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slow loading of background image
Hi all, I wondered if someone was able to help me, I am in the early stages of creating a new website on which I want to use a series of background images, so 1 per page. The problem is, when I publish it and preview it in a browser the images take a few seconds to load. I understand that on first viewing the images have…
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Can I save My Freeview Box?
I have a Wharfdale DV832B freevew box, I was watching it earlier when it suddenly blacked out. When I turned it back on it wanted to do an initial installation after which it only had half the channels. I tried a manual installation of the frequencies but it does not receive any signal at all on channels 44, 47 and 51. I…
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Virgin email problem, anyone else?
I lost access to one of my email addresses last night, the main one unfortunately. I keep getting "bad username/password" on mailwasher and outlook express says much the same. I've tried on the virgin homepage, but when I log in, and go to "mail" or "webmail" it just asks me to log in again and goes back to the homepage.…
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Help needed buying a laptop/pc please?
Hi all, Just wondered if anyone can help me - I want to buy a laptop or pc - (do you get more for your money with a pc?) I want to spend max £350 I think, It is needed for general internet use, ocassional gaming, and to store photos. Problem is I dont have a clue - went to pc world today, I have been looking around but I…
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Free paint/photoshop-type downloads?
Just wondering if anyone can point me in the direction of a photoshop-type programme that's free to download. Only for doing very basic edits to drawings and photos (erasing lines, shading, cropping etc) - but if there are more exciting programmes offering more tools out there I'd be glad to try them! Ta!
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Sharing External USB HDD
Hi everyone. I have a wireless network at home consisting of a desktop and laptop. I have an external USB hard drive attached to the PC and can share the files on it while PC is switched on. I wonder if there is a way of connecting the external drive directly to the wireless router to be able to use the files on ext HDD…
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What's the latest on Vista as an OS?
Have most of the bugs been ironed out?
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Canon Camera Advice Wanted
I'm thinking of replacing my Canon EOS DSLR 300D with either the, 400 or 450 OR 1000 Which one would you go for and where is the best price/deal atm? Thanks
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Wireless connection keeps dropping
I have a protected WPA2 connection that keeps dropping quite regularly If i take off protection i have no problems but then i am supplying the neighbors with free net, also i can connect to other non secure connections without any probs OS: winsows xp sp3 Wireless USB hub: belkinF5D7050 and a linksys rooter Changed…
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internet problems
we recently moved house from a cable broadband area to non-cable area, we have virgin broadband through our phoneline (we used to have virgin cable broadband) since we moved there are certain websites that I can't access anymore or that time out before the pages load (HSBC, yahoo groups, flickr, argos, etc) none of the…
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Don't want to buy a Jawbone bluetooth from ebay, where else?
Best price I've found is £60 from the CPW http://shop.carphonewarehouse.com/accessories/jawbone/ They are not much cheaper on ebay anyway (about £50) & if anything goes wrong with it the chances of getting a 1 year warranty are slim & none. Thats the Jawbone 1, is the 2 much different? DD wants to get one for DH for his…
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ViewSonic
Hi I have a ViewSonic screen has anyone got one if so it comes on screen saying to change the resolution but how do you do that.
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Memory sticks and discs- which are the best ones and from where?
Sorry if this is a really silly question to ask but just wondering what is the best memory stick and disc to go for in terms of make, how much memory/space it has and the cheapest/most reliable place to get them from, either in the shops or buying on the internet. Would really, really appreciate any recommendations. Thank…
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Acer Aspire 5920 - where the cheapest??
Hi Iam after acer 5920 so does anyone know where I can find it for least? I saw it advertised by pc world for 399 with 3gig ram, and on ebay (however ex display) with 2gig Ram for 339.00 any ideas where I can get a new 1 for around that price?? Many thanks
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Poster design software needed?
Please help!! A friend has asked me to design a poster for his business. Needs to be about 16 x 20 eyecatching and have some graphics as well as product/company/contact details. Is there any free software that could help, (not very techie). Or do I already have anything that I don't know about IYKWIM :rolleyes: . Running…
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Virgin Media Speed
running very fast today, does anyone else get this result on a 20mb connection?
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Help I need DRI memory either 1G or 2G???
I have been asked to buy a friend DRI memory either 1G or 2G to send abroad. Before I go looking for this... 1. Is this all the information I need from him? 2. Where is the best place to get it (I need it by Friday)? Thanks in advance...I haven't got a clue...
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PC help please
Hi, my computer starts up and all I get is a blue screen which tells me windows has shut down, and an error message, It says to restart in safe mode which I have done but goes straight back to the blue screen. The technical info on the screen is: *** STOP: 0X0000008E, (0XC0000005, 0XBF803EB6, 0XEEC607e4, 0X00000000) ***…
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Yahoo server - cannot be verified message
Hi I wonder if you techies can help me. I collect all my e-mails through windows live webmail. My hotmail accounts are downloading no problem. But when I try to download my yahoo emails I get a message that says 'the server you are connected to is using a security certificate that could not be verified. the cerficicate's…
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desktop pc booting up twice..??!
hi! everyone. Can someone tell me why my computer has been booting up twice every time I start it. Its been doing this for the past month now, 9 out 10 times. Yes, I do log off properly and no I haven't installed any new software/hardware. I'm using XP. Advice and solutions will be much appreciated, thanks!
