Been ages since I last posted and suspect it will be while before I post again - new job, kids and the fact that twitter is easier! Have added a Strava widget to the right as have now seriously got into road cycling - have signed up for a few sportives this year including a 127 miler! Cronk family is now bigger with the addition of our son Alfie. Just about to start a new job in a new industry sector which is exciting. Quick Tech good bad and ugly: Good - Yahama RVX473 amp - amazing bit of Hi-Fi / Home Cinema kit, particularly paired with Boston Accoustics speakers. Very much enjoying this - in particularly the Airplay feature and the Smartphone and tablet apps which let you remote control it over Wifi! Bad - Not much to report on this front. Still remain a bit unconvinced by Windows 8 - think it makes most sense if you have a touchscreen / tablet type device (HP Envy looks interesting). Ugly - Am I the only one that thinks the front of the BMW 1 series looks horrible?