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How do I finalise DVD+R ?
Hi, I have some movies transferred onto my PC (W7) from my Sony handycam - Have already burnt a few movies onto DVD-R discs which play fine on both my PC & DVD Player. Bought some more disc to complete the transfer of the rest of my movies & these are DVD+R Have burnt the movie to the disc, which plays fine on my PC, but…
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Can't get internet on an old computer.Help please.
Hi I have got an old compaq computer from freecycle and I am trying to connect it to the internet, I am using talktalk broadband and have a Linksys and/or netgear router. There is an ethernet port and a small telephone cable port. I have tried every way to connect but, nothing is happening. When I connect the telephone…
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Chrome tabs
I've just started to try out Chrome and it's fine but I do have problems with the visibility of the tabs at the top. They are small, as is the font, and the colour makes them nearly disappear into the top of the screen. I've looked through all the options but can't find a way of making them or the fonts on them bigger or…
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Sony DCR SX33 or JVC GZ-MG750BEK Help!
Hi. Can anyone offer advice on which would be the best camcorder for me to buy? Never used camcorder before - need one for a special trip to Hong Kong. Will want to record day & night shots. Will probably only ever use it again for holidays/christmas etc. Have found these 2 camcorders on sale locally; Sony DCR SX33 -…
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anyone having probs with twitter, this afternoon..?
taking several attempts to tweet, now website not loading at all.. (status bar still says 'waiting'...) other sites seem ok..? :(
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Can't update itunes!
So frustrating!! I keep getting upgrade downloads for itunes. About every other time I plug in my nano. I try clicking to install and am told I cannot do this (after it tried to install for a good 5-10 mins). I then am told to try download only. So I try download only. I get a list of 4 things to install after I have…
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no aux input on home theatre system
i have a quite old panasonic home theatre system without an aux or line input, and when the grand children come round they want to play their ipods and mp3s through it. can i connect their cable to the earphone socket and play it through there? or is there another way round this problem. thanks in advance
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PS3 Controller
I hope is the right forum for this question? I have been looking for a new PS3 Games Controller for my nephew. I cannot decide where to buy it, there are so many price differences so I would like to ask you techie's if you could please recommend a reasonably priced one? Many thanks Carmen x
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MP3/iPod advice please.
Sorry if I sound a bit thick but what I know about these things you could write on the back of a stamp!! I am looking for an MP3/iPod with approx 32g. I want one that will allow me to copy my own cd's onto it via my pc. not by using itunes or similar. I don't want to use it for anything else but music, no photos or videos.…
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Help! Avast antivirus link on this site killed my laptop!
I just downloaded the avast antivirus from the link on this site on to my new laptop. I did the pc scan, no infected files. My laptop was absolutely fine. then I kept getting error messages- couldn´t get on internet. I restarted it and there´s a blue screen saying "Fatal system error" and nothing happens. Is there anything…
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Technically blind
Just out of interest, I thought I might pass on the following gem. Never forget how simple some people can be re technology. I've recently aided my Cousin upgrade his TV and video recorder to digital to enable access when the switchover comes. His first problems came with being unable to connect up his VHS tape recorder,…
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For Freesat users
We've had Freesat fir about 6 months now and when viewing via Freesat, in the top left corner in white, is EC/HDMI 1 I don't think it has always been there. I'm tempted to say "sometimes it is and sometimes it isn't", but of late, it is there continually. We grown used to it but my son thinks I may have pressed a button on…
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Archos Clipper Question
I have just bought my wife an Archos Clipper MP3 player from PC World and am trying to charge it (it runs on internal USB powered rechargeables) - does anyone have any idea as to how long this should take - from (presumably) flat/new ? The (multi language) instruction leaflet doesn't say....
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Why does my Wireless Zero Config not startup?
It's set for Automatic but most times I have to go into Services and start it manually.
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Help with watching videos full-screen
Hello, hoping someone can help. Recently when trying to watch iplayer or YouTube videos online, when going for the "full screen" option, my computer monitor just goes blank. I can still hear sound, just can't see anything. Is this likely to be the fault of the monitor or could it be some setting on my computer that needs…
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Avast 6
Where on the screen are the three bars that web rep uses to tell you if a website is ok supposed to appear,havent seen anything on my computer.
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Is this external hard drive a good deal? UPDATED help with backup
http://www.staples.co.uk/Wrapper.aspx?param=press04 I need to do a back up & a machine wipe.
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club penguin problem
Hi all, Does anyone know anything about Club Penguin. My 9 year old is obsessed with it and he happily plays on it most days talking with his school friends. Problem is it wont load on the main computer or the laptop but, as we found out this morning, will load on my daughters little note book. I am guessing the first 2…
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Games all jerky??
I had to do a factory reset on my laptop last weekend and ever since any games I go on (facebook especially) are all jerky and I am finiding some hard to even play at all. Is there anything I can do or is it just likely to be the games themselves?
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Adding audio to Presentations
Hi i've recently learnt about presentations I learnt on microsoft powerpoint but haven't got that on my computer, so I am using google which isn't as good but it seems to be doing the job , I want to make a couple of side shows 1) about the romans because I am interested in them 2) A holiday slideshow -I just wondered to…
