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Cheapish laptop help please
Hi all My Dad wants to buy my Mum a new laptop for Christmas and I have been tasked with finding one. Does this look half decent? http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.210-6150.aspx All it is used for is surfing, emails, storing photo's and those 'find an item' games things from big fish:o. The only thing I think is a must is a…
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Blackberry curve vs pearl 3g vs nokia c5? Which phone?
Hey everyone, The contract I have chosen offers these three phones: Blackberry curve 8520 bLACKBERRY PEARL 3G Nokia C5 Which one do you think i should get? I really only use a phone for calls and texting, but if theres a 'better' phone out of the three then I'll get that one. I am leaning towards the pearl 3g as it seems…
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Mcafee siteadvisor alternative?
Hi folks, For years I have used mcafee siteadvisor plugin mainly to flag up dangerous sites when doing a search with google. Now the free version no longer works well with google (just one page of google search results flaged by siteadvisor) wants me to use yahoo instead which I don't want to. I have avg installed and used…
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Laptop stuck in a start up loop?
Looking for some advice if this can be sorted out without taking to a man who knows please. Daughters laptop. lenovo N200 with Vista. Sequence as relayed to me. She spilt some water on it 2 weeks ago and on the quiet to save a ticking off from the horrible parents... took it to a local PC repair shop. New keyboard fitted…
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firefox script blocker?
hi i use firefox but how do i know if i have the script blocker? Thanks :)
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Wireless connection issue
I have a Compaq laptop which I use downstairs and connect wireless to a BT Home Hub wich is upstairs....This was working fine last night This morning it will not connect wirelessly even though the signal quality is excellent...If I take the laptop upstairs and sit withing ft of the home hub it still wont connect....Im…
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Hard Drive Error
There is an error on my hard-drive, its been coming up for months and months if I run the BIOS Diagnostics (Dell say the error code means HD needs replacing), laptop kind of runs ok now a days since I took off Vista but I have issues with the actual files on my system and have for a long time (even since taking off vista).…
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Networking smartphone
I have a wireless router which is wired to my gaming PC, wifi'd to my laptop & phone (Orange San Francisco). Have no problems both all can access the net & I can transfer files between the PC & laptop, but I want to transfer photos from the phone to the PC. The network will not see the phone. Am I missing something or do I…
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Improve Dongle Signal
As the name implies...... Anyone know if its possible to improve signal strength Thanks
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Problem with Adobe Photoshop
I'm not holding out much hope, but posting here just incase a genius can help me! Basically I use my boyfriend's laptop, which has always had a trial version of something called Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition 3.2 on it. Since I've used his laptop, I've always used this to download/edit my photos from my digital…
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Free software for press advert?
Hello all, I have to prepare an advert to go in a magazine, and have to provide the artwork myself. As its not something i will be planning to do a lot, i dont really want to buy an expensive professional package. However, it may be something i may do a couple of times a year and so would like to have a go at doing it…
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Removing ink from Inkjet Cartridges
I have a number of out of date HP Inkjet cartridges. To re-cycle them with Tesco's and get loads of clubcard points the ink has to be removed, they won't take full ones. Is there any easy way to remove the ink? Thanks
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Creating a perspective view of a JPEG file
Does anyone know of a free utility to take a jpeg (or other image file) and rotate it in 3D to create a perspective view and then save it? Thanks
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Office 2007 or 2010?
I had bought 2003 but my firm installed Office 2007 for me. My laptop has crashed and I've had to have a new hard drive fitted so no longer have anything on it. I've reinstalled 2003 since I had the disk but most of my files are in 2007 and are now showing as 'read only'. Looks like I'm going to have to buy either 2007 or…
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Cant read doc files???
as the title says, I cant read DOC files, I downloaded word reader 2003 as I read somewhere on google but it still is just gobledygook. Can any of you more techie minded people help?????
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Help - ipod keeps freezing
Can anybody advise what I need to do. My ipod seems to be stuck I cant get to shift from music to shuffle or even play at the moment, even when I reset it, it still wont work? Does anybody know what I need to do. Thanks
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Synchronising emails
I have a laptop and desktop and have figured out a method of synchronising emails-IN (by keeping them on the server for 7 days - this gives me time to log in to both and ensure that both are kept up to date) - however is there a simple method of synchronising emails SENT - without an exchange server ?
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Photo help please
Hi I'm one of the mad people who have a [URL="http://https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2852028[/URL]this year. It was my daughters school nativity yesterday and I forgot to take the elves with me even though they promised they would be there! I now need to superimpose the elves on to a photo to prove they…
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Cheap Xbox 360 Elite deals anywhere?
I've asked for one for christmas and being the budding saver, I'd like to tell my mum (bless her) the cheapest place to get one. Google shopping has yielded some results but I don't know how trustworthy some of the sites are. Any ideas?
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USB Modem installs each time.
Hi, I have got huawei USB modem and unlocked it to mobile partner software. (windows 7) DO these USB modems installs software as well as DataCard_Setup.exe everytime you plug these into the PC? If not, what should be done so that you plug-in the modem and click on mobile partner and connect? Thanks
