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Don't bin old bits.
Having sold my old eMac a few months ago I was having a clearout and found the OS 10.4 upgrade kit I bought a few years ago. Was going to put it into a charity box but decided to put it on eBay instead. It has been used once and just sold for £56 plus P&P. I only paid £38 for it brand new! Why did it go for so much? Wish I…
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Pivot Tables in Excel
Does anyone know how to do Pivot Tables in Excel? Cheers!
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Thinking of dropping McaFee and having AVG
I currently have McAfee and pay £3.00pm for the updates of this, Problem is, my machine runs really slow and I wonder if its that package that is causing this? Would I be better off dropping McAfee and going with AVG? Cause my husband with AVG and his PC runs faster then mine. Plus every single day about 2 or 3 times its…
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pc at a good price please advise
I have a 7 yr old pc on its last legs i would like to buy a new one,I would like a desktop and i assume it would be cheaper buying as a package with monitor included,I dont use it for much I occasionaly back up dvds,surf the net,and write letters, the hard drive wouldnt need to be massive as i dont store music or video. If…
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What is a virgin tv smart card and do I need one for my Telewest box
I was originally a Telewest customer and am still using my original PACE box for my tv. (I have a cable modem for my internet). Of course Telewest is now Virgin but I have never been offered a replacement set top box and this has not caused me any problems, to date. However recently I have started getting a message on my…
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Firefox and Panda
Hello, My AV recently ran out so I downloaded the Panda Cloud (i think) software instead. Since doing so I have had major probs with Firefox crashing and tonight I have had to come one using IE as firefox wont even open! Is there a reason for this? Can I do anything about it? SHould I have used a different AV? Any help…
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Trouble connecting to network
I'm trying to connect my laptop to my network but I'm having trouble. i'm using the connection wizard on Vista but instead of just inputting the WEP key, it is asking for further log on details and asking me for Username Password Logon Domain. Can anyone help with where I can find this info?
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Dell Inspiron 530s Wireless Adaptor Problems
I have an internal Broadcom 802.11g network adapter which has been on the blink for a while now. My normal fix is to get under the desk and fiddle with the antenna until the green light on the adapter starts flashing. But not even that is working tonight. I can view my wireless network with a strong 4 bars and my…
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Help re. screen text sizes
Help please..just turned tv monitor on (pc usually always on and not been off) and the start up page with a pic of our cat! is huuge, the internet pages are huge and stretched but the top bar is even bigger? the bar that is usually across the bottom has moved to the side..help how do we chnage it back? Have tried the page…
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Problems creating new email account on Windows Live Mail/3 network
Hiya I hope someone can help me! For a start I feel like Im talking a different language so bear with me. I have set up a new business and have new email addresses that basically go [EMAIL="myname@businessname"]myname @ businessname[/EMAIL]..... etc I have a new laptop with Windows 7 which I have read you cannot get…
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avi files
I used to be able to watch a couple of videos I made on my camera on my laptop but they have disappeared and it says avi on the file.I tried to open it with Divx but it says it wasn't supported and I also tried vlc and it was the same it said it was corrupted and couldn't open it. can anyone help me to see these videos.
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Network monitoring reports and utilities
A job im applying for has listed being able to run basic network monitoring reports and utilities, anyone got any examples of what these might be and suggest some cheap but preferably free ones, the job is for an IT job in a school maybe i should have said im uisng xp
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Something free for everyone - FREE SOFTWARE
I can't remember where I got this list from, but I found it in a txt file the other day. I haven't checked every link (status/404 errors etc) but i tested a random sample and they seemed to be OK. It's a couple of years old so there may be more/better apps out there. Maybe if there is enough feedback I can update the list.…
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Free installation software for Olympus digital camera?
Hello all, I have an Olympus Stylus 800 digital camera and have all the software loaded onto my laptop. I have recently bought a DSLR and am wanting to give the Olympus camera to a friend to use but I can't find the CD-ROM they need to load onto their computer. I was wondering if there may be software available online for…
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New Carrier Update message on 3GS & Itunes
Just up dated the software on my 3gs to ios4. I keep now getting a message on itunes and on the fone asking to update the carrier setting I click ok and itunes says it was successful but nothing seems to happen and then when I load up Itunes again I get the same message Any advice? Cheers
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How do I go about making a website?
Ive got an idea for a website but havent a clue where to start. how do I make a website and get it on the net? do i need some software, if so an easy to use one. can i get some advise and help please.
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Retrieve Excel Document
I done some Data collection at a few different sites. I typed out the first one and saved it ie: site1. I then used the Site1 doc and made a few adjustments for site2 but instead of pressing "save as" i pressed "save" so have wiped site1 info. Is there any way of get the data back I've left the pc on in case there some…
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Label alignment problem on HP D1660
My trusty HP880C packed in whilst in the middle of a rush job so I quickly nipped out and bought the D1660. It works fine on plain paper but I have a problem getting it to vertically align labels in Word 2003. It was OK at first but now I can't seem to get it to work. Everything is set to A4. I've googled it but can't find…
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I pod upload
Hi I have an ipod touch, its ace BUT I'm trying to upload another set of cd's that have been in the loft out of the way. Its taking forever, its loading at 2.4x at present. It used to be quick as anything, at this rate it'll take an hour per cd and they will have to go back in the loft. Please help.
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New Printer of New Head? Any Printer knowledgeables out there?
Hi All. Another dilemna. I have a Canon MP 760 Pixma all in one and this has served me well for the last 4-5 years. I think that this was near top of it's league at the time and still holds it's own quite well. I have recently had a problem whereby the black ink isnt printing. All colours are pefect. I have tried 3 times,…
