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Digital Piano
Don't know if this is the right board, but I am looking for Digital Piano for my daughter, and don't know the first thing about what to look for. She is learning the piano and using an old keyboard to practise on but now I think she needs to have a "proper" piano. Someone told me to get a digital one as they are cheaper…
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Laptop from Costco?
I am looking to buy a laptop, has anyone bought one from Costco recently? I think they have a years return warranty is that right? I dont have a membership but I have been in with my friend before and the prices seemed quite good. Any help appreciated.
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Laptop wireless help - Please
Hi I'm looking to buy a new lap top (possibly a Sony), but want to be able to use it, use my old (Dell) laptop and use me family computer over the same internet connection. Currently, I unplug my PC and connect the laptop to the cables instead, but want to avoid all that. Should I change to a wireless modem in my PC before…
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sat nav software for sony
Hi have a sony clie peg-tg50 pda and i was after some sat nav software for it.. is it possible? if so how much does it cost? or im i buying a seperate sat nav?
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N80 problems using website features
Can anyone help to get my N80 working with certain websites please? The phone is great for viewing sites etc but one example is https://www.galabingo.co.uk i cant click on the links to play bingo (yeah i know i shouldnt but i did put £5 on and won £50 so im up :j ). The links i should be able to click have little icons of…
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Need Help Choosing New TV!
Hi everyone, Not sure if I should be asking this on here or the techie forum so might just put it up on both. We've been thinking of getting new tvs for the living room and bedroom for some time (we've currently got 2 good old-fashioned Toshiba CRTs that have lasted over 10 years!) I initially thought of splashing out on…
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Laptop hunt
I'm looking for a laptop to replace my desktop for more portability and faster internet etc. I will be using it for professional use, so need a decent machine, but don't want to spend more than £600. These are my needs: 1.6 to 2.0ghz 512 mb RAM or 1gb RAM 80mb hard disk Windows XP Pro (maybe home edition will do) DVD…
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how do I format a sony pro duo magicgate memory stick on pc?
I downloaded a formatter from the sony website, followed instructions and it said the format was successful, but the pc is still asking me to format. Its brand new, can anyone help
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How do I recover stuff emptied from recycle bin?
I deleted some stuff and have since changed my mind but somehow the recycle bin has been emptied - unsure how as it was only 2/3 days ago and have done nothing to empty it (not relevant but on my mind). Is there a way to restore it or are there any utilities/freeware to recover stuff? Thanks in advance.
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XP cheapest place to buy ?
.........as it says in the title, please advise ? thanks in advance :D
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Podcasts
Can you download any podcast available worldwide not just uk ones
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Sony Vaio any good?
I am looking to buy a good laptop, just really for surfing and the odd word document. I want something decent that will last and after reading previous threads not one from Tesco. Is this one any good? SONY FS515E Laptops 508540 £633 in currys/pcworld online £699 in store I have found an online voucher for £40 off and…
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any budding tv fixers - tv sound problem
this seemed the most appropiate place to put this thread i have a Hitachi 28 inch widescreen tv - had it about 6 years. It has developed anasty squeaking/sqawking/squelching habit with the sound, that is intermittant, doesnt stop when you dum the sound. sometimes can go for hours without making any funny noises at all.....…
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Emprex LM1704 17" tft monitor
Looking to buy an inexpensive monitor and these seems good value from Comet but are they any good. Not technical minded so simple answers please.
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Router Location
Would it be wise to put the router into the loft, run extension BT lead up there? Would this improve signal & strength? Would it be ok up there in the heat or would it burn it out? Your comments welcomed. Thanks.
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XP Home and Home Network Security Poser
Let's imagine this home scenario: PC A - Main Home PC PC B - Hubby's laptop PC C - Kid's PC All on one network at home via a shared Router. Now, Hubby needs to map a drive to PC 'A' to do techy jobs or share data on PC 'A' occasionally and this works fine. Hubby has noticed that he needs no pwd in order to map to that…
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Help Needed- 'Drive Cleaner' Pop-up
HI all I have used the malware/adware guides and scanned my computer more times than I care to remember however a message keeps coming up- like a Window, that looks official, but almost certainly isn't. It says something along the lines of 'your computer has kept a record of all adult related sites you have been to...to…
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AOL wireless broadband speed - advice please
I have been on AOL (wired) 1MB broadband for a while now, and was very happy with it, consistently getting download speeds of +900 Kbps. However, I have recently "upgraded" to AOL's wireless offer, and so am using the Netgear DG834G Router they supplied me. But with this I am now getting download speeds of about 640 Kbps.…
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Graphics card driver problems.
i am having troubles with my driver for my graphics card. i have downloaded and installed the new driver and everything works fine until i switch my computer off,when i turn it on again the driver is missing? when i go to system,hardware,device manager the display adapter has a yellow exclamation mark next to it. any ideas…
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The disappearing Ram ???
Hello I am hoping that somebody on here might know what is happening here. I have an oldish PC that only had 192 mb ram memory but was working ok with that until about a week ago.. It started going slower so using Belarc I checked the ram. It told me that the 2 cards were there but only 128mb ram was working. Now the…
