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We started the Somersoft Forums back in 1999 as a way of building a community for property investors to learn from each other by sharing their knowledge and experiences. It was really a natural extension of what we have been trying to achieve through our books and software tools: to help fellow...

A great bunch of volunteers help keep the chaos at bay... i.e. the mods. However, Sim is the administration technical guru who makes sure that the whole system continues to work. To all of these people, you are truly indebted.

To run PIA (or any other Windows program) on a new Mac, we recommend a simple inexpensive system called CrossOver by CodeWeavers which is built on a technology called WINE. It does not require a copy of Windows and our tests so far have all proven to work perfectly. Codeweavers are offering...

This discussion is just so far off the mark. It makes me wonder whether we should even cater for a coffee lounge. It was never meant to be a place for crucifying people, irrespective of whether you might think they deserve such a fate. MY may well have made serious mistakes in his past but these...

While the forum is a great place for sharing experiences with other investors, I have found that the most effective way of answering questions on PIA is by direct communications. The software has a "Support On-line" feature under its Help menu which simply generates an email addressed to me and...

I would like to publicly welcome keithj as a new member of the moderator team on Somersoft. As I hope you are all aware, the moderators on this forum are all volunteers who have been prepared to give of their time to help ensure that this means of communication amongst property investors...

I do not intend to get into a debate over the prospects of property as an investment in the future as I certainly do not have a crystal ball. Furthermore, I agree that all of my thinking is certainly coloured by my experiences over close to 40 or so years of property ownership. However, there...

When we are talking about property, are these economic times all that different to the various economic crises that the world has experienced over the past 100 years or so? Is it so easy to lose the big picture in the day to day media hype? Doesn't "shelter" still remain one of our basic...

Thanks Mum, whoops, sorry, thanks "battle on". :D But then, if this conversation goes on any further in this forum, it may well be judged as gratuitous self-promotion. May I simply say... "You are welcome". Some of us are addicted to problem solving, but it is even more satisfying when...

I am very disappointed that an issue such as this has created such divisions in the Somersoft community. Personally, I am a strong advocate of saying “Sorry” when ever and where ever it is appropriate and in this instance, I think it is very appropriate. I very much agree with Goanna… I...

Asy having been recognised for her efforts in helping to establish BIG and for her years as inaugural President

Where Somerset employees are kept fit

Firstly, I would like to thank you all for your support for this forum. The forum exists because of your collective support, but even more importantly, because of the dedication, time and effort from the group of honorary moderators and administrators who try to keep some semblance of order...

I think this thread has gone far enough. I accept Acey's motives were honorable, but I don't believe his original post made that obvious. His contributions to this forum have been many, valuable and over an extended period. The mods have a difficult enough job to do in maintaining some...

Why should anyone want to promote a share issue in a property forum? There are plenty of other forums that cater for that. Irrespective of whether acey has a long history of valuable property-related posts, I think he should be reminded of the fact that this is a property-related forum and that...

Where is Jan? Q. Does she browse this forum? A. Yes, but not often. She does have another life outside property! Those of you who happened to catch her on last week's Footie Show (Ch 9) would know that for the past couple of years, she has been on a mission to promote the sport of rope...

No there is not. Once it has been registered/unlocked on the machine, it is no longer password protected.

I think more than enough has already been said about the threats to both Asy and this forum which were made by the lawyers acting on behalf of Neil Jenman. However, to move on, I think that it is appropriate that I put my view of events and where we go from here. Asy made statements about Mr...

Before this discussion goes off the rails, I would like to remind everyone using this forum of our forum policy (see www.somersoft.com.au/forum.htm )... I would remind all forumites that the aims of the forum were to... · Discuss property investment issues in general ·...

Hi strangep, Flattery will get you everywhere! Ian