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sky anytime
a friend gave me a sky hd box (amstrad 780?) and it doesn't appear to be downloading any "anytime" content We have a basic sky subscription, family pack + documentaries, when we got our old sky+ box we had to phone CS to get the card + box paired, before that we didn't even receive sky1, this time I just shoved the card in…
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CCTV System?
Does anyone know anything about CCTV? I need something that can do the following :- Record to a computer Records sound as well - I know we can only record our own property, but can we get something that will record verbal abuse from next door property? Is it possible to get something that will record a rolling 30 minutes…
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New sky box
Hi i have just got a new sky hd box and was wondering is there anyway of using my old hd box as a recorder in the bedroom or as just a player by temporarily re-connecting it downstairs to record then taking it upstairs to watch in the bedroom, thanx to any one who can help with this. ps i still only have one viewing card
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Ps3
Hi can anyone tell me if the ps3 network is up and running again now !
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Photoshop and laptop graphics
I have a Packard Bell BV EasyNote_MX37-T-003 PC10E00201 Laptop Bought new 2 years ago. It has 1.50 gigahertz Intel Core2 Duo processor, 64 kilobyte primary memory cache, 2048 kilobyte secondary memory cache. The problem is it has a shared graphics card that cannot support Photoshop. As I am doing a college course on Web…
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Help Buying a Portable DVD
I need some help to buy a portable DVD please it's for myself as I travel by train a lot I thought it would take the boredom out of the trip. I would like one with a usb connection if poss and a 10 inch screen and a decent battery life I would prefer one that would go back to where I was on the film after stopping play. I…
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Car Key Spy Camera
Can someone advise me please. One of my sons has MS and is sometimes bumped into, on Wednesday someone did just that in the middle of a crossing knocking him over and by the time he had recovered he realised his wallet was gone,but he did see the bloke who did it. Now I have been looking at the little cameras such as pens…
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Skype
Can someone please tell me how I would use/connect to Skype. Somone I know has gone abroad for a month and they have Skype (which I don't have). They said calls are free this way, otherwise they'll probably end up having to use their mobile instead. Is it worth getting connected to Skype for this amount of time, as I…
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making xp password
Hi i dont have to input a password when i log into windows xp it just loads up. how can i set it up so that when i first turn on my pc it asks me my user name and password? i dont want other people who turn on the pc to be able to view all my files, favourites etc etc i guess this would make me the main administrator also?…
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Anyone else using Moneystrands? Anyone know if it's being developed?
I started using Moneystrands when MS and Nationwide stopped supporting Money. It used to download statements from a number of banks. Since then, for a few months, it's said statement downloads are being temporarily withdrawn while they're working on their aggregator. There's been no more news since then, either on their…
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Microsoft Office Home and Student 2010 Yes/No
Can l please ask those with more knowledge than myself if Microsoft Office Home and Student 2010 (x3 User) is what l should be looking at. Am waiting for delivery of new laptop which has Microsoft Office Starter 2010, My old laptop has Microsoft Office 2007 which l use alot and indeed need to be able to open said documents…
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I accidentally deleted my Recycling bin from my desktop
I accidentally deleted my recycling bin from my desktop, is it possible to get it back? :o :mad: :eek: If so, how?
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Contacts on Android smartphone
Hi On my wife's Google nexus one (running Android 2.3), even though there are multiple numbers saved for a contact (eg home, mobile, work), it only displays the home number under the contact's name. Any idea on how to display ALL saved numbers under a contact? Thanks :)
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Travel Speakers
My brother's just asked me for a pair of travel speakers for his Ipod for his birthday. Although he says he wants them for his Ipod I'm thinking that it would be useful if they could have the input for his laptop or his phone. The brief I've been given is pretty vague "reasonable priced and compact preferably with decent…
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primary slave not detected
my daughters computer keeps displaying the message pri slave not detected,then goes to a screen that displays"reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media in sected boot device and press a key" all options are set to auto detect. any help would be appreciated thanks scott
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yahoo web search is driving me batty!!
Hi all, hope you can help. I'm using firefox and the default search / page is google. However, when I open a new tab, it's the yahoo search page. I,ve tried about:config add remove programmes firefox add on's and extentions etc and just can't stop it doing this. Any ideas appreciated. Thanks...:D
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Camera saying "change batteries" even though newly charged?
I have had this problem with all my digital cameras and I have never found out what I am doing wrong. I now have a Canon Powershot A720 IS. Every time I put newly charged (rechargeable) batteries in it, they will either die within a few minutes of using the camera (and the prompt to change the batteries will appear) or the…
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Excuse my tech ignorance
My Dell Inspiron Mini 1011 battery is not lasting any longer that 90 minutes, and started looking for a replacement. But I encountered a variety of different specs:…
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Futjitsu Siemens L7300 DVD problems
Hi all Techies out there!!! My Lappie has decided that it will no longer play DVD's. I have 3 different programmes on my lappie for playing them, and slowly one by one they have stopped working (Windows, Nero and WinDVD). Does anyone know how I can resolve this problem, it is handy when we have power cuts and holidays!!!…
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Is anyone elses screen on here off centre...?
Just this week the screen for this website has been off centre. The bits down the right hand side seem to be overlapping into the forums for some reason? Anyone else got this?
