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Hi, Im hoping for some advice. Im looking for a laptop on which i can run photoshop for design. Its used pretty much daily for design as i use it to produce digital caricatures, but as this is a hobby at the moment im hoping to get something suitable paying up to 300 ish. Just wondering if anyone can advise of suitable laptops? For the last few years i worked on an acer,which was fine to start with but a few years on and its really slow to use now. Ill still keep my old laptop for browsing web and downloads etc,so really the design is all the laptop will be used for. Have thought about features and with design being the reason for purchasing, speed is the main priority,screen size min 15.6, would like hd but this probably takes them out of my price range. Thanks in advance for any help, I've been looking online for ages but im just not sure what would be best based on my requirements.

I am selling the stock from my wedding decor business,the stock is valued at over £2800 and includes: 129 lycra chair covers - rrp £15.99 each. These are the high quality ones which can be bleached,machine washed and tumble dried without ruining the elastic. 819 sashes in 12 different colours 11 glass fish bowls selling due to other commitments which means i no longer have time expensive this business, but as an indication of earnings we charged £2.75-£2.95 per chair depending on number booked,and £12 for fishbowl hire. It is a great investment for someone looking to set up a new business or expand a growing business further. I have plenty of photos available showing them set up. We Sam this as a part time weekend company and its a good way to earn extra cash. Looking for offers in the region of £1200, all items boxed and baggee up ready to go,cash on collection. Feel free to pm me or text on 07882471508 for further information. Thanks

oops meant tigerworks...shows i must drink too much when i go down town!!

I tried this place last night with 4 of my friends. We usually end up at Nando's if we go on West Street, or one of the takeaways but noticed this place on our way into Tiger Tiger and decided to give it a go. I've got to admit, the food was brilliant - I went for a half jerk chicken, chips and a coke. Food was cooked really well and we ate in at one of the boothes which saved standing around in a packed takeaway at the end of the night! There were quite a lot customers in but our order was still ready quickly and the staff were friendly - unlike some of the takeaways we have been to, who seem to give out constant abuse to their staff! It only cost me around a fiver, normally costs me £11 in nando's so will definitely be going there in future - can see this place being really popular. Didn't try any of the pizzas but 3 of my friends ordered pizzas and they all said they were lovely and were topped with fresh ingredients. Definitely worth a try if you're up that way in my opinion!

Hi, we are a wedding photography company who charge only £250 for 4 hours as a cd package with all images professionally edited and supplied with full copyright. For this price you get two photographers. Please visit our website for details and samples of our previous work http://www.handinhandwedding.co.uk Additional hours can be booked for £35 each if required. thanks Sam

Lots of help here, thanks guys! My husband is looking to start out on his own as although extremely talented in design and had lots of work from small companies who have been extremely happy with his work, the fact that he hasn't got any certified qualifications has held him back when applying for design work vacancies. I don't see why it is important really, he had lots of potential employers interested when viewing his work but when he says he is self taught/hasn't got a degree he then just seems to get knocked back! Thanks again Sam

Thanks everyone for your replies, very much appreciated.

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Hi My husband is just starting out in business and being as though I just found this section of the forum, thought I would just ask a couple of questions as a marketing exercise (not promoting). If you are an existing company, have you paid for professional logo design, leaflets/shop fronts/letterheads/business cards? If so, what sort of things did you order and were there any particular ideas you wanted to incorporate? Would you (either existing, or start up companies) be looking for a fresh new image for your company and be prepared to pay for a professional design at great rates, or would you prefer to DIY? Would you be prepared to pay for a service if it provides excellent customer service, original artwork and could manage your whole printing/design requirements from start to finish where any ideas can be implemented into your company stationery. Thanks in advance for any responses, we are just trying to work out what the market is for this type of business.

Hi, we are a wedding package company offering wedding photography, chair covers and fishbowl hire,therefore we are able to bring together many parts of your wedding for one, low budget price. We are a family run business, our photography prices are only £250 for 4 hours with all inches being professionally edited and supplied on cd. Additional hours can be purchased for only £35 each. Our chair covers come with a sash in your colour scheme choice and start at only £2.25 each. The fishbowls are hired at £12 each including mirrors and flowers matching your colour scheme. For further details,or images of our previous work, which include chair covers at Hellaby where the manager who was on shift even gave us a free bottle of wine as he was so pleased with what we did (due to time restrictions the evening before we started the covers at 1am and finished at 3am) please visit our website http://www.handinhandwedding.co.uk thanks Sam hand in hand wedding specialists

Hi everyone, this may be a long shot, or a silly question, but my husband has written a script for a comedy sitcom. He is new to this business and despite looking through various websites, artists and writers yearbook and reading many peoples comments, is not quite sure what to do/where to turn to next. He is looking at production companies and sending off samples from his script, but is also considering whether an agent would be a better choice. Does anyone have any experience in this area of what he would be best to do next? We can see a lot of production companies do not accept unsolicited scripts, but have seen many warnings from other posters on the internet regarding agency scams etc. If anyone has any tips or advice, or suggestions where to look for more information we would be really grateful. Thanks in advance for your time Sam x

Hi Sophie, Firstly congratulations on your upcoming wedding! We run a wedding photography and chair cover company and provide photography for £250 which is 4 hours coverage. All images are then professionally edited and supplied on CD. Additional hours can be booked for £30. We have a website where you can view our work http://www.handinhandwedding.co.uk We also provide chair covers with sashes from £2.25 each, should these be required. Kind regards Sam

Thanks sgt kate!x

49 first bus to sheffield from killamarsh, anyone know how to get updates on this? First website doesnt pick the route up when you search timetables x

hi all, no water in s21 for us, just wondering if anyone else has the same issue?

Hi all Just to let you know our website is back up and running again after our recent redesign, with updated price lists for our chair covers and photography. http://www.handinhandwedding.co.uk Photography prices are 4 hours from £250 Chair covers from £2.25 Thanks Sam Hand in Hand Weddings

Hi Please see our website http://www.handinhandwedding.co.uk for images of our work. Our charges start from £250.00 for 4 hours, with additional hours charged at £35.00 per hour. We also offer chair covers for hire, with a discount if you order chair covers and photography from us. Kind regards Sam

Hi I have just been in pets at home at Heeley retail park and they have found a large dog wandering round on its own. They are keeping the dog there until 8 to see if anyone comes in, but just thought I'd post on here just incase you are looking xx

Hi all, thanks for the replies. the reason i was asking is because after seeing an article on the internet, it seemed to point to the fact that even self employed sub contractors can in law be classed as employees in certain circumstances, and as such would be entitled to holiday pay etc. the article seemed to suggest our circumstances would in law be classed as an employee and therefore entitled to these rights. I think because of the circumstances we will have to get some legal advice, but thanks for your help

Hi, Im just after a bit of information regarding sub-contracting and legal rights. If a sub contractor takes on work for a company, in which time the jobs they take they are classed as self employed, but the nature of the work means that they cannot pass the jobs on to other people to do, and 95% of the self employed's work are via this particular company, I believe in the eyes of the law they would then be classed as an employee for both payment (ie must equal at least national minimum wage, and they would also be entitled to holiday pay) Could anyone firstly confirm if this is correct? If so, and during the time you have been working with the company you have worked on call, with no payment or jobs received during the hours of being on call, is it possible to claim for national minimum wage during these hours? Thank you

hi, im possibly going to be taking in a cat which has been dumped-its a long story but basically is over in ireland at the moment (was previously a pet and has been left recently by its owners) andso im looking at getting it brought over tomorrow as the people currently feeding her are coming back over to england for xmas as are working part time over there, and im afraid she might starve on her own. if she does manage to get brought over, i would be introducing her to my other 2 cats slowly (both female) but just wanted to check if there was any way of getting cats protection vouchers or anything similar to get her spayed (she may already be) but i don't want her to go into a sanctuary or anything so really want to give her the best start over here. If anyone does know of any schemes we may be available to get on to help her i would really appreciate it. I am not on benefits btw thanks sam x

if you remove the end of the filing loop which attaches to your boiler and point it towards a bucket, then turn on the filing tap, you will be able to see if water is getting through. if not, there may be a problem with your water supply somewhere along the way, but at least if you check if it is or isn't getting through it should help one of the more experienced people on here pinpoint the next thing to check x

hi crazydaisy don't know a lot about boilers, but if you turn the tap on the filing loop to put more water in your boiler (which should increase pressure) does any water pump outside (out of your overflow pipe?) sometimes (and i'll probably be shot down by someone who knows what they are talking about) the PRV (pressure relief valve) is faulty/broken and needs replacing,as when you try to put water in the boiler via the filling loop it will just bypass the boiler and pour straight outside. Other than that I'd see if anyone else pops on here tomorrow as my knowledge is very limited Sam

hi, smudge is still missing-its now been over 2 weeks so keeping our fingers crossed but it doesn't seem likely she will be coming back now devastated...but please keep a look out if you are in the local area thanks xx

Hi Still needing someone to come out to us for the boiler problems asap-please contact me if you can help (Killamarsh, s21) thanks