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Software for disabled teenager to write emails, facebook, etc
A teenage friend is physically disabled has just brought himself a laptop and I was wondering if there is any software that will allow him to use the internet, email, facebook, etc via voice recognition. Due to his disability (muscular dstrophy) he has limited moveability in his arms and hands and therefore wouldn't be…
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Freeview problem no signal
On several occasions I haven't been able to get freeview through my set top box, the message on the screen is 'no signal'. Does it mean the box is faulty? Or is the reception bad?
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Cost of fridge0freezer repairs
I have put up another post about our freezer malfunctioning. The fridge is ok but the top half of the freezer is broken. We have tried to fix the problem oursleves but have got nowhere. It's a 3 year old Hoover HCF5176A so I have phoned Hoover and they will charge £110 for an Engineer to come out and fix the problem- does…
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New notebook pc what do i need
I know nothing about computers just got a new notebook pc. It has windows firewall, windows defender and it says network access protection off. It is windows 7. What do i need to make it safe. Thanks.
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AppleSyncNotifier.exe unable to locate component
I am getting this message every time the computer is restarted. "AppleSyncNotifier.exe unable to locate component. This application has failed to start because CoreFoundation.dll was not found. Reinstalling the apple may fix this problem". Then this window pops up with "Error loading c:/windows/exelecuguvek.dll The…
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Laptop deals?
Anyone know of any good ones. On the high street preferably. Or online possibly? I just want one that isn't painfully slow all the time. Not particularly needing to download loads of stuff like photos and music. Just really will be used for internet access.
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Windows Won't Load
Can anyone help me. For some reason Windows will no longer load. When I switch the PC on and try to load it all I get is BOOTMGR is missing Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart. I've done this and I still get stuck at the same point. Am I going to have to re-install Windows or is it hardware related? Thanks
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error 651 windows 7
Hi can anyone help please?I just bought a samsung n140 netbook and tried to connect my virgin net speedtouch modem 330 to it and it always comes out with error 651.I googled the error but found no solution worked.can someone help please?
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bad hard drive
hi this a query to all techs. Just borrowed my newphews 1.tb Wd external harddrive to move files off my 1.5tb WD 8month old drive, before sending it back to ebuyer, to get a replacement, uptil 9pm tonight everything was fine on the 1tb drive. foldername and filename perfect, then the my system froze, mouse wouldnt move,…
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How to copy cds to an external hard drive
I have many many cds collected over many years and would like to save them all to an external hard drive.I would be grateful to anyone who could help me find an easy/cheap and relatively idiot proof way to do this. I hoped there would be some freeware option that could be set up so that I would enter the disc into the pc…
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How can i get Microsoft Works for free?
All i have is word pad, any ideas? On a google search there is works downloads but microsoft want paying for it.
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Laptop woes
I have a laptop which came with windows 7. I have had to disable updates, as it gets stuck part way through windows updates. Not sure whether I should install SP1 or do something else? Any advice appreciated. Thanks.
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How do i stop a email spammer?
It is from a site known as gifted.com, on the "unsubscribe from this email" link i get a link of "compose message" and this is the email address that it is wanting me to unsubscribe from: rm-0bxddfcjbfjsej6au8t7c4q3yu1hftj@e.gifted.com As you see, they will never read my mail if i did send a request for them to stop…
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Unlocking Orange 3G Dongle
I have a Orange 3G E1752 Dongle which I like to unlock. I will be travelling abroad and would like to buy a local sim card in that country to use instead. Is it easy or do these phone shops that unlock mobiles can unlock them too?
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Help with choosing a new freeview box
Hello I want to get a new freeview box. The one I have at the moment sometimes doesn't work on some channels. It's always the same channels so I think it is because the memory isn't big enough, my box is fairly old. I remember hearing something about needing more memory in freeview boxes when they did something to the…
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Buying a Monitor
My Suyama 19" flatscreen is now faulty and I have to buy another monitor. Can anyone please suggest any to look at?
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Netbooks
Does anyone know if a netbook is powerful enough to play iPlayer and the like? Thanks
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Tower probs or cable....
For past 11 days my b.b. has been running ultra slow taking up to 45 mins to connect. The supplier insists its not their fault, but could be two of mine they dont know which: 1) The cable that runs fm lounge to b/room (approx 10m) has become downgraded (3 yrs old) or (2) My tower (8 yrs old) needs to be replaced. Is there…
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Help needed with excel / tables on website
Hi there. I have a website that has pages of telephone numbers and which company owns them. Currently they are in table format and come up high in google when searched for. ?The problem I have is that I have about 2000 more to add and its going to take ages to add them manually. Does anyone know a table format like excel…
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Need to change my username
Hi there. Unfortunately someone has decided to call themselves Acey (rather than ACEY) and has kicked off by posting about pornography... Its most likely my ex husband. For this reason I need to change my username. Could someone please tell me how I would change it? Thank you!