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Sky dish Freesat
I have just moved into a new flat and have a sky dish. I want to connect a sky box with a viewing card. Is it possible to use a HD box and get hd freesat or would i just be better with a sky+ box, or even freesat HD?
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OpenOffice help please.
Hi Folks Mary the technophobe here! As my Microsoft trial has ended, I have taken the advice of many on here by downloading Open Office instead. But could someone please tell me how I convert the Word files that I have into Open Office files now, as I can't copy and paste my word files as I can only look at them because of…
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Digital camera - lumix tz8? price?
I've been trying to find a decent digital camera, and briefly looked at the http://www.amazon.co.uk/Casio-Exilim-EX-Z330-Digital-Camera/dp/B00319H8VG/ref=sr_1_110?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1281092256&sr=1-110 which seems a decent price and has some good reviews. However I've now looked at the lumix tz range, and the tz8 is…
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Advice on external HD for backup purposes
I'd like to buy an external hard drive mainly for backup purposes for both my son (who lives 5 minutes away) and myself. My son has his own external HD for backup from his Mac but would like to have "off-site" access to a backup also. However as he has over 320Gb to backup online storage is not necessarliy a good idea. An…
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Just a question about this dvd rewriter??
http://www.play.com//ProductOutline.aspx?title=6579397&r=PCSH just bought thid, but silly question really, this rewriter can write on +dvd's and -dvd's thats correct isnt it?? cheers.
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Massive Patch Tuesday Next Week
Microsoft said it will deliver a record 14 security updates next week to patch a record-tying 34 vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer (IE), Office and Silverlight. http://news.techworld.com/security/3234484/microsoft-schedules-massive-patch-tuesday-next-week/
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Everyone in my address book getting email I didnt send!
Dont know whats going on I have tried contacting AOL but they have not responded. Everyone in my address book is getting inappropriate emails saying they are from me. I have changed my password but what else can I do. I am doing a full system scan but this will take hours. I have alsodone a hijack this log. Would…
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Cheapest/Best place for a 500gb sata drive?
Looking to add a new drive to my PC and I cant seem to find anything decent under £35 ish for a 500gb sata drive. Can anyone recommend one at a decent price?
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hijack log please could some one look at
hi all , im having so much trouble with my p.c first i couldnt update adobe error 1402 couldn't open key??? then unresponsive scripts ??/ then i keep being told to run CHKDSK utility due to crupt file ,i dont know how to ?? and a pop up rundll 32.exe keep coming up please could someone look at my hijack log and tell me if…
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Burning cd from itunes
I have just tried to burn a cd from itunes (i have done this before) but the little burn icon has vanished from the bottom tight hand corner of the screen- any ideas how to get it back or how I can burn this cd?
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Which usb memory stick?
I was thinking of buying either a Verbatim Micro 4GB flash drive or a Kingston Data Traveler Mini Slim 4GB flash drive. Any thoughts on which is better?
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Norton Antivirus terrible customer service ... please help
I've had a nightmare day calling Norton. Does anyone have a landline or freephone UK number for them please? The numbers I have dialled are: 0800 3316014 0207 6165600 0205 6167000 All numbers get me to call centres in America and the operators are like robots! Please help :mad:
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What do the lights mean on pc base unit?
I have a tower base unit which I keep under the desk. As far as I can remember it's only ever had one light, which is a blue power light (It has a lightblub pic next to it) that comes on when I boot the pc. However tonight I've noticed another light next to it which looks sort of purple (neither red nor blue). Next to this…
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wireless all-in-ones
Help! I've been online having a look at various all in one printers/scanners... but i really can't decide... can anyone recommend one...i'm looking to spend less than £100 it seems that some of them are wireless but just for printing and not scanning? got 2 computers at home and they're at opposite ends of the room and…
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Can I re-install Dragon 10.0 from recovered files..?
Ok, to cut a long story short I bought Dragon Naturally Speaking in April, installed it and used it, then my computer broke and I had to re-install windows. I planned on re-installing Dragon, but I have lost the !!!!!!! disc.... cannot find it anywhere... :mad: Yesterday I downloaded Recuver and managed to retrieve all the…
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Encryption key - help!
We have just got a new TV - it's called iViewer and has access to BBC iPlayer and youTube through the TV. You have to set it up to interact with your wireless network to do this. Here's the problem: the TV has automatically detected our network (it has the right name on screen) but whenever we try to enter the "Encryption…
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wii remote - mario kart won't turn left/right
Hi, I'm having trouble with one of my wii remotes. Ive put new batteries in it, I can point at the tv, press A etc - I can move mario backwards and forwards, but not left or right? I've tried pressing the sync buttons (both at same time and separately) but it makes no difference (i found out about sync'ing it on here). Has…
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Help with Virus/Spyware needed ...
Hi Yesterday when I was using my laptop a message randomly popped up, from a program I have never heard of, saying you have a virus do you want to destroy it. I ignored it as I thought it was just a anti-virus company trying to scare me into buying some of their products. However, now when I try to access the internet I…
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iPhone 3GS Problem
Hi Probably going to sound like a trivial problem to most but it's starting to annoy me. For the last hour or so I can't get the phone to show it's using wi-fi. In settings it says it's connected but in the top left it's always saying 3G. I've done a soft reset and also restored the phone but same thing. Obvious problem is…
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Canon 1000D ?
Hi, I am looking at buying the Canon 1000d camera for my Photography course that I start in September. I need it for Macro, Wildlife, Landscapes.... I would like the camera, the 18-55mm lens + 75-300mm lens aswell. Do you know of anywhere where there doing a good deal ? I don't want to pay more than £480. Thanks in advance…
