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Voice Recognition Software
Hey there, Can anyone help me out? I'm a student so have to make notes and write essays so want to invest in a voice recognition program. The two I can find so far are IBM Via Voice and Dragon Naturally Speaking. Has anyone used either or any other programs? Thanks! Jamie
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Laptop help
Hi, I got a PCG415S Sony Vaio laptop and the lead from the adapter which fixes into the laptop has been broken by my son. I've been trying to order on of these but don't know where and what that lead (pin is called). Any help will be appreciated. Thnx Terry
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help with broadband
I am looking for broadband and have a desktop and also laptop both on dial up. I use my laptop for travel plugging into hotel phones etc or at my parents phone to dial up. Excuse my ignorance,however for broadband I require a new modem for my desktop,ok but how will my laptop connect either at home or when I travel ? I…
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Thinking of buying this dell. Expert opinion needed!!
Hi, hmmmm techie site is turning into my fave at the moment, thanks to you experts! Anyway, thinking of buying a new Dell, and at the moment this is my current selection. I wont be playing games on it, well apart from the occasional card game!!. I will use it for my photo editing and storing, and all the other general…
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Windows 98se - sharing irq's
Does anybody have a simple guide as to how to amend irq's in W98? I do not have any actual "conflicts", but the number of items sharing irq's is causing problems. I recently installed a network card and this is causing problems with the modem?! I have tried searching on google, but most of the sites are extremely…
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Self build questions
Hi, I am building my own pc at the moment and have the following arriving this week. 1 x Intel P4 CPU 3.2ghz (SL6WG) 2 x Samsung 512 MB DDR 400 1 x Asus P4P800-MX Skt478 865GV chipset 800FSB 1 x NEC ND-3520 16x16 Dual Layer Black DVD +/- R/RW 1 x 16 x DVD rom 1 x Asus TA210 Black midi tower 360W ATX 1 x 200 GB Maxtor…
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PS2 hard drives
Me again :o ... (what would I do without the techie experts here LOL!) My son has informed me (having been told by someone else) that it's possible to hook up a PC hard drive to a PS2 to maximise storage, and even download complete games to it, thus no need to use the original discs. Can anyone tell me if this really is…
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Help please! PDA/Phone combination wanted
I wonder if I could get some advice please. I travel a lot and a PDA has been recommended to save me taking my laptop. As I'm going to Hong Kong shortly I decided to buy one there but I don't know which one etc. I need a new mobile phone and at present I'm on vodafone PAYG. I should be grateful for any advice.
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The difference decent Coaxial makes!!!
Some of you will have been reading my threads on my struggles to get PC linked to TV and and my DTV PCI card working. Well all is now just about OK. I have just had a decent Prifigold 2m Aerial Coaxial cable delivered to replace the piece of junk I bought last month. The distance covered is obviously less than 2m but I am…
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Wanadoo wireless and talk
Im officialy at the end of my teather with this so I thought I'd beg for mercy on here. Ok Ive set up the livebox, and thats running ok but a tad slow, and now I want to network my new laptop into my new network. Due to my lappy not being wi-fi ive bought a belkin wireless network adapter, however given Im a new starter at…
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PC to TV by S-Video/Scart adapter????
I have just bought a kit to run an S-video lead from the PC video card to the TV via scart adapter (no S-Video socket on TV). Oldish Sanyo telly but checked website and it said AV1 handled S-Video. Plugged it all in with sound via the amp.........but no picture any ideas anyone??
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Faulty 25in Sony TV - How much should I expect to pay for repairs?
Hi I don't know if anyone can answer this question, but here goes: I have a Sony 25in standard TV which is playing up at the moment. When I switch it on, there is sound but no picture for 15 minutes. After the 15 minutes, a picture will come on intermittently and then go to black and back and forth. Presumably it is a…
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Should I buy an Acer laptop
Hi all I'm contemplating buying an Acer laptop. However, whilst I have heard that their quality is good, their customer service leaves a lot to be desired. Just want to guage opinion on what other forum members experiences are with Acer laptops. Many thanks!
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How to add one wireless device to wired LAN?
I currently have a Linksys BEFSR41 cable router sharing my Blueyonder connection to two PC's, one downstairs next to the router and one upstairs. Everything is wired but I may be looking to add a laptop in the near future and would like this to be able to share the Internet connection wirelessly. So, my question is, do I…
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MP3 Players
Currently trying to decide which player to invest in. I currently have a load of music which I have downloaded from the net. Can I just transfer this to an MP3 player regardless of the source, i.e. I didn't pay for the download. Thanks
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Celeron or P4
Which is best? Intel Celeron 2.93GHz with 512mb ddr ram or Intel Pentium 4 2.8GHz also with 512mb ddr ram
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media messaging
hi,i was wondering if anyone knows of a website that allows you to send FREE media messages..i've looked myself with search engines and although a lot of results come up,NONE of them were what they were supposed to be...i.e FREE... thanks voddyman :confused:
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Adding a floppy drive
Hi Techies!! Wonder if any of you angels can help - about to buy a base unit just to update my antique PC a little - not high spec, just enough to be able to surf ok and run Office. However, not many of these have floppy drive anymore and I wondered how I could add one - what do I need to look for and anything else to…
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Can't backup to anyjthing except floppy
I've had this PC (Dell P 4 with Win XP, ZA and NAV) for 2 years and the last time I backed up I did it to a CD Rom. This was many months ago. I know, I know - it should be more frequent. I decided to do it to-day and find the only option given in the Backup wizard is to save to the A drive. My C, D and E drives still show…
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Cheapest divx/xvid DVD Player
Hi all. Does anyone know somewhere online where I can get a cheap DVD Player that wil also play CDs/DVDs with divx/xvid movies on them? I saw one on Amazon for about £100 which seems pretty good to me. Ta all.
