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Dell Laptop Battery - 9 or 12 cells?
Hi I'm in the processs of buying a new battery for my Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop. I've found a 9 cell battery on Amazon for £35 - http://www.amazon.co.uk/New-Trent-Replacement-Laptop-Inspiron/dp/B003YVU3M2/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1313671854&sr=1-1. But if a spend an extra £5 I could get a Chinese import 12 cell…
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Keyboard typing wrong letters
Hi all I have a samsung n130 netbook and probably should have known better but let the grandkids play on it. Big mistake. Just spent an enternity trying to get the screen to be the correct way up and thought I had sorted it. The problem now is all my keys don't do what they're supposed to. c=u f=y g=f h=o k=n j=[ Some of…
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Wicked ideas for domain names
Some of you will know that it is possible to register domain names in the form _____.me and _____.me.uk Without being disgustingly rude[1], any good ideas for domain names? tickle.me and tickle.me.uk are both taken. I just fancy having some interesting email addresses to play with. [1] Tastefully rude is permitted.
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Buffalo router problem Help Needed
Hi Guys Hoping someone here might know whats up.... Last night I upgraded the firmware on my Buffalo GZR G300np (I think...) and even though I can get online, I can't access my admin page and my laptop can't find the external hard drive plugged into the router... whats worrying me is that I can't access the admin page I…
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Ovi mail having problems help please
I have an Ovi mail account that I use for competitions. However for the last 2 days it wont let me on because it says there is a problem with the Security Certificate. I have no idea what this means and since I cant access the site I cant contact their support team. Would be most grateful if anyone could advise me or help.
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Using radio on DVB-T U.S.B. stick
I'm thinking of getting a 'Hauppauge WinTV-NOVA-T Digital DVB-T USB Stick'. It says: "You can also listen to digital radio in stereo. Note: WinTV-NOVA does not support DAB radio." Can I hear digital radio stations or not? How does the rewind ability work? How far back can you hear/watch tv/radio? Is it from the time that…
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Scam Warning
Not sure if this is a new one or not but first i have seen of it, From HMRC, I got an scam email from [EMAIL="taxrefund@payments.hmrc.gov.uk"]taxrefund@payments.hmrc.gov.uk[/EMAIL] (which looks pretty convincing as it has the .gov.uk at the end) saying: After The last annual calculations of your fiscal activity we have…
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computor start up
when i start my computor all i get is a blank screen I have to start up in safe mode then all is ok I have run ccleaner and at present running malwarebytes some of the family have went into msconfig and removed ticks from boxes to get faster set up how can I undo this will i retick all of boxes will that repair it
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G Mail
I wonder if anyone can tell me why G mail takes so long to load? I have cleared cookies etc but it still takes several minutes.
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powerboard not recognising charger/adaptor.
I bought a secondhand laptop which i thought my boyfriend could fix..the owner had taken it to a shop to repair and had said the powerboard had failed. he decided to get a new laptop and sold me this one. i got a new powerboard , boyfriend fitted it , but it recognises the battery but not the power adaptor. i cant put…
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Xbox kinect - how much space required
I'm thinking about getting a 360 with a kinect but I'm worried I haven't got enough space. I've read that about 6ft is the minimum between yourself and the sensor. The front of the TV unit is 240cm from the very front of the sofa. So if I put the kinect in the middle of the unit (at the base of the tv) I'd have about 260cm…
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What's the best VPN/Proxy service to watch Sky Sports, when I'm away?
Hi all, I'm often in Denmark and would like to access Sky Sports to watch football. I have a full subscription (not multiroom) in the UK, and I've heard that a lot of free proxy servers are unreliable, so I don't mind paying a little for a fast, reliable service. Could anyone recommend a vpn that would do the trick or…
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Lexmark printer problem
I have a LEXMARK X1180 scanner / printer Problem is that if I scan a document manually using the buttons on the scanner it goes through all the motions and sounds as if it is printing but the paper comes out blank. If I go through the pc and scan it will print fine,but again if I choose to print anything from the pc…
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SLow PC here is my Hijack this log
HI have checked the sticky thread re How to spped up a slow pc. I seem to be having problems in Firefox especially. I have cc cleaner running now Thanks Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4 Scan saved at 07:51:18, on 18/08/2011 Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.6001.18702)…
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North West Electronics/Blue Box Broadband Ireland
Anyone from N.Ireland have experience of this company? What are they like to deal with? How do you find the service/speed?
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PC configuration. What would you change.
I've been quoted this PC on https://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk I am planning to overclock CPU and to add second Video card in the future. * CASE: Azza Orion Gaming Mid-Tower Case with See-Thru Side Panel [-13] (Silver with Blue Lightning) * FREEBIES: None * Lights & Illumination: NONE * Extra Case Fan Upgrade: Maximum Case…
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connecting wifi for ipod touch on holiday
Hi all, We're trying to get wifi on my ipod touch 4 while we're in spain as we dont have a phone with us. We were given a wep key by the manager of the place we're staying for the wireless. We got the laptop working, but the ipod touch won't also connect. I've tried resetting the network settings, deleting the connection…
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Is it hard to learn how to overclock CPU?
Can I learn it pretty quickly by reading online forums and watching videos on YOUTUBE? Will be buying a PC soon and somehow don't feel like paying for overlocking services. Or is there a big chance I can permamently damage processor etc?
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BT Infinity IP profiles - same system as for ADSL?
Hi, My Dad's just got his FTTC broadband put it today. His IP profile is still at the crappy <512kbps level of his ADSL line. Does anyone know how long it typically takes for the IP profile to recognise the faster line speed? When I had a noise problem a few years back that cripppled my ADSL profile, it took about 5 days…
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hitachi simple external 1TB Harddrive
hi can anyone tell me standard SATA drive, have removed from case as there was a problem with the usb connection is it simply same as fitting normal internal h/d, I mean can I put it into caddy and then remove all stuff of it just like a normal desktop h/d? cheers
