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Laser Printer problems
I’ve been given a Hewlett Packard LaserJet 6L printer. The original toner cartridge was empty so after replacing it for £29 I hoped there would be a fast whizzy printer attached to my computer. Instead of the clear sharp printing expected, it appears as if the printing has been smudged. I’ve googled for help but can’t seem…
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new version spywareblaster 3.5.1
http://www.majorgeeks.com/SpywareBlaster_d2859.html
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Pacific Freeview Box - Is it dead?
Hi, my Pacific Freeview box from ASDA (1 year old-ish) has had a couple of turns where it froze (would not turn on, off or do anything). This was solved by unplugging all leads inc power and re-connecting. It has now taken a real huff!! It will power up, the screen message is no signal and if you try to move channel it…
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Microsoft Outlook and sending email on different email addresses
Hi Does anyone know if I have more than one email address for diff members of the family say: A@blueyonder.co.uk B@blueyonder.co.uk c@blueyonder.co.uk (These are not my real email addresses!) How do I get outlook to send a message from A or B or C. At the moment all messages go via A and I dont get the option to change it.…
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Skype 2.0 is here
Not sure if it has been out a while but just been told that Skype v2 is here - with video.. http://www.skype.com
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Looking for FREE file hosting website
Hi Does anyone know of a free file hosting website which lets you upload files without any storage limits, no restriction placed on file size for uploading and also with good upload/download speeds? Cheers
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Replacement Sky remote
Hi, my old Sky digital remote is about to die, half the buttons dont work anymore! Where is the cheapest place to buy a replacement or does Sky give you one for free?
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Whats a Trojan Horse Dialler.AJK
Whats one of these please? Me will get techie if it kills me? :D
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Question about using free webspace
Hi, I have 15mb of webspace with my broadband account I would like to set up a page that would have a interactive calendar on it, that would indicate when my apartment would be available to rent, but I have no idea how to go about it! My theory is I would give people the link to the page, they key in the dates for when…
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tesco.net slow dial up!!
just wondering if anyone else is having problems with connecting up to Tesco.net-I'm on the daytime package and after many months of trouble free connection the last 5 days every time I try to connect up it takes a good 4 minutes before it finally connects-it fails on the first 2 numbers and finally connects on the third.I…
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Digital Radios for a beginner
After many years of terrible reception on my radio I have decided to get myself a digital radio, the problem I have is I already have a stereo which has a radio/CD/tape so I just want a small portable radio that doesn’t cost too much (under £100) but I’m not to sure what brands are good and what features I should expect as…
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quick question about spreadsheets, I'm missing a couple of things
It's my self assesment tax spreadsheet that I'm filling in on Microsoft Works. It's the first time I've used Microsoft Works for this tedius job, there are 2 things that would make it easier and I don't know how to correct them. The system I used to use used to fill in the rest of the word for me so I'd type in 'b' and it…
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Dvd rewiter Help needed
I have connected the dvd rewriter to the computer inside. I have turned on the computer everythings normal but i dont know how to install it onto the computer so it works.
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virus help needed
i have microsoft critical updates on automatic updates and after reading advice on this forum dowloaded there antispyare and avg free. avg found three viruses on first scan and put in virus vault does this mean it has got rid of them or do i need to delete them from vault. also when i connected this morning critical update…
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MP3 Tuition Required
Hi, Just bought my daughter one of the £24.99 Somerfield MP3 players. Trouble is I'm a MP3/Techno cabbage !! Could somebody please give me a tuition on how to download my daughters cd's and download various music from the net to the MP3 player. I have windows media player running on windows 98se, please explain things as…
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Gameing Control with limited hand movement
Hi Does anyone know of any gameing Controls for the PC that would be suitable for someone with limited hand movements from a Spinal Injury? That would enable to play games such as Half Life ? Am able to control a mouse with right hand, and click. But very poor contol over left hand. Any suggestions would be gratefully…
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AMD Board with 4 Dimms
Am just posting around to see if anyone has had this problem or knows of a solution. I recently bought another 1gb of ram, to make up 2g in my computer (4x512). It just won't work though, it won't even post. I know the ram is ok. My current ram works fine, have tried it in a number of configurations. If I take it out and…
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Mini DV cassette help?
Hi, this may be a silly question but I'll ask anyway! I treated myself to a Sony camccorder at Christmas and have been playing around with it and getting to know it. After I have downloaded to my pc, is there any way I can delete what is on the tape so I can start with a 'clean sheet' if you like. I find it really annoying…
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how to finalise a DVD on a BUSH 3000 RECORDER
I misplace the manual and need to finalise two DVD+R on a BUSH 3000 REcorder, can anyone tell me how to do it?
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excel - can you show me how to use it to get a particular answer?
Can anyone help please? I want to get my pc to perform a numbers task for me, and presume I would do that in excel. It's nothing important!! But it's bugging me that I should know how to do this. I'm doing the brainteaser in the Arms, and want the pc to generate me some numbers as follows: I want two sets of numbers,…
