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Editing a DVD to put short sequence into a powerpoint presentation
Hello, I am wondering if any of you could put me on the right path. I would like to use a small sequence of a DVD. How do I cut it out from the full length video? Is there any freeware I could use to do that? Do I need to convert the DVD format into something before? I have never done anything of the sort before so any…
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On Board Grafix Help please
Hello, Hopefully someone can help. I'm upgrading to a new MB and I currently need a screen resolution of 1680 * 1050. I'm using a Radeon 9550 through the AGP slot on my current MB, however all the new socket 775 MBs don't have an AGP slot and my budget won't stretch to a new Grafix card. Does anyone know of a resource…
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DSi question
I am taking a guess that techie people may well have techie children... If any of you have a DSi in your house - does the white really get grubby in a bad permanent way - does the Black one get white scratch marks on it easily Thanks
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GrabThatOnline.co.uk
Hello guys, Hope everyone had a good Easter?! Has anyone tried listing on the above website? They offer free listing and sign up. Also have a competition on at the moment for free cinema tickets. p.s. is an iphone any good?
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Free Download Manager
I have this on my PC and would like to delete it. But it won't allow me to says it is an application file. Any ideas? Turbo
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What do I do with a digital phot frame
Hi I have been given a digital photo frame as a gift and I can't really see the point of it. I would be grateful for advice on what it can be used for other than being put away in a drawer. Thanks shrewdal
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Using TWAIN with a scanner
Hi I have an old Mustek 1200 UB Plus WIA scanner that I used to be able to operate with TWAIN. Since reinstalling XP, I have reloaded the disk that came with the scanner but can't find anything about using TWAIN, which I believe gave me more settings to play with. Thank you, Martyn
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Advice on 22" Monitor
Hi there I am looking to buy a new monitor for work (Credit Union) and money a little tight My target price was around £100 and so far, the best prices I can find inc. VAT and delivery are Dabs Dabs Value (with DVI) = £103.42 Hannsg = £108.65 Acer (not in stock at moment) = £112.92 Ebuyer Cibox = £105.16 Hanton (with DVI)…
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Laptops
advice needed, with regards buying a cheap or resonably priced laptop my wife is looking for one for work, any idea's on who gives good deals on them
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Animation Software
Can anyone recommend a good software package to make animations? Thanks
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Web Hosting
Hi all I am looking to get a new website going and wondered if anyone could point me in the direction of the best value hosts. There seem to be loads out there now and I just dont know where to start. It will just be a personal website so I wont need vast amounts of pages etc. Just enough to put some information about me…
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HDMI adaptor?
My TV is HD ready. I have it connected to an HDMI DVD but I also want to get a HDMI freeview box but the TV has only one HDMI slot. I have looked on Google but there are loads of choices and i'm unsure on what is the correct adaptor that I need. Can you help?
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Pc Won`t Start
Original post below At last I have got my Pc working again. I eventually took it to Maplin and within half hour they diagnosed that the start button on the tower was faulty as they tested it and it worked fine. They also changed one of the plugs from tower to the filter. They said that they didn`t sell the switches but…
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Help please! Computer screen on its side???!!!
Hi, My son was playing a game on his computer this morning ( and obviously got a little excited:rolleyes:) and said he hit a few random buttons on his keyboard. His screen is now on its side IYKWIM:confused: i.e the green start button which is usually in the bottom left hand corner is now on the top left hand corner (but…
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Default ISP/email - how to set it?
Hi, I hope someone might be able to help with this query please. You know when you are on a webpage and there is a link to email someone, (rather than an email address), whenever I click on one of these it starts to open my old AOL software which I haven't used for years. I now use a Vodafone wireless dongle and use…
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USB cable Camera/Sat nav?
I have a usb cable that came with my digital camera and plugs into my computer. My question is whether the sat nav can use this cable too?
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Acer Aspire One Keyboard settings
I have just got hold of one of these netbooks and I am trying to get on line. I can't seem to access the @ key when I type in my email address. I thought I had set it up right but now I am not sure I don't know if this helps but it came with Linux as the OS Anyone know the solution for me Thanks
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Not a wingding, but a ..............
I'm producing an easy-to-use instruction guide on Word for a digital camera, and would like to insert symbolds that replicate the flash functions on the camera - auto-flash, red-eye, no flash etc. Can't see anything in wingdings, does anyone know where I can get my hands on them ?
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new pc advice
I'm looking at buying a new pc for gaming, i love playing football management games ang gothic, i play gotic 3 on my old pc, but keeps freezing big time, got the upgrade of G3 but stutters so bad its unplayable, found this one on pc world Advent QC-7003 - Quad-Core PC with stunning Blu-Ray Player Intel® Core 2 Quad Q8200…
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hotmail contact list disappeared
i had problems yesterday with my hotmail account which had been accessed and spam sent from it. i changed my password, and ran malware etc as advised to on here. ive logged on today, to find that my contact list has disappeared!! is this a hotmail problem, or something which ive done? thanks!!