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Who works in IT?
Do any of you guys work in IT? What do you do? What qualifications have you got? How did you get into the industry? Reason I ask i'm looking at getting into the IT support industry, i'm currently an IT consultant for a government scheme. I've seen all these various job requirements MCP, MCSE, CISCO engineer and wondering…
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Official UK release of "white" PSP this May?
According to my local Gamesatation they are expecting official white PSP's around the middle of May. However I can't find any websites etc that can confirm this! Anyone heard anything?
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Anyone getting battery light problems on their Dell Inspiron 1300?
I just posted about it here: http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=insp_power&message.id=41189&jump=true#M41189 Anyone else getting similar problems?
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network help.............!
hi, i am having problems with my computer network at home. i have a router/modem connected to a desktop pc, and i have 2 computers connecting to the router via a wireless connection. my problem is that the 2 computers which are connecting via the wirelss connection can get on the internet and everything is normal. but the…
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Firefox Problem
I've been using FF a while now and all has been fine, until now. Trying to use Firefox and i get the time out response - all was fine this morning, switched off comp, switched on comp half an hour ago and no go. I have cleared cache, cookies etc, run virus/spyware etc etc, reinstalled but still nothing. I have checked the…
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Upgraded ADSL - do I need new modem?
Hi We upgraded to a 8mb service which started yesterday and I know there are 10 days in which your speed can go up and down so I'm not too worried about my speed still being less than 2mb at the moment. I have read though that some modems are not able to cope with higher eg 8mb speeds and that I might be better off with a…
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Sharing Files Between Different Domains
Hi all... a quick question if you don't mind. I have just Wi-Fi'd my flat. I have a router in the lounge, an adapter in my desktop PC and my work laptop has integrated 802.11g. Great. However my work laptop has a problem with really agressive work security. I can't change the Domain that it logs on to or it throws all of…
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RSS feeds on a forum
Just discovered the delights of using RSS feeds in Firefox (by putting them on the toolbar I can see the latest headlines on the BBC site without having to go to the BBC site) which got me wondering, is it possible to have RSS feeds for a forum such as MSE? It would be great to be able to click the MSE button on the tool…
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computer slow since new monitor installed....
i have recently installed a new monitor (videoseven summat or other) and have found my internet connection is a lot slower now and keeps cutting out....i have checked the leads and wires and there are no loose ones....so, i have now re-installed the driver for the monitor to see whether that helps - so far so good, but,…
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BT adsl probs
I've been with BT broadband for several years, started of at 512 then upgraded to 1mb, then 2mb. Last week they emailed me to say that i could possibly be upgraded to 8mb, but on further checking found i could only get 5.5mb in my area. I was quite pleased with that anyway so went ahead with it, getting today as my upgrade…
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dodgy dark prints
brand new epson photo printer r200 lovely colour print outs but photo prints are dreadful - very dark genuine epson cartridges help!!
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whats the quickest way to shrink pic to avatar size?
ive got it by trial and error before but surely there must be a quick way of getting a digital cam photo and shrinking it down both in pixels and kilobytes without losing the clarity? thanks.
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Norton Antivirus renewal
My Norton antivirus (complete with Go Back) expires in 2 days time and I wondered what the cheapest method of renewal is. I clicked on the renewal notice which took me to Nortons site. They say £28. When i purchased Norton I wasn't told of this annual renewal fee. :confused: P.s I onlypaid £24.99 for it in the first place
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Software to allow me to browse images on a domain?
I want to be able to enter a site address (like https://www.lifehacker.com), and browse for images residing in the root directory (like https://www.lifehacker.com/image1.jpg) Is this possible? If so, what software would I use?
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Quick codec question.
I use Media player classic for most of my video playback, like it because its small and you don't have to install it, just extract and there ya go. Anyway, what codecs do I need to get it to play quick time files and real media files? I installed real alternative and quick time alternative and both install a version of…
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My Laptop is so hot!!
Hiya, I've got an Inspiron 6000 but the right hand side (edge) seems to be very warm, around the keyboard. The fan is on the left and it's blowing warm air but the right bottom is so hot if I try to use it on my lap it gives me burns on my knee :mad: Hope you can help! :beer:
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Latest Windows Update Warning
I have a thread further down the page (System 32/Drivers Help needed etc) about a very serious possibly terminal problem my computer now has following automatic update downloading the latest Windows Update. I have just spoken to a friend who works for a computer company and apparently I am not the only one who has problems…
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Is friendsreunited.co.uk working at the mo?
http://www.friendsreunited.co.uk
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Exploit-IEPageSpoof
I was searching for some song lyrics when my Mcafee detected a Trojan. If I tried to clean, delete or quarantine it, a dialogue box appeared, saying that it was write-protected. I emptied my temp IE files (the path showed that it was there) then scanned with McAfee, which had found it originally, but is not finding it now.…
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cd rom for windows 95
I have a cd rom for use on windows 95, but why won't it work on windows XP? I thought that windows XP is just an updated 95, surely. I don't get it!!! I expect someone on here will understand it though...and tell me, please. :confused:
