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Ubuntu 11.04 released
Hi all, Now that Ubuntu has yet again released an updated version, im (yet again) considering whether to update from 10.10 to 11.04. Im currently running lubuntu and not entirely sure i want to risk clicking the "upgrade" button since the last time i did it, i ended up have lxde removed in favour of having gnome installed…
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Help with sony vaio cd/dvd drive needed - not reading anything.
I have a sony vaio vgn-bx51vn, and the disc drive is refusing to recognise anything I put in it - I'm getting a message saying F:\ is not accessible. The request could not be performed because of an I/O device error. I've done a quick search and found a previous thread mentioning this…
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Identify Excess internet traffic
As per the title how do I identify what is using my bandwidth. Basically we have never been anywhere near our 10gig allowance but last month we went over (15gig) and have just been warned we will exceed it again this month. This is on our family PC which is used for emails / ebay and the wife occasionally looked at film…
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Sat Nav - Tom Tom 740 worth it?
Hi I can get a Tom Tom 740 for £50 new, I know this is a slightly old model, is this still worth it? Cheers
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Best place to keep all of your passwords safe!!
Hi all!! Just thought it would be nice to share with you where I keep all mine passwords!:j type in passpack in Google. Its really good and free (if you have under 100 passwords) i have 20 so I'm ok, but am terrible at rememberring passwords etc, so here is the perfect solution, I love it:T FYI I'm not working for them lol…
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Serial number problem with PC game
I've sold a PC game and the buyer says the serial number is 'deactivated'. I thought you could use the serial numbers over again as long as two people weren't using it at once. Is there any solution to this or I am just going to have to refund the buyer?
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Computer problem - what's going on?
Hi, I've been having a few problems with my desktop computer the last few days, just going slowly, Firefox opening with the last set of tabs even though it's not supposed to etc. Then today, major problem. This morning firefox was not responding and so I went onto task manager to see what processes were running, then it…
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Screen protector bubbles
Is there a knack for putting on the screen protectors onto the ipad 2 screen without getting all those blooming bubbles?
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Windows update done something odd to my password?
Hope you can help. I have a Toshiba Laptop running Vista. I closed it down lastnight after a load of MS updates. When I open it this morning, it is sitting at my logon screen and won't recognise my password. I have checked the obvious, like caps etc, but now I am stuck. What is the easiest way to get back into it? It says…
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Something really wierd just happened to laptop!
Just wondering if anyone has any ideas what just happened with my laptop. Its not actually mine - borrowing it after mine broke so want to make sure this one doesnt go kaput on me too... The laptop is oldish but works fairly well and has a good battery life, the little warning symbol came up in the corner to say it was…
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Toshiba Hard disk!
Sometimes ago, my laptop was inaccessible so i changed the hard disk. It was NOW ok. I now used the hard disk i removed from the laptop as an external drive so that i could access my old files. when i insert it, it made a pop sound as if it was reading it but yet i can access it. what can i do? Cheers.
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Website or Blog or Anything for an event????
Hello everyone, I belong to a group that have been planning for a major event. It has been difficult for us to meet and some of the members were NOT checking their mails for update. I just thought of a website or blog but felt everything discussed will be open. Any advice will be appreciated. Thanks
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best digital camera
hi, could anyone recommend a decent digital camera for general photography of family etc. at a reasonable price.
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Options with a single ethernet port modem.
A neighbour has a TalkTalk(ex Tiscali) Speedster(sp?) modem but only has 1 ethernet port. What are their options for getting a 2nd computer on the internet? (Not worried about wireless) I can see 2 options 1. get a cheap ethernet swith (£8 @Ebuyer). This should work shouldn't it? 2. get TalkTalk to send them a multi-port…
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Password/login manager for iphone
Any recommendations for a secure app for passwords/logins, preferably with sync capabilities to a pc. Many thanks in advance! :)
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Could those 3 LEDs actually have blown up my computer?
Hi guys, just looking for some advice. My computer had a major fit a few minutes a go. I'm not sure how much of it is connected Its started off that when I tried to use grooveshark it'd freeze up the browser, so I'd restart the browser - it'd do the same. I the tried to use youtube - videos wouldn't load. I switched to…
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Kaspersky anti virus
I've used Kaspersky for a couple of years and happy with it. It's about to run out (3-user) and they're quoting £19.99 for another year. Does anyone know if it's cheapest anywhere else? Thanks.
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PDF Help
I dont want to send a large PDF file but simply cut & paste a couple of relevant pages and send. Anyone know how I can do this (I don't want to make any amendments) Thanks.
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Firefox 4 tabs
I feel a bit of a numpty for only just realising this, but when I first installed I couldnt get my head around the gap at the top of the screen inbetween the firefox symbol and the red x If you double click on the space your TABS will move there and you get more viewing space Im sure most here will probably already have…
