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safari - so baddy
Hi Have an imac running safari. its getting so verryyyyyyy slow. Took over a minute to load this page so I could post a question. Keeps saying that it can't connect with the webpage. When you try again it connects. I've cleared the cache and upgraded to safari 5.0.3. I tried adding some dns codes to the settings in…
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save dvd to laptop?
hi guys, Was wondering if anyone knew how i could save a couple of dvd's to my laptop for we trips ect? ive read about some free software online but im always a bit suspicious of things i just find on the internet anyone reccomend something? Thanks
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Making digital calendar for parents but not going well..
Hello, I hope someone out there can help me. I am in my late 50s and making a calendar on-line for my parents for Christmas. I did it last year and they were really thrilled so have collected family photos of grandchildren and great grandchildren in. I used the Aldi software last year and the result was excellent. So I…
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Burning DVD to play on normal dvd player not PC
I have purchased some Infiniti Professional dual layered dvd 8x rw discs that are 8.5GB and am having trouble getting them to play in the sony dvd player plugged in to the tv. any help would be most welcome I am formatting the discs first and have tried the files converted as Mpeg and .avi any help would be wonderful.
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Office PC recommendations.....
Hi - My office PC is driving me nuts and turning itself off 3 or 4 times a day and is now not connecting to the internet properly so have decided to buy new one (this is 5 years old) Just wondered if anyone had suggestions as what I need to look for? Its mostly used for email / internet and then excel spreadsheets but I…
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Keep losing connection
Hello My pc keeps losing connection, I use the Netgear WG111T . I get the message that there are driver issues but i have reinstalled but still the same problem. My OS is Windows 7 64 bit. Any ideas? Please
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Help Re. camera fault/guarentee etc
Hi, I bought a panasonic FZ38 last september from play.com. I believe its now out of warranty as its over 12 months old (or did I read something recently about it having 2 years according to EU law?). Anyway, I have a blob in all my pics which include sky or other pale uniform area of colour. Jessops seem to think its a…
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Boxee, PS3 or Xbox360?
Hi I watch live sport online but prefer to hook up my wireless N enabled laptop to my 42" plasma tv through a HDMI cable and it works perfectly. Only problem is that its a pain to set up everytime (switch on laptop, connect HDMI cable, open browser etc) so looking for a alternative solution. I'm looking for a wifi N…
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Virus from Facebook Application?
My husband opened an application on FB yesterday called 'When Will I Die'. Just before it opened the laptop went funny and said that it had bee infected with a virus. He shut it down and later on used our Panda internet security to run a scan. Whilst the scan was running messages from another program (which I'd never…
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Phone divert?
Does anyone know the best/cheapest way to get the following: A phone number with a different area code to mine (just a number, not a line rental) The above number to automatically transfer to a mobile number (that we already have) Thanks in anticipation...
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Printer help please
Hi there, I have a Canon pixma mp130 printer that I have been trying to find a driver online for as I have lost the disks and want to install it on my new laptop which has windows 7. I have had a good look on google but I can only find mp140, nothing before that. Hope one of you guys can help me out as it is starting to…
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Creative Vado 2nd Generation 8GB - rubbish sound quality
Hi folks bought this from amazon a couple of weeks ago for my daughter's birthday. she loves to record herself singing and playing it back (she's 11) but even when she uses a microphone the playback sound is so low you literally can't hear it if there's any other noise. Just wondered if this is par for the course or if it…
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Xmas cards
Yes I know this is the tech section, I'm fed up with writing the addresses on xmas cards , to be honest fed up with cards .. but have been informed , there my relatives do it. Whats the easiest way of printing the envelopes, have tried labels but they look cheap and if the printer is not set up correctly , lines migrate…
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Gameplay
Not sure if this is in the correct forum - apologies if not, but I couldn't see where else to put it :) Anyway this is just a heads-up really, what with christmas approaching & people buying games right, left & centre. I usually buy my games from play.com, amazon, The Hut or my local sainsburys or asda, but I found…
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Want to edit and join some MP4s
Hello, For a family christmas project I am wanting to edit some video footage (mainly MP4) - the editing requirements are quite complicated and I am hoping I'll be able to pull it off with some tinkering. I will need to a) be able to truncate (or take bits out of the middle) of an Mp4 to shorten it b) join some bits…
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Digital camera's under £50-ish recommendations
Hi everyone! Xmas is on it's way and I'd like to buy my mum a digital camera as she has wanted one forever! Now if i wanted a camera i'd know what to get... but for her i'm a bit stumped! My budget is around the £50 mark, can go a bit higher for the right thing so don't mind (and can always go on the hunt for the cheapest…
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Since yesterday hotmail not working properly......just me?
I can sign in. Yesterday I could see all my new mail but couldn't open anything. Today it just shows the columns on the left saying how much new mail, junk mail there is etc but no actual mail is displayed in the main part of the page. I'm a bit perplexed as I've never had a problem in years. Only thing I can think of is…
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re-installing windows
My machine needs an overhaul and have decided to do a clean install. Question is: how do i save bookmarks and internet connection settings. Is this possible?
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Which Norton should I get?? Advice please...
Hello! Can you help me please. Two months ago I got a new laptop and it came with 90 days free Norton 360 Security. This is now coming to an end and I have seen on Amazon you can get aNorton Internet Security 2011 Performance Pack for £28 they say rrp is £59. I can upgrade or buy Norton 360 Security for £39. (Both for use…
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Help wiv 'puter and shopping on line....
I have a friend who lives in the US, I want to go onto the American version of a few shops, everytime I try to do this it automatically bounces me to the UK shops, how can I stop this happening? TYIA xxx:j
