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Nokia N95 8GB films
I've recently bought a Nokia N95 8GB, I am extremely pleased with the phone and it's functionality however one thing continues to perplex me and that is that despite the fact that it came with spiderman 3 preloaded I cannot get any other video or film to play on it. I've read the instructions several times, I've taken part…
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Vista SP1 officially released....
Available now via Windows Update (you'll need to do a manual search, it won't hit automatic update for a month or two). It's also downloadable from the Microsoft Download centre but that method is only really recommended for deployment to multiple machines. Reports say it takes well over an hour to install, it actually…
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Help..messed up screen layout
Hi there Hoping someone can help a complete numpty :o You know the bar that runs across the bottom of the screen when you start your PC up... with START on.... I don't know how, but i have clicked something and now the bar is up the right hand side of the screen :rolleyes: ...driving me mad... would anyone be able to tell…
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problem with laptop
I have an old IBM thinkpad laptop that i was gonna delete everything from and put on ebay, but have switched it on and got the following screen. O >I on off has anyone any idea how i can get past this or what it means?? thanks
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DVD R for my Dell Desktop
Hi im after a dvd writer for my dell insprion, i only have a cd-rw could someone advise me on a cheap one please? It must be black! Are they easy to install? Thanks :j
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Aol Rubbish Email Sound
The email notification sound for aol is really naff, is there any way I can change it?
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bbc i player program runs out tommorrow my son will cry!!!
hi, my son wathced the episode of in the night garden last week called igglepiggle's tiddleand i downloaded it from the bbc site on bbc iplayer? i arent very computer literate. anyway he loves this episode but it runs out in 2 days time and he wont be able to watch it again- does any one have a proper copy of it? or know…
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Help What Have I Done To My Pc ????
Having a lot of probs tonight , my hubby has run the crap cleaner we have on our pc and now all the pages that i try and load are so slow ? Some also are saying not responding . I think it might be that somehow on running cc that all the cache has been deleted ? He also tells me that this afternoon the whole computer…
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New Laptop??
Hello everybody, I'm after a laptop, I've never had one before. I need it for going away with work so it should have reasonable storage capacity, wireless internet, only a 15 inch screen and I'm guessing 2 gig of ram to run vista. I want it for watching movies, surfing the web and some very basic games (eg. civilisation,…
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Shrinking Video files
I have just taken some video files off a DVD which is playing up, and I want to put them onto another DVD. But they are currently measuring jsut over 1GB for each video, which has been split into 2-3 parts. Is there a program out there which will allow me to put the individual files together (to stop me having to open…
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PS3 on HDTV settings
I've got a PS3 and a Philips 26PFL5522D/05 TV. I know for a fact that it's got a max resolution of 720 lines, well, as far as the specs can be believed - I mean I'm not going to count them :D Thing is, when I set the PS3 to auto-detect the settings, it found 1080p. While the picture looks great and I'm generally pretty…
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I've moved my 14ich TV upto a wall bracket and now the picture is slightly pink
Hi, I have moved my 14inch TV up to a wall bracket with electrical sockets directly behind and the picture has immediately developed a pink tinge. From some very basic searches on google this may be as a direct result of a magnetic field. My wife is now jumping up and down telling me to sort out the picture - can anyone…
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Vista SP1 officially released for download to consumers
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b0c7136d-5ebb-413b-89c9-cb3d06d12674&DisplayLang=en Unless you *really* want it now, wait until it starts to filter through Windows Update for a much much smaller download (I would guess less than 100mb opposed to 450mb)
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Wireless adapter card (for Linux)
As my current ISP has not billed me for almost 5 years, I am in fear of receiving a huge backdated bill. Therefore I am getting out whilst the going is good and quietly migrating over to Sky broadband. I now have a wireless router and a broadband enabled phone line (previous ISP did not use BT line so no problem getting…
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Google redirecting to sales sites
Hi, wonder if anyone can help a nontechy laydeeee :rotfl: When I enter a search in google the results come up, but when I click on them I am redirected to a sales site - different ones each time. The same happens in ask.com as well. For example I type 'BBC' in google search - top result is BBC.co.uk - so I click on that -…
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wireless music
evening all What is the cheapest and most effictive way to stream music around my house, i'd like to put a hardrive on my wirless network just to put my music collection on, and then have wirelss stations dotted around the house to stream music to, i dont want these stations to attach to a hi-fi i need them to be…
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How can I block a website
What is the easiest way to block somebody on my computer visiting a website? Can it be done?
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tomtom one cant find satellites?
hi people, i have a tomtom one and whenever i turn it on and punch in the route it can not find satellites, so can not give me directions anywhere! i have trid resetting it and updating it via PC but still no luck!! any one have any ideas? many thanks in advance charlie
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paypal security question
Can I please confirm that if someone pays money into my paypal account it doesn't give them my home address? Can the person giving me the money ensure that their address is hidden from me? Thanks.
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Help with Washing machine........No Really!!!!
Hi All, I know its a long shot but i was hoping there might be somebody out there who may be able to help me. We have a Tricity Bendix AW 1400 W washing machine. Last night we put it onto a wash cycle and it started beeping at me. I drained the machine manually and unscrewed the cap and out came a sock, 2pence and a zip as…
