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laptop processor
found this laptop, really cheap only 299 just a little worried about processor, do i need dual core? i will only really be doing internet, email, msn, and a bit of word and excel once in a while. do people think this is good enough thanks in adavnce Web exclusive product - Emachines 15.4" widescreen laptop with Intel…
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Best Voice Recognition Software
I'm looking to get some voice recognition software to aid with my revision notes. Dragon is quite expensive but have no experience of it. I tried using the Vista speech recognition software that is included with the operating system but its absolute rubbish (unless i'm using it wrong), has anyone had any success with any?…
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Tom Tom Problem, any ideas?
i switched my tom tom on today and it just came up with a blue screen, it won't do anything. it hasn't been dropped. does anyone one have any ideas as to weither this is broken or is it a problem that can be sorted. many thanks.
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HD and HD ready
Apologies in advance if there is an existing thread on this, please point me to it! I have just bought a plasma TV that is HD ready, so how do I make it full HD? Do I need to? What is the difference? Why is everything so complicated? Thanks.
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drivers for my printer
i have just got a new computer vista and have got a lexmark x1180 i need to install new drivers for it any ideas what new drivers i need thanks and where to get it
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Router upgrade?
Hello my ISP is with Utility Warehouse and the local exchange is being upgraded to handle speeds up to 24meg next week. I have a Belkin router which is about 4 yrs old. Do I need an ADSL2 router to take advantage of the upgraded speed? I am only 900m from the exchange so I should see a dramatic difference hopefully!! If i…
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Laptop V Netbook?
I have two teenage children and was considering buying them a laptop each for Christmas. They would be using them for music, surfing and homework mainly. My ds is a bit of a brand snob as is wanting a Sony Viao but my dd is considering a netbook. I have looked at the netbooks and quite like the look of the Samsung one due…
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buying a new television.
hello, I am looking for a new television, but its been nearly 20 years since I last purchased one. Given the rapid advances, I was wondering the key things I should look out for when using filters. I know I want a flat screen 42 inches plus and thats about it! There seem to be about 12 different filters and I am sure not…
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Wireless Networks
Hi there Having some probs with my wireless connection. It's been recommended that under Settings - Network Connections I should select the option "Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings". However, I select this and every time I switch the PC back on it unticks this option. How do I set it so it remembers?!?…
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Need antivirus/firewall software?
Where is the best place to look for a decent antivirus/firewall. I've just had a 30 day trial of ESET which works fine but its £45 for two pcs.
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spyware threat - please help!!
Hi, I hope someone knows how I can get rid of this, its driving me potty! Something called virus response lab 2009 is popping up constantly with a system alert which says malware threats. I have tried deleting this from add/remove programmes but it wont go. Sorry if I sound a bit thick, not much good with techi stuff. It…
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FTP client
Does anyone know of a free ftp client that allows you to pause downloads. I currently use filezilla but this doesn't allow pausing. I would prefer it to be portable, so that it doesn't have to be installed.
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Freeview missing channels
Hi, Just got a Samsung LCD TV with built in freeview and its missimg some freeview channels. The set top box in my bedroom get all channels and shares a common wall mounted aerial point with the Samsung. The missing channels are virgin1, uktv history and TMF (Multuplex D channels search google) Tried doing a manual tune…
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Setting up a NAS box
I'm trying to set up a NAS box on a rel's network. I bought the £39.99 enclosure from maplin and put an old hard disk in it and can see it fine when in direct connect, I then changed the IP address over to a static IP so it can be seen on my network and can access the web configuration page of the drive fine. The only…
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E-mail hi-jack thing and Chinese scam site???
Dudes, Last night a friend of mine - a sensible Dude - sent me an email - the text follows, it was clearly not from her: Heya, how are you doing recently ? I would like to introduce you a very good company which I knew. Their company homepage is www.eccvvw.com. They can offer you all kinds of electronical products which…
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Sign Writer needs files in certain format!
I had hoped my designer could have done better work.... but he has bought some drafts which show my pictures in squares! It looks stupid, I explained I wanted the shape in whatever shape of the product but he hasn't got photoshop, I do but can keep the background transparent. When I save it with a transparent background in…
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Windows Movie Maker
Can someone explain to me the following, I just imported a wmv file into movie maker it was showing as 15.4mb,so I trimmed shaky bits at start and finish about 15-20 seconds worth,but when I publish the finished clip to my hard drive it was showing as having a volume of 22mb. Am I doing something wrong? or is it a…
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Diy Passport photo's
Hi, I have photo impact editing software and want to make my own passport photos however can't find a way to do it with this softwar. I have tried the help menu and search etc but nothing comes up. Can anyone advise how I go about making my own passport photos please? Thanks. Fifi.
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Dead Laptop? Help please!
My Dell laptop will not boot up. I press the on button all that happens is a light flashes constantly. Its a Dell Vostro 1510 and it seems to have happened after windows updated this afternoon. It has vista if that helps? Luckily the wife's is ok! Any help appreciated.
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Have I killed my desktop?
I'd been having problems with my desktop for about a month. I took it to my local repair shop and they claimed to have fixed the problem, but within an hour of using it, it started freezing or rebooting unexpectedly. I took it to the guy who built it for me. He checked it for about 2 weeks and he said it worked fine.…
