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Can wireless CCTV co-exist with wifi?
I currently have a wireless router at home and want to put in CCTV. Because of the distance between buildings, it may be bes to use wireless cameras. I understand though that they operate on the same frequency as wifi. What's the answer?
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How do Bar Code Readers integrate?
I have a system at work where I have to put bar code numbers in manually. If I want to use bar code readers, how do they work? Do they just plug into a USB? Can you use a button on the reader to "tab" between fields? I assume there is somekind of driver? What do software development people then have to do so that the bar…
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Netgear WPA2 update
To anybody who has a DG834PN Netgear have released the latest firmware (1.03.30) making it WPA2 compatible. This combined with the WPA2 update from microsoft will also make the WPN111 USB adapter and the WG511T WPA2 compatible as well so if you own these products you can now have your network totally WPA2. One note. The…
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Free Unlimited storage & streaming for your Music (Eventually)
I read last week that MP3Tunes were slowly rolling out unlimited storage for music. When you sign up you get 1GB then eventually you get upgraded I thought it was a long wait but it only took me a few days to get: Even if you dont' want to use their streaming stuff, being able to back up your music online sounds like a…
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Is it possible to move credit from 1 sim card to another??
My two boys want to become members of runescape and I refuse to pay the membership fee. However I got some Virgin sim cards through the post with £5 credit on each. I don't mind the boys using this for membership (via SMS Text) but the fee is £5 +the cost of the text (about 3p). I can't justify using 'real' money .Is there…
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dell desktop query and viiv
If I got the one for £639 on here http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/desktops_better?c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&l=en&s=dhs and added speakers which processor would I be better off getting? The viiv one is pre selected included in price but the other doesnt cost any more to select that. I may stay on winxp if I…
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Router problem - can't connect to ADSL
My brother hasn't been able to get onto the Internet for the past couple of days, so I thought I'd see if anyone can give any advice.... He's been with his ISP since last March. Yesterday morning he couldn't get onto the Internet, and discovered the "DSL" LED is blinking. He has a Voyager 240 router. The help file (which I…
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Question re: transferring files and photos from pc to laptop
Hi there - first time post on the Techie board, although I have been lurking a lot recently researching what laptop to buy ... anyway, laptop is now bought and I am trying to work out how to transfer my files and photos from one to the other. Now I have checked through the forum for advice, but am not really a techie…
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Sky+ remote code for Acoustic Solutions TV
Just bought 19" LCD Acoustic Solutions TV (ASTV 3619WS) £199.99 from Argos (bargain I think!) Was wondering if anyone knows if there's a code to be able to use my Sky remote with it? Thanks in anticipation... Mike
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How to check Broadband connection
Can anyone tell me how to check the speed of my broadband connection. I'm on NTL, supposedly on 10 mg, but the speed seems to be very slow.
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Help with fujifilm camera
Hi Just got back off holiday to Sri Lanka, i took loads of photos on my Fuji Film A500 digital camera using a fujifim 1 gb XD card. I have had no problems with loading the photos onto my laptop until i tried to download the last set of 58 pictures. It would only display 2 photos on the laptop. Know when i turn the camera…
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hard drive died - how to set up new hard drive?
Just today my desktop wouldn't boot up, it got stuck on a black screen with a message 'primary master hard disk S.M.A.R.T. status bad'. Restarting didn't work and neither did accessing the recovery partition. So it looks like I need a new hard drive. I got no disks with my desktop, but with my laptop I got a windows XP OS…
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Outlook 2003 - Change toolbars (pemanent)
I have a view toolbars that come up when I open outlook 2003 and they come about a quarter way down the screen. They could all fit on two lines so I move them accordingle and have even tried turning some of them off ( view toolbars etc). However each time I shut down outlook and come back to it the menu are in the old…
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Dvd-r..dvd+r??
Hi..is there any difference between DVD-R and DVD+R? I'm getting a new pc and understand that XP comes preloaded and I have to make a bootable install cd but dont know which ones to buy...
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Firefox very slow loading up in the mornings
This problem has been bugging me ever since I upgraded to the latest version of Firefox. It literally takes close to 6-8 minutes for Firefox to load up in the mornings after I turn my computer on and doubleclick the Firefox icon. Does anyone else have this? There is also that annoying screen message asking if you want to…
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codec for amv files for mp4 player please
hi anybody know where i can get one from been looking everywhere thanks snake
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Selling Computer and Buying Laptop HELP!!!
Hi guys!! Just wanted a little advice. I currently have the following machine: HP Vectra Intel Pentium III processor DVD-ROM/CD-ROM Drive I now would like a laptop (just for being able to use it away from the desk and to save space when on the desk. Is there any point in trying to sell my old machine? If so, how much for,…
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Page size restore...
webpage display wont let me click-off or minimise,any help welcomed.
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help network 2 lap-top computers
Hello. I was wondering if anyone can help. I have two lap-top computers. I want to format one of the computers, but I need to transfer about 5gb of data on to the other computer. I have a network cable but don't know wat to do. Any help thanks.
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Website Spam
My website is currently getting a lot of referrs (according to awstats) from sites such as: http://www.mycaribbeanpoker.com http://www.kenogo.com http://www.onlinekenoo.com And about hundred more like them. They are probably starting to eat into my bandwidth. (i've already suffered from spam bots registering to my Phpbb)…
