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alienRIK
have a look when you have a mo M8 :beer:
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Help with slow laptop (again)
I got some fantastic advise earlier in the year to help speed up my laptop, but lately it seemsto be running really slow, programmes not responding, restarting for no reason. I also had commodo but the kept getting messages to click toswitch it on, when I did nothing happened and the warning still came up!!!!!I have…
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unblocking ebay payment page
Hi, I really do no nothing about computers,but since yesterday morning i have been trying to buy my daughter a football kit on ebay for school next week,on my new but second hand p.c, when it is time for me to log in from ebay to paypal it wont allow me,ive tried everything,i finally thought i wonder if the prevoius owner…
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Can't open lovefilm site - any ideas?
Sometime in the last 3 weeks we have lost our ability to open the lovefilm website. Our Internet connection is fine otherwise. Using the IE8 analysis on the site tells us that the PC firewall is configured correctly but that a firewall elsewhere is preventing connection. Anyone have the same problem or ideas of cause? We…
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Best laptop for photo editing
Would anyone be able to advise which laptop would be best for photo viewing/editing. Ive been looking at the Acer Aspire range but wonder if integrated graphics would be ok or if I should go for one with a dedicated graphics card. Hope someone can help Regards
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Portable DVD drive for Netbook?
Can anyone recommend a suitable lightweight DVD drive for use with a Samsung netbook while travelling? Weight is a factor, so are these available powered by USB rather than via a mains adaptor? Not looking for a Blu-Ray version. Budget around £50?
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Please Help me with Truecrypt
I have been asked to use Truecrypt but I can't! I simply can't understand what I am meant to do. I have printed off the instructions and followed them to the letter but I can't make sense of them. Truecrypt is meant to encrypt files "on the fly" (eh?). I have to encrypt files I am working on because they are confidential…
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Serious Techies ONLY: Linux mini server for £18 delivered
I recently bought a "thin client" off of ebay to see if it could be used as a budget mini-server for VPN use although it could be used for a whole host of applications. Firstly, unless you are VERY happy with the Linux command line and have a specific project in mind then DO NOT buy this as you will be wasting your money!…
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Hello can anyone tell me
Hi there can anyone tell me where i can download microsoft word or any good programme please for writing letters and things thanks Arthur
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Watching tv on my laptop...can I project from the tv card ?
I was going to buy a TV card for my laptop to watch the football, but wondered if I needed an arial to watch this, and if it was possible to hook it up to a projector.
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Lost Google mail
hey guys, anybody into google mail. I have a couple of email accounts i forward to google mail to make it easier to read all at once. Yesterday i decided to link a 3rd account to google. Anyway, after all my emails had transferred i decided the google account was looking a bit busy so thought i'll delete all the newly…
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Unlocking iPhone on iTunes
Apparently my phone can now be unlocked / opened to all networks. The guy at O2 advised me this is done via iTunes, and I didn't ask any further questions as I'm normally pretty savvy at things like that AND I had a small iTunes hacking matter to fix first... However, now the time has come to do it and I cannot for the…
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Dvd authoring failed, please check the video files and available free space
hi can any1 help, im trying to burn some dvds to another disk and keep getting this. DVD AUTHORING FAILED, PLEASE CHECK THE VIDEO FILES AND AVAILABLE FREE SPACE cheers :beer:
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Recording from iplayer or the radio?
During last week there was a half hour programme on Radio 4, which my mother would have loved although she is currently away. It's still on iplayer (which she doesn't have access to) for a couple of days. Is there a way I can record this for her from the iplayer? I wish I'd known or I'd have taped it with a good old…
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computer help required
hi guys and gals... i used to be into computers but now lost my interest in them a long time ago i have MS-7071 (PM8M2-V) Motherboard with a Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.93GHz Model 4, Stepping 1 Maximum Memory Capacity: 2048MB Currently Installed Memory: 256MB Each memory slot can hold DDR PC2700,DDR PC3200 with a maximum of…
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First build for sub ₤1K – help needed.
Hi all, noob here so bear with me. Need advice on everything. Uses: Home Theatre to watch online shows in high quality and maybe with TV-tuner and PVR (already have LCDTV 37”, AV receiver Onkyo TX-SR606 and 5.1 quality surround sound), heavy Excel number crunching, strategy gaming (possibly more), all round usage and I…
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Slow Broadband
Hello im currently paying for up to 8mb broadband and my phone line is about 1-2mb but i am only getting 200-300 kbps speed ever. Theres no change. Is there a legal limit that they must provide me with and is there anything i can do to make them speed up my connection. ps. its with Sky
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New Tab help please
Hello there I have a Lenovo G550 running IE8. Previously, when I opened a new tab the page would show frequently visited web pages that I could click on. Now it just opens into a 'what do you want to do......' page. Is there some way of restoring the setting? Thanks Morag
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PC will not post.
Hi, Tried to turn my desktop pc on earlier tonight, and it will not go to post. There's no beep either to go into the bios. There is power to the pc as the fan for the power supply and the heat sink spins. The computer remains on and the only way to turn it off is by the switch on the power supply or at the mains. Only one…
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Bookmarks
Please forgive me as I'm totally thick when it comes to anything technical !! Put my pc on this mo & everything has gone from the bookmark menu & tab, is there any way that I can retrieve all this ? I'm using Mozilla Firefox. Thanks in advance guys :D also forgot to mention that I can't book mark anything either. Also just…
