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BBC iPlayer HD jerky on my laptop
I have downloaded a programme in HD into iPlayer Desktop but when it plays back it is a bit jerky and misses some frames. I understand that older computers can't handle HD, but my laptop is an Acer Aspire 5741-A with an Intel Core i3-350M processor and 3GB of RAM. Surely such a new laptop should be able to play HD video on…
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Satellite (Foreign Channels/FREE SAT) not sky
Hi I know French Television on satellite is having a revamp to digital soon. I am in a flat with satellite dish set up for sky, but not sure which satellite for certain. I would like to access free sat and French television - what is the best - and by that I mean cheapest - way to do this?
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Underwater Camera
Any camera techies out there know lots and lots on underwater cameras. I`m looking to get one for my dad for his birthday. Now its just for snorkelling, so i guess anything upto a few metres will be fine. I have trawled and trawled the tinterweb for advice and it all leads to one thing, they all seem to leak after a good…
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Reinstalling XP on 2nd hand laptop
Hi i have bought a Toshiba Portege R500 laptop from a car boot sale and am trying to wipe it and reinstall it with Win XP. The prob is that it already has XP Pro on it and is asking for a windows password which I dont have. I have tried changing the boot sequence to CD and tried booting it with a XP CD but its just not…
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Hd
I have recently bought a HD ready TV I already have Sky Plus. Can I receive BBC and ITV HD on my TV or do I have to get a SKY HD box?
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Microsoft works
Do i need this on my laptop,it takes up 896MB of space
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xp computer bios messed up - I think
Hi I was wondering if any techs out there can help, I took my computer to a small computer shop for a memory upgrade but unfortunately my computer wouldn’t recognise any of the memory than the shop owner tried to install, the shop owner tried adjusting some of my bios settings to get the computer to accept the memory…
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Need email converter help
I'm desparate to move from my old laptop -Vista 7/Windows Mail to my new laptop -Windows/Outlook. I could always resort to literally going through and emailing myself and send/receive on the new computer but that seems a bit silly. Surely someone else has run into this?? Is there a converter program available? Even if…
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Cheap Web Hosting
Hi, im looking for cheap web hosting Any recommendations? Im going to make a little website, i dont really need much space or anything just emails and php and mysql thanks
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Why does laptop not stay connected - help please
Can anyone explain why my grandson's laptop keeps disconnecting from the internet while his father's doesn't have any problems?
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IPad 2 and ? which laptop
Advice wanted: I have a 2.5 yr old Hp laptop which recently has been causing issues battery and power cable. Now.... screen going green, freezing, restarting and spliting into 6 and back to normal in 10 min cycle. I accepted its dead/ dying. Bad timing as I want to buy IPad 2 on Friday. I cant do this without some sort of…
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Free/cheap keylogger (for laptop)
Before everyone gets on their collective high horses to ask why I would even consider wanting such a thing I will explain. For my Masters research I will be asking participants to perform searches for online medical resources. I need to record what they have typed in and anything they have selected (e.g. from drop down…
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Gold Plated HDMI Lead for Full HD/HD Ready TVs
Hi, could anyone explain the purpose of a Gold Plated HDMI lead & are they vital? Not a techie person so please make it nice and simple for me. Many thanks in advance.
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Scam email help
I recieved an email a few weeks ago claiming to be from Adobe saying there was an update. It went into my inbox and not into the spam folder but I knew it was a scam so I didn't open it and moved it to the delete folder. It's still in there now. Now I'm worried that I'll start getting more scams like this. This is the…
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UV lenses help (please...)
I'm rather new to the old photography game, managed to buy a Canon 10D second hand last year, has a basic zoom lens, and in December I bought a 50mm, 1.8f aperture lens. In talking with people and reading stuff online, it has been suggested i invest in UV filters to go on my lenses to a) protect them and b) as it may…
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Windows 7 ultimate
Hi. My copy of windows 7 ultimate I got of eBay has turned out to be fake. Microsoft has blocked the key. But it had worked for about 8 months. So I’m looking to get a new legal copy of windows 7 ultimate. I’m not buying if from eBay again and Microsoft will sell me a copy for £139.00 which i think is a bit steep. I know I…
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freeview box/issues
Hi all, help please Aerial is 2 yrs old, looks the same as the new/'digital' ones in shops now. Purchased 2 freeview boxes. One new/Bush/£25, the other at a car boot £25/Sagem PVR 7280T. The Sagem is also a recorder,, to replace my VCR (well that was the thought !). Bush set up was no problem. (OK I know the Sagem is…
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photography advice please
Hi all, any photographers who can offer some advice/knowledge please? I am considering buying some very basic (i.e cheap!) studio equipment to use at home. Basically, probably some lights & maybe a backdrop/tent thing. I am not a particuarly advanced photographer (been doing an evening class & am moving on the next one in…
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Protection from malware advice
This is a link to PC Adviser magazine, as of this morning email post. It offers advice about malware protection which will be of some use to many posters on here, so I thought I would pass it on. http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=3265409&&pn=1 It cover portable equipment, as well as PC's. Bit limited, but…
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Anyone else hit by the Michelangelo virus this year?
It seems to get more evolved each year. I've really got to learn not to turn my computer on next 6th of March, after getting hit just about every time over the last nineteen years! Next year will be the 20th anniversary, so I'll make it a special occasion by not getting infected for a change. Remember that McAfee is your…
