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Help and advice please
Hi guys, I am thinking of getting a tablet pc for son as a christmas present but don't know which one,it doesn't need to be all singing and dancing just for watching movies,playing the odd kids game emails etc.I have seen a Binatone homesurf for £100 ish but seems a bit small so i think a 10" would be a better option and…
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Excell Graphs
Hi guys, Anyone help with a graph/data q? I have a set of data which I am trying to represent in a graph - but I cant fathom it out... I have 3 data series - days of the week, time of the day (allocated in 10 blocks) and a numeric value which correlates to the day/time. The numeric is representative of temperature,…
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Is there any way I can "Fix?" Epson DX4850 Magenta cartridge not working?
I have an Epson DX4850 all in one printer it used to print ok and the cartridges are dirt cheap! Unfortunately - probably because it doesn't get used enough the magenta ink seem to have "blocked"? I have done all the usual things nozzle check, head cleaning but it makes no difference it can't be completely blocked because…
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Windows 7 ?? How to ??
I have just got a new netbook with w 7 on it, how do i change the settings ? After a very short period of non use it locks & i have to keep entering my password ( its driving me mad !!) Is it changable ?? rather just keep it open if poss, only use it at home. Thanks.
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alterbative to itunes
HI Is there a free alternative to itunes? I need to back up my iphone2 onto an iphone 3, and I cant get on with itunes. Ta
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External Hard Drive, Wifi, 1TB HELP!!!
Hello This is my first post in this area - I feel like I am branching out! Anyway, my husband has announced he would like a hard drive with Wifi, with up to 1 terrabyte storage for his birthday. I know nothing about these things! Does anyone have any suggestions? I have had a google but thet don't seem to get great…
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New Router Still Won't Connect
This is a follow up to my last posting on the 5th as I still have not had the issue resolved This month I have had 2 TT engineeres and 2 from BT, this morning BT came and ran new wires and another phone socket, then they went up the pole on my drive and found wires that were not connecting properly they were here hour & a…
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Anyone know of a good screen video recording application?
I want to send some instructions to someone on how to do something in an application. It will be a lot easier if I can video myself doing it and send them the video file. Anyone know of some free software to do this? Preferably one where I could write annotations on the video too. Thanks
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e-mail forwarding in Windows mail
Hi, can someone help me out - I'm part of a social enterprise, and we have an e-mail address of info@blabla.etc which is hosted by 1and1 but it's a windows mailbox. I want to forward the incoming mail to a colleague's address for the next week, and although I've done it before, I can't seem to get it right this time. On…
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removing newbie box!
oops!posted this then saw it had automatically been removed lol!
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re-spyware
Hi, Just taken Spybot S/D off leaving me with Avast av+ Malwarebytes.Tried re-installing spybot but new beta one, only one I could find is av also, so didn,t instal. Got spyware blaster on now, but do I need it? Is malwarebytes enough for both, or do I need separate Spyware |adaware|et al? Trying to de-clutter. cheers
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Bargain Refurbished Compaq Desktop & 20" HD Screen £184 ??
After someone mentioned the 20% off Refurbished laptops on Dixons I was looking at their refurbished desktop PC's. Despite being very tempted........I have talked myself out of it as since I upgrade my AMD Sempron Xp PC to 1.5GB it does fine! so I don't NEED one! This is the one I was most interested in. Seems like a great…
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Win 7 Freezing
When I turn on my comp running windows 7 professional,it quite often freezes. It loads my icons on the screen,but the dell dock bar does not show,and it will not let me do anything. I can't even do con/alt/del to get the task manager open. So I have to shut the comp down by using the on/off button on my tower. This can…
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silly question time!
Hi all I am getting a new computer and monitor from two seperate places, the graphics card and monitor both have hdmi, does this mean I can connect them with a hdmi cable or are they just for connecting to a tv? TIA Louise
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Best Portable speakers for Smart Phone and standalone use?
Hi, I would like to buy some portable speakers to use with my new Samsung Galaxy S. If possible, I'd like something I can use as a standalone device to play music. I've seen some which are kind of like tennis balls and they have an SD card slot so I think this means you can use them to play either from the phone or from an…
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Virginmedia ip addresses
I read somewhere that virginmedia assign the same ip address to more than one customer(i.e neighbours may have the same). Is this true and does it have something to do with transparent proxies?
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Prime Hosting / UH Hosting / M247 .... bad experience
I started hosting sites with UH Hosting many years ago. I can't actually remember when but at least 10 years. At first when it was just a small company things were ok. I gave them a bit of slack because they were new and the main man James Smith seemed particularly keen to make things work. He made himself available in…
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Hi. Please help. Techie novice
Hi. Just wondering if anyone can help me please. I'm trying to connect to the Internet on my net book. Both using my wireless talk talk broadband and my t-mobile dongle it's coming up with 'windows cannot automatically detect this network's proxy settings. I've tried restoring from backup and also tried turning the adaptor…
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Recording onto USB stick from TV ?
I wonder if any kind person has any ideas where I might be going wrong or if its just not possible. am trying to transfer footage from an old camcorder (mini- DV) onto a USB stick , to then put onto my netbook/MP4 etc Have got a Digitrex TV with USB recording facility and am able to record onto the USB stick ok .My problem…
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help conecting 3DS to wi-fi hotspot
can anyone advise?? we are on holiday, son has his 3DS and I am trying to register before 11.59 tonight for him to get the free games. everytime I try to connect it says it needs system update so I try to connect to the free wi-fi and it won't connect because, it says, you have to accept t&cs which Nintendo doesn't like??…
