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Techie Stuff to buy from USA
Dear All, I would appreciate suggestions on techie / computer stuff that can be brought from USA. Kindly mention where you have found the best deals, both In-store and Online. I am especially interested in buying a laptop. Has any body got views about which Laptop Manufacturer provides the best International Warranty.…
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CCTV 4 cameras night vision - help!
I have recently purchased a 19-Inch AV DVR CCTV Combo Recording System from Maplin and am now looking to buy separately some cameras. This is where I get lost! Specifically i'm looking for a 3 or 4 camera set-up, preferably wireless but essentially with minimum 10m night vision as they will be used mainly during the dark.…
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mobile phone charging block
Hi i have a samsung E900 but the charging block has broken and needs to be replaced... i cant charge my phone at the moment, but i have some valuable personal things i dont want to lose from the phones memory does anybody know if i will lose all the memory from the phone once i get the charging block replaced? is there…
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Delete Video & Photos from Ipod
Hi hope somebody can help I have a 5g 30gb Video Ipod I have a few videos that I uploaded and also a few photos. I now want to remove these but how do I do it in Itunes without synching and loosing all my music on the Ipod Simply I would just like a way to delete the videos & photos with going through the whole sync…
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New tv - dvd connection problems
Hi, we have a new tv and we have connected the dvd player to it, the picture is fine but there is no sound... I have checked the scart lead and it is ok and plugged in a both ends. Any help greatly appreciated thanks.
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Multi-region hack for new dvd player
Hi My wife bought a fab inexpensive dvd player from Tesco for about £20 yesterday. I've looked around for a hack but cannot find one. Could anyone advise please? The model is a DigiLogic DVDH0701 Ta Steve
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Problem deleting messages on Thunderbird
I have a couple of email accounts that I only download to Thunderbird once every couple of weeks, because of the spam I get on them. Yesterday I started downloading one of the accounts, and pressed "stop" after over a hundred had downloaded. Thunderbird suddenly closed down. For some reason, they downloaded without showing…
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facebook question
Hello I recently have joined facebook. And was amazed that several people were shown to me to add as a friend. Some were people I know but others I don't know. How does this happen? Thanks
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How do I delete cookies without losing passwords
I am trying to delete cookies for uses such as Quidco, but everytime I do it I lose all my preset user names and passwords, can anyone advise where I am going wrong. Thanks in advance.
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How do I reload windows xp on my HP laptop
Hi All. I need to reload my laptop, but don't have any windows disks. Apparently it is on the HDD already. How do i access it? Thanks Mark
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Buying PS3 from US
Hi I know that a PS3 bought in the US will work in the UK in terms of power supply and tv system, can someone help with the following questions please? 1. Will all UK games work in a US bought console? 2. How difficult will it be to buy region free/region 1 bluray DVD's in the UK? 3. If I buy a UK PS3, will hardware bought…
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How can I change name on disc drive?
Hi there We bought a second hand PC and the previous owner seems to have attached his name to the C and D disc drives. Is there anyway that I can modify and/or delete this? I'm using XP Pro SP3. Thanks!
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Replacement remote for SONY DVD recorder
Hi there Can anyone suggest where I can get hold of a (cheap) replacement remote for SONY DVD recorder - RDRHXD870? Thanks
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pcspecialist
Has anyone used a company called pcspecialist.co.uk? Internet based computer supplier, allows you to to set specifications of your computer, suggested turn round time of about 2 weeks. All looks very impressive on the website etc. Too good to be true? Good experience / bad experience? I have previously brought from PC…
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internet on N95?
hubby recently swapped his n95 which he has on an O2 tariff with my vodaphone but when i try to connect it message comes up saying packet data connection not available. what am i doing wrong?
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Help with a computer shutting down
Well my old computer (AMD 2000+) seems to have gained a problem. When I use the dvd drive to either write on a blank disc or get data off a disc it seems to crash the computer. Or what I should say the computer just reboots. The computer runs two DVD burners (an LG and a pioneer), even with one unpluged from the power and…
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help please-System Restore.
Accessories-system tools then--- all I have for system restore are a dozen or so blank squares. If I scan over it and it blues in, I do not have to click on it, I then get a popup telling me 'IE has encountered an error and must close' it then freezes. I then have to switch pc off. Any suggestions please.
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How does a pvr work?
As a complete technophobe, how does a pvr work.? I am considering buying a new tv with freeview built in and would like to record our basic 5 channels and all the freeview channels. Can someone explain simply how it works, what you have to do and what type of tv/pvr do you recommend- elderly people have to be able to…
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PC "Bad Clusters" Error
Hi Everyone, Whilst restarting after an update my computer came up with an error message and went into a long process of checking the computer. The message was as follows: A disc check has been scheduled The type of the file system is NTFS Volume label is HP_PAVILLION CHKDSK is verifying files (stage 1 of 5) CHKDSK is…
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Tough camera for 5 year old
I want to buy my 5 y/o granddaughter a camera of her own as she is very keen on photography, and I have my heart in my mouth when she runs around with my Sony Cybershot!:eek: She does take some great pics though. I have discounted the Fisher Price and V tech 'toy' cameras as being too low spec and having read some bad user…
