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Siemens Fridge/Freezers
Do any of you clever people know if these are manufactured in Germany, or, like most other appliances, in the Far East? Thanks
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How does Norton Ghost work?
Hi all, At work we are all about to be given a copy of Norton Ghost to back up our HDD drives incase of system failure, can someone explain how it works, ive been reading the website saying it can restore you PC/Laptop even if the Operating system fails to load, how does it all work, do you put the back up on some kind of…
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iPhone auto lock help
Is there anyway to set my iPhone so that auto lock is off when I'm using it as an iPod but on the rest of the time?
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Vista Basic: what are its limitations?
I’m seriously considering buying a netbook running Windows Vista Home Basic. If Microsoft won’t “downgrade” it for free to XP, will it be adequate for the following modest tasks? * Internet access via 3G USB broadband modem * Web browser windows and word processor up at same time * BBC iplayer * Skype video calling *…
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Skype/Webcam
My baby is leaving home (well 19yo) and I would like to keep in touch with Skype - Will any webcam do? They seem to range in price vastly - It doesn't have to be fancy and I don't want to use the headphone type - Any pointers or should I just buy the cheapest? (I've seen one in Wilkinsons (Texet) For £7. TIA
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Advice on media player
Hi DS who is severely autistic uses movies as part of his therapy which is behavioural reward based. Anyway the small media player that we used has failed and we need to buy something better. we would like something reliable and we think maybe something that can hold all his backup copies in the player so we dont have to…
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Laptop power cable?
Hi, been reading alot of the great advice that is given here and now taking the plunge... My laptop needs a new power cable. Are there any cheap ones? It is a HP Thanks
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need advice on which xbox?
Hiya. i want to buy the OH an xbox for christmas. i just had a look on currys website and im totally confused. i didnt realise there was so many consoles to choose from. i tried to read the specs of each one and im even more puzzled :rotfl: my OH would only be using it for basic gaming he would use it to go online etc( he…
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Extend range of Wifi signal
Now then you clever people I hope you can help. I have a Netgear wireless modem which works adequately but I now have an iphone which I'd like to use in an area of the house with a poor signal. (I get no mobile phone signal so must use wifi) I have tried the home-made tin foil covered antennas (from freeantenna dot com!)…
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Old PC
I have an old PC, which runs on Windows Millennium Edition, and cannot find a suitable free antivirus. Can anyone help?
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How to preserve the laptop battery
Just a quick question, what is the best way to preserve and prolong the life of a laptop battery?
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Sky+HD Vs BT Vision Vs .....
My parents are cancelling their sky package due to the recent price hikes but are too reliant on the box's recording functionalities. I've seen BT are doing a similar box for free when bundled with a few tv plans, are there any better boxes out there?
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Media Centre PC help.
I have a WDTV which seems to be giving up the ghost, but I've had it a few years and it gets plenty of use so fair enough. Was thinking instead of buying another I'd build a Media centre PC. I'm planning to upgrade my desktop so will have a CPU, Motherboard and memory. Is it as simple as it seems, get a small case and HDD,…
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Argos Website - anyone else having problems?
Is anyone else having problems with the Argos website. I can get the homepage up but when I do a search I get a blank screen with "done" in the bottom left of my screen. Don't know whether it is their website or my computer as this has been happening for a couple of days now.
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Firefox Issue
Got a problem with Firefox; If I open up the browser then close it down and try and open it again a bit later, I get the messag" Firefox is already running, close down or reboot" There doesn't appear to be a window open or anything I can close down and I need to reboot to get back into Firefox. Can anyone help? Thanks
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i get a strange pop-up when i try and 'list my business' on googple places/maps
As the title says, i get a pop-up that says the following when i click 'list my business' on the Google places page.... INFO-Fri Aug 27 12:37:19 GMT+100 2010 Logging EnabledINFO-Fri Aug 27 12:37:20 GMT+100 2010 Handling history event for URL: http://www.google.com/local/add/g?hl=en-US&gl=US#phonelookupSEVERE-uncaught-Fri…
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Need a "booster" for X box?
Hi Got some great help from previous posts and wonder if anyone could help me again. We have a Compaq AMD Athlon II x4 620 Processor 2.60GHz with a 64 bit OS as our main computer. Various laptops depending on which child is in the house at any given time but could be to 3. Broadband is provided by SKY My son has had to…
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Acer Aspire Netbook for a bit of a novice?
Is it a good laptop? I need it to play music on (Itunes), keep photos on and surf the web. I've been offered one by a friend who has one boxed, used twice, for £150. It seems like a good deal but I really am quite clueless about technology! :o http://www.acerdirect.co.uk/Netbooks/cat.asp
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Best deal/package for the Canon 500D SLR?
So my fiancee has decided that this camera will be her first trip into the SLR world, and I now turn to you fine people to help me find the best deal. I think she is pretty set on the idea of it coming with a lens (a lot of sites seem to offer it with one anyway), but ideally she also needs a decent SD card and bag. Not…
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How to add additional entries to a Wikipedia table?
I wish to add a couple of references to a wikipedia topic - which is asking for additional information provided it is correctly referenced. I have a log on for Wikipedia and I know how to add text, but this topic holds the data I want to add to, in the form of a table. I have looked through the wikipedia instructions and…
