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Accessing hotmail offline
I want to access hotmail whilst offline, like travelling on a train, whereas, I would syncronise/download my mail before I leave for work, and then I can read my mail during my commute. I have narrowed it down to Thunderbird, but I was wondering if Windows Live Mail can do exactly the same job, and if it is any better?
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kaspersky thru barclays. how to activate?
hi all! i hope someone can help me. i got a kaspersky renewal activation code from baclays but is finding it hard to activate it as cant find any link through their website. i managed to do it 1st time last year and i am due today for renewal. i already have the renewal activation code, just need to activate it. im hoping…
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imac forum
Does anyone know of a uk based imac forum thats used frequently? I hate going through all the registration and find a forum is very quiet and you have to wait weeks/months for replies. Also, a good paper (as opposed to online) magazine in plain english for a newbie to macs?
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Freeview box with i-player built in?
Due to the imminent switchover in our region, we're looking at freeview boxes. Is there such a thing as a Freeview box with i-player built in? We can get i-player through the Wii, but DH & DD have moved this to the spare bedroom.
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PM's
Hi, Has anyone else received a PM from a mse member with just a website link, not sure if I can name them? I am wary after the last time this happened, thankfully that time MSE jumped in to block me opening it. Carmen x
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Hoover fridge freezer. help please
Hi I have a Hoover fridge freezer (fridge top/freezer bottom). Freezer works fine and maintains temp. Fridge, even when turned down to number 1, keeps freezing up. Keep finding frozen veg/milk etc. with a thermometer in there its running at -3 or -4. Anyone have any ideas on this please. Is there a simple way of solving…
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Customized Wii controllers
I need customized Wii controllers, but the cheapest I can find is $65. I’m looking for orange ones… anyone ever seen those?
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Laptop recommendation for journalist
Evening all. I know there are plenty of threads with people asking for laptop recommendations, but this one is a bit more specific. I'm quite knowledgable when it comes to laptops, but as there are plenty of better qualified people on here, I thought I would ask for help. I'm a journalist on the hunt for a new laptop. I'd…
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Looking for a DVD recorder with Hard drive
My old Panasonic DMR-HS2 has finally packed up. The DVD tray is stuck, won't go in or out. Had stripped it down but can't find what it is causing it. Am now looking for a multi region dvd recorder with a harddrive. Budget is below £250 but will extend it if worth it. It must be multi region or be easily converted to multi…
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Any computer progammers out there
My apologies if I am posting this to the wrong board but I have a puzzle which is driving me bonkers. Moderators, feel free to move my post to a suitable forum. In my spare time I do geocaching, a sort of high (ish) tech treasure hunt. For more information go here. One of my local caches has a puzzle to work out to get the…
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Repair registry shockwave crash
Hi all, Please forgive me as I am not very computer savvy. I have Windows 7 and I access the internet via Google Chrome. I recently changed my security from Pandacloud to Avast, and since then my Shockwave Flash keeps crashing. I tried uninstalling it and then re-installing it and it did work for 24 hours but it has…
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Bit of a strange one this.
I have some work on an old Dell pc but the screen broke and the vg (I think this is what it is called) cable broke. I have tried 2 different monitors but cannot get it to work (the monitors are old ones) the screen the machine came with was a tft flat screen. If I get another tft screen do you think it will work, is it not…
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Powerpoint, what am I doing wrong?
I have set up a slide show, where I am trying to make parts of one slide do one thing after another - it wont work and is just showing the whole slide all at once. I am sure that I must be doing something really simple wrong, but I just cant think what? ANy ideas would be gratefully received as it is frustrating the hell…
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Can you fix an Asus eee pc power jack?
I have an Asus eee pc 904HA, its about 2+ years old now and has been a trusty little netbook. Its been dropped a fair few times and has always recovered just fine with no lasting damage, except cosmetic. The last time it was dropped it appears to have taken the majority of the impact on the power jack (it was plugged in at…
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You tube videos will not play on AOL
You tube videos will not play on AOL, its just black screen where the video is, I can play in google chrome and even did the right click to settings and untick box etc in google, but this does not show in aol. I wondered if anyone could tell me why they wont play in AOL yet play in other web browsers? Maybe you have the…
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Xbox no sound via hdmi
Hi, wonder if you can help (i think i'm in the right place) My friend has just rang, his xbox seems to be playing up. Today he's turned on his xbox and for some reason there is no sound, normally it's perfect, never had any problems. It's connected via a HDMI cable into the tv - no surround sound etc. If he changes to…
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i-tunes account - removing card details
Hi how do I remove cc details from an i tunes account please?
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MS Office 2010
My trial version of MS Office expired after 90 days and now I am given the option to upgrade by paying for the legitimate version. But, I can still use it except it says Document - Microsoft Word 'Unlicenced Product' Please let me know if I can still keep using it. Thanks in advance.
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Intel T4500 or P6000? Only £15 difference.
I'm looking at two Acer Aspire laptops - all I have is the spec on the website, which I don't entirely understand - the T4500 (£350) is 2.3 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, and the P6000 (£365) is 1.86 GHz, 3MB L3 cache. Both are 3GB RAM and 320GB Hardrive, all other specs are the same. Which is the better processor for me - I don't…
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Colour Laser Printers
Hello everyone Would like any of you out there to help me out with colour laser printer choice. I am organising a charity dinner and have nearly collapsed at the price of £670 for 500 A5 20 page booklet/program. I think it would be more cost effective buying our own printer as we can get all the paper we need free! Dont…
