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Which router for linux(Acer netbook)?
Got the Acer 1 aspire today. Have only ever used wired desktop before & that is connected (upstairs) to TalkTalk AdSlmodem . ?Is phone extension lead same as Ethernet:confused: ? Can I keep my desktop connected to ADSL(upstairs) & plug the Acer into the Ethernet socket using ordinary phone extension lead( Ethernet cable I…
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Best place for Nikon D40X lens
Managed to get a Nikon D40X without the lens. Trying to avoid Jessops/Jacobs for the lens as their prices tend to be sky-high. Is there any web-sites worth trying for good price on 18-105mm lens or similar. Thanks.
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Virgins Head Mans Email Address
I dont think this post is in the right area, but I'm going to give it ago. Can anyone help please. I am so sick to my back teeth of virgin media/broadband people just fobbing me off. I have had the same problems for 18 months with not getting what I'm paying for with reguard to my broadband speed etc... I have now decided…
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ITV catchup on WII
Have been watching iplayer happily through Wii on TV, but tried at the weekend to watch something on ITV catchup through the Wii but it wouldn't go past the first page. Anyone else had any luck with this? Thanks
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Excel formula required
I am transferring data from one excel sheet to various sheets. When I go into the individual sheets therefore, there are lots of blank rows. Does anyone have a formula for getting rid of blank unused rows. Thank you.
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Laptops & SOGA
I have a Sony VAIO laptop which has now failed. Symptoms :- it simply refuses to respond in any way whatsoever to the power button, whether on mains power or the battery. An engineer has taken a look at it and believes it to be a failed mother board and has informed me that it is beyond economical repair. This machine cost…
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anyone doing cut price connection to bt?
we've been with Virgin since moving house about a year ago. Obviously now near the end of our 12 month contract and they've just removed the promotional rates from our package and its gone up by nearly 40%. I'm going to phone and see if thats the best they can do but was wondering about getting the BT line reconnected. I…
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problem with my wii!
My wii will not read the wii game discs and i dont know why? It can read the gamecube discs that you can also play on it, but cant read the wii disc. Has anyone else come across this, if so how did you fix it? It happened i think after the reset button had been pushed by mistake, tho this could be unrelated. Anyone got any…
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Sky + signal fault
Hi, I was wondering if anybody can help, my Sky + has started having problems receiving a signal and recording. I checked my signal strength and line 1 has a good signal but line 2 has no signal at all. I have checked connections egs to the box and even swapped 1 and 2 round but no change. One of the cables is receiving a…
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Installing New Hard Drive
I've got a new hard drive I want to install in my pc. I've been advised to install the new disc in tandem with the old one, and transfer everything across just leaving windows installed on the old disc. Is this the best option to take - the old disc is working ok but is only small capacity (10GB)? Or am I better replacing…
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Laptop for £400
Hi, I am looking to buy a laptop and have a budget of around £400, just wondered if anyone had any opinions. Going to be used for Office applications and occasional dvd watching, dont know weather to go for 15" or 17". When looking in pc world, the display qualities varied quite a lot. Not sure what to look for. Many…
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Best laptop for gaming?
Hello all! I would be most grateful if someone would give me some advice! I would like to buy a new laptop for internet use and word processing. It will be used primarily at home, although I do go to the US a few times a year and will take it there with me. Ideally, I would like to be able to play Warhammer on it (:o ) but…
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Aldi 26" HD ready widescreen tv
Aldi have a HD ready tv for sale from sunday, heres a link, is the tv any good
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Dongle and Computer
My friend had a contract dongle and computer through TMobile and Car Phone Warehouse She went BR and the dongle ahs rightly been cut off, but theres an Acer laptop sitting there doing nothing, which her kids need for homework. So the question Im asking, can the freebie laptop be connected to another conection, what I mean…
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Wanted free database to store Training record
Hi I looking for a free database to store training records and student details. Would like to be able to pull off status reports so I can track whose training is not uptodate or past it's completion date. I have Access 2003 but don't have enough experience to create my own, get confused when trying to link tables to get…
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BT Vision round the house
Think I know what I'm talking about but then again. I've set up a BT Vision box in the in laws. It's replaced an old sky box. Problem is they used to be able to watch all the teles in the house but now only the main box gets the signal. Noticed the old sky box had two RF Outs so I assume one of these sent the aerial signal…
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Winzip
Are there any free downloads of Winzip available out there ?
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Checking memory cards are genuine
Just bought a 2Gb Sandisk card from Amazon, turned out to be from a trader, it arrived just the card, no retail packaging at all, just a tiny plastic case, and it was posted in an envelope. It has a serial number printed on the card, is there any way to check it's a genuine SanDisk card, not a fake? All the others I've…
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Move contents of media centre to iphone
Hi All, Just bought a Iphone, and all my music is on Microsoft media centre, is there an easy way to transfer this music to Itunes so I can sync with the Iphone etc Trust:mad:
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Humax 9300t PVR problem
Have a strange problem whereby watching any channel gives 75%+ strength and 100% quality and the picture is fine, however record one channel and try to watch another or use PIP and I get 'No or Bad Signal' on the non recording channel or 2nd PIP (I think when the channels are on a different MUX). Looking at the signal on…
