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Acer Aspire One ZG8
Hi, Originally posted this on the ebay section, but was advised to ask here. I bought a cheap laptop off ebay a couple of weeks ago, an acer aspire one ZG8. It's fully boxed with the manuals and charger, all contents still intact, windows xp installed with the coa on the back, basically working and looking as new - apart…
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Not really techie
I hope someone out there could tell me which computer to buy my grandson, he is 3 and is very clever. Any suggestions, but not a toy
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Any suggestions to get TV signal in spare room?
I intend to put a tv in the spare room although I am unable to get reception using an indoor aerial. We have Virgin cable to the living room, the cable box actually enters the spare room and then is wired down to the living room to the decoder. Does anyone know if I can get hold of an old (?) Virgin media box, connect it…
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Creating a website: total beginner!!!
Hi all. I would like some advice about creating a small forum. Just want to be able to have members in order to keep it private and for them to have discussion boards. It is very small scale to begin with as it is intended for people who have suffered miscarriages to support one another. I have tried to look into it but am…
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Can I have my wireless router near my TV?
I am wanting to get Sky Anytime+. At the moment, my router is on the landing. I can move it to the lounge as there is a phone socket there. This will prevent me spending £60 for the Anytime+ receiver. All I need is to spend a fraction of this on an ethernet cable or a phone line extension cable As my phone socket and Sky+…
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Trouble connecting to various sites
I cant seem to get on sites I use all the time, its just started happening, it comes up with an error, ie8 cant connect to this site, I havnt done anything different and have searched google for a solution but nothing seems to make a difference, it took me 5 times to get on here and I'm on here everyday, I use ie8 and…
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What Laptop,Netbook help
Which one please not understanding much about pc Laptops or Netbooks I want to buy one for my wife for her Birthday. Or if you have any other choices better than what i have posted please be free to let me know. Choice 1. £279.99 Toshiba Satellite C660-120 - C T3500 2.1 GHz - 15.6" TFT Dimensions (WxDxH) 38.1 cm x 25.4 cm…
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flip video to dvd/blu-ray recorder??
Hi, I have a flip video recorder (wish I'd never bought it!!) I have been trying to convert to store on a dvd but takes hours. Does anyone know of a quicker way? I have a blu-ray recorder which takes usb/dv inputs but doesn't seem to recognise the flip. Can you get usb to dv cables? Or hdmi to av? Have been googling but…
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Laptop Issue/Problem
Hi I am encountering a problem with a laptop, rather stupidly i deleted a program called Bonjour (Apple itunes related I know believe) and ever since then these problems. Laptop boots up and after I enter the login/ password (I am the only one that uses it and the account has administrator rights on it) but I just get the…
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Advise on buying 2nd hand ipad
I have been offered a second hand ipad from a reliable friend. They went to to Orlando USA a couple of months ago and bought an Ipad 16gb wifi but with no 3G. At christmas they were also bought one and are now selling the one from Orlando. It has only been out of the box a couple of times and is as new. They are offering…
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Can I get my Kingston Flash drive to work on Mac?
I bought a "Kingston DataTraveler 120" 32GB Flash Drive about a year ago and on the Kingston website it does say Windows only. Is there any workaround to allow it to be used on a Mac, like by re-formatting it or something? I did try this just once using my wife's windows laptop but it still didn't work. When I plug it into…
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How do I download photos on to a website
Hi Folks I have some photos that I have taken using an ordinary 35mm camera. I would like to download them on to a website. Can someone please tell me the procedure for doing this? Do I need to take the photos again using a digital camera in order to download them on to the website? Many Thanks
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MAC code
hi everyone hope you guys might be able to answer my question. Currently all the bills are in my housemates name but she's moving out and so all the bills will need to be moved into my name (including the phone line and broadband) I'm not sure if I'll be staying with the same broadband supplier. If I get her to ask for a…
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avast! Free Antivirus 6
New version of Avast free now available. Right click tray icon/update/program WebRep is offered as an option after reboot.
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Windows 7 Service Pack 1
..Is now available as an optional download. Don't know what its like today, but yesterday the downloads were incredibly slow. On my PCs it failed at the first attempt, but eventually succeeded.
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Refurbished Xbox controllers
I’m looking for a site where I can purchase refurbished xbox controllers (non-american, cause need to send them to Italy). Anybody has recommendations?
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Windows Automatic Update problem UPDATED
Ok please bear with me as i dont know all the technical jargon so i will try and explain it the best i can.:rotfl: Yesterday morning i installed an update that windows had found during it's automatic search shortly after i had switched on my computer. I have got my windows update set to install updates automatically…
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Which TV!
Hi Folks Im going to buy a 32" LCD TV to use as a PC Monitor and was wondering if any knowledgable people could tell me which is the better one to go for between these 2 Ending soon Sony KDL-32EX401U 32'' Full HD 1080p Digital LCD TV OR Samsung LE32B530P7WXXU 32" Full HD Digital LCD TV 1080P Many Thanks
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Numbering files in a folder quickly.
I have micro SD card with 299 MP3 files on to use in my car. I need to renumber each track (1 -299). I don't really fancy sitting here for hours renaming each file. Is there a way of doing this automatically either using DOS or by using software.
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blackberry problem - roller stuck - can I retrieve messages
Hi, I've got a blackberry which, as it says above, the roller has stuck and won't navigate around. I can't get to my text messages, and if I take the sim out it doesn't have all my old text on there - including some I don't want to lose! Is there any way of retrieving them and saving them to the sim??
