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Lol, if he came on any of our sites he'd be politely told to f**k off.

Solid oak flooring of the type you descibe is best glued directly to the concrete. We use adhesive made by Stauf, suitable alternatives are available from Sikabond and Bostik.

My essential tools for fitting amtico are a pair of tin snips or aviation shears for cutting and for tricky bits and curves a hot air gun is great for softening it (heat should only be applied to the underside).

Leyland for good quality/value paint and materials that are actually used by the trade, slightly more expensive but better quality is ICI's trade brand Glidden also popular in the trade.

Knowing how to cut worktop by hand comes in handy when there's no power, you've forgot your jigsaw, run out of blades etc. Simply drilling half a dozen small holes, around 3mm, close together along your line will be enough to get the tip of your saw started and takes seconds.

You can glue hardwood flooring directly to concrete if there is no sign of any moisture, however on most concrete, including anything that been laid less than a couple of years we apply a coat of epoxy resin first to act as a moisture barrier.

Pretty much every sysadmin I come across uses nLite which makes the whole process of customising and updating a xp install disk very easy, and it's free :D http://www.nliteos.com/nlite.html