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IT Technician/PC Repair business insurance advice
My husband has been thinking for a while about starting as a sole trader repairing Laptops and PC's etc. Although he is currently going through the process with a business advisor he's still a little naive about insurance. He does have biz insurance sorted for the car but is still not sure about Liability Insurance. All…
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Skype
Please can anyone tell me if it is possible to alter the font size for the SMS facility in Skype? Thanks:o
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Windows SP1: does it contain the windows activation thingy?
since installing SP1 on tuesday, i've been getting this little message saying my copy of windows 7 is not genuine, and have been given a 28 day deadline to activate the programme, which i can not do as the product key no, which i retrived from a keyfinder download called jellybean, is coming up as not valid, This desktop…
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TCP Is listed 15times on active connections, do i have a virus?
I'm having problems with my dongle etc, TCP Is listed 15times on active connections, do i have a virus?
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tomtom sat nav
Just bought a Tomtom sat nav and logged on to their website. In the box it offers me £10 credit from their online shop. Upon logging on the £10 has turned into £8, ok. so £2 down but hey ho. I picked what I needed and this came to £7.96 inc. delivery. Tried to checkout but it wouldn't allow me to do so, so I rang the…
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Sony VAIO F13Z1E/B vs Dell studio XPS 17 2.93 i7
I am about to buy a new laptop, and after having done a little bit of research I think I've narrowed it down to two decent options. I run a lot of applications at once so I was looking for at least 8GB of memory with a decent processor. I would rather the laptop didn't become obsolete immediately so don't mind paying…
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Wireless adapters
Whist waiting for our new Virgin wireless N router (standard) to arrive I have been trying to find out how best to make our Dell desktop wireless, should I go for a USB adapter or a pci card? (I asked Dell and they told me to go for a USB one as it was easier to install and also take back if faulty) and secondly would I be…
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Windows size
What determines the size of a window when opened? As far as I can see it's not consistent - some open as a full screen window and others as a small sized window. But it's not the same ones each time. Windows 7 if it makes any difference
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What is Java script ?
I am trying to list on Ebay using Auctiva and my listings are failing as Ebay says they contain Java Script. Can someone please give me an example of what they mean as have no idea.
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Explorer 9
Is it worth upgrading from 8 to 9 and is there any glitches :question:
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Wireless adapter has disappeared?
My laptop broke on new years day and i had to send it off to be repaired. Due to a row between repair company and warranty company it took 7 weeks to get it back to me. Now there is no wireless adapter - or thats what bt said when i called them (thought it was a broadband problem) I rang the repair company and they said…
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My PC - what does this mean ?
And what should I do about it ? I was just looking at parts of my PC that I've ignored in the past, and found something in the "Computer" option that seems a bit odd. Can someone explain it to me please. HDD (2) HP (C:) 204 GB free, of 287 GB Factory image (D:) 1.44 GB free, of 10.3 GB The factory image "free" 1.44 GB…
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I-Mac & I-pod Touch Question
A colleague has recommended an I-Mac to me due to the safety aspects and it running alongside other devices already in the house such as the Touch. Can anyone advise if the I-Mac can accommodate 2 different I-tunes accounts and 2 I-pod Touch devices as there has always been a conflict on our PC when the kids have tried…
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AOL mail?
I use AOL purely for my email address and have my signature set as my address as I enter a fair few competitions. However the signatures just disappeared, and I can't seem to find anywhere to set it back up again. I've looked on help, but the button they're telling me to use doesn't appear to be on my screen. Could anyone…
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Laptop to tv vga
I've connected my laptop to tv via vga cable but the tv says no signal then goes into standby. I have tried changing resolutions but I can't get it work. What am I doing wrong?
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Image info required
Hi, Can anyone point me towards a simple Windows program that will allow non-techy users to check the size and resolution of JPEGs easily. They need to be able to see what the dimensions are at 300dpi, so if a pic is 300 x 300px @ 100dpi, (so 3in x 3in) it needs to allow them to type '300' into the resolution field and…
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COLOUR TV - now b&w
Hi there, Could anyone tell me what my rights are or whats the best thing for me to do please. Last night i had a colour tv, this morning everythings b&w :( . This tv is only 10months old bought from Argos. I have the reciept. I would prefer just to unplug it and take it back to Argos for a replacement or my money back. I…
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thumb drive at work
would it be possible to use a thumb drive at work to run say Word on it for personal writing, so that the companies IT dept dont become aware of it?
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Virgin 30mb superhub upgrade speed tests are random
Sorry if this is a daft set of questions - I am not a complete technophobe but can't find the answers. Got our new 30mb broadband superhub from virgin today and installed, and activated, and after a small teething problem it is loading web pages fine, and it "feels" much faster. I did a speed test (speedtest.net) and was…
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Sony NV-U50 sat nav
Hi. I have been asked by my Dad to update his Sat Nav. It's a sony NV-U50, and he just wants to be able to do a full postcode search on this. I have been trawling the net and believe that he cannot do 7 digit post code search as he has version 1.05, but he needs 1.06. Does anyone have version 1.06, or know how to get this…
