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Freeview recorder as CCTV recorder
I recently purchased a 2-camera CCTV system to keep an eye on my van & to see who calls at my front door. The kit came with a box which connects via scart to a vcr, and uses pin-8 switching to change the channel when the camera#s pir sensor detects movement. A second module then activates the record function via a stick-on…
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cleaning under laptop keys?
i have a fujitsu amillo laptop i was wondering if there is any way of cleaning out the dirt/dust from under the keyboard??
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host file problem/can't get browser up!
after virus attack, fake av software etc, installed rkill,which killed it and then in istalled malware bytes recovered everthing ok but the last instruction was to delete the windows host file then replace with anew installed one for XP but I cannot get the browser up just blank page I am not very experienced with host…
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how to have internet in bedroom
Hi I have just moved to a new house which has 3 storeys i need to have internet connection in the master bedroom on the 3rd storey. I run a bt homehub i have phone points in most rooms. Do I need a homehub upstairs or can I plug an adsl plug into the phone socket and then plug my laptop into a ethernet cable or something…
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Jpeg size ? New camera !!! Help please
I have recently got a new 12 mpix Panasonic camera to replace my fuji 2mpix. I have a few issues !!!! When i upload the photos to the pc they automatically go to the panasonic photo area to save & not to my docs like my old one did, so when i want to use the photos( to email etc) i cannot do it unless i copy to mem stick…
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Safe to download XP SP3?
There has been topics about how XP SP3 download caused some problems when released. As a rule i don't download until a few weeks/months have gone by to allow any bugs to be identified and solved. As it happens i am happy with SP2 and regularly download updates for it. Have come across this…
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W7 64-bit Explorer file preview
On my machine this only seems to work for .txt files, not .jpg, .doc, .PDF etc. - so pretty useless. Is there some jiggery pokery I need to do to get it going...? TIA
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help.. netbook got a virus and wont even boot up
my daughter got the AV security virus on her toshiba netbook and it just wont boot up at all. it will power up and when i press F8 to get to safemode it shows the list safemode, safemode with network etc and will allow me click on it but then it goes off into a perpetual loop of not booting up, switching itself off,…
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PDF file too large to send by email Help Please!
I have gathered to gether all the statements, pictures damage reports that are relevant to a recent bump we had in France. there were 18 pages and I would like to be able to forward them as an attachment to my GMail to the broker. Problem is that I sent the originals to the insurance company and stored the scans of each…
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Good Cheap all-round Printer
Can anyone recommend a competent all-rounder for sub £50?
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Slow laptop - Tips for speed up requested
HI, I was wondering if anyone has some tips on speeding up my laptop. Any free 'spped up ' tools available? DO they really do much? Also I have a a process running that from time to time seems to take up quite a lot of the cpu, its called 'mscorsvw' is there anything that can be done to reduce this? Any tips welcomed.…
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Refund on a broken/buggy video game?
Hallo Today I purchased Red Dead Redemption for the playstation 3. Its fairly enjoyable but i have come across so many glitches and bugs in the game that it is no longer fun and fast becoming a chore. The many bugs within the game are widely documented on the internet. My question is, am i within my rights to return the…
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Google chrome not working
Can anyone help with this? I cannot seem to get Google Chrome to load, I used to have it and it was fine, now it wont load, just get a white page. I did install some microsoft updates which I think messed things up but I am not sure. I did post this yesterday but my question seems to have disappeared. Does anyone know if…
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Choosing a new TV ~discuss~
Best HDTV - a compendium .. .. .. is it LCD / PLASMA ? Nowt much between them. 99% of people are going to get Plasma or LCD - most new TV's are over 42" so most people should buy Plasma not LCD - most makers measure contrast differently from each other, so the contrast argument is irrelevant - most makers measure power…
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Searching For New Laptop
Having recently bought a Sony Television I am now in the market for a new laptop and I was wondering if there is any great benefit in opting for a Sony laptop as well as the telly on the grounds that it might be easier to get them to talk to each other. While it is a bit pricey I like the look of the Vaio VPCF11M1E. As I'm…
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Free downloadable games and apps.
Hello all. I have just aquirred a samsung tocco lite,and while i find the phone very good i have heard of a site called UMNETT,this site allows you to download free game and apps to your phone. My question is,has anyone ever used this site for the free downloads,is it safe to use,and was it worth it. Thankyou.
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Call of Duty Modern warfare 2 dilemma - pls help
Please can you help if you play this game. My son (who is 14) is desperate to buy this for his xbox360, and his dad and I have said no initially because it is an 18. He is very upset, and has been lobbying - all of the usual pleas -"all my mates etc...." I have had a chat with a couple of male friends to understand the 18…
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A MSE iPhone Application?
This should be done, should it not?
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Quickest way to upload photos and reduce the size of them onto webmail
I've got about 60 photos all are about .98-1.4Mb and only can put on 8 or 9 photos per e-mail. I have Googlemail and don't have any e-mail set up on Internet Explorer. Its such a slow job as I have to go into all the menus when I click attach another file.
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DNS Error
For the past few weeks I have had problems visiting the forums of a particular website, although the site itself works fine. Each time I try I get the following error: Oops! This link appears broken. DNS error occurred. Server cannot be found. I've tried ringing the broadband helpline but they say it has nothing to do with…
