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recommend a dell laptop
hi there, anyone recommend a dell laptop? need it for word processing, editing home dvd's, burning cd's and dvd's, and wirelessly accessing the internet. looked on their website and am confused with the choice to be honest! It will be a replacement for my dell desktop as I would like to reclaim the space it is using up!…
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Refurbished PCs from Misco
Are these reasonable prices for the specs of these machines? http://www.misco.co.uk/applications/category/category_slc.asp?CatId=3611
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bulbs old and new
I don't know if this is the right place for this question but I have heard that the green bulbs (which almost everyone uses these days) contain harmful gas and that, if one of these bulbs is dropped and breaks, people should leave the room. Sounds a bit over the top to me! Anyone know?
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ipod touch/netbook or smart phone
Help I have a very small business, bed and breakfast. We are often away camping in France and I am able to access my ansaphone via my mobile PAYG which I rarely use I need some way of checking my emails. I have been advised that a smart phone will be very expensive in France, a net book is one solution but a friend said an…
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garmin edge 705- which map
I am waiting here for my new garmin 705 to be delivered. I dont know much about them yet but I do know that the base map it comes with is pretty useless. I know there are maps to buy on sd cards but have no idea which one I should be getting as there are just so many. also someone said there are free (legal) maps I can…
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Asda £52 ebook reader
http://direct.asda.com/View-Quest-5in-eBook-Reader/000505974,default,pd.html I know it says you can order for delivery to an Asda store but do stores have it anyway - i.e. go in and pick it off the shelf? I want to buy it just to read ebooks - until tablet pc's come down in price more - is it worth it?
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Microsoft Money - Auotmatically Updating Share Prices
This is a long post so please bear with me. For those MS Money users out there, you’ll know that Microsoft have finally pulled the plug on their on-line downloads. This has been happening gradually - first with removal of bank statement downloads some time ago but up until the end of Jan share price updates were still…
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Virgin 50Mb XXL upgrade - unusable due to DNS issue
Just been upgraded yesterday from 20Mb to 50Mb and the engineer installed the new Netgear Super Hub. But since then have had problems loading web pages, mostly getting server not found, or very slow pages, or missing pictures, and occassionally pages OK. There are many DNS issues in the event log and when I ping web pages,…
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Install Office 2003 - Windows 7 Home
Good morning, bought a lovely new laptop but it has Windows 7 preinstalled. Thought there are problems installing dear old Office 2003 with Windows 7. I have installed it from a disc and programmes are usable but every time I open a document a dreary message appears the EULA. Went on line to find out how to stop this but…
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Wireless network question.
Hi I have set up a wirless connection between a PC and TV using a wireless access point. When the router and access point were switched off, and then restarted, it became impossible to share photos. I have had a fiddle about on the computer and found a 'wireless network set up wizard'. I have gone through this and…
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Looking for an Ipod alternative that can be used with a docking station
I like the idea of an MP3 player that is portable but can also be docked with good quality speakers and can be used as a HiFi at home with a suitable remote control. I have seen peole who use the ipad/iphone in this way. Is there an alternative which is cheaper and less restrictive?
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UnlimitedGB hosting.
Has anyone got any experience with 'UnlimitedGB'?. I know they are a cloud-based hosting company, but I have no idea how reliable they are or how fast their servers are. Thank you in advance.
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Xbox live and broadband allowance
Recently i have set up xbox live gold membership for my son and was just curious of the amount of broadband allowance it uses... I recieved an email saying im nearly at my allowance, being 10GB a month with plusnet. Since the 17th Jan until now i have used 9.66 GB. Granted while its still novelty my son has been on it…
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Which programs can I get rid of?
Have had a major clear out of my computer recently. Backed up data onto dvds, moved stuff that's not essential to a new external hard drive , cleared up disk space etc ( feeling quite proud of myself actually!) so I was now just wondering if there are any programs I can get rid of. I was specifically wondering about these:…
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Automatically connect to internet
Hi I recently bought a new Dell Inspiron laptop with Windows 7 and Macafee preloaded. As I have never used a laptop before I also bought a Belkin router. I had a few problems trying to connect the laptop to the internet with the router but it does seem to work now - however I need to manually connect to the internet each…
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Removing Bell Wire on Telephone socket
to improve Broadband stability & increase line speed. Does this need to be removed from the other end also or just from the "main socket"? TIA
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screen freeze!
I'm running 'Vista Home Premium' 2007. AMD 3.00 GB I use 'Firefox' as a browser and regularly run 'spybot' and 'Avast Pro' I've never had a screen freeze on me before (I was playing 'FreeCell' at the time) screen was green and would not let me access 'Task Manager' Ctrl-Alt Delete, my grand daughter said it happened to her…
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securing wireless
hi i have noticed my wireless connection is not secured with a password , however im afraid to change it to secure as im not sure of the password so dont want to lose it all and not be able to get on to it , any tips welcome :D
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Definite router problem
Hi all, I received a new router when I signed up to my internet provider last year and all appeared well apart from being kicked from the game Battlefield Bad Company 2 after a round or two. The game would freeze before I would then be disconnected. I can play Battlefield 2 with no problems. During the Xmas period I was…
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Ink Cartridges off Ebay....
Anyone got any experience of any good buyers? I'm looking for CL-38s for a Canon MP210
