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Jailbreaking an Ipod touch
Hope some techie person can anser my questions. Dd has asked me to 'jailbreak' her ipod. Ive told her I do not have a clue what you are talking about. Ok, quick search on internet, sites talk techie stuff and tell you to dl this and that. Im not happy about that. so come to MSE. What is jailbreaking, what does it do, is it…
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Downloading at night on a timer?
Hi - sorry am a deluxe tech pleb but here goes: Would like to get Plusnet's cheapest broadband which allows 10GB download per month but is free at night. Is there a way to set my computer up to download stuff off bbciplayer/ITVplayer before going to sleep and more than one thing if necessary - so that it downloads during…
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LEXMARK X2670 Printer
Hi Guys. Can anyone help?. Just bought this printer and tried to print out Ryanair flight booking details, just wanted the first page and the printer printed the last page first, so I had to print 7 pages of rubbish to get 1st page. Also when I print I put A4 in settings but the printout comes out 3" away from edge of…
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Sorting out a memory stick
Grateful if anyone who knows about memory sticks can look at my post here - https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3066796 Thanks.
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Weird remote control problem
I have just moved an LCD tv up to my bedroom and hooked up an old dvd player to it....... but the remotes have gone a bit haywire! The tv remote randomly seems to work/interfere with the dvd player and visa versa. Wanted to turn up volume - tv remote decided to fast forward dvdinstead:D Tried to skip a bit on dvd - it…
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Printer stops working when new toner req
I have a Brother printer which just literally stops working when it requires new toners. With all previous printers I have been able to keep using it until I manage to get out and get another toner, but this is really irritating! Anyone got any ideas how I can keep using it?
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malicious software on computer
hi, can anyone please advise me. on sunday kasperskey picked up a "dangerous object multi generic" it advises me to neutralise it, when io click to "fix now" nothing happens. it says its in c:\\users\myname[which i best not add on open forum]facebook-pic followed by the numbers of the pic then exe. kasperskey tells me its…
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excel
hiya i have ms excel 2007 i've created a speedsheet on the bottom of the page some tabs have sheet 1 - sheet 2 - sheet 3 how do i change the tabs from sheet to week comencing
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Windows Media Palyer - HELP PLEASE
How to watch video files [of various formats.... avi/mp4] through wmp.:) Do I need to download any extra bits?:) Please help. Thanks in advance :) :):)
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CD -RW/DVD RW Blank discs
Why are they the same price when the DVD has 7x capacity? Just wondered.
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XP PC hanging on startup - help!
When I switched on my desktop PC, it hung on startup at the black screen with the XP logo - with the worm going left to right. With no HDD activity and no progress, I pressed the reset button and used 'startup in the safe mode', it hung again. Pressed reset and selected 'use last known good config', it hung again. The PC…
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advise on basic router
I keep having connection problems with my old speed touch USB modem or related software. Most people advise upgrading to a router. So far I have resisted, since I only ever intend to use one room. Do routers automatically come with encryption nowadays? I know so many instances of people beaming their details all over the…
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I am apparantly a spammer!
My girlfriend has just recieved an email saying 'I have just earned more this week than I have ever done....etc...etc' from my email. Now I certainly didnt send this email in fact it's an old email address I don't even use anymore. I have gone to the email (its hotmail) to log in and it said I was suspended and needed to…
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Unidentified network!
Hi, I've had some trouble with my laptop this past week - first I had to pay £130 to have the hard drive replaced and the fan cleaned, and since then I haven't been able to access the wireless internet in my flat. I have no trouble accessing any other wireless internet (like at the library), it's just at my flat I'm having…
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Dongle for taking abroad
Can anyone recommend a Dongle for my new Toshiba netbook? I would like to take the netbook to Majorca when I am on holiday, and thought that the best way to access the net would be using a dongle. I've looked on E-Bay and there are loads at fairly cheap prices, but I'm not sure what would be best. I'm a bit clueless about…
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Replacement hard drives
I've got 2 hp g7000 laptops that need new hard drives. I've been looking on ebay for 160 GB 2.5" internal sata hard drives but noticed that some say 5400 rpm & some say 7200 rpm. 1) What does rpm mean & does it matter which kind I buy? 2) Am I looking at the correct ones & how easy will it be for me a technophobe to…
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Bit of css help
Hello! I'm looking for a bit of help with my css. At the moment for my header I have a image along the top, the css for this is. body { text-align:center; background:url(background.png) repeat-x #fff; font-family: arial;} I'm trying to get the black colour to go along at the bottom (the Blah blah blah part), however the…
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Any TV repair advice?? please!
Have a CRT tv which needs to be 'hit' to get it to stay on... but only for the first 2 min of use?? Switching the tv on first use, shows black screen, and the tv switches itself off after about 5 seconds. If you keep turning it back on the picture might have shrunk horizontally and when you 'hit' the tv the picture…
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Retrieving Domain Names - Any thoughts?
Hi all, I wondered if anyone had ever come across this challenge before and has some advice? I volunteer for a development trust who are trying to assume responsibility for an asset which is owned by absent owners. The domain names for this asset have therefore not been renewed and third parties have bought these to cash…
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AOL email 420 code error
When i try and access my AOL email. I get a 420 code error. I have tried all the usual things, clear cookies, malwarebytes scan. All to no success. I have tried to logon from 3 different PC's using different versions of Windows and different browsers. Any ideas please.
