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Second hand Macbook-what's it worth?
Bought a new Macbook 3 months ago (basic model @ £749) and have been extremely disappointed with it. An acquaintance has shown interest in buying it and has asked me to name a price but I have absolutley no idea of its worth. Any advice greatly appreciated.
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error message
Can anyone help me to get rid of this message? I keep getting a message " Internet Explorer Script error" This occurs anytime I click.
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wireless keyboard & mouse question
I want to know how does a wireless keyboard and mouse gets its power supplier ? Does it require batteries to run? If so, then I dont really see the point of going wireless when a wired version can do a perfectly good job without the need of batteries. I'm asking this because Dell is offering wireless mouse and keyboards…
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Computer Disposal and Security
I am hoping to replace my computer in a couple of months (when Vista has settled). I am wondering how best to dispose of my then old computer. I may pass it on to a family member or freecycle it. However, how do I ensure that all data is erased and irretrievable? Is re-formatting the hard drive sufficient? I recall an item…
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Stolen Laptop, Hardrive, tomtom one etc can they get anytthing off them?
Daughters a student nurse in student house and she has been broken into. She cant sleep properly at the house and has been doing 14.5 hour shifts so she came home for the night to get some sleep. Her friend rang her at 4am to tell her the house had been burgled, no one was in at the time. They smashed the front door in…
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Help to reduce kbps on MP3 files
Hi, I download audio mp3 files for my Phone mp3 player but as it is spoken words (sermons/audio books etc) not music I just need a kbps of say 32. Most of the mp3's files come to me as 64 or 128 kbps and since the time play could be over an hour they can sometimes be up to 30-40 mb. And since my Sony only has a 64mb…
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no wireless connection
Hi, My laptop wireless connection has been working fine since you kind folks helped me to set up the security on my router. However, this morning, out of the blue, its not detecting my network. When I booted up it detected the neighbours on either side but not my own. Mine is the default and it connects automatically. The…
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Outlook 2007 - help!
Struggling to get it working with my yahoo.com email address. I put my email address in as requested for the automatic set up to do its thing but it doesn't work?
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Laptop getting dirty
I bought a brand new laptop around 3-4 months ago and recently had it looked over by a professional who said it was in a right state considering how long I had had it, I do try to keep it clean as possible but is there any specific cleaning equipment i should buy, any tips on how to best keep it clean? Thanks for ya help!…
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Name-forwarding & Web-hosting
I have read quite a bit on these forums about web-hosting but I haven't read too much about owning different domain names and having them forwarded to one address rather than having three or four lots (or six in our case) of webspace. Can someone tell me a bit more about how I go about sorting this out, what it's called,…
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HD Component picture
Just bought a joytech control center 540c for my to connect my xbox 360 and nintendo wii up to my tv as it only has one component slot. Just want to know are there any cables available to buy for a better quality signal from control center to the tv? I'm not sure whats right to buy so any tips would be appreciated - thanks…
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Panasonic Microwave buzzing when door is shut and not in use!
Hope someone can help with this problem! Basically I bought a new Panasonic microwave last week... when the door is shut and the microwave is not in use you can hear a high pitched buzzing noise.. its not really loud but you can feel it going through your ears... Contacted John lewis who immediately offered a…
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Yahoo! messenger problems
Hey folks Has anyone else had a problem making phone calls on YIM? The delay is awful and it's been that way for a wjile now. I dont want to have to use skype (they dont take amex) and you're my last hope!
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Hard Drives; SATA, PATA IDE?
I am looking to buy a new hard drive. My current one is an IDE one. I have a 2002 AMD machine with 60gb. What are SATA/PATA drives? Can they be installed on my machine? Thanks.
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Anyone used a CompactFlash GPS card before?
I've just got one for my (elderly) iPaq and I'm having trouble picking a signal up on it - it's happy talking to the iPaq and TomTom recognises it, it just refuses to pick up a signal. Has anyone got a CF GPS card, or have they seen one in action before? I left the damn thing out on my balcony tonight for 15mins to try and…
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Just-in Time Debugging
Does anyone know what this is. It keeps popping up and I have trouble getting rid of it.
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HD ready TV
Hello. I am thinnking of getting a 32" lcd tv, where can I get an HD ready one from £200 to £300, or near. Thanks.
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Ethernet *in* router needed.
Need some help on this one please. Ok a friend has blueyonder by telewest and the Motorola surfboard SB5100 modem, now the way he connects to his PC is via Ethernet and not USB. So supply into modem is from telewest then out to PC using ethernet, now he would like a router that accepts a ethernet in supply and gives out 2…
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Deleted files
Just out of curiosity - if something has been deleted and emptied from the recycle bin, can it ever be recovered or is it lost forever?
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Forum for Toshiba Satellite S3000-X11
Hello All, I was wondering if anyone could recommend a forum for a relative beginner to go to sort out problems with a Toshiba Satellite S3000-X11? I sold this laptop on eBay a week or so ago and before I did so I cleared the hard drive. Now, when the new owner tries to install her new software via CD it doesn't allow her…
