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I write about cloud computing and have come across a company that assesses an organisation's readiness to move to cloud. This assessment costs £2,800 -which sounds a bit steep to me - but the claim is that this is a lot cheaper than hiring a consultant. Anybody had experience of this? Have you...

We've had a leaking pipe in the bathroom and it's flooded the place; brought the ceiling down and ruined lots of our stuff downstairs - our floor looks like there's been a JCB rally, it's a mess of plaster work and other debris. We have a loss assessor coming within the next few days. I've not...

Here's one for the stattos? Has any team ever topped a World Cup or Euro group with a negative goal difference before? I know teams have qualified for the next stage with a minus figure but it's something else to win a group.

Mrs Gwylan wants me to connect her parents' iPad to their TV so they can watch films on a bigger screen. Do I take it that the only thing that I need is an HDMI cable or is there more to it than that?

Any other Brighton residents have no water? Our supply has stopped entirely. Or is it just a Coldean thing?

4th fastest century in tests and the fastest by an opener. 149-0 in 23 overs is like a one-day game, not a test match. Australia are giving India a battering in this series - after England gave them a going-over in the summer, they could be heading for their second whitewash in a row.

The world's favourite rent-a-quote ex-ref has had his website suspended after making anti-Catholic remarks. Winter, who describes himself as a Middlesbrough and Rangers supporter, has had his site suspended by 123reg after making remarks about altar boys being abused. Oh dear, players and...

Not seen this mentioned but the new South African bowler has taken a five-for in each of his first three tests, the first bowler to do this, I think, since Rodney Hogg in 78/79. That's some feat. With Philander, Steyn and Morkel. South africa have got a seriously good attack, they'd give...

Writer Christopher Hitchens died last night - the world's a poorer place without him. I'm still mystified by his support for George W but let that a blot on 40 years of superb writing, trenchant comment and sheer bloody-mindedness. Probably the closest we've had to an Orwell in my lifetime. I...

According to this article, the average price of a dinner for 6 is £75. That sounds awfully steep to me - I reckon my Christmas dinner for 5 is going to cost about £30 (and that includes wine). BBC News - Christmas dinner price to increase, say researchers I reckon that most people are not...

My mum and I have been discussing when we last saw snow in Brighton on Christmas Day? I think it was 1962 but my mum thought we had snow about 1966 or 1967. I didn't come to Brighton for Christmas between 96 and 02 but I'm pretty sure they were mild Christmases. I can't remember any since then...

Apologies if fixtures but not seen anything. Platini is offering to change the European schedule to fit in with a winter World Cup in 2022. I thought this had died a death - Prem clubs will go mental over that one BBC Sport - Michel Platini happy with winter World Cup in Qatar

I've just been given a subbuteo set (Barca v Real Madrid) and the kids and I had great fun playing with it before bedtime - my first time for about 40 years. Of course, my first thought was to look for a Brighton team set but was shocked to see that it was one of the four Championship teams not...

The production at Chichester is absolutely superb. People were talking about musicals the other day, this is a good one and it's in Sussex. That is all.

One of the supporting cast for the Ian Botham show at Headingley in 1981 Good bowler has died shockingly young - 52, younger than I am :(

Has anyone else had a sudden increase in cold calls lately? In the last two weeks we've had several a day. I was working from home yesterday and had eight of the buggers. I'm registered with the TPS and hadn't any cold calls for years and don't know why they've started again. Am I being picked...

... is called Quim Is the best sporting name since the French rugby forward, Condom?

As we have a baby-sitter tomorrow, Mrs Gwylan and I are going for a night out and fancy going to Lewes rather than Brighton. I obviously fancy a few Harveys but what's the best pub in Lewes for a decent glass of wine? Mrs G is a red wine drinker and wants something better than house red. And...

I'm looking for a plumber to fix a leaky tap. (before anyone says anything, I know it sounds like a simple job but it's not as I can't turn the water off, so I need to get the pipes frozen). There have been plenty of requests for plumbers on here before but the only one mentioned by name is...

... this was released. Has there ever been a more era-defining song? 1WhhSBgd3KI