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Radio Channels Missing.
I have a TV with built in Freeview. This morning I tried to select a radio programme I usually listen to. The one selected said no signal so I reinstalled all programmes. Now this Programme and some other Radio Programmes have not appeared at all in the listings. Can anyone help?
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pc spec
have been looking at spec on new laptops. Thought about going for a Toshiba but wanted to know if following would make much difference to speed: 2.53Ghz as compared to 2.1 what difference in ethernet speed 10/100/1000 (toshiba only has 10/100). difference in speedbetween 1st and 2nd generation intel i core Thanks for any…
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Wireless/Bluetooth Hi-Fi's
Hi folks, I'm on the look out for a wireless/bluetooth hi-fi or docking system to use with my iPhone around the house and garden. I'd like a system set up in my back room but would like additional speakers in other rooms that i can control from anywhere by my phone although I'm not sure if there is such a system? I've been…
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Connecting HDTV to desktop
Hi Just wondering if someone can give me some advice please? I've just connected my 32 inch HDTV to my desktop via HDMI cable and set it as my secondary monitor. My graphics card (Radeon HD 6870) supports HD. When I check the resolution it is listed as 1920*1080 (recommended). The text looks kinda distorted on the 32 inch…
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Change internet by Ethernet to wifi for smart phone
This is "what if" question plus a specific. If when traveling overseas outside my smartphone data plan (therefore data roaming switched off) what do I need to carry with me to make an Internet connection by ethernet cable (perfect for a lap top) into a wifi access point for my smart phone. Of course I will know what the…
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PC problems
Morning, Is there anyone on here at the moment who could help me. My pc is going really slow and I think I have got a virus. Could someone talk me through how I check, I do have anti virus and anti malware on my pc. Thanks
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Skype question
My son recently installed skype on my laptop but other than himself, I don't know anyone else that has it. We've used it once and compared with windows live, it is better. But, I am of the opinion that skype slows the laptop down, is this so?. If it does, given the infrequency that it would be used, if I remove it, will it…
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New Laptop Help
Hi Everyone, I have a new laptop which runs Windows 7 64bit. The display looked a bit washed out so I searched for brightness/contrast controls and found them in Catalyst Control Center under Desktops & Displays then Desktop Management. I tweaked the gamma, brightness and contrast settings and then shut CCC. A few minutes…
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Primary Market Research on Twitter
I want to have a small business selling crafts. Will someone please tell me how to do a primary market research on Twitter? cheers
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no sound on video play back
hi,can someone help please have toshiba laptop with no problems with sound usually after putting video clips with sound onto laptop from phone, there is no sound on play back i have been into everything i can find and it says everything is set and working in the sound department any ideas please
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iphone
Hi today i got an iphone 4 16GB for £35.75 plus VAT on a 24 month contract from vodafone the sales guy says that the first installment will come out of my account on 23 August because 'thats the way it works' can anyone tell me why this is? I would have thought it would be 10th September cheers
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computer has a bad trojan
Microsoft security essentials told me it had found a trojan and I clicked on remove, and it started to remove it but then my computer switched off itself before it was removed. I keep trying to start it now and it goes to Startup Repair and after a while of trying to repair itself it says Startup Repair cannot repair the…
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clearing selective urls from firefox address bad dropdown history
Anyone know how to delete selectively from the drop down list of urls that appears when you start typing a url in firefox 5? tried highlighting the ones in question and using DEL, SHIFT DEL, and CTRL DEL, they go, but as soon as you bring that dropdown back, they are there again. I dont want to erase ALL of them, just…
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Help pls - which wireless card do i need for my desktop?
Hi Ive bought a Dell Inspiron 580 and am suprised to see that it isnt automatically set up for wireless internet. Google tells me that I need to fit a wireless PCI card. My question is which one? I am running windows 7 and my internet is through Sky. Thanks
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Asus Eee no longer recognizes taps on touchpad
I used to be able to just tap the Synaptics V7.2 touchpad on my Asus Eee but the facility suddenly stopped working a few weeks ago; now I have to left-click on the bar. In 'mouse properties' on the Control Panel (XP Home) there is no option to restore this function. All the other finger gestures are working normally.
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Flickering Laptop Screen
I have an old Sony Viao, PCG-K115M, and just the past few days the screen has begun flickering. :( Not all the time, but it's very disconcering when it does! The last time something similar happened was in my old Compaq just before it blew up! :eek: I'm a total tech-eejit so if anyone can help, please can you explain in…
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could anyone one help with pdf printing plz
I dont kn wat iv done but up to a couple of days ago i could go onto a link and print of wat it said .i tried to make something smaller other day, and have obvisiouly done something wrong and now i cant print any PDF it shows up then when i press print its says no page selected. Any help would be much appreciated, i am a…
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Photo download
Hi can anyone please help me I am trying to enter a photo competition. I can pick my photo i want crop it and it appears in the online entry form but when i send it to the sponsors they are telling me no picture was attached? Does anyone know if i have to change my settings to allow them to recieve the photo? Have tried it…
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Quick BIOS question on a Laptop RMA returned to me still with faults today :(
So I've had my laptop returned today from msi's UK repair centre. It was sent in originally due to a dodgy RAM stick and buggy/crashing BIOS. Recieved it back today with a repair report claiming RAM and motherboard have been changed out.... however while the RAM now looks OK the BIOS faults persist and, very tellingly, the…
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Wii connectoins to TV
I have the Wii connected to our Lounge TV via a cable with the 5 (I think) bought it to go with a HD TV coloured ends. Now considering moving it to another TV with only the 3 connectors as per the original connection (which I have mis-placed :o ). Can I use the better one, just matching the colours and leaving the others…
