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Disposal / recycle scheme - old pc and mac laptop
I have an old pc / monitior and a mac laptop. Neither of them work and have both been replaced. Before I take them to the tip I just wondered if there is a scheme that can reuse some or all of the parts? I can't get to the info on the hard drive to even attempt to delete the data (wont even power up) and even if I could my…
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Plasma TV - cleaning the screen
What do you guys use to clean your tv screen? I use window polish the other day and it left bad streaks all over - I have been trying ever since to get rid of them. Any tips?
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wma to mp3 and vista
Hi, I need to convert my wma files to mp3 format as my new cars stereo only supports mp3 :rolleyes: I used to be able to do this using Sound Forge on my old computer (xp) but it won't load onto my laptop which has vista :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: Can anyone recommend freeware that will do this or how to get my laptop…
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Anyway of connectin a Ethernet cable to an ordinary modem
Is there anyway of connecting a Ethernet cable to an ordinary modem OR is there any kind of adapaters that can make use of any of the other sockets. I have a 6 year old computer, I would like to install Linux on and Ubuntu recognizes and sets up the internet connectin easily on the Router. I have windows set up after years…
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Which free email account does not delete your mail if not used for a while?
Use hotmail for my emails. Use it daily. Am i right in saying that if you don't use if for so many days (don't know how many) it will delete your email? How many days are we talking about? Is there any free email accounts which will not delete your email if you don't use it for a while? Just thinking that if one becomes…
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windows stop
hi guys I have a dell laptop,,when i am playing music I get a message after a short time saying windows stop error goes to blue screen then restarts,,any suggestions,,could it b overheating it is over 50 degees I have noticed at times,,is this normall? wot temp should it run at?
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New Netbook - will it do the following?
My sister wants a netbook for college work. We are looking at the Samsung NC10 which has had excellent reviews on Amazon She intends to use it for: Surfing Watching videos on Youtube etc. Playing simple games via internet e.g Crazy Taxi Downloading Word processing MSN Maybe other office applications associated with college…
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memory
hiya i've had some great help on here i'd be lost without you guys but i need some more help again please i need some memory for this laptop HP 530 Celeron M 440 /1.86 GHz 15.4" Widescreen TFT 1280 x 800 ( WXGA ), RAM 512 MB HDD 80 GB DVD±RW (+R double layer) / DVD-RAM GMA 950 Vista Home Basic can anyone suggest the…
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Which Sat Nav - TomTom XL IQ / Navman Spirit 500
I've literally just sold my TomTom XL V2 on eBay, as I want a new one.. REALLY cannot decide between these two: TomTom XL IQ http://www.cdiscount.co.uk/PhotographyandSatNav/SatelliteNavigation/Choicebybrand/TomTom/f/1200/181174.html Navman Spirit 500…
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Improving speed/efficiency of PC/Laptop
Hi, Can someone give me some ways of speeding up my laptop and also the internet on my laptop. For example I have heard of defragging the machine, so I will do that if thats recommended (how often should this be done?) but are there other ways, machine is dragging quite a bit lately. Also, my firefox browser keeps being…
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Old external Hard drives
I have a load of old external hard drives ranging from 10gb to 120gb etc and was wondering if anyone had any idea how I can make some money from them? Some work and some don't. I doubt I would get much for them on E-bay plus I don't think I would be confident selling them as workable drives as some may have bad sectors, so…
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Advice on new TV
Hi Hoping for a new tv sometime before xmass the man in the store says this is good 1st one but I see they have 3 models same size can somebody tell me what is so different as there is a great price difference SAMSUNG UE40B6000 SAMSUNG UE40B7020 SAMSUNG UE40B8000
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Strange Web Sites
Hi all, I have recieved two emails from someone who is in my email contacts for links to other web sites, although I dont seem to be in the list of recipients. The person whos email address they came from has told me they never sent them. The web sites seem rather interesting but by the same token rather dodgy. Can anyone…
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Pre-Order ODST
Hi all, I don't know if this is the right forum, but here goes. Youngest son wants me to pre-order Halo ODST because he can get something (or other !) free with it. Can any one recommend the best place to order it from ? Obviously best price would be a good start, ;)but also to get the best of any freebies for him. Many…
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Philips DC146 will it dock with itouch?
Hi I am in the process of buying a new stereo old one gone bang. I am looking into getting a philips DC146 it says it will dock with an ipod but does that also mean it will dock with an itouch? It would be useful to know if all stereos that will dock with ipod would also dock with the itouch then I can make my mind up…
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Contacting Hotmail
Hi, can anyone help please. How do i contact Hotmail. Phone and email please. Thanks Carl
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Looking for Speakers as good as my old trusty Yamaha YST-MS25
I'm struggling knowing what to buy for my laptop. I need some speakers that are as good as the Yamaha multimedia speakers that I bought 11 years ago for my pc. A few years ago I bought a JBL speaker system (they looked like the O2 arena) for £100 from PC World which ended up being such poor quality I took them back. Can…
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Unknown device connected to my network
I've just set up a wireless connection for my Orange Livebox and while looking at my routers configuration page I noticed that under Devices Connected To Your Network there are two items. The first one is my PC but the second one doesn't have a device name and the connection type is wifi. Is this something to be worried…
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Website Creation Software?
I'm looking for recommendations of an easy to use software package for writing a website. I've had a website for many years, originally written in Word, but then in frontpage express and more latterly in frontpage, but I want something a little better now. It is a website for a professional consulting practice, with the…
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Pro Version of EASEUS Partition Master for Free
Today only http://www.techsupportalert.com/pro-version-easeus-partition-master-free.htm May be of use to someone
