Howtos, Tutorials and the Search function

[adpsimpson]

I'll leave it open just now and see how it goes. Blocking a few IPs may be all it takes to stop it after all!

Going for the articles I've found useful first - got the rear window motor one up now http://www.monthofsaturdays.net/surf...w_Motor_Refurb

[stormforce]

Andy it may pay to ask TonyN for some what not to do's when doing an oil change.....

[adpsimpson]

Andy it may pay to ask TonyN for some what not to do's when doing an oil change.....

Like throw the first litre directly into the waste tray by forgetting to put the plug back in? Nah, I can manage that fine myself!

[stormforce]

Like throw the first litre directly into the waste tray by forgetting to put the plug back in? Nah, I can manage that fine myself!

Also don't look up as the oil is coming out or you'll get a eye full

[greecysurf]

Well done that man, just had a look, cracking idea,

[POPEYE]

It's time consumeing writing the "write ups'" i started this afternoon at about 1.30 and when i lookd up it was getting on for 6, did'nt even notice the dog had chucked up four bl00dy times in the same room
if anyone has codlords address i'm happy to pop round and ask him assumeing he still lives there,

[MattF]

It's time consumeing writing the "write ups'" i started this afternoon at about 1.30 and when i lookd up it was getting on for 6, did'nt even notice the dog had chucked up four bl00dy times in the same room

if anyone has codlords address i'm happy to pop round and ask him assumeing he still lives there,

Does he live in Basingstoke?

[Dixie.t]

I've been keeping a folder on my website with Surf related things (links, documents and so on) and finally decided to open it up and make it more useful.

I've put the wikipedia software there now, so anyone can edit and put articles up there.

Apache kindly let me use one or two of his past posts as the basis for tutorials, but I'll be writing up anything I do and putting it on there too. If anyone else has a howto here and wouldn't mind me duplicating it there give me a shout.

Even if it doesn't take off, I thought it might be a decent starting place for a list of tutorials - 'how do I put roof bars on', 'how do I fit spots', 'how do I remove the rear heating matrix' etc. And if nothing else it's a useful place for me to leave things for myself

Here's the link: http://www.monthofsaturdays.net/surf

Have a look, edit away and feel free to create new articles. There's a full list of the few things already on there (click "special pages" on the left side). You can create a new article by changing the name of the page in the address bar, then clicking 'edit'. Feel free to dump stuff there and I'll tidy it up.

i think that this need to be a Sticky or adding a tab for it on the home page maybe

[POPEYE]

Does he live in Basingstoke?

He lives (lived) in an estate about 20 mins drive from me, the Denvilles, just a bit north of Emsworth, hants-sussex border.

[adpsimpson]

the Denvilles, just a bit north of Emsworth, hants-sussex border.

There's something therapeutic about English place names. Click here & press refresh a few times - my first php project still lives

[adpsimpson]

He lives (lived) in an estate about 20 mins drive from me, the Denvilles, just a bit north of Emsworth, hants-sussex border.

Just realised that his site was www.showmesome.info - hadn't put 2 and 2 together.

Anyway a whois on that domain shows the following (this is public domain, so shouldn't be any problem posting it here)

Registrant Name:Simon Burton
Registrant Organization:
Registrant Street1:23 Juniper Close
Registrant Street2:Chineham
Registrant Street3:
Registrant City:Basingstoke
Registrant State/Province:Hampshire
Registrant Postal Code:RG24 8XH
Registrant Country:GB
Registrant Phone:+49.1234578
Registrant Phone Ext.:
Registrant FAX:
Registrant FAX Ext.:
Registrant Email:codlord@hotmail.com

[adpsimpson]

And a little more info - 'The wayback machine' archives popular sites, and it got his before it went: here. Click on the most recent version and you're back in his site as it was in early 2008.

I reckon Matt's comment is fair play, that it's fine to copy the articles off there in his absence, so long as we don't mind deleting them if he ever requests that.

I've got too much on to make much of a stab at it just now, but please feel free to copy and paste info off there onto my site - a bad job is better than none, and can be tidied up later very easily.

[POPEYE]

Ya lost me! all i know is i went to the Denvilles to pick up the famous tyre valve caps you could'nt loose (and lost one)

[MattF]

Ya lost me! all i know is i went to the Denvilles to pick up the famous tyre valve caps you could'nt loose (and lost one)

That address that Andy posted above is what is listed as the address of the showmesome.info sites owner in the whois records. It could be an old or business address or suchlike if it doesn't seem familiar though.

How did you manage to lose a cap which can't be lost, btw?

[MattF]

And a little more info - 'The wayback machine' archives popular sites, and it got his before it went: here. Click on the most recent version and you're back in his site as it was in early 2008.

You're a star. I'd never even thought to check the archiver.