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Getting laptop refurbished - selling to a company etc
Hi, I have a Patriot 6001 laptop which is a few years old but is quite up-to-date (Windows XP) and the only faults are that the port that the charger goes into has came lose (needs fixed or laptop won't charge) and a bit of the casing has broken quite badly (hinge has came through so might need sorted but only really…
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DAB Radios - What to Choose for Best Reception
I have just bought a Pure One Classic radio but find that the reception is terrible compared with the cheap Asda radio it is replacing which worked fine (until it died). I'm going to return it to John Lewis but was wanting suggestions on what model to choose that might be more sensitive and have better reception. It makes…
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Laptop Recommendations
Hi Looking for a laptop for a teenager to do schoolwork on, internet, instant messaging, music and movies (normal teenager stuff), sub £350 Have seen the one below advertised in Currys and quite like the fact it has a built in webcam. What do others think? Is this a good deal or is there any better ones out there? What…
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Hepl spyware
I think I got spyware on my computer thow I got Norton installed, every page I visit is done with errors and I manage to get to my event log and there is about 900 listed mostly from application ID 1000 (100) and WMI ID 10 and service controll manager ID 7026, 7034, 7011, 7000, 7009, 7001 Please someone help!!! don't know…
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New ISP, new email address?
Hi,I've just changed my ISP from orange to BT today.I've got windows mail on vista and I dont know what happens to my emails now.I've been given a bt e mail([EMAIL="myname@btinternet.com"]myname@btinternet.com[/EMAIL]) but what happens with the mail that comes thru on my PC? Do I need to change anything? Its the first time…
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External Hard Drive
Hey im after an external hard drive to put my music on and i have found this one, http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130331081446&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT and was wondering what people think. firstly i can only afford about £30 so i think this is suitable but i want other people opinions thanks rachaelj
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Arch Linux - does anyone use it?
I've been playing around with Linux distributions for a few years now (never getting mych further than dipping my toes in the water, so to speak), but haven't come across a distro that I can properly get my head round and easily configure... I've just built a new PC and thought it was time to replace my 32-bit Zenwalk…
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New Ipod Problems
We have recently purchased an iPod classic (the 160GB) and I am getting myself in a lot of a pickle with it. Where to begin? I logged on to Apple iTunes on the computer and downloaded the iTunes programme. I had my new iPod connected, and it managed to import the few CD's I had previously put on to my computer to the iPod.…
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can you send youtube vids to your phone
hi, anyone know how to do this, send a video to a mobile phone. thanks
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How many gb for listening to audiobooks on mp3?
My son listens to story cds every night and I was thinking of getting him a mp3 and downloading him some new stories on it for xmas. However as the stories are quite long I don't know what would be a good gb would be to get. Thanks. :)
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iPod Touch 32gb & Apps?
Hi. I'm looking to buy a iPod Touch 32GB. What offers are the best at the moment (NEW) as most stores sell it the same price (so any discounts out there or FREE Cases?) Also what are your TOP 5x Free (or Cheap) Apps that I should look at getting once I get my iPod? Cheers
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iphone ring tone help
guys i recently got an iphone 3gs, and am struggling to change the ringtone to a tone from my music collection. i have watched a few videos on youtube, but so far have not had any success. im using itunes v9 (latest update) and windows xp. any help appreciated.
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Audio Quality
I think it would be fair to say that when it comes to audio quality playback Sony Walkmans are superior to iPods, so with respect to Walkmans would it be better to have AAC rather than MP3 audio files on a Walkman because MP3 files are inferior as far as audio quality is concerned and AAC files are far better?
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Wireless laptop cutting out when xbox live on
Hi Hope someone can help. I not sure exactly why this is happening but everytime my son goes on his xbox live the wireless connection on the laptop cuts out. I though it was coincidence but its now happening everytime. I have a netgear dg834g which is connected via cable to pc both laptop and xbox live are wireless. It is…
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SpyBot's -SD Resident?
Hi just wondered if it is worth while having the SD resident (tea-timer) running on start up? Thx
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Converting a PDF document to a Word document - Help
Can any one help me please I'm trying to convert PDF documnets (mainly job applications) into a word documnet, to make it easier to fill it in etc I have tried severtal options all have failed can any one help/explain how its done thanks in adavnce
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HDSD card better than SD ?
Have recently bought a samsung camcorder (SD)card. Have got a few 1 or 2 gb SD cards for my camera and saw that there is HDSD cards available. Could any kind person explain the differnce and if its better to get one instead of a standard SD card.:confused: The camcorder is a samsung F30 , so not a real high spec. model.…
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Virgin Media on demand services
I have had intermittent loss of tv on demand over the last week. I live in Fife, Scotland. Sometimes it is available but often it is not. Tried the usual rebooting to no avail. Tried to phone Virgin but such long waits that I have given up. Anyone one else had this problem and how do you solve it?
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Unlimited web hosting
What would people expect to pay for unlimited webspace/bandwidth and emails?
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Excel charts...how do I create a true blank cell?
I want to use a single series to plot a series of broken lines. In previous versions of Excel I used a formula to put a blank string into empty cells. So I could draw two horizontal lines with the following two columns as x and y data for a scatter plot: 1, 1 2, 1 3 , "" 1, 2 2, 3 I'm now using Excel 2003, and it forces…
