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Google Chrome - any good add-ons ??
Hi therre After along time user of FF i decided to try Google Chrome today, i am surprised how much faster chrome is than FF on initial boot and web browsing . Can anyone recommend any good Add-ons ? i see Site Advisor does not work with chrome is there a suitable alternative,? , many thanks
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What is the main ingredient of WD-40
Before you read to the end, does anybody know what the main ingredient of WD-40 is? Don't lie and don't cheat. WD-40. Who knew; I had a neighbor who bought a new pickup. I got up very early one Sunday morning and saw that someone had spray painted red all around the sides of this beige truck (for some unknown reason). I…
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attachments
At the bottom left hand of my page , in my forum ioptions it states "I may not post attachments" how can I get that altered so I can? Many thanks
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Looking to buy a netbook but which one..
and what do i need with it? To start with i am a complete novice with computers so please make things simple. I am going away on holiday in a few months(nov) time & want a netbook to take with me. Do i buy now or wait? I want it for browsing the internet, e-mail & storing photographs, it must have a good battery life & be…
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Samsung Netbooks - NC10, N130, N310 - whats the difference?
Hi I've previously owned a Samsung NC10 which i found to be excellent. I require one again but am finding the range rather confusing. The NC10 seems to be discontinued, but its successors - the N130 and N310 dont seem to offer any different features from each other? I really want a glossy black one this time, so i want to…
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New hard drive
I have a new Medion computer with windows 7 on it. I have installed a second Seagate Barracuda ST3500418AS hard drive but when the computer is up and running in my computer the new hard drive does not show up even though it shows in the bios. When I have fitted another hard drive in my old XP based computer it…
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No Broadband..... why?
We have reported the fault, but wondered if there is something simple I am missing. We have a wireless router (BT) and we are with Plus.net, who have, to be fair, been very good, but like I said, I just wonder whether I am going to miss something simple. The broadband was working fine, then last week it stopped and now the…
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Laptop advice
I'm looking for a new 15.6" laptop with an anti glare screen. Use for email, web browsing, office type applications, watching video, no games or video encoding. I would run with multiple applications, email, messenger, a web browser and an office application. So far I think the best I've found is this Dell Vostro 3500 for…
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Free Software for PC BluRay player
My new PC has a BluRay player, but no software to play it. I've had a look online and all I can find is PowerDVD. This is free for 30 days and then $79 (£53?) Any recommendations / any decent free software out there?
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Calculator on Yahoo home page is inaccurate.
I have been using the calculator on the home page today. It gives wrong answers!! When I subtract 10.78 from 130.01 I get 119.22999999999999. This is a big error in it's program and I found a few others to. The calculator could cost people money if they are working out bills and don't pay enough because of it. I've sent…
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Problems with Laptops Direct
I ordered a Laptop on Laptops Direct, And never recieved a order number or confirmation email, I paid Via Paypal and the money (£1000) has gone from my account but I have no Laptop. I have tried emailing the company - They don't reply I have tried Phoning....no Luck there what can I do? :(
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laptop for under £450
Need to purchase a laptop for work, haven't got a clue what to get but it needs to be under £450, think it will have to be from pcworld as well, any ideas what is best. Thanks
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Skype message question
Won't phone if I know the requested info. has been read. So - when I message X via Skype with reply, do I know it's been seen when the little spinning grey circle to the rhs of text disappears? It spins around beside the time of sending. Thankyou.
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Right click copy not working (a solution)
This had been bugging me some time but I only really looked into it today... The problem only happened on this netbook (running Windows XP) other machines at home (XP Vista and Win7 didn't have the issue) - highlight some text in a web page or a url from the address bar right click and select copy wasn't putting anything…
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Internet - Connection was refused page
Hi, im wondering if anyone can help me here. Recently ive been having problems with my laptop, the laptop itself will say the internet is connected but when im on the internet and go to a new page or refresh a page it will come up saying connection was refused, this happens about twice a day now and the only way to get…
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Guitar Hero World Tour Wii compatibility
I am sorry if it is in the wrong section but I could not find a suitable place. Neither did Google search make it much clearer. If I purchase GHWT for Wii, will the compenents be compatible with Band Hero? If so, which other games is it compatible with?
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HD TV Media Player Problem
Can anyone help with the problem I have trying to stream from my home PC, running Windows XP, service pack 2 to my Hisense 1080p HD TV Media Player. I have a LAN network over the electricity sockets (Solwise Homeplug) On the media player I can select USB or Network When I select Network I see my home PC computer name. But…
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Firefox problems - get the following message can anyone help?
"The bookmarks and history system will not be functional because one of Firefox's files is in use by another application.Some security software can cause this problem" I cant use my back button or anything.............Help please
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Replacement iPod nano battery
Looking on eBay for above found these two but they look completely different, are they both suitable for my 3rd generation Nano? Yes I know the replacement will be tricky with soldering involved. Item 260587489857 Item 230468370486
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Sky+ HD & Magic Eye
Hi We have had Sky+ HD installed, but the "magic eye" remote control for the upstairs receiver doesn't work now. Can anybody tell me how to change the frequency for the remote, if it can be done. The RX code is channel 69, if that helps. Many thanks.
