Morning everyone x
Daughter is fine, her boyfriend has been unbearable since he broke his ankle, and its causing stress. frankly he needs a boot up his bum.
Anyway hope you are well this morning x
Hi Skylark, glad your daughter is feeling happier.
Men don't make the best patients, do they?
Hi Yogi x
Yes indeed 
Good afternoon everyone 
I've been having a somewhat frustrating day today, though I've now sorted it out. Limited companies now have to file their accounts and tax returns with the Revenue using a language called iXBRL which is written just for the Revenue. For the past year I have been using accounting software which costs me over ÂĢ800 each year which I bought so that I could file the accounts for my limited company clients. It's only recently that the Revenue have made this compulsory so until now I had been using the software to familiarise myself with it and then filing using PDF formats, but I no longer have that option.
So today I decided to bite the bullet and do a test file for one of my clients using the iXBRL format. It failed for about 7 items in the accounts typically it said that there was no date that the accounts were approved though I had put such a date. In the end I worked out what I needed to do, though it took several hours. I won't go into details as it is way too technical and to explain it would make this the longest post ever made on this forum full of gibberish. The important thing is that when I retested the filing, it was accepted. So I will be able to use this experience on sorting this out for other companies.
This iXBRL filing is without doubt causing more problems for accountants across the country. The professional bodies did lobby the government to postpone the implementation date, but the government and Revenue refused to budge. I know that my software does work though I know that some of the major packages for accountants are not working, and the problems I've been having are nothing compared to many other accoutants.
Another accountant I know has been taking the cheap option of using the Revenue's own software for filing company accounts. He is having horrendous problems as the software is not user friendly and is only intended for the simplest of company accounts. It's not really intended for use by accountants, more for people who are doing their own accounts. Just to avoid any confusion, what I have been talking about just applies to limited companies, not to personal tax returns where there is no iXBRL format requirement.
Rant over 
That sounds like a real nightmare EL. Well done on persevering with it, now Dr Squiggle prescribes a drop of your favourite tipple (whether this is a tea or coffee or something a little stronger 
You have earned it 
El Hope you manage to get it all sorted out.
Computer been awful today, will catch up with you all tomorrow. havent ignored you Joyron, just been difficult posting, had freezing screen etc . My nerves are done. This will take about 10 minutes to post too, more than likely...
Goodnight xx
Goodnight Skylark, see you tomorrow.
night
Good morning everyone
Skylark, I think you need to get a pc engineer to check your computer. There is clearly something wrong as this isn't the first time you've had problems, and it seems more than just a case of defragging the computer.
The next paragraph is only relevant if you are having problems with speed with general use of the computer rather than just when you try to post on this forum.
If your computer seems to be accessing the internet almost continuously, there is a small possibility that your computer has been infected with a virus called TDL-4. This has been in the news in the last couple of days, and it is estimated that about 200,000 computers in the UK have been infected with it in the last 3 months. The TDL-4 virus is very hard for many antivirus programs to detect which is why specialist help would be needed.
Good morning everyone, quite a nice morning here.
EL I think that sounds quite likely for Skylark's computer. Skylark do you have checking software installed on your pooter? I have Spybot which does seem to pick up any nasties (I used it on a friend's computer which had been terribly infected and it picked up about 134 trojans 
) I know other people on this forum use other virus spotting software.
Enjoy your day everyone, I hope the sun shines on you all
A little treat for you. The music is Ralph Vaughan Williams' Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis. The poster of the Youtube clip admits that the quality of the video is degraded, so it is best to play at the size shown here rather than to try to get it full screen.
Good morning everyone. Weather is dry and mild atm.
Just a flying visit as I'm off out to do some shopping, catch up with everyone later.
Originally Posted by El Loro:
Good morning everyone
Skylark, I think you need to get a pc engineer to check your computer. There is clearly something wrong as this isn't the first time you've had problems, and it seems more than just a case of defragging the computer.
The next paragraph is only relevant if you are having problems with speed with general use of the computer rather than just when you try to post on this forum.
If your computer seems to be accessing the internet almost continuously, there is a small possibility that your computer has been infected with a virus called TDL-4. This has been in the news in the last couple of days, and it is estimated that about 200,000 computers in the UK have been infected with it in the last 3 months. The TDL-4 virus is very hard for many antivirus programs to detect which is why specialist help would be needed.
Thanks for that El. i will look into that x
Hi everyone, sorry for being a moan about my computer problems x
Nice day here, hoping to watch the Andy Murray match , should be a good one.
Thanks squiggle
Good afternoon everyone. Still quite sunny and warm here. Got a busy weekend coming up as it's my grandaughter's 9th birthday tomorrow. Having a barbecue with friends and family and, fingers crossed, it looks as though the weather will co-operate.
Sorry to hear about your computer problems Skylark. I hope you manage to get things sorted properly before too long.
I hope all my lovely buddies have a great weekend, whatever you are doing.
Afternoon all.
Skylark, I hope you manage to get your computer problems sorted out.
Joyron, I hope your granddaughter has a lovely birthday and the sun continues to shine for the barbeque.
I have just watched your beautiful clip EL 
, wonderful music, beautiful scenery and wildlife, shot of course in my neck of the woods. Very reminiscent of Tarka The Otter. The railway line between Barnstaple and Exeter is called The Tarka Line and we have a cycle trail also called The Tarka Trail. Thank you for that
Joyron I hope all goes well this weekend, and like everyone else I too hope that your granddaughter has a wonderful birthday
I thought you would like that clip, squiggle 
I saw the film Master and Commander last night, and the music was used in that film. I knew instantly that it was by Vaughan Williams as it has a quality which somehow conjures up Englishness, so I looked carefully at the closing credits to confirm what it was. I then did a search on Youtube for the music and found that clip.
I also found another clip which uses the same clip. It was an extraordinary clip which showed a beautiful woman wandering around, firstly in the woods, before walking into a house and looking at the people there. I realised that it was about a woman who had died and was visiting the places and people that she had known. It was done with no dialogue and her movement was almost balletic. Hauntingly beautiful but very very sad which is why I chose not to post it. I did some further searching for clips posted by the person who posted the clip. I discovered that they had posted 3 clips which all used music by Vaughan Williams including The Lark Ascending, and they clearly were connected. I eventually found that they were excerpts from an independent American film called Williamstowne made in 1998. It has never been released commercially in this country.
It is unlikely that we will ever see it in this country, but I will post one clip which gives a feel for this film. She is visiting her now elderly parents, and of the clips I saw, this is happier than the others.
That clip was very moving and very beautiful EL, it brought a tear to my eye. Thanks again. I do agree that the music of Vaughan Williams does conjure up Englishness.
Good morning everyone
The weather for our church fete looks fair today. I don't think it will be like a few years ago when five minutes before the fete was due to open, the skies opened and there was a torrential thunderstorm which lasted about half an hour. People were rushing around trying to get everything in doors into the church. Eventually the fete opened, but the takings were well down from average as a lot of people who would have come to the fete didn't.
Good morning everyone, a lovely day here too (hope all goes well with the fete EL). As I was closing my bedroom window I saw the rabbits playing in the field next door, so cute. Have a good day, hope its a good one for everyone.
Good morning everyone, it's another lovely day up here.
I hope the weather stays nice for your fete, El.
Lucky Squiggle, getting to watch the bunnies at play.
No Skylark yet, I wonder if her computer is still playing up?
Is it today that Summer comes back? I'm looking forward to hearing all about the wedding in Tuscany.
Good afternoon everyone. Just popped in to say hello and to bump our little thread, before our company arrives.
The sun is shining and it looks as though it will be a pleasant afternoon. Will catch up with you all when I can.
Good late afternoon everyone
Just got back from the church fete which seems to have been reasonably successful. Bought lots of edible goodies (at least I hope they are edible ) and other bits and pieces. Entertainment was provided by a brass band. There was also a display by a group of belly dancers. Afterwards our church organist told me that they had been invited to take part in tomorrow's evening service. I realised he wasn't being serious - I think some of those attending who are very traditional would be more than a bit upset.
Someone started chatting to me whilst I was there. I didn't recognise him at first because he had grown a beard. It turned out to be one of the nurses in the hospital where I was well over a year ago. He still works there and used to live in the Forest of Dean but has now moved to where I live. It makes sense because it's much more local to the hospital. I had got on well with him when I was in hospital and it was good to see him again, but in somewhat different surroundings.
Hi Joyron, I hope you are having a good weekend.
Sounds ike your fete went well, El.
We always bring home lots of homebaked goodies from our church fete and coffee mornings - yummy.
Its been a lovely sunny day here, I think its going to be the same tomorrow from the sound of it
Glad the fete went well EL, how was the general reaction to the belly dancers? I could certainly see some raised eyebrows from some of our older church members if we had had that Running into your ex nurse certainly proves the old adage it is a very small world.
Hope you are enjoying the weekend Yogi and Joyron, Skylark's computer must be playing up I think as we haven't heard from her for a few days.
Hi all, just popping in to drop off some hope you're all ok and had a good week
Had the most wonderful holiday, very sad to have left, been home a couple of hours, hope to see you tomorrow Good morning everyone
Welcome back Summer . Sounds as if you had a great holiday. Strangely enough, there's a film called Unrelated being shown tonight on BBC2 about a woman in an unhappy relationship who goes on holiday with some friends and stays in a villa in Tuscany. It doesn't sound a happy film but it makes good use of the Tuscan countryside.
squiggle, I wouldn't be surprised if some people did have raised eyebrows at the belly dancers but I didn't hear anyone making adverse comments.
Good morning everyone, another lovely morning. We have to make the most of it because I think its all change from Tuesday onwards, down here at least.
Lovely to hear from you Summer, big hugs we want to hear all about your holiday as soon as you are recovered from the journey
Skylark we miss you 
Morning everyone x
Lovely weather here, had granddaughter yesterday so we were out and about, enjoying the sunshine. Hope your granddaughters birthday went well Joyron x
My nephews friend who works in PC world came down to have a look at my computer. Everything seems fine according to him, security etc in place. My line speed is very low, not sure why, it may be an issue with my provider. Because i have been watching a livefeed on a daily basis it is slowing down my computer even slower. He said all this in a very techie way, but thats basically what i understood! He said he could give me a good deal at PC world for a new one. Ever the salesman !
Welcome back Summer, looking forward to all your news x
Hi everyone else
Good morning everyone, it's another sunny day up here.
Welcome back Summer, I'm looking forward to hearing all about your holiday and the wedding.
Hi Skylark, I was keeping everything crossed your computer wouldn't let you down for today's final statements in the trial.
El, how did I miss the "belly dancing" part of your post? We need more details!
Squiggle, I hope you are going to have a nice, relaxing day and enjoy the sunshine while you can.
Joyron, hope you are having a lovely weekend with your family and your granddaughter had a great birthday.
Yogi, there were about a dozen dancers at the fete wearing costumes rather like this:
I would estimate their ages at between 25 and 50, and their dancing was restrained and shouldn't have caused any offence to the majority of onlookers. Though doubtless someone will decide to complain about it as a matter of principle.
Originally Posted by El Loro:
Yogi, there were about a dozen dancers at the fete wearing costumes rather like this:
I would estimate their ages at between 25 and 50, and their dancing was restrained and shouldn't have caused any offence to the majority of onlookers. Though doubtless someone will decide to complain about it as a matter of principle.
Those costumes are great, El. It sounds like it was a bit of fun and done in good taste, so it would be a shame if anyone complains.
Skylark, I'm glad your computer is OK. It is common practice amongst broadband internet service providers to have a bandwidth cap policy. Basically, users who exceed a certain amount of broadband usage during a period of time get capped so that once their limit is reached, the ISP caps their speed to a much lower level than normal for a period of time before it goes back to normal speed.
Their policy tends to be tucked away in the small print in their conditions and is typically described as fair use policy or traffic management. Most people are unaware of this policy and the ISPs won't notify them, they will just think their broadband has gone very slow.
I'm with Virgin and they have a policy that if you exceed your limit your speed gets cut by 75% for the following 5 hours. For that to apply to me if I tried to download more than 2 feature films between 10 am and 3 pm and if I tried to download more than 1 film between 4pm and 9pm, but no policy if outside those times. I don't tend to use that much, but I'm aware of it.
Different ISPs will have different policies, so my guess is that you have fallen foul of your ISPs cap through the livestreaming. You should be able to find out what your ISP policy is on their website.
I mentioned an independent film called Williamstowne the other day and said it's not available in this country. I've just done a search to see if this was available to download online, and saw that a site called watchthisfree.com said that you could watch the film for free on their site. As I always get a bit suspicious about something where you can get something for nothing I did a bit of investigating about that site. And I soon discovered that its a trap for people, and anyone who visits that site will get their computers infected with viruses and spyware. So I think I will give that site a wide berth.
Those costumes seem very respectable EL. I am sure that the performance would have gone down very well.
It certainly does sound as if that could be the reason for your computer's slow performance Skylark, I know nothing about it because I don't really watch live feed and I don't download films. Perhaps it will improve now.
Hi x I like those costumes, as you know i am in Edinburgh, and with all the theatres and The Festival, it wouldnt be a problem, but it may not be to everyones taste.
I pay for unlimited broadband usage, and have lots of space, as we dont use this so much, except for here, googling, my son goes on FB and YouTube . We dont download films or any other stuff. I do check by the way what my son is up too !! Thanks for advice and caring, and sorry for being soooo boring !
Just been out with my dog, its very warm here, son is at the beach with his friends, and after saying many times to put sun cream on, its here on his bedside table , i despair sometimes !