Good luck mate

Dave leaves for Oz tomorrow, his heavy lifter plane is on standby and the local retail association Sydney has been warned of his impending arrival and has stocked up on fags and pies.

Mate, good luck and remember not to let too much blood flow to your head, I hear sleeping under the bar is a good cure for that particular Ozzie complaint. Oh, yes, and watch the whinging, they're a bit sensitive about that.

Dave also told me he is looking for a new laptop, Cnet recommend the following.

Best gaming laptopDell Inspiron XPS Extreme Edition Loaded with the fastest desktop Pentium 4 processors, a big 15.4-inch display, a rich-sounding subwoofer, and a screaming 128MB ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 graphics chip, the Inspiron XPS is built for gamers. Predictably, battery life isn't great, and at 11.5 pounds, it's too heavy to take on the road regularly. But if you're a gamer who's at peace with keeping a laptop on your desk, this is the one to get.

The same article covers the best of everything (from the CNet perspective of stuff available in the states) but "best laptop / PC for downloading prawn" doesn't seem to have made the cut.

Bomber out