davidro

@davidro (20)

Australia • Age 40

Joined myLot 16 years ago

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iPhone - overrated or a good phone

davidro @davidro (20) • Australia 16 Dec 09

I need to replace my current phone and am looking at the iPhone.. Are they really as great as everyone says they are, or is this just a big hype? What do you all think??

Favourite author

davidro @davidro (20) • Australia 15 Dec 09

Who is everybodies fabourite authors? I am reading The Book Of Names by Jill Gregory and Karen Tintori and I think this is a incredibly well written book.. Along similar lines to Da Vinci code it is.. I have only just...

Public Speaking Fears

davidro @davidro (20) • Australia 15 Dec 09

Does anybody have any tricks or advice for getting around public speaking?? I have to do a speech in front of over 100 people and am relly nervous and need to know how to get around the fear..

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do you take with a laptop when you go out ?

doreencoco @doreencoco (229) • China 15 Dec 09

i found so many person take with a laptop when they go out in the city i live,i know computer is very important for us in our daily life,every one every day spend several hours,but i don't think it's a necessary to take when you...

laptop

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davidro Each person has their own situation... Before I went to travel while I was working I was expected to take my laptop with me everywhere during work hours, even if I went to a meeting, or out to see a customer... After I went to travel I found I was taking...

15 Dec 09

What Is The Difference Between A Laptop, A Netbook And A Notebook?

Janey1966 @Janey1966 (24170) • Carlisle, England 14 Dec 09

One day I will have to replace my desktop computer as it is getting on a bit (8 years old) so I know it is not going to last forever. I do know that desktop computers are a bit old-fashioned nowadays soo..my question is mentioned...

laptop

netbook

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davidro Very true... I have a netbook, and I find that it is great for web browsing but when it comes to games or even running a few programs at once (chat, internet, media player) thn it starts to slow down.. But it was great to use while travelling as it is so...

15 Dec 09

Travellers getting robbed

davidro @davidro (20) • Australia 8 Dec 09

I personally know 3 people who were robbed in Spain - 2 of which were pickpockets.. Where else are troublespots? Does anybody have any stories of when they or their friends or family were robbed while overseas?

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davidro I agree with you about the travelling in a group and doing organised tours.. But I do find that alot of these tours involve "shopping" or "museum" trips that are based purely on taking you to the shops that the company will get a kickback from.. So its...

15 Dec 09

Climate Change - Copenhagen

davidro @davidro (20) • Australia 15 Dec 09

Does anybody else think it is a bit strange that westernised countries are expected to change to fix the problem when some of the problems who are the biggest contributors (china and india etc have the governments subsidising the...

Venice is sinking...

davidro @davidro (20) • Australia 15 Dec 09

Has everybody heard that Venice is sinking.. Apparently its going to go underwater and there's nothing they can do about it.. Does anybody know why this is?? Is there really no wya to stop it??

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Christmas Party or Happy Holidays Party?? -political correctness gone overboard?

davidro @davidro (20) • Australia 8 Dec 09

Whats everyones opinion on the changing of a christmas party into a generic Happy Holidays party?? I think we're taking political correctness a bit overboard with this.. I just travelled through Islamic and Buddhist countries...

political correctness

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Travellers getting robbed

davidro @davidro (20) • Australia 8 Dec 09

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Travel to New York, Washington and Philadelphia

davidro @davidro (20) • Australia 7 Dec 09

I am currently planning a trip for my mother and her partner to the East Coast of America, I haven't been to the USA before and really don't know where to look for information on tourist attractions, trains, internal flights and...

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Favourite Country in Europe

davidro @davidro (20) • Australia 7 Dec 09

I've just been travelling Europe for 7 months and am curious to see which are everyones favourite countries in Europe and why?? I found that most of the places I wasn't really expecting anything from ended up being nicer and...

Do you have International Travel Document/Passpot

k sridharprasad @yugasini (12893) • Secunderabad, India 7 Dec 09

hi mylot friends,How many of you in mylot does have "International Travel Document" that is "Passport"?do you feel it is necessary in your life,for the last 30 years i am having passport,here in India,Govt will issue Passport for...

10 years

international travel document

passport

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davidro I dont think it is necessary if you don't do any overseas travel. These documents are quite expensive and there are other forms of Identification we can use which are cheaper or easier to get. Generally a drivers license will be enough for most things.. If...

7 Dec 09

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Do you have an external hardrive?

kafueenu @kafueenu (1073) • Philippines 7 Dec 09

external hardrives are a fad today, but I want one for necessity. I am an architecture student and our thesis is computer generated, my laptop memory is almost full. The Autocad and Revit files are very big, and I don't think my...

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davidro I had an external hard drive with all my information on it and one day it failed and I lost all the information on it.. I've never had a failed hard drive in an actual computer but I've had 2 external hard drives now die.. Depending what the data is its a...

7 Dec 09

Do you trust the police?

bulastika @bulastika (5966) • Philippines 7 Dec 09

Hi guys! I'm living in the Philippines. and our police reputation here is not quite good. Because many of our police are corrupt and been associated with some criminals elements.. So I'm just wondering.. Do you trust your...

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davidro Generally in Australia the police aren't too bad.. I know while I was travelling Europe in certain countries you avoided the cops like a bad smell.. But back here I have no itrust problems with the cops.. If any corruption stories come out they're usually...

7 Dec 09

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Have you ever had a letter sent to your child from Santa??

sweetbabyjane @sweetbabyjane (1929) • United States 7 Dec 09

I have always wanted a letter from Santa. I see that now in magazines and in the Sunday coupons that you can now order a letter from Santa to be sent to your child. Have you every done this? Had a letter sent to your child from...

children

letter from santa

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davidro I see no reason why you could not do this yourself using your home printer and a few pictures or clip art images you find on the internet.. This way you could personalise it a bit more than just a generic mail merge that you'd get from paying a company to...

7 Dec 09

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Are You Intreasted About Idea Of New Star Trek TV Show?

bennystc88 @bennystc88 (178) 7 Dec 09

I was wondering if you were intreasted in the idea of a brand new TV series of Sci-Fi classic Star Trek. From what I understand, the new Star Trek film that came out recentley was to set up for a new Star Trek TV series-I don't...

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davidro I personally don't find much appeal in star trek.. I much prefer my shows to be more "realistic" so to speak.. The past or the present work, the future doesn't work for me when it comes to tv.. But Star Trek has a massive fan base of all ages, so I am...

7 Dec 09

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Do you think man are quite lazy than woman?

chriszh22 @chriszh22 (432) • China 7 Dec 09

I know a male colleague who is very lazy in our view, he often washes a week's socks on Sundays. It is said he washed a week's shirts last Sunday. Do you think man is quite lazy than woman in cleanning himself? I think most men...

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davidro I think it isn't just "being lazy" that is the issue.. Some men are really lazy when it comes to cleaning and housework, but they will put in the effort they miss on these activities on something else that appeals to them.. It is similar to comparing an...

7 Dec 09

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Do you buy stuff endorsed by celebrities?

wolveren @wolveren (1586) • Cebu, Philippines 7 Dec 09

Uhmm, I don't really know if this discussion has already been posted. Besides, I can't go wade through all the discussions similar to these before I post. But anyways, this is mine and what I have to say here is probably a bit...

endorsements

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davidro I made a point of avoiding the ProActiv ads and even the product purely because they seem to have every hollywood celebrity endorsing the stuff.. I was sure it was a scam... It actually is really good stuff i found out in the end as a last resort.. But the ads...

7 Dec 09