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Encryption
It appears most people here recommend Truecrypt but how much data do you encrypt? I have looked at a couple of tutorials and some people encrypt the whole drive and others just a few files. It seems that encryption of the whole drive takes ages so that most probably is not an option for me. It's alright encrypting a couple…
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Whats This Then ?
When i start up my pc and all the bits and bobs have opened i get a small box with the following message ............. Catalyst Control Centre not supported by Driver of Enabled Graphic Adapter , update your ATI Adapter using Device Manager ! Whats do i do ? needs to be simple please ! Pc is an Acer running Vista Home…
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Remove GRUB bootloader and restore windows bootloader?
Ive scoured the internet and not found any one single conclusive method for doing the above. PC runs Win 7 64 Bit. I then partitioned when installing Ubuntu 10.10 however it rand into resolution issues on this laptop so i decided i want to delete ubuntu, the volume its on and re-merge it. But if i simply deleted it, there…
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Apple - Best Buy
My husband is looking to buy an Apple Mac 27". We have found a good deal at PC World, but was wondering if that is the best place to buy? Thanks
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Avira free and Avira paid version use the same virus definations
Just to dispel any myths: Source
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Is it worth buying a new pc HD monitor for my old computer ?
I'm in the market for a new monitor for my PC. I don't do any gaming so it will be used mostly for surfing and photo application software such as Photoshop. There are some nice LCD and LED High Def monitors but I have discovered that I won't get the HD benefit from them as my PC's graphics card doesn't have the required…
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High Def - is it worth it? (just got Virgin HD)
Here's an interesting one, and I'd really appreciate views on this... I've got an HD Sony TV in our living room, which has been using its inbuilt freeview tuner for a while. My aerial is good - I had a new one and got the house re-cabled last year. But as the TV is 40 inch, the picture has always been a bit pixilated close…
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Kindle and macbook pro
Hi...looking for some help. I am thinking about buying a Kindle, and I am sue I either read or heard somewhere that I can buy book for Kindle, and also download at same time to Mac. Anyone confirm this for me? Don't want to buy this - then be fighting over who wants to read the book first....lol.
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Sat tv wiring
currently working on an extension on my house and using this opportunity to sort out wiring for tv around the house. I currently have Sky+ in lounge & a freeview skybox in loft bedroom. Am using RF2 from lounge box to feed master bedroom. My query is, if i fit a digital tv aeriel and connect it to the lounge skybox, and if…
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i want a ps3, where to go
im after a 120gb slim ps3 bundle. seen few around for £199 but all sold out. does anyone know anywhere they are in stock for same money play had 250gb slim with couple games for £199 and even recommends them on there site but no stock again any ideas
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O2 broadband installation cd
Hello, Downloaded a copy of the above from their website having lost the original and burned it onto cd using the cdburner programme but can't get it to run either from the cd or the copy on my hard drive. Anyone any ideas?
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Windows security message
Hi, How do I turn off / disable the following security message Many Thanks, :A
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OPTICAM 1025. can anyone help?
I bought this Opticam 1025 Camera/Binoculars/Video which came with a CD-Rom that includes Arcsoft Photo Impression 4.0/Arcsoft Videoimpression 1.6. When I ran this CD-Rom through my computer (Windows Vista Home Premium) it comes up with the message "an error has occured while running the set up". When I then plugged in the…
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HELP!!! Trojan and backdoor virus on my pc
My nephew was doing his homework and searched for pictures with Google, clicked on a picture and immediately a whole load of viruses came onto my computer. There was red flashing warning signs under the 'shared folder', 'my folder' and C drive. Each one had a different number of viruses alerted. The C drive had 10 viruses…
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one.com hosting?
Considering moving my domain across to www.one.com Very cheap , but has any heard good or bad things? My domain is used for personal emails only (they are offering unlimited pop/imap) Costs £9 for the year, £20 year after.. Thanks in advance. Nick
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online storage
Someone's asked me about online storage. If anybody has any recommendations. He has a lot of large videos (up to 80mb each roughly) which he takes and he wants to upload them with password protection so a.n. other can download them. In case you think this is some sort of seedy pastime, it's actually to do with insurance…
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1st 1TB Nas Server Advice
I am looking to get a 1TB NAS probably from Ebay so I can stream my music via my router at home. What do I have to be aware of or look out for when purchasing one? I basically just want to store all my music files (wav) only on it and thats it. I have seen so many option and don't want to screw it up. My budget is £50 ish,…
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Windows XP blue screen of death after windows logon
Hi there my friends xp (media center edition) machine ( fully up-to-date and security installed) has suddenly decided to stop working. After logon gets blue screen of death and restarts , then wants to do a disk check, this process just continues in a loop safe mode will not boot, tried last known good configuration, same…
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Dell laptop stopped working
Hi My niece got a Dell Inspirion for Christmas 2009 which has stopped working even when plugged into the mains via the adaptor. She said before it turned off it said the battery was coming to the end of its life! Is this right and to be expected after only 12 months? Can they only be bought from Dell or can you get them…
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Outlook Express - Spam Email Help
I am using Virgin Media Security for my laptop but unfortunately it doesnt include filtering spam emails. Does anyone know of anything i can download that would filter out spam emails using outlook express. Thanks
