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Wireless Internet
I just brought a laptop and with it came a 802.11g USB. I connected it and it automatically detected a wireless network connection, which i'm using to surf the net now. It must be a neighbours internet connection. How do I find out who's it is as I feel bad using it without their permission, and is it safe on both sides?
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cant set my email address
wife picked me up a multimedia keyboard,from asda whereis the at a,button and how do i access it plzzz:confused:
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Thunderbird SMTP
I want to change the default account on Thunderbird. I want to use the new default outgoing SMTP. Account settings only offers me the old setting and I cannot see a way of replacing it with the new one. Can anyone show me the way please? UPDATE I have solved this and would delete this post if I could find out how to.
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Toolbar problems
Hoping somebody can help. Whilst my OH was using my laptop yesterday, a warning come up saying laptop was infected and recommended that software was installed to protect it. Not sure what website it was but since then a toolbar has been installed called 'protection bar' from https://www.protectionbar.com. This hasn't been…
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Which laptop - £500?
My laptop is 2 and a half years old and struggling sometimes when using mulitiple aplications. Although it probably only needs some extra RAM memory to get it going faster again, I have decided to buy another one so that my daughter can use this one. This is a basic one, Fujisu Siemens Amilo L series, 256MB, 40gb, 2.4…
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Ukonline problems
Hi all, I am having problems getting my email and cant even bring up Ukonlines home page, but I can view anyother site, anyone else getting this problem?
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Can't connect to the internet via router?
I have a wireless router, a Linksys wag54g. I have had internet access before from this router but after a reformat, it has stopped working. I can ping iton the setup screen and that works fine. I have entered all the details as before but when I get to the connection screen via the 192.168 command, its just a row of…
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Dvd-ram
I have some DVD-RAM disks which I need to be able play on other DVD players other than the one that created them. From the manual I understand that I cannot play these disks on other players as I cannot finalise them (unlike DVD-R). Is there any way I can get round this so I can either watch these disks on my PC or other…
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Email help
Apologies if this has been answered elsewhere but unable to find the answer I need. I have an email address from the old Freeserve days, still use a bit but the address is long and not relevant anymore, also have Orange BB and webmail account but prefer to use outlook as no need to log on etc. Can I change the email…
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Media player for DS
Anyone know of a cheaper media player for the DS other than MAX Media player? I just can't afford £120.00 at the moment
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Computer slowing down and mouse flickering
Can anyone help please! My computer has recently: - Started to go slow. Hard to use mouse as it sort of jumps around screen one using it and difficult to make selections - Mouse keeps flicking between hour glass and normal cursor (as if it is busy). The light flickers on the tower unit at the same time This only happens…
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Usb 2
Hope we have a real techie in here my emachines pc threw its toys out the pram recently :p i transferred over 3gig from it to my laptop using a 1gig usb 2 stick this went well and about a week later i suffered a crash and the toys were tossed out. Now when i plug in the usb stick it tells me the device is faulty but it…
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tiscali broadband
hi A friend has tiscali broadband and his having problems, just wondering if anyone has had a similar problem. He has been with tiscali for aprox 3 yrs He has 1 pc and a lap top and a wireless connection. The internet connection says-cannot find server. Tiscali arnt been helpful-passed from one person to another. They say…
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Mt PC will not let other computers connect wirelessly
Have set up Belkin 54g Router on my main pc and connecting to internet fine. Laptop is using belkin wireless network adapter and is talking to the router although I cant access the internet from it. The Belkin icon on the laptop is blue. Tried to set up home network on main pc but comes up with message "other computers…
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Weird Problem
:confused: I am unable to get a connection to web sites when I click in links in e mails........ i.e. of I get an email which says click here to enter I should get a connection to the site, when I click nothing happens.....any ideas why and how I can put it right, please rememebr I am a wooz with the computer,:D so need…
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strange xp behavior
I've not come across this before... I have just reformatted a laptop and clean install of xp sp2. when it starts up it idles on the little white bars you get before the splash screen. Does anyone have any knowledge of what might cause this. The disc health appears OK and because it's a fresh install after reformatting…
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How do I get the diary in Outlook?
I had this as part of the package some time ago ie. a couple of years, but a 'friend' of my husband fiddled with it and removed it. Is there any way to get it back without losing all the emails I've currently got in Outlook? I'd love to be able to set reminders for myself again.
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Trojan horse...
I've had a message saying that my virus scan sorted this but how do I find out where it came from? There is a message but have no idea what it means..gives remote address etc but unsure if I should just let be! Just dont want to go into the same site again but unsure which one it was!! Can anyone help? ;) Thanks ff
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LCD Monitor or LCD TV?
Hi folks - sorry if this sounds a bit lame, but whats the difference between and lcd monitor and an lcd tv? I'm looking for a tv for our very small spare room, so was hoping to get lcd. All I need it for is to play on my PS2 and maybe watch the odd game of football when the missus is watching Ally McBeal downstairs! After…
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DAB ariels
Just bought a sony mini Hi-Fi, with DAB radio. Reception is OK but the handbook recommends an external arial. Don't want to go to the bother of one of these, can anybody recommend a suitable internal one? at the moment it is a metre length of wire-can I improve on this?
