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Which laptop processor?
Hello, my laptop at the moment is a HP zd8000 3.2ghz and intel pentium 4. I am wanting to buy a new laptop and I don't understand the processors that are available will a core duo be as fast as my old one? Many thanks
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lost connection to main pc
the heap of rubbish running ME won't connect.on Saturday my son connected a router cos he bought a laptop and everything was ok.the last time i was on it was Sat nite.now i'm finding i can't connect yet the lites are ok on the modem and the laptop is working fine so obviously not an NTL problem.just need advice on what i…
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Camera for moving shots?
I am not sure where to ask this. I have recently adopted two hyperactive kittens and all my attempts to photograph them have resulted in a nice blurred shot. So I am looking for a camera which will let me take shots of my new girls. The problem is the camera needs to be as cheap as possible. Thanks
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Rotating Video Clip taken on Canon Ixus
I have a couple of short video clips taken on a Canon Ixus 40 camera that I have downloaded and would like to rotate as they were taken in portrait mode and only play back in landscape. Is this possible? I have tried the Canon video impression and Adobe Photoshop programmes but neither allow rotation. Turning the PC/Laptop…
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Windows Mail & googlemail settings needed
Hi does anyone know how to set up windows mail so that i can view my googlemail emails via windows mail?? tried various things upon searching the net and still cant get it to work :( Also have a laptop now and want to be able to use the printer wirelessley that is connected to the family desktop pc, help doing this too…
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£250 Spent On My Pc Cause I Did A Silly Thing
HAD TO get help. twice at £65 an hour , he did get me back on line ,and buy new router ,£54,,,, he put easy recovery on my pc , to help me find 5yrs of pics, i cant find them ,he did find some ,they have come back all single pics with loads of rubbish ,,says they may be in a small space on the hard drive ,,, can any help…
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are cd's dead?
i dont know about anyone else, but i kind of miss the old way of having a cd album, putting it in a hifi (independent of a laptop or pc) and playing it from start to finish. no worries about what bitrate its at, cd quality, album as it was intended, with the bonus of artwork and sleeve notes. so far i haven't really got…
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want a new email account not tied to isp
i'm currently with a talktalk email address as it was my last isp, however their service has been down a lot lately and i'd rather be with an independent email provider. what would be my best choice? hotmail? yahoo? google mail? are there any differences between these ? also i have a mobile on three so if i could access…
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Loud Reving sound from pc tower
For some months now the pc tower has made a loud buzzing reving sound when I start it up but once its on it goes away. Today though the noise has stayed and doesn't seem like it will be going away. Its working as I'm using it now. I have closed down and re-started but it's still there. Also when I started it this morning…
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I-Pod Shuffle will not sync ?
Hi guys, I have purchassed a new I-Pod shuffle (2GB) in addition to my fairly new 1GB shuffle. The 1Gb item works fine on my PC but I cannot get the new 2GB to work and an error message appears stating: "The i-pod cannot be synced. The required disc cannot be found". This appears to be strange because the i-pod appears in…
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Power on or power off?
For years, after using my computer I would turn off the power, but six months ago, an IT guy told me to leave it on, so I simply shut down now and lights remain on in the router. I am soon to go on holiday and wondered if this advice still stands. I suppose it is no different to being in the house and not using the…
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Problem with SKY TV need some help please x
Right i have a Sky plus box downstairs and normal box in my bedroom. I subscribe to Sky World and have movies and sports aswell. Upstairs i have all the channels no problems at all, However, downstiars on the sky plus box, recently lost some channels. mainly sky movie channels and sports. Intermittently i get them but…
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Correct/best file format for burning to DVD
I'm trying to figure out how to burn a home video stored on Mini-DV, onto DVD for use in a home DVD player. I can't seem to find anywhere that tells me the correct/best format to save the file prior to burning it onto a blank DVD. I am using the editing program that came with the camcorder (Panasonic), called MotionDV…
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I have a spare freeview box
is it possible to connect it to a computer/lcd monitor in anyway?
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Converting Mini-DV to DVDs - seems a bit long winded? Am I doing it efficiently?
Hi all, Have ben transferring a lot of my mini-DV tapes to DVD. Just wanted to check I am doing it in the most efficient way possible as it seems a bit long winded to me. This is what I do: 1) Plug in camcorder using firewire cable - using Windows Movie maker to automatically download in and turn it into an AVI file.…
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Is Virgin Media 'on demand' worth more than 12p/year?
I had this service (the basic rather than the V box) added on to my Virgin package under a special deal which gave it me for an extra 1p per month. The anniversary of this sad occasion has just come up. In that time, the thing has been an unmitigated disaster. I've had 2 changes of cable box ending up with the Samsung they…
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DVD's wont play on Computer?
For some reason, every time I load a DVD with a film on (an original), it plays for about 1 minute and then stops working? It used to play them and now doesn't? Anyone know why? I have windows XP and service pack 2 and I think its version 10 of windows media player. Thanking you!
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iPod Touch
Hi, I have just recieved a ipod for my birthday. It has WiFi etc, but I know nothing about it, am am struggling a little to find out all the ins & outs. If I connect to the net, how will I be charged?? I have GPS e'mail & all the rest of it but i dont want to run up large bills, without realising it. Anyone got some advice…
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Camcorder Batteries?
Where is the best/cheapest place for camcorder batteries please:confused: Thanks
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E-mail help required
I have updated my laptop to office 2003 before this I was using office2000 my problem is I used to be able to get my emails on "both" my laptop and the main household P.C. i know it used to be a tick in a box, to copy/save my emails to both computers i have had a look in my email/options but can't find a box or an option…
