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what is it called??!
I hope I'm putting this on the right thread but here goes - I'm not techie at all and need some clue as to what exactly I should be asking and searching for please. In my local comet store, they have a reduced priced scanner (can do negatives aswell as photo's) because it's end of line (I think) and they've lost the power…
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The easiest wireless router?
Looking for the best bargain in a wireless router for a friend to set up on her home pc so the wireless enabled laptop can also use. I have set up my own and another friends but I have to say that neither were simple and it was more by mistake than design that I got them both to work. This friend lives far away so I can't…
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Default Print Setting for Excel
Hi all, I have a spreadsheet supplied by a colleague which I have built models on. The default print setting is 100 copies and I can't seem to fix this back to 1, it's a pain when I forget and just click print !! Any ideas please?
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PC crash problems - help please.
Hello everyone, hope you can help me with this worrying problem I've just started experiencing (you techie experts have always been patient and very helpful in the past thanks!): In the last couple of weeks my pc has for no apparent reason just crashed, about 4 or 5 times now and I can't figure out why. It happened again…
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Cant view hotmail on Explorer but can on Firefox
I cant get into hotmail via ie6 (says cannot be displayed) I can get into everything ele though any other webpage. but I tried firefox and its letting me in hotmail although when I'm in I cannot junk mail anything only delete. Anyone else got these problems? I don't like using firefox since the security scare
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recieved a REALLY suspicious email- help how can i scan/check it?
Hi I recieved a really suspicious email all it says is " assdsad " and claims to be from a source it is not.I have avast but it let it throught to outlook express unchecked.Iy has no attachments but I want to check it out to make sure it contains no virus/worms etc as is really weird.Please help me check, i have already…
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ipod or Creative Zen
I am buying hubby mp3 player for his b'day 2 weeks time - what is the best to go for and are there any bargains that any one out there know's of??? Thank you :beer:
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DVD+/-RW - What's the difference?
What is the difference between DVD+ and DVD- discs? :confused: I have a laptop on order which has a DVD+/-RW Drive and I need to buy some DVDRWs so I can reuse them instead of the DVDRs where I'll only be able to write on the disc once. I have a DVD player at home which is a standard Goodmans DVD Player, and seeing as I…
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researching laptops.. is a higher or lower Ghz better? and what is cache?
sorry if it's really obvious but I haven't got a clue :confused: have been researching and comparing laptops and some that I thought seemed good spec have a lower Ghz figure than a slightly cheaper model.. what is Ghz and do I want a high or low number - also - what is the cache _ most seem to be 1 or 2mb??? I am looking…
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Website with Shopping Cart
OK. Firstly, I've never built a website before. I'm using NetObjects Fusion 8 which seems to be pretty easy using the wizard, until it comes to adding the catalogue. It says to sign up for a Store Engine. I did this but the whole thing just doesn't seem flexible enough i.e. it just creates one long list of items instead of…
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Setting up a VBulletin forum
I would like to set up a Vbulletin forum but have no idea where to start. I know all about free forums but am not interested in free hosted forums. I also would need the forum to hopefully pay for itself with advertising but dont know how to go about this either. Then there is design. Can anyone recommend a person/company…
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Expert needed for ASDL setup help - please
Hope somebody can help please.
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Laptop help !
OK guys, first of all I'm apologising for being totally thick ! As I'm a computer novice ( as some will know :rolleyes: ) I would like to buy a cheap & cheerfull laptop, nothing to high tech. My question to you fantastic techie people is : A) how does a laptop differ from a normal pc :confused: I know it's wireless but how…
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Front Page Extensions??????
I am intending to create a website. But, I want to build my pages in Front page cos I can and its easy. But, I have come across some hosting companies that are asking extra for frontpage extensions. (already offering FTP access type thing if thats the same in hosting package) Could someone please explain in really really…
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computer advent calendar
Hi, I would like to create a christmas advent calender that can be accessed and viewed via a pc. Could anyone recommend how I could obtain the basic coding so that I can add family images when the icons are selected and only open the icon on the correct date? many thanks
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problem with my creative zen touch
me again, come for some enlightenment from all you more technical minded people :D i've just about got to grips with ripping cds to my Pc then on to my mp3 player, but i have stumbled across a problem. you know how sometimes at the end of a cd you get a few minutes of silence between the last official track and the hidden…
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flash drive help?
Hi i have just been on https://www.ebuyer.com to find a 1GB flash drive I put in code 79536 and code 79532 they appear to be the same but £25 difference, am I missing something here or have I ordered the wrong thing??[ ordered the cheapest one]. or should this be put on grab it while you can.thanks
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What is the Best Printer / Copier / Scanner
Hi I am setting up a small office at home and need a combined copier, scanner, fax, printer. Can anyone tell me what is the best out there for not too much money????? :confused: Will only be printing documents, not photo's. Thanks Ady
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Can you make your dvd multi-region?
I bought a multi-region dvd at Richer Sounds last year and took it back ot Poland with me. It was only programmed for region 2. When I called the manufacturer, Toshiba, they said they don't make multi-region players. when I called Richer Sounds, they said they enter a code to make it zero region. I insisted on a refund,…
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Digibox
Do digiboxes have timers in, or will analogue switch-off put an end to recording TV programs while you're out?
