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Is VoIP/wireless safe and secure?
Hello I recently posted in the "Telephones" forum as I need a second phone line and had heard that VoIP may be a solution. I was given really helpful advice there, and was told that I will need a router, but I have never had anything "wireless" before and am rather concerned about how safe and secure it is (I currently…
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Linux
Hi all, Can anyone recomend a good version of linux that I can install on usb key and boot from that ?? thanks
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Ipod Nano 3rdcGen
I've had the ipod nano 3rd gen for a while and recently bought an itrip for using in the car. To try it out before taking it in the car i used it in my room tonight. I tuned the frequency on the radio and set the itrip. Perfect. But it switched off after a few minutes. I unplugged and plugged it in again and it started…
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Saterlite channels-foreign language programmes
I hope I'm putting this thread on the right board... I'm hoping someone can help me with how to get foreign language channels via saterlite. I'm after gettting french/german/dutch/arabic speaking channels although i have a feeling the european channels can be got from having a dish pointing in a different direction to the…
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How to connect laptop to TV
Want to connect my laptop to TV so we can watch recorded family movies. Am i right in saying that the blue 25 pin connector (D-Type?) on the laptop is the video out?
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screen on laptop broke
my son has accidently hit the screen and now looks like a cracked mirror. how much for new scree, it a ibm thinkpad. its 3 years old is it worth getting fixed
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What is Chrome secretly up to?
I have noticed that when runing Chrome periodically there is a lot of noisy thrashing of my harddrive, similiar to when you do big search or run a virus scan. The other browsers I have do not do this so what is Chrome up to? I am very sensitive to disk activity, I keep an 'ear open' for viruses etc...and apart from…
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Replacing a cordless phone
My father has a single cordless phone stationed in his lounge which he would like to replace with a 'big button' model, as his fingers are becoming arthritic and he has trouble keying. It is an old style BT Quartet 2010 and is 'fed' by a transmitter in his hall. Is it possible just to buy a replacement off the shelf or…
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Your opinion on this Dell for £410
Dell send me a little catalogue every month or so and I saw this model advertised in it. The price of £410 that I mention in the title includes VAT. I use a computer for photos, music, internet, WP, and the odd bit of gaming. I'd be grateful for your opinion on whether this model is a good buy. Had my current computer 3…
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How do search the current page in chrome?
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Free Password Protection
I have several USB memory sticks, anyone know if there's a free password protection programme for them? Cheers
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digital camera sd memory cards
I've just bought a digital camera Ebay item 190249206930 that uses a sd card. I don't actually know the make Are all sd cards the same irrespective of the camera make ? Thanks
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Do routers usually get very hot?
My internet connection annoyingly cuts out several times each day. The best way of getting it back is to unplug the power from the router and re-plug after 10 seconds. Could the router be getting over heated and be cutting the connection off?
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I Wanna Laptop For My Bro Under £300 Please Help!!!
Hi All Yes so I have been asked by my bro to find him a decent budget laptop as he is too busy with work at the mo to look. He has said it will be for Internet access (requires wireless connection) and also itunes, microsoft office etc... nothing too exhaustive. I have been looking for a couple of days and I am so…
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Firefox Crash!!!
I have been unable to use firefox for a week and installed 3 years ago. When I try to open a message asks whether I want to restore or start new session.Whichever I choose the programme closes when I attempt to access more than the first page of a programme and a message appears asking me to send a crash report which I…
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Uninstalling Norton
Hi: I'm am going to uninstall Norton (using the Norton removal tool etc) but need to know whether I should install another AV programme before uninstalling Norton. Ive seen other posts where they recommend saving the new AV to the desktop before uninstalling Norton. What should I do?:confused:
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Ebay account hacked advice
Hi All, I recently had my ebay account hacked, i did notice change passwords etc and informed ebay got the fees back. However i decided to list stuff to today and i noticed in the paypal address box for where the payment is to go was not my address but the address of the ******** that hacked me. Now ebay said they can't do…
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Repartitioning drives under Vista ?
I've just got a new laptop (Dell Vostro 1510). Its got a 320 gig hd but as a C drive (278 gig) and D (restore 9 gig). I'm trying to repartition C to give a data drive of a 100 gig and a storage drive of 50 gig but the software in Vista won't drop C below 50% of its current size. Are there any problems using a dos prog…
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Blank monitor - worth fixing?
My medion LCD monitor went black yesterday ( you can see very faintly that the PC is on in the background but not enough to know where mouse is etc). Have tried with a borrowed monitor & all well - is it worth repairing mine or is it definitely a case of buying another one now? ( Original nearly five years old). Thanks!
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fast4 (now breathe?) price drop query
their site shows £6.99 a month for unmetered dialup, though they are charging me £8.99.. wwith no notice of any changeover to breathe.. although just a few quid difference, i feel rather poorly treated. cannot find a landlone either, for their 0871 424 0185 'helpline; (saynoto0870 does not have it listed..)
