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Post by merchant42 on Aug 15, 2014 7:39:16 GMT
Pleased to say that after 18 months of trying to find employment.
Went to an Interview on Tuesday, got a phone call on the Wednesday to tell me I had gotten the job.
It is not back at Sea which would have been my preference (alas I doubt that I would pass the medical !)
But in this day and age I count myself lucky to find one !!
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Post by buzzy on Aug 15, 2014 7:58:11 GMT
Congratulations Merchant - best wishes.
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Post by Lynnrose on Aug 15, 2014 9:05:03 GMT
Well done! I hope you enjoy getting back to work  x |
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Post by mikkh on Aug 15, 2014 10:45:33 GMT
I like good news, well done. The taxman welcomes you back with open arms ;o)
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Post by jojo on Aug 15, 2014 11:30:55 GMT
Nice one. Really pleased for you and know the situation you were in well.
Good luck with the new job.
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Post by Pete on Aug 15, 2014 13:15:51 GMT
Congrats on your new job Merchant. Hope you like it too.
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Post by merchant42 on Aug 24, 2014 18:35:35 GMT
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Post by Lynnrose on Aug 24, 2014 18:41:01 GMT
and I thought you were going to say you were treating us all to a few drinks x |
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Post by Pete on Aug 24, 2014 20:33:55 GMT
Good for you merchant, hope it is a good one, they have a good name.  |
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Post by merchant42 on Aug 25, 2014 2:26:44 GMT
LR well I would treat you to a few drinks.....  But you know the reputation that we scots have !!!!!! Aye pete they do have a good name my current Pc is a Zoostorm and I have never had a bit of trouble with it. |
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Post by merchant42 on Sept 4, 2014 17:58:30 GMT
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Post by mikkh on Sept 4, 2014 20:55:58 GMT
Yes it was a good thing, I was going to warn you not to get the other one, but I didn't want to spoil the moment.
It was OK for basic stuff, but the i5 is definitely better
Both have the same fault though - a lack of a graphics card and too much RAM to try and hide the fact
Too much RAM? Yes, 8 GB is plenty for mere mortals like us, anything more is overkill unless you're doing real heavy duty stuff like CAD or animation. Most people could even get away with 4 GB
It's a strange decision by Zoostorm because 8 GB of RAM plus a £50 graphics card is a cheaper option than 16 GB of RAM and would make a better overall system.
It's a bit naughty really because it's an obvious sales gimmick to trick those who aren't tech savvy. A lot of people probably assume 16 GB is going to make it better/faster - it won't, it's only real difference will be a larger paging file (virtual memory) on the hard drive, so it will be slightly worse if anything as it reads/writes to the bigger paging file
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Post by merchant42 on Sept 5, 2014 2:01:48 GMT
I am not into any of the CAD stuff, current PC has 8GB and it does for what I need it to do, not getting it for the Graphics anyway !
Main reason is the 3TB HD,and the wireless capability,plus the bonus of being able to afford it !!!
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Post by mikkh on Sept 5, 2014 8:57:35 GMT
You missed the point, nobody is 'into' CAD stuff, you either do it for a living and need a better spec than normal or not. That was just an example of heavy duty use.
I was looking at it from system builders point of view, it seems lopsided to me. Windows 7 is a real bonus though when Microsoft are trying to force 8 on everyone
Enjoy your new PC and sorry if I've upset you by over analysing it
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Post by jojo on Sept 6, 2014 8:48:46 GMT
If he has already bought it though, he can still get a decent graphics card later can't he mikkh?
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