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satellite tv online
:confused: I've found a number of web sites offering satellite tv direct to your PC. They charge a very small amount ie £4.95/£7.95 this seems to good to be true. Has anyone used or have knowledge of these sites? If so what is the quailty etc like?
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Which digital camera - panasonic lumic ?
Hi I have £270 to spend on a new digi camera . I already own nikon coolpix 5200 5MP which is ok but video mode is very very poor and alot of the pictures are slightly noisy + I want a better zoom . Two models the panasonic lumix dmc fz5 and the newer lumix fz7 seem good value , especially as I can use my old sd card and…
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Best place for laptop batteries??
calling on my ole faithfulls here!! In urgent need of a new battery for my laptop - died one week out of the 6mth guarantee so PB won't replace it - cheapest I can find is £84 plus VAT!!!! The laptop is a Packard Bell Easynote R4, the battery is the BP-8050 - can anyone help find one cheaper?? ty
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Symantec Sues Microsoft, Seeks To Block Vista
QUOTE ...Symantec Corp. sued software rival Microsoft Corp. on Thursday, accusing it of misappropriating trade secrets to develop its own competing features and products, including the next version of Windows. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Seattle charges the world's biggest software maker with misappropriating…
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Changing .wma into .mp3
As it says on the box ;) , my player doesn’t play .wma so I was wondering if anyone knew how to change them. I've tried to change it by renaming it but then it doesn’t play. Help! Thanks :beer:
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Windows defender problems
Switched on my pc this morning to find that windows defender wont start, I get the following error message: application failed to initialize: 0x8007006 I havent done anything different that I know of, have searched the web but the answers to this problem seem to be either very complicated or basically there isnt an answer…
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Connection confusion
I've read through the wireless and internet connection threads and am still confused as to what i need. I have a computer downstairs which is connected to Bt broadband, via a Bt Voyager 210 ADSL router. I wanted net access on the upstairs computer via the cheapest possible way :money: (only will prob be using it upstairs…
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Problem with outlook express using firefox
Hi, I have just installed firefox browser, very simple to do and much quicker than IE However when I click on the read email tab I get MSN hotmail I have been into IE, tools, internet options, programs and outlook express is set as my default so why is it not coming up when I go through the firefox tab I have done a search…
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ntl NetGuard Security
Your thoughts please on what this is like, your experiences etc. Thanks.
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Upgrade plans scuppered .... AMD AM2 Released tomorrow????
I have just found out (by looking at the scan.co and overclockers websites) that AMD are releasing a new range of processors tomorrow. These a AM2 socket CPUs offering mainly DDR2 support. So thats my upgrade plans on hold at the very least or probably scrapped!!!!!!! I have already purchased case,psu, hard drives and dvd…
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music editing
hi all im looking for some software that will mute the singer so you can hear the music only ! :D cheers
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Any ipod forums?
Can anyone direct me to any good ipod forums. I'm basically looking for a beginners guide to all things ipod, having recently purchased a 40 gig one. I've googled it and found quite a few, so I'm really after a few recommendations. Cheers :beer:
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Mmsystem.dll
My CDrom/drive is not working again and Dr Watson says that Mmsystem.dll not listed in the boot, please can anyone tell me how to remedy this. Am just about to chuck this pc against the wall:mad:
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can I upgrade
Hi, My mum has been given a computer which has windows 98 on. I have microsoft works on mine and xp is there any chance I could update her computer with my software!? This may be a dumb question to you guys as the answer is prob easy but just to clarify. Thanx
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Neomail / Webmail
I am trying to loginto my neomail / webmail account which is fine - but when I try to perform an action - ie, read an email or change a folder I get the following error:- "Neomail Error, your request didn;t contain the proper session ID cookie - access denied" Help!!!!
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No BBC and no Google !
As the thread title says I can't get to these sites. Is there something afoot ? J_B.
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Copying DVDs
I would like to back up my DVDs. I have Roxio on the Dell laptop I bought but it won't back up a copywritten disc. Is there a free program that will do it?
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Recording Internet TV to watch later where no access to internet?
Hi - I wondered if anyone knew of a way to record iternet tv suck as peekvid.com so it can be watched later where there is no internet access ut can stilol be on a pc? Is there a program available to do this or can you only watch it live? Thanks in advance Sensible
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getting passed an XP password.
I'm sure i'm seen this answered before but i can't find it on a search. We've inherited a few PC's from work that came from a buy out and it's been that long since we had them we can't remember the passwords. I could take it into work and connect to the domain and log on as domain admin, but i can't cos we had to smuggle…
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Help with webcam
My missus is going to visit her mum for a few days and she thought it would be nice if we could talk via webcam, i have looked on various sites for one but am totally confused with it all, i wondered if any of you kind people could help me out and tell me which would be a good one. Im looking at spending around £20 (a bit…
