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Ubuntu wireless problem
Hi I'm fairly new to ubuntu and have been running 9.10 very happily. I foolishly upgraded to 10.04 when it was offered and now my wireless no longer works. I can connect via the ethernet cable, but my laptop doesn't appear to be able to see the router and the terminal is telling me there are no wireless extensions. The…
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Windows 7 partition help!!
Hello' MY 250gb hdd is split in half BUT I am eating up C: rather quickly. I can't seem to make C: any bigger (only to make D: smaller and an extra partition appears) I can't seem to be able to say move user files over to D: to give me more room on C: Any advice at "Janet n John" level please!!
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Can I use Freesat and Sky TV at the same time?
Hi all, could you help me with this question? I have used Freesat for a long time, so a satelitte dish is installed at the rear extension of my house. My Freesat box is used to get both Astra and Hotbird. Now I want to subscribe to Sky as well. I suppose another dish will have to be installed. But I cannot imagine how I…
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Wireless IP Camera
I am after a wireless camera with audio that I can stream to my PC, its to act as a baby monitor so it its internal only, I have seen some on eBay branded Foscam (circa £60.00), but all the sellers are from China, even though they say its UK based, so I am unwilling to proceed with any of them. So after a bit of advice,…
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Acer laptop 5810T Timeline
Looking to buy a laptop and got might sight on this, is it a good one Acer Aspire 5810T? Thanks
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removing avg
I am trying to remove avg from my computer to install Avast and this is the message i'm getting= Installer initialization failed due to following error: Error: @AvgErrorCode_0x0253 %FILE% = "C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG8" @AvgErrorCode_0x0020 Any help would be apprieciated. Not to good with all this techie stuff.:o I use the…
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Is This RAM Suitable For My Samsung NC10 Netbook?
Can some kind soul tell me if this will be suitable for my Samsung NC10 netbook? I want to upgrade the RAM from 1GB to 2GB. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150453789924&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT "2GB DDR2 PC2-6400 800 MHZ SODIMM MEMORY PC RAM 2GB Product Description: Kingston ValueRAM memory - 2 GB - SO…
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logmein123.com scam...
Just had a call from someone and they told me that my company has a virus and YES it was some lady on the other end, I thought it was a scam and still went with it. She told me to goto www.logmein123.com and she would issue me a 6 digit code.. at thie point i laughed at her and said im not that silly. the number she called…
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Cookies missing on laptop
My other half was trying to delete the internet history in case I found out about something he was looking at and has wiped all my cookies!!!! I keep trying to log into Amazon and it won't let me saying I don't have cookies enabled, but I do and its set to accept all cookies. How do I get them back or fix this? x x x
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how to calculate electricity usage?
hi, can anyone tell me how to calculate electricity usage? I have 7 500w lights outside and I pay 20p for 1kwh. Would anyone tell me how much it will cost me to have them on for 1 hr? Thank you
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Which 50" Plasma (pretty urgent)?
Hi, can anyone tell me, out of these two tellys, which one should I go for? (wanting to get a quick answer & explanation if poss, as wanting to buy today and shop closes at 6pm) LG 50PK350 50" Full HD Plasma TV SAMSUNG PS50C450B 50" HD Ready Plasma TV Aside from the LG being Full HD 1080p, and the sumsung not being full…
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I think it's dying-what to do?
I need help! I think that my two year old Toshiba laptop is dying - it gets extremely hot now and the battery only lasts about five minutes. So, what to do? I don't want to buy a new one till I have to but, I can't afford to loose some documents and would hate to loose my photos - would it be possible to move them onto an…
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Sat Nav Problem
Hi just need a little help from anyone in the know. I bought a Navman F20 sat nav 3 years ago and recently it has stopped charging, i know that the F20 has a common fault where the connector inside the unit comes away so this might be the problem?. Someone has said that buying the T1 Traffic Module will mean I can bypass…
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Avira Scan Report
Can anyone please advise re the 4 WARNINGS in the following Avira scan? Avira AntiVir Personal Report file date: 12 June 2010 11:21 Scanning for 2206493 virus strains and unwanted programs. Licensee : Avira AntiVir Personal - FREE Antivirus Serial number : 0000149996-ADJIE-0000001 Platform : Windows Vista Windows version :…
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urgent help needed plz regarding serif software
I have a serif software. I need to print something out urgently. How my printer has broke down :( . I had an idea that if i take the document to print as a photo print in asda, then it would work. However, i will have to transfer the page onto usb....now this page will not print/open in asda since they wont have serif…
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Setting up Virtual Hosts problems
Probably not the best day to post this.:) But I've spent hours trying to figure it out. First off, all I know about this I've taught myself over the last few months, so indulge me. I have a domain registered with 123reg. I run a simple website from a spare PC, using XP and wamp. Must admit, I found it easier to set up than…
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Wireless printer
I currently have a HP printer wired to my desktop but would like a wireless printer. My question is do I get one that I can wire to the desktop and then will print wirelessly from laptops or just a wireless one and when looking at spec how do i know which is which?? Also can anyone recommend a decent one please?
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Wireless Data Transfer
Hey All, I have a laptop and a PC both connected through a BT Wireless Home Hub. I'm transfering data from laptop to PC through the wireless, it works but seems very slow - just wondering if 1.21MB/second sounds right? Both laptop and PC are running Windows 7. Both have 'Excellent' signal strength and are reported to be…
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Laptop cutting out, Battery?
Recently my laptop has started to turn itself off after its initial boot up. Initially I thought my battery was just low so I charged it overnight and tried again. The laptop booted up fine and then as I opened a program turned off again. When I have the laptop plugged in at the mains there is no problem booting up and the…
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How to get rid of the expired anti virus software pop-ups (I have other anti virus)
I had Norton anti-virus and now i'm using McAfee (sp). Both been running together for about 6 weeks, since I had BB. Now, the Norton one expired when I was away, I keep getting pop ups saying its expired. How do I get rid of this?
