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Macbook is internet security needed ?
Hi i am considering buying my daughter a Macbook for uni, is any additional internet security needed,if so which one? Also is there a similar version of microsoft office for the Mac that is free to download and use.I know i can purchase it from softwareforstudents but was hoping there might be a free version.Hope you can…
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screen looks like a coloured barcode ?
Hi folks well this problem started on Friday morning on my dell XPS m1330 laptop , when i switched on - nothing but colourful vertical lines all across my screen , eventually with a bit of switching on/off it eventually booted up. it started first time last night , but today it plain refuses to boot up , instead just…
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Outdoor aerial not working
I have noticed that my outdoor aerials in my bedrooms portable tv are not picking good signals. Also freeview box seem to have stopped working.. The only tvs that are working are with freeview built in but it is very unpredictable according to the weather, it even plays up when it is sunny or raining. Sky plays up when it…
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using monitor as a tv
is it possible to use a computer monitor with a freeview box instead of a tv ???? sorry if this is a stupid question and if i can what would i need to do it thank you
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sky mobile tv - skysports
I. subscriber of sky sports on iPhone which comes via sky mobile TV, it was working fine, now suddenly stopped working. Reinstall the app again, after entering user and password, message appears authentication then it close the application automatically. my iphone is jailborken. Called customer support they said if it it…
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acer 5810tz laptop dvd stuck in drive. help pls!
I was trying to help my daughter set up her new laptop (acer 5810tz win7 home p) and had burned two recovery disks when the third got stuck in the optical drive which then refused to open, even with paper clip inserted into emergency eject hole. I have very limited IT knowledge but as far as I can tell the computer no…
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Is my computer infected
A few days ago I noticed quite a few returned emails as undeliverable. On further inspection these were emails I had not sent out. They seem to contain a link to some site called great witchery and these emails seem to be sent each time I logged into my hotmail account. I scanned with updated versions of avast and…
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Printing Back To Back
Evening all Trying to print something back to back and need it to line up on both sides yet no matter what I do with the margins it's not coming out like I need it too. I accidentally forgot to flip the paper the second time I did it and it was all lined up properly, just over-lapped:o How do I get the lines on the front…
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how to show icons on desktop help pls
hi everyone, My BF has recently been given a pc off his granda, I've managed to remove magnifier etc but i cant for the life of me figure out how to get icons on his desktop (its just blank with a taskbar) can anyone help please? Thanks.
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Rootkits and XP - is the war lost?
After battling for 2 days to shift one, I eventually did a clean install. Windows 7 and Vista seem to be lots better at handling/stopping them. XP seems to be a big wide open door that just lets them tear away. Combofix and Sophos' Anti-Rootkit can usually find them and delete them. But not always. The killer is that only…
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Using an Apple keyboard on PC
I've just connected a white Apple USB keyboard to my PC. The keyboard is the white one with Shift-2 labelled as @ and Euro, and Shift-3 as £, but the default UK keyboard is giving @ when I press " and vice-versa. Now normally this would indicate it's set to US vs. UK, but that's not the issue as I get £ for Shift-3. Any…
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External CD/DVD Drive
I am buying my daughter a new Dell Mini 1011 but I am also looking for a 'External CD/ DVD drive' I am very confused with all the different ones available - we have been looking at the Samsung se-s084c but there about 10 different models. Please help, thanks
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Hitachi HDC-571EP error
My Hitachi HDC-571EP camera has a SD card in it and whenever i turn on my camera it comes up as "Protected Card" and wont let me take any pictures, could someone please help me!!!??
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Help DS Lite not working
Help, bought son a second hand Ds lite last week and he said today it is not working. He states he has not dropped it but I wonder...it does not power up when you turn on the power switch and when you swap batteries it still does not work - a black screen. Has he broken a fuse or is it terminal (possibly to the son as well…
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Emails to Blackberry in Spain
Before she left for her holiday my daughter told me to send emails to her business email address so that she could read them on her Blackberry. I received one from her today telling me off for not even sending one on her birthday. I have sent two but obviously she has not received any. Does anyone know what happens to…
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Help with setting up new TV
Just bought a 19" TV for bedroom and trying to install. Have put the ariel lead into TV and the wall socket but no signal. Will a signal booster help or is there something wrong with wall socket. Also how much do the booster boxes cost? Thank-you
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sky broadband and grabit
hi uses to use on ntl/virgin but sky does not have a news group .anyone here on sky use grabit if so ,what server thanks or advice
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Here's another 'recommend me a laptop' thread
My old cheapo Dell Inspiron is becoming a real pain now so it's time to donate it to my daughter and for me to get a new one. Working on a budget of around £500, can anyone suggest something? I need a decent size hard drive and would prefer 4GB memory. It also has to have HDMI. I want something reasonably powerful. I dont…
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how to copy from windows libary
hi have nero want to copy a disc from my windows libary how do i locate windows libary, and even better can l locate windows media plyer from the dropdowns on nero.
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Password Protecting a Folder???????
Hi Is it possible to password protect a folder within My Documents or would I need to password protect each individual file within the folder? The folder has Word and Excel files in it. I'm on Windows XP. Thanks
