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rune scape
hi my children play on rune scape and i am having problems closing pages after they have been on this site. Does anyone know anything about this game, and could it be this that is mucking up my pc. many thanks
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Sky + Question
I am moving into a flat with a communal sky dish. Unfortunately this does not allow the use of sky +. My question is can I use the sky box we already have and will I be able to just plug the box in and away I go without the need for sky to charge me £50 for install !! Cheers Duke
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Help with computer protection, please
My husband for some inexplicable reason opened a spam email, and then typed in the web address they offered! The main part of the address was tententwelvecorp.com. He's downstairs now running all our protection, changing passwords and taking his credit card number off Amazon's 'remember me for future purchases' list. We…
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Philips lcd 32" tv
Can anyone advise on the difference between a Philips 32PF7521D and a PF7520D. There is a PF7521D on the Freemans website and with the 30% off code looks a good price. When trying to compare keep coming up against the other model. Both seem to be HD Ready and with Pixel PLUS.
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Best yahoo chat client?
I use yahoo messenger and chat rooms but I keep getting booted spammed and it is very unreliable. Anyone know of any stable and secure clients with the same facilities please? cheers everyone.
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Evesham laptops: any good?
Does anyone have a new or newish, good spec Evesham laptop and can tell me please is it quiet? does it have a good keyboard to type all day on, unlike most laptops? what's the screen like: glossy or matt/clear and bright or a bit disappointing and can you run it at different resolutions? what's their customer service like?…
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Problems with my router
I have jus purchased a netgear router so i can use the internet on my laptop...problem is when i load the software onto my home PC it says ther is no internet connection even though i have ntl broadband... does anyone know how i can fix this?? thanks
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Some mesages do not get through to Thunderbird-only to OUtlook Express
I am sesperate to find an answer but so far none of the *specialist* forums etc have come up with amyrhing. I use Thunderbird as my default email client and Plusnet as my ISP. In Plusnet I have several mailboxes set up for the various accounts I have, and these have separate folders in Thunderbird. I am a member of Yahoo…
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Small Business needs advice for an office network requirements
I have been running a one man band operation Recruitment Company from home for the last 9 months but want to start expansion in the next 3 months by moving to an office and hiring 2 extra people to help me out. As the business grows from being run from one computer to using 3 pc's (with room for growth) I realise I need to…
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Battery Life from Laptops...
I just got a new laptop yesterday and the battery life is not good. It lasts about 2 hours but when i called up PC world they said something about well i cant actually remember. Something to do with wireless internet being turned on. Y something...any other tips on ways to increase battery life? :) ta
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web design
hi guys, a friend of mine is setting up a marketing business and he needs a web designer- nothing too expensive, 2/3 pages, maybe flash (sorry, i'm not tech minded!). i said i'd ask around. can anyone here recommend someone, London based, also with a knowledge of online marketing. many thanks, Polly
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Emails bouncing
Hi I get a lot of messages from forums I belong to telling me they are not sending any more messages as they bounce. I haven't been able to join freecycle as they can't get the messages through to me - what would cause this? Thanks!
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What replacement screen for a laptop.
Can anybody tell me what replacement screens could be put into a HP NC6120 laptop to replace a damaged one? (15") Where would be the best place to buy one? Thanks, Nick.
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Hard Disk Failure???
Hi, today when i booted up i got a message in the post screen: "Primary Slave Hard Disk Failure". This is a month old 250gb maxtor hard drive. I pressed F1 to continue and once in windows the harddrive was working fine! All my data was still on it and i could write to it! Whats the problem here? Is this harddrive about to…
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MSN Messenger help...
Just trying to sort out the home PC for the mother, reformatted it and reinstalling software and utilities. I installed MSN messenger but when I try to sign in the programme just freezes, no error message it just freezes. I've tried signing in with different accounts so it's not a problem with a particular account. I can…
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Replacing a laptop HD
Just did a health check on the laptop HD and it is looking grim (though I am writing to you from it). I am looking to replace the 3 year old 40gig hard drive on my laptop for fear that it may be on the frit and I really don’t want to loose my PhD thesis (which I have backed up elsewhere) What I would like to do is buy a…
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IE wont remember.
Can anyone give me some advice about why IE keeps asking me which program to use to open sites--this one and ebay?? I tick the box to use this program always but it still comes up! what do i need to check? i've obviously set something wrong! :confused:
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DVD-R media recommendations
Folks :- I am running out of writeable DVDs so need to get a new batch. I have learnt through bitter experience that cheap is nasty in terms of blank media. What I am interested in is have there been any tests carried out to check the long term storage capabilities of different brands / manufacturers? I am struggling to…
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Excel Templates
Hi Guys, I am doing some voluntary work which I get paid expenses for petrol etc. Me being hopeless using Excel just wondered if anyone knew any templates I could download so I could put my expenses onto my pc???? Many thanks in advance.
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AC Adapter for Sharp Actius laptop
Dropped my AC adapter and find have no power. Can anyone suggest the best place for me to buy another. Also, are the universal type ones with multiple connecters any good? Any info would be greatly appreciated. Also, my battery does not last long at all so maybe time to buy another - again any recommendations? Thank you.
