. I flogged the iPhone 3. However, about 6 months later I got bored with the lack of ability to waste time on the Blackberry and went to an iPhone 4. I have had my iPhone 4 about a year and a bit, and starting to get fed up with it again. But I know in 6 months time I'm going to want my iPhone back again.

Just finished the Neutronium Alchemist by Peter Hamilton, and about to start the Sleeping God. Proper British Sci-Fci, an alien race that causes the dead to come back to possess the living.