1. DVD player - £40 at aria.co.uk
2. VHS video recorder - £59 at Argos
3. NTL Broadband - fast, well-priced, never failed and never turned off since September 2003
4. Wireless networking for Internet, printing and file sharing
5. Windows 2000 - rock solid & no need for XP
6. Pentium III 550 MHz - works faster than I think. No need for a 3GHz.
7. London Buses and Congestion Charging - a sea change in getting around London