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Is this ping test result crap
http://www.speedtest.net/result/1148657203.png Just trying to figure out if its my mac or isp that is slooooow Thanks!
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Browser uninstalled in error
Hello i have bought a new sony vaio which had google chrome pre-installed. i have uninstalled google chrome to install a later version not realising that, that is the only browser on the laptop. I now dont have any browsers lol and dont know how to install one. Anyone know what i can do to get a browser?
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Hotel Dusk - Room 215 - Help please
Hi I'm new to this part of the forum, if that makes sense ;) So I hope I've posted this right, as Nintendo Ds is techie stuff right? Well.. The issue I'm having is with the HOTEL DUSK ROOM 215 game, I've always loved playing it but to a combination of reasons mainly me not being able to get past a certain part left me…
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Can only use advanced settings for DSi, can't play games online
Our broadband provider is Sky. I have only been able to set up my sons' DSi using the advanced settings option, but he says he can't get his games to connect to the internet. Does anyone know how to deal with this? Thank you!
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Laptop Wireless webpage problem
Just bought a second hand laptop that I would say is about 5 years old, its running XP. But for some reason it will only connect wirelessly for small amounts of data. Is there a setting I have to change?
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Google being hijacked - please help!
Hello This has been happening for a while but it was a New Year's resolution to sort it! (Yes - I know it's Feb now!!!) Have been to your spyware removal thread and tried the options there but to no avail - won't let me run some of the options at all (Antimalwarebytes, Spybot) and the problem still persists. Have run…
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Acer aspire a50l/intel atom n270 internet issue
I have a Acer aspire a50l/intel atom n270 1.6ghz/512mb/120gb/8.9/linux notebook which uses linux lite im sure have had this for a few years now and been using it as a main computer still workds fine and never had much trouble. Today i was trying to view a website from germany which i wanted to read in english using…
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Batteries replacement in cordless phone
Pl how do I know my cordless phone bateries need replacement? I have noticed sometimes I hear a bleep and then I am cut off after 1 hr talk but sometimes I can talk and it does not cut off. I am just wondering whether it is tellling me to replace the batteries. Thanks
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.PDF Editor
I need to make changes to a .PDF document I've created. Does anyone know of any good free ones? All of the one's I've found are trial versions that ruin the image with the words "TRIAL" emblazended through the middle of the page
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Aver Aspire One
I have acquired the above notebook but the error message just after I power it on is reading "no bootable device". I have checked bios settings for boot options - there is nothing in the USB slots or anything like that. I purchased a USB to IDE cable to try and run erd from disk but this has no effect. Do I need to…
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Old laptop, no power, any ideas
We started having problems with our old laptop and it seemed to be the lead as it would power off when we even breathed on the lead (so it felt). The local computer shop said it was probably either the lead or the motherboard. We got a new lead from the manufacturers and it worked for a bit, then had the same problem. Now…
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Recommend me a basic desktop please
Hi Wonder if anyone can recommend me any good deals to replace my ancient Dell desktop. The motherboard has gone and isn't worth repairing so i am after a replacement base unit Already have the monitor, keyboard, mouse & printer to use on new system, but nothing from old base unit is re-usable. Also have retail copy of XP…
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Cheap Screen Cleaner ?
Sorry this isn't very techie - don't know where to put my question ... which is ... Can anyone recommend a cheap way to clean my laptop screen without having to pay out lots of ££££ for screen wipes? I'm a bit wary about trying other things because I don't want to risk damaging the screen. Thanks
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Please help me spec my PC!
I'm well out of date on PC technology, hoping some knowledgeable people will be happy to share their knowledge with me! I need a PC: - to run Windows 7 (I have a licence so don't need the software), - able to keep running while multitasking (e.g. running simultaneously with email software, multiple browsers, web…
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Laminator query ??
Hi , If I bought an A4 sized laminator would I be able to use the credit card size laminating pouches in it as well as A4 ones ? Never had one before , bet you couldn't guess that one eh ! :rotfl: Thanks
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Any free software to organise a small football tournament?
Just got fed up on Google trying to fond some software to help my son organise a charity football tournament at school. He has 36 teams spread over 3 age groups and they are split into leagues of five or 6 teams. Each team plays the others once only and the league winners then play a "final" in each age group. I could set…
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Samsung N140 software help please
Apologies in advance - I am not very techie and operate only in very basic non-technical language! I have a Samsung N140 and love it. But...the free software trial just ended. My hus band has now installed ancient (2005) Microsoft works - now my netbook, which took seconds to start up takes....6 minutes! It has loads of…
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digital camera help
hey all, really hope you can help ok so its my step daughters 14th birthday soon and we are looking at getting her a new digital camera, she has previously had the fuji z100fd which she loved and used virtually every day, however due to the wonders of a teenagers ability to look after it, it has finally bitten the dust so…
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Charging problems with ipod nano
Hope someone can help. Last week I got drenched from head to foot whilst standing at the side of the road by a driver speeding through a puddle. My ipod was in my pocket and also got drenched, it stopped working straight away but when I got home a few minutes later it seemed fine. I have a docking station/speaker by the…
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Viruses/Trojans/Win32 - I have them all!
Hello All, Where do I start from...? Right, a couple of weeks ago AVG free edition started detecting viruses on my laptop. I ran AVG and ccleaner and then I couldn't connect to the internet. IE/Firefox weren't working at all and couldn't update AVG/CCleaner. To cut a long story short, I managed to connect to the internet,…
