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by centime
Mon Dec 01, 2008 7:07 pm
Forum: The Cafe
Topic: Spend Spend Spend - No it's a FREE Christmas Gift!
Replies: 12
Views: 8015

Sorry to hear that kteee, hope it all goes smoothly. Better wrap up warm for the journey up to the capital as it is brass monkeys in Lisbon at the moment, hail stones last weekend as big as the Christmas balls lighting up Rua da Prata.
by centime
Mon Dec 01, 2008 1:04 pm
Forum: The Cafe
Topic: Spend Spend Spend - No it's a FREE Christmas Gift!
Replies: 12
Views: 8015

Spend Spend Spend - No it's a FREE Christmas Gift!

Hi there Guys & Gals: thought we all needed a bit of cheering up with all this doom and gloom in this crazy world at large at the moment so I am sending you some seasons greeting via my latest YouTube video to brighten up your December. We have had this big artificial tree here in Lisbon for a f...
by centime
Wed Nov 26, 2008 12:30 pm
Forum: Managing your property
Topic: To steam-clean your sofa yourself or not?
Replies: 51
Views: 40866

Don't forget those nasty little finger marks on light painted walls and near the door handle on painted doors, they just melt away with a quick wipe of the towel covered steam brush - remember how long it took with the cloth and jiff rubbing away at them! I have done this a couple of times, floor to...
by centime
Tue Nov 25, 2008 10:47 am
Forum: Managing your property
Topic: To steam-clean your sofa yourself or not?
Replies: 51
Views: 40866

Ginelli: steam machines are great I have has one for years and the sofas that I have cleaned have come up a treat. The steam seems to draw all the dirt out, you just use an old terry towel cloth over the steam brush and the dirt seems to magically stick to it, so no need to suck it out, just keep lo...
by centime
Wed Nov 12, 2008 5:03 pm
Forum: Managing your property
Topic: SEPA payments
Replies: 16
Views: 10499

I use Moneybookers, here is how it works, open a moneybookers account in the euro zone country you are based in linked to your bank account there. Next all you need to do to make a sterling to euro online transfer is to go to your UK online bank account and load the sterling amount to the moneybooke...
by centime
Sun Oct 26, 2008 9:54 am
Forum: OTAs: Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking, Tripadvisor, etc.
Topic: Vast Vacation Rentals - not a listing site as we know it
Replies: 21
Views: 3058

Seem that clicking on the gray text "vacation rentals" at very bottom of page under bold "about us etc" line takes you to the data base. Going back to take a look now myself.
by centime
Mon Oct 06, 2008 3:22 pm
Forum: The Workshop
Topic: AVG 8 Free & Firefox 3
Replies: 7
Views: 3512

AVG 8 Free & Firefox 3

Just discovered problems with Firefox 3 and the new AVG anti virus program, seems like a bit of a compatibility problem. Anyone else having this problem with this new browser and other anti virus software? Next question what is the best anti virus software to use with this Firefox version? Found thi...
by centime
Sun Oct 05, 2008 4:14 pm
Forum: The Workshop
Topic: Let's start afresh
Replies: 2
Views: 1152

Thanks Mountain Goat liked the Foxmarks Firefox add on too. I have downloaded the new Firefox 3 and am now looking for further add ons, anyone have favorites that work well? Its almost a novelty having the main computer back, only downside is that I have been stuck to it for hours, I think every one...
by centime
Sun Oct 05, 2008 11:16 am
Forum: B&Bs
Topic: Booking Management software for B&B - what's the best?
Replies: 4
Views: 2547

Thanks Bruce looks good - been off line for a while with computer problems so hence the no show on the forum.
by centime
Thu Oct 02, 2008 8:01 am
Forum: The Workshop
Topic: Let's start afresh
Replies: 2
Views: 1152

Let's start afresh

Worst case scenario had to have my computer reformatted after a blue screen error that even the technician could not get me out of, good old Microsoft again. The darling hardware is due to be collected today so it will be a nice weekend for me re-installing my software and data. The tec has re-insta...
by centime
Wed Sep 17, 2008 8:52 am
Forum: B&Bs
Topic: Booking Management software for B&B - what's the best?
Replies: 4
Views: 2547

Booking Management software for B&B - what's the best?

Hi everyone, I have been asked to help a young couple, the daughter of my husband's lawyer and friend, to market and take the bookings for their B&B. What booking software would you suggest, works best and not too complicated, I use rentalbot for my cottage and villa rentals but B&B is quite...
by centime
Sun May 25, 2008 2:53 pm
Forum: Portugal
Topic: Newbie in Portugal
Replies: 15
Views: 10410

Hi: from Lisbon. This is just a quickie reply, don't use Boa Vista it's the name of a golf course in Lagos so would be confusing. :?
by centime
Fri May 09, 2008 12:22 pm
Forum: OTAs: Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking, Tripadvisor, etc.
Topic: Ryanair Viilas?
Replies: 132
Views: 23976

I noticed something similar about 18 months ago and managed to get a call through to a Ryanair office in Ireland somehow, they told me that this had NOTHING to do with Ryanair as it was totally with this other company presumably this webresint bunch. Plus Ryanair took no resposibility whatsoever for...
by centime
Wed May 07, 2008 2:40 pm
Forum: The Workshop
Topic: SMS Notifications
Replies: 4
Views: 1265

SMS Notifications

How can I set up a sms notification on my web site to notify me that someone has enquired via my enquiry form just like
H-R, OD do. Does any of you have this.
by centime
Mon May 05, 2008 9:17 am
Forum: The Workshop
Topic: AVG upgrading
Replies: 104
Views: 14294

Just downloaded the AVG 8 free version last week after looking for it for a couple of days as the old version really played up. Don't know if I was lucky but it installed itself and in the process and deleted the old version just fine, so depending on your system you may not need to delete the old v...