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short wave radio
Can anybody here recommend a good site/forum on short wave radio recievers ? Not radio hams, just short wave worldwide :D
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Laptop help
Need laptop advice. Getting my first laptop for around £400-500 and need something with large memory to store all my photos and videos etc. It would probably only get used for surfing the internet and coursework so nothing too heavy duty, I do all my gaming on games consoles haha So yeah, I've identified this laptop:…
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Understanding CIDR ranges (basic question!)
One of our servers has IP authentication, logging users in automatically if they come from a recognised IP address. I'm normally asked to add IP ranges (such as 111.222.333.400 to 111.222.333.500), but this time I've been given a CIDR range. I've used a CIDR calculator (http://bonomo.info/coyote/cidr-calculator.php) to…
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Picture sizing
I am trying to amend a picture's dimenstions. As an example say its 200 by 300 pixel I want to amend the picture to be 200 width and 400 height. I have tried several resizer tools - but they change both width and height - I want to in affect add a border to pad the image out in height or width (which I prefer). Can anyone…
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Are windows mail and live mail the same thing?
im about to buy a new pc on vista could you tell me the actual name of the new outlook express e mail service which i will be happy to use,ive never used any of the windows messengers services befor as in instant messaging so can anyone tell me if vista has an instant messaging service whats its now called in vista and is…
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how to replace a dvd drive in a hp laptop
Hope someone can help. My Hp laptop dvd drive will not see the cd's , i have a mate who has the same model laptop its a NX9020, which he has kindly donated to me (although its dead) but he said the cd drive works. How on earth does it come out , does anyone know ? :confused: Thanks in advance. PC
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Orange livebox second line cable
Hi Have got the Orange livebox and second line, thing is we unplugged the second line a while back and havent used it, however I have received an email today to say it will be disconnected if we dont use it in next 30 days. I had a sort out with all our spare cables a while back and think I must have disposed of the cable…
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Slow Firefox bookmarks.
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Is there any way I can download this?
I have found a presentation I want to use as part of a training session http://www.safefamilies.org/webcasts/nonprofit/Presentation_Files/index.html Is there anyway I can download it ? I want to pop it onto a stick and then use it on a laptop on a screen with speakers. Unfortunately the laptop I'm using won't have internet…
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Gong digital tomorrow
Hi folks Anyone been switched to digital yet ? We're being switched tomorrow, and I think I know where I'm up to with my new tuner and stuff. Suppose I'll find out in time, eh? Anyone have problems when they were switched, or did it all run smoothly ?
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HELP !! Gmail driving me crazy
I set up a new Gmail account a couple of days back, thinking I'd like an account that's not tied to my ISP as I'm planning to switch providers. Anyhow, what a palaver. I set up the account OK, then tried to "import contacts" from my old (BT) account. It seemed to import all my emails as well and delete them from the BT…
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Website problem :((
Hi All, I have got a website set up and have a little problem. If I use IE8 or Mozilla/ Safari the site gets distorted. If use an older version of the IE it is perfectly fine. Any idea how I can correct it? I ve done it from a template and worked in Frontpage... I know:(... Any ideas anyone? Not sure i can post my URL…
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Free Sat Nav for Blackberry Curve?
Hi all, does anyone know if there is a free sat nav for BB curve? I ve got nav4all but it does not seem to be working. It keeps saying GPRS not found even though on the front screen it says GPRS (by the signal indicator) Any ideas anyone?? Many thanks:beer:
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Skybox connected to hifi
I was going to connect skybox to the hifi, but there is not the red and white connectors on the back of the hifi, just a headphones socket and an auxiliary socket?
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Downloading capacity
Am looking at changing my broadband provider, so trying to get an idea of how much downloading we do etc. It shows that I've received 9,850,723 today and sent 2,672,241. How much is this in terms of GB or MB? Is it 9.8MB? Sorry for such a basic question but don't want to get a package with a limit which is unrealistic.…
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IObit Security 360 1.1 Beta
Anyone using this and positves/negatives.It is top download from http://majorgeeks.com/ this week.
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Does This Add Up?
Hello :) Just trying to pick brains today please :) My ISP is o2, unfortunatley we are outside of their 'area' and we have to have their version of bt's internet which is 17.50 a month. We're pretty happy with it, it's better quality than what we had with Sky and 50p cheaper. The downside is the fact that if o2 *provided*…
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Problems with virus' on a laptop
My brother has a Packard Bell laptop which I installed some free anti-virus software on before he got onto the internet. He deleted a lot of stuff off the laptop though not knowing what he was doing and took off the anti-virus. Consequently, it ow has a lot of large viruses on it and we cant even get onto the control panel…
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Looking to do a laptop repair course
Hi all.As the title says I'm looking to go into laptop/computer repair and thinking about doing a course on it.I was wondering if anyone had been on one before or could reccommend one to me? Many thanks.Josh
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changing perspective of avi file to landscape
I have taken some video footage with my compact camera and very stupidly turned camera sideways when i did it. Now when I look at the footage its sideways on instead of the right way up. Whats the easiest/cheapest way there is to flip the footage from its current state? its in avi format by the way. thanks
