Simple! Under lots of pages there is a link 'add new comment'. Just fill in title and body and click submit!

If you see "Login to post comments", then please login first.

Comments help to provide a fast interaction between the community users around a certain topic as well as the page maintainers.

Your input helps to provide drive to this community.

To add a page, you need to have the correct permissions. Anonymous users cannot add a new page.
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You can only modify an existing page if you have the rights to do it (i.e. your the editor or you belong to the Editor Team). An anonymous user cannot do any modifications.

If you need to edit a page that belongs to somebody else, please contact Support.
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If you have a pen name and you want to use it, please do.

In this case, your user name will be your your pen name (so long that nobody else is using the same name).

If you are contributing to this site, we require that you add your first and last name in your account page.

In order to to write an article, you must be

1. registered on this site
2. be an approved contributor

If you have the necessary rights you will be able to add a page in which you can enter text.

Do not forget to add a title and a 1 to 2 sentence description of your article.

After submitting your article, the article will be published, however in some cases it might first be checked by the site team and then be published.

A cookie is a small file stored on your computer.

When you visit a website, the website sends your browser some information, which is then stored in a “cookie”.

Cookies may include information such as login or registration identification, user preferences, last seen page, online shopping cart information, etc.

The browser saves the information, and sends it back to the website whenever the browser returns to the website.

The website may use the cookie to customize the information it shows to you, or use it to keep track of the different pages you have already visited. read more »

This website uses a cookie for a variety of reasons but the main reason is for storing options which you select when going around this website. Some website functions can only work with a cookie.
A cookie also has the advantage, that when you come back later to this website, the previously selected options will be recalled, and the site appears easier for you to use.

Firewalls prevent unauthorised data being transferred from and to your computer. Normally the firewall allows the communication from your web browser to a web site (so called http, port 80). However some parts of this site uses other channels (or technically speaking "ports") of communication and this may be blocked by the firewall unless it has been especially allowed.

Some firewalls also check the data that is being transfered. If you are looking at a page with hundreds of pictures, then this might take long due to the virus scanning of each picture. read more »

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Each registered person has the possibility to add a picture to his account. If you would like to have a picture see the FAQ "How do I add a picture to my account?"

No. Your contact information is private and we will never give it or sell it to anyone outside our company group.

Of course there are exceptions to every rule: Legal dispute, illegal site use. Please see our privacy policy for more details.

Background Information

VAT stands for the Value Added Tax which levied on goods sold by E-and-I.com within the European Union (EU).
E&I is legally obliged to to charge VAT on all goods delivered to destinations in member countries of the EU. This rate of tax depends on the local legislation in each country.

At the present time the basic tax rate is based on the UK VAT rate which is 15%.

The Price We Show

The price we show is without (exclusive) VAT. The total price will be shown in checkout or on the invoice.

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You could be automatically logged out if inactive.

Some parts of the site has an automatic security/logout function: If you don't use the site for a certain period of time you are automatically logged out, even if a page is open in your browser.

Using the site means loading new pages. If you just have one page displayed and you don't click on any links, then the site is not used.
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No, it is not. You have to explicitly logout before closing your browser.

It is very easy to verify this:

• go to the site, login
• close your browser by either closing just the current window (assuming you have other browser windows open) or closing all open browser windows.
• then start the browser again and come back to the site.

You will notice that the site remembers that you are logged in.

 

 

In order to logout select Logout at the top of the page.

You will notice that you have logged out in that the "User login" area with its Username and Password will be visible.

Why should I logout?

There are several reasons why you may want to logout.

First of all, if you are on a public computer you definitely want to logout when you leave the computer so no one else can access the site and impersonate you.
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You will see the "Log out" menu link at the top of the page and you will see your name. If you see the User login area with its Username and Password, then you are not logged in.

 

 

Click on the Request new password? link underneath the Login / Password entry area. On the next page just simply type in your email address and click on E-Mail new password.

The system will generate a new temporary password and email it to you.

As soon as you receive this temporary password please login and change your password by going to "My account".

The temporary password that was sent to you through email is not secure, so please change it as soon as possible.

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In the Login area on the page type in your user name and your password and then click on the Login button.

You will see a brief message saying "Thank you for logging in, ..." and then you are forwarded to the page you where before.

Of course, you need to be a registered user before logging in.

Did you complete the registration process?

Did you click on the Finish Button?

If you did not click the Finish button in the second step of the registration process then the registration did not take place and you will not get an account activation email. Please go back and register again.

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In the Login area select the Register now! link, this will take you to the User Registration form.

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Being registered and logged in gives you several benefits:

• you will have a persistent profile on the site,
• people will recognize you and your works,
• you help build a community
• you can use comments, notifications
• you can send and receive personal messages
• and some parts of the site are only visible if you are logged in.

Your person, your status in our community and the information in your account is important to us. If somebody had illegal access to your account they could impersonate you and cause damage. For this reason we try to make it difficult for hackers to get access and we specify a minimum of 6 characters as well as a "hard" password.

We can only strongly recommend that all your passwords should be longer than 6 characters and of type strong.

Any payment information that you use on this site, like credit card number, is encrypted using 128 bit (or better) Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology before it is sent over the internet. This means that nobody in internet can see the data which you send.

SSL is the preferred method to securely transfer payment information over the Internet.

This site is best viewed with the latest versions of Firefox or Microsoft Internet Explorer with 1024 x 768 or higher true-color screen resolution. Any older browser versions may work but you might have a limited browsing experience.

You also need to activate the following:

• Java
• JavaScript
• Cookies

You should also allow graphics to be loaded.

The easiest way of getting in contact with us is via the contact form. You have the possibility of getting in contact with several departments and attaching a file.

A copy of the email will be sent to you for your own documentation.

Other methods are listed on the Contact Info page

Code can be displayed in filtered HTML or full HTML. To display code, you have two solutions:

1. Use the regular <pre></pre> HTML tags
2. Use the <code></code> tag

Text using the <pre></pre> tags will be shown black. If you use the <code> tags, the program code will be syntax highlighted in colour.

Note: If you are using the WYSIWYG editor, switching between the  rich-text and normal mode might scramble your formating.

To add a page, you need to have the correct permissions. Anonymous users cannot add a new page.
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You can only modify an existing page if you have the rights to do it (i.e. your the editor or you belong to the Editor Team). An anonymous user cannot do any modifications.

If you need to edit a page that belongs to somebody else, please contact Support.
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Smileys or emoticons are small graphical images used to convey feelings, moods or other emotional content.

When we talk to people face to face in real life, we "see" a vast amount of non-verbal communication in the way someone uses facial expressions and other body language. In fact, psychologists say that only 3% of communication is verbal! Emoticons can be very effective in expressing a little of that visual information.

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Due to safety reasons, the use of HTML on this site is controlled.
The HTML tags which you can use depends on the page you are on and your editing rights.

To add a break in a block of text without creating a new bullet, or new number, just simply hold down the "shift" key and hit "Enter."

You can read up about which files have to be delivered and in what format in this check sheet.