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Wireless Dongle or Card for Laptop - Recommendations Please.
Hi, My son wants to make his Laptop wireless, what is the best way to do this ? I have had a look around this morning and there seems to be dongles available from about £15. Is all wireless the same, or do I need to buy a specific type ? I would like to buy something of good quality that will work reliably, so cheap is not…
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Router
Whats best router for 2 laptops and apple imac and what about dongles for one laptop? Have looked at Netgear £99 @ JLP what dongles will be compatible cheap? Is the netgear cheaper anywhere else? http://www.johnlewis.com/Computing/Cables+and+Networking/Wireless+Routers/Wireless+Routers/4538/230394195/Product.aspx
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RAM Prices - Why So Volatile ?
Hi, I have been looking to buy an extra 512 for my Laptop. When I first looked it was approximately £37 (+ free 256mb USB memory stick). Went back to buy last weekend and it had gone up to £53 ! (nothing free). Yesterday it was £48, went back to order this morning and it has gone up to £51 ? Why are the prices so volatile…
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Open office
Hello, I have Microsoft Works but not Office. I need to produce a CV - something which I can't find any templates for use with Works. Does anyone know a place that I can find Works templates to download for CVs. Or, has anyone used Open Office and could give feedback? If I make an Open Office file would it be able to be…
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Taskbar?
Quick question, my taskbar has suddenly become a double decker bar, have done nothing to allow this and cannot get it back to just a single bar, how do I do this? Have tried various things but to no avail, taskbar was locked at the time. Thanks
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My connection got upgraded too much !!!!!
I recently ordered my tesco connection to be upgraded from 512mb unlimited to 1mb unlimited. Its took 5 days and now my connection is 2.2mb !! :eek: I have tested my connection on various sites and it is definetely 2.2mb :T :T Whats going to happen ? What should i do?
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cd printing/blank cdrw's?
i want to make/put together a cd of downloaded songs for my mum, but the cds i have at the momment have the makers name stamped across them, is it possible to purchase plain ones? if not how can i get things printed on a cd :confused: if they were plain i could decorate them but how can you do it otherwise :confused: thanks
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QVC camera
Hi, I've never been on this board before, so I hope this is the right place to post! I don't know a lot about techie things but I'm looking for a new digital camera because we're going on a big family holiday next year and I want to try to get some really good pics which hopefully I will be able to blow up quite big. I've…
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RS232 cable needed
Does any kind MSE soul have a RS 232 (straight through) cable lying around at home unused that I could borrow? I need to upgrade the firmware on my Goodmans freeview box and rather than buy one and waste £8 on a cable I need for half an hour, if someone has the cable doing nothing and would post it to me, I would post back…
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advice needed
hi all my problem is i use mozilla firefox as my browser. the problem is i cant get any other browser to work at the same time. ive tried internet explorer 6 and 7 and now have tried opera, but whenever you try and go to an address on these browsers it waits a while then says 'page not found' the same pages i can then find…
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TV cards
hi, i'm looking to buy a tv card,i would like one that plugs into your pci slots and has a remote control.is wintv the best to buy?links and help most welcome many thanks:confused:
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Question about WPA and MAC recognition on my wireless network
Hey Hey :D I've got a wireless network installed with WPA security (63 character code) and also the MAC recognition to only allow my laptop and the desktop to use it. My problem is that I have a family friend staying with us for the next couple of days and they have a laptop which I'd like to enable on our network, but…
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How Do I Pimp Up My Myspace Account?
Hi. i need help to pimp up my myspace account. the easiest way possible pls. thanks alot
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mc afee
Have just installed the above internet security and my computer will not let me link to web pages from OE. Any help?
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Replacement Printer Required
Hi I need a new printer - mine has given up the ghost after many years service. I need it for general printing use - occasional photo printing and a scanning/photocopying function would be good. Reliability, speed and inexpensive cartridges are a must. I'd like to get some change out of £150 !! Any ideas on a suitable…
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Looking for free hosting -php/mysql
I'm setting up an ecommerce site so I'm looking for free hosting if possible, that supports my sql, php. Any ideas? Also are there any disadvantages of free rather than paid hosting?
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Red Crosses On Verification Code
Hi I'm trying to sign up to an e-mail account, but the verification code I need to type, is replaced by a red cross and has been for a few days. Is there anything I can check to make sure, this is not something i've accidently done on my PC Thanks
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Canon i250 printer problems
Hi, I wonder if anyone can help. A few weeks ago my printer wouldnt print any black text. After searching through various forums, someone suggested changing paper type to "photo paper". Sounds ridiculous but it worked, and has been printing perfectly well for a few weeks. However I tried to print off a letter last night,…
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windows firewall?
hi all im trying to sort a m8's laptop having problems trying to turn the firewall on i get a message saying (due to an unidentified problem windows cannot display windows firewall setting)? im stuck can someone help cheers:o
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file won't play
Please help and don't laugh at me technical gurus. I have managed to download a video file but can't get it to play. Real Player says it needs software to play but then says it can't download it. The file plays on Windows Media Player, but audio only which is a bit rubbish. The file extension is "avi" and I am assuming I…
