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Decent 19" LCD TV, £240 Budget
Hiya, I was wondering if some of you might be able to point me in the right direction. I'm looking for a 19" LCD TV, preferrably with a built in DVD player. I already have freeview so thats not really needed. My 21st birthday today and my parents have given me £200 but I can stretch to £240ish to buy myself a decent TV…
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opera plugin to identify that sites are safe and spam free?
hi there is there a free plugin for opera , something like site advisor for i.e. and firefox, its not compatible with opera, that will display a symbol to show you that the website is safe and spyware free, before you click through to the site ? , many thanks
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I could cry with frustration - please help!
I am hoping that someone could guide me in the right direction please. I have bought a TP-Link wireless router and I am struggling to set up security. The computer shop wont help me and support is in China and the phone number does not work properly. I am hoping that someone out there either has this router or knows what…
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dvd recorder
would like to get dvd recorder but wonder if subtitles working when i record it??? and which dvd recorder is best out there? thanks
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Apple Ipod Dock
Hi, Just wondered if anyone could let me know were I am going wrong here because I am driving myself potty trying to work it out! I want to be able to watch the videos on my ipod nano 3rd generation on a television set. First I bought a AV cable, I think it is a composite one, 3 jacks red, yellow and white. I could hear…
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Firefox 3 due for release 6pm BST
According to the Webmonkey site, Firefox 3 will be available for download at 6pm UK time (10am Pacific Daylight Time). Remember if you want to help set the record for number of downloads on release day, download the full version from the Firefox page. Updating an existing copy of Firefox through Help, Check for Updates…
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Itunes help
Hi, just wondering if Itunes can change the bit rate of my mp3's which are stored on the pc. The reason for this is due to me having to do away with my desktop and transfer everything onto my laptop. Quite a few mp3 tracks are 200+kbps in size, however I want to reconvert them to 128kbps, can this be done in itunes ,and…
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new external HDD not recognised?
just bought a Western Digital 500Gb external HDD plug n play USB 2.0 and its not registering on my laptop (4 years old approx) plug it into usb port, switch on the autoplay icon comes up and stays there, with the mouse as an egg timer. if i open 'my computer' it showsas drive G (have another 320GB plugged in as drive F…
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Multifunction printer
Im after a multifunction printer, fax and scanner, laserjet if possible, max spend £150, its only for work and personal use, what make is best ?
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Mono and Colour printing
I know it might sound a very stupid question. I am trying to buy a printer with the specification Max Printing Speed: Up to 22 ppm (mono) / up to 17 ppm (colour). I exactly do not know what this 'mono' mean. Does this mono mean black and white printing? Thanks in advance. AJ71
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What cable is required for connecting a minidv camcorder to a p.c?
I have a mini dv camcorder and want to connect it to the p.c. Apart from the the av socket there's a dv socket no. IEEE1394. What cable do I need to connect it, presumably to the USB port of the p.c?
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help - dell laptop won`t turn on
I had an error message on my laptop monday night saying my work was not properly saved to the hard drive. thought no more about it and shut down. when I tried to turn it on this morning nothing happens. the most I can get after reinserting the battery is for the light for the hard drive to blink and thats it. any help…
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dc5.exe
Hi all How nasty is this? Am I safe to use this? http://www.prevx.com/filenames/1964253516070704829-0/DC5.EXE.html thanx
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NEW Broadband connection help required
:rotfl: Hi I wonder whether you can help me, I have a BT line, and would like broadband connection - but there is so many to choose that I am not sure what to go for. I would like min 5gig downloads, and 2mb speed, so preety standard I suppose… I have a new BT line, so this has to stay, and I wouldn’t like to pay too much…
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Dell Vostro 1510 memory (RAM)
Hi, Hope someone can help with this. Just bought a Dell Vostro 1510 notebook - does anyone know if this takes the same memory as the 1500? - would like to put an extra 1GB RAM in. I have tried e-mailing crucial and dell but they're not very helpful in the slightest. Thanks in advance, C82
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help!!!!!with mp3 downloads
I spent a mint last night getting tracks off a legal download site, 7 digital.com, but the tracks have saved to files in my pc.How do I now rip them onto my mp3.I have windows media player and its a pc with xp.Soz to be sooo dense.Also does itunes do tracks for mp3s or just i pods, or are they the same?god i'm getting old…
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appearing in my yahoo emails!!!
Anybody tell me why and how I might stop this code ' ' appearing at intervals when I type? I haven't programmed any keyboard shortcuts knowingly!!:confused: Sometimes it appears where a paragraph break should be and sometimes after a full stop. In fact you may see it in this post. The thing is I don't see it when I'm…
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Crackling and distorted sound from PC speakers!
MIL pc uses an Asrock K7s41 motherboard. She has just discovered Skype! However, when using speakers (have tried 2 sets) or headphones, the sound - either speech or music - has loads of crackles/distortion as if speakers are straining (changing volume makes no difference). This is the same through both front and rear…
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Those homeplug adaptors
We got two pcs under our desk one is main pc for games, letters other is server for internet (using it now). I have them set up using a KVM switch for sharing keyboard/mouse/monitor. I have a netgear dg384g (v1.0) router nearby and occasional we use a program called VNC to control remotely other pc's in house upstairs.…
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Digital SLRs - What's the big deal?
Is it worth paying extra for a SLR digital camera? Will anyone except a professional notice a difference compared with a normal digital cameras? I really can't understand why there has been a boom in their sales.
