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Recording to DVD=R
Could someone please tell me if I can record on a DVD-R disc more than once up to it's 4.7gb capacity?
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Cyberlink Powercinema 3-Please help
I recently bought a new PC from Aldi and it came with a digital (DVB) TV capture card. It comes with Cyber link PowerCinema 3 as the software to record the TV and save as files. When I tune in the DVB (freeview digital) channels, there are only a few (compared to all of them when I plug the same aerial into my freeview…
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xD-Pic. Card & soft case for Olumpus Mini Dig
Hi there, I have just got an Olympus mini digital 4.0mp for Xmas and would like to get extra memory of 128 or more, and the soft carry case. There are a lot of retailers out there, has anyone found the a cheap reliable one who supplies these goods? Thanks, Fortyfoot 8)
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Q: TV tuner in a PC
hi, not sure if anyone can help but I'm looking at getting a new PC/laptop. Space is an issue (as in lack of) as is mony (lack of again!). I am aware that for the same price of a laptop it makes sense to get a PC but then thought about these new TV tuners in the PC...are they any good and how do they work? Are they to be…
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Firefox faster for free!
I've tried this and it seems to work. 1. Type "about:config" into the address bar and hit return. Scroll down and look for the following entries: network.http.pipelining network.http.proxy.pipelining network.http.pipelining.maxrequests Normally the browser will make one request to a web page at a time. When you enable…
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Help! Where have my compressed e-mails gone?
When closing the pc down the other night, I was asked if I wanted to compress my e-mails to save space. I clicked on yes and continued closing down. The next morning when I opened Outlook Express, all my messages, from all my folders (Inbox, Outbox, Sent etc) had disappeared. Any ideas as to how I might be able to retrieve…
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receiving pictures through e-mail
Just a quickie. When freinds send me pictures they are huge and go off the screen. Most people I know say that their computer automatically formats the size of the image to fit the screen.... Anyone know how I can do this?
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Calling all techies - dead PC diagnosis!
Got a PC which refuses to POST - powers up (lights on, fans and hard disk spinning) but no signal is sent to the monitor. Also there are no beeps from the motherboard. Only sign of something amiss I've found is that the PSU fan is dead (and may have been a while), which is bad news as there was very little space in the…
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Qu. about antivirus,firewall and internet security
Is it better to get firewall and anti virus seperately, or is internet security just as effective, as it contains both?
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Which Graphics card?
Watcha, I'm aware that my Pc is getting a bit long in the tooth (coming up to 2 years old now), but the main area this impacts is that it struggles to play a couple of games (mainly call of duty). So rather than shell out for an entire system I've thought about just upgrading the graphics card. At the moment control panel…
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Lite-on DVD recorder problem
>:(Have Lite-on LVW 5005 DVD recorder - having problem as we have attached it to daughter's combined Phillips TV/Video set. The playback quality of a pre-recorded DVD is poor - flickering. Have recorded onto new blank DVD-RW and quality of recording very good so why is pre-recorded DVD (Railway Children, The Thin Blue Line…
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Why use Adobe?
I've just got a new job involved in producing information leaflets. I have to pay particular attention to making them consistent, accessible and professional looking (other people do the technical content). Can someone explain to me (in simple terms ::)!!) what benefit there may be in using Adobe - rather than Word, which…
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Buying a dvd recorder from US
I want to buy a dvd recorder from the US as it's a lot cheaper from there. Does anyone know if there would be problems with compatibility with the UK system? Here are the specs http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00021ZVL0/ref=e_de_a_smtpd/002-1864622-0733640?v=glance&s=electronics&vi=tech-data My TV is NTSC…
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Internet phone dialler fraud
How can I tell if I am affected ? Is there any way to tell or search? Spikey
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greasypalm confusion?
i joined greasypalm ages ago but only last week looked into properly and realised just how many cashbacks i could have been saving on with my everyday purchases, however, i have had about £8 sitting there for ages and had expected it to have had an increase. it says you can check to see if your tracker is set receive this…
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pc flat screens- advice pls
hi flat screens, 2 questions ...pls what features do i look for, ie i havent a clue what refresh rate is good or not etc? 2 - any dell codes available for screens , or other source recomendations thanks
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Wireless and Freeview
Hi I have Freeview on the main tele, I want Freeview on a 2nd tele but I want to watch separate programmes on both teles. The 2nd tele runs on an indoor ariel. I've bought a booster http://www.cableuniverse.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=132&products_id=766 and I plan to buy a 2nd Freeview box. Can I use a wireless…
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Why have I got BIG text?
A few weeks ago whilst entering this site the size of text on the boards suddendly went really big. So big I can not see all of the subjects and info across a page on screen without scrolling. This has also happened on some other sites but not all sites. Anybody know what is going on and how to make the text smaller again.…
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Help - strange shapes on screen
My friend has Windows 95 and when I downloaded a picture it didn't come across as clear at all. I could see the picture but there was all dots on it and shapes like little plus signs - really they looked like pixels would look. When I came out of that and went into the internet the screen looked exactly the same as that -…
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Acoustic Solution AS-8099
Hi, I was given this player for an xmas pressie.... :) I thought it as multi-regional. It is to a point, however it plays region 1,3,0 back back & white. >:( Region 2 DVD's are ok. Anyone know why this is and how can resolve it. ?