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Archives for April 2007

Freeview Hard Disk Recorder
My trusty VCR has decided to switch off and will not switch back on without totally removing the electrical supply when ever i press any of the functions (record, play etc.) As i am in the first region for the big digital switch over next year it makes sense to replace rather than fix with a digital receiver. Any…
Podcast questions...
Hi my friend is wanting to buy a podcast,she already has an ipod but when on holiday (canaries) a man was listening to Talk Sport radio which he said he'd downloaded to his podcast. Please can any1 give me any info on these as we know nothing about them but would love to listen to radio while sunbathing.. I look forward to…
Projectors
Anyone got any information on quality and prices of projectors? Neil
Samsung Le40r74bdx television help plz!
Wonder if anybody could give me some advice please? Looking at buying this SAMSUNG LE40R74BDX lcd hd television. Has anybody got it or has any reviews about it please? Found it cheapest at just under £700. Pretty good price concidering it being a 40''. Thanks in advance.
23" /26" Samsung LCD Help/Advise
Hi I am currently in the market for a new LCD TV, to replace my OLD 21" TV in my bedroom. The TV needs to be wall mounted flat, however i need one of those cantilever wall brackets to enable me to view from bed at 90degrees from wall. (i hope that makes sense) These types of wall brackets i have been told are expensive.…
Pc keeps restarting
Hi I'm hoping someone can guide me here. My PC seems to work fine but when I shut down it turns off....everything goes off seems normal, but then about 2 mins later it restarts. Its windows xp...have no idea what to do and am not very computer savvy but its been on permanently for the past 3 days due to this , I go to bed…
belkin
Hi I have won a belkin 802.11g wireless router on ebay i am trying to connect two desktop computers together using the above,at the moment i am using a crossover wire which is not secure.I am on Tiscali broadband connected by USB. Would the above kit work with my systems and if so would i need any other kit Kind Regards…
Samsung TV
I have just bought a Samsung CRT TV, Model no WS32Z429 and have started to see a strange effect when watching it, it almost appears that the characters face is melting on the screen. Does anyone else have one of these slimline sets and do you suffer from the same effect. Is there a simple solution to the problem. samsyerman
Picture Interference (Squares) With Virgin Cable and New Samsung LCD TV
I have recently moved house and I have a new cable wall box, new cables and cable box, and a new TV. Every couple of minutes on music channels and football I get an interference on the picture and Squares appear - like it's bad weather. Is this a fault with the connections of the cable box, the cable or the TV. Is the TV…
What has happened to my photos
Hi, My OH is a surveyor and has photos on his laptop he has to add to his reports, going back through them some of them have been 'chopped up' When I look at them through 'thumbnail' view they look fine but when you try to add them to report (only in word) or double click to look at them, the whole photo looks like it has…
chris wood
Hi Can anyone help me I have just won a Belkin 802.11g wireless router on ebay £20 including post. What i would like to know is i have two desktop computers connected to the internet by a usb cable at the moment i am using a crossover wire but can only access the internet on one computer to get two working i have to…
Office 2007 dumb question from technomoron
There's probably a very simple answer to this and I apologise if the question appears stupid but that's the state of my computing knowledge! My wife recently got a home user Office 2007 suite through her work (NHS) and asked me to install it. No problem putting it on the laptop but when I tried to install it on our main pc…
Buying a DVD writer. what to look for??
My brother bought a pc a about 6 months ago although his PC never came with a DVD writer. He would like one so he can make holiday vids etc on to cd and for songs etc to go on cd. He would prefer to buy from the shops instore(worries about secutity) but at a push for a bargain i could get him to shop over the net. He isnt…
Problem accessing my google email
Hi every 1, Al lmorning ive been trying to get into my googlemail accout and im having no luck so i wonder if any of you lovely people could help me, when i try to get into it i get this every time [IMG]res://ieframe.dll/red_shield_48.png[/IMG] There is a problem with this website's security certificate. The security…
Kodak SD card
Please can anyone tell me the cheapest web site to buy a Kodak 2GB SD card I think that there is a site starting https://www.7 but cant remember the rest of the name Thanks
Web domains
I've got a .com domain that I'm trying to set up for Google Apps. I had it on 123-reg but had no luck so transferred it to ukreg but can't configure it there either. Anyone know of a domain registration company (not hosting) that doesn't charge for transfers to and from?
Hard drive organizer
Hi, Does anyone know of a program pref free that enables me to find out which files on my hard drive are duplicates? Reason being my hard drives a bit of mess with files and docs scattered bout everywhere, decided to organize it a bit! Many thanks!
data transfer
I have just spent 2 hours scanning some of my crosstitch charts onto my PC with the view to saving them onto disc, heres where the problem starts, using Corel I clicked make quick CD which told me 75 pictures had been transferred, however when I insert the CD only about 5 of the charts are displayed for printing, the…
New Honda CR-V 2007 Ipod Link
Bit of a long shot but there may be somebody reading who can help me. I'm swapping my car this year (company car so luckily I just pick one and somebody else pays) and MP3 is a must. I have the dension ICELink MP3 adapter in my current car at the moment and it's been superb. I've decided on the new Honda CR-V but wondered…
converting clips
where or what's the best place to convert clip from the web to pc then put on mobile? i've tryed vixy.net didn't work

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