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Cheap all in one printer that doesn't fleece you on ink?
Hi all, My first post here although I've been lurking for quite a while :) Can anyone recommend a cheap all in one printer (or a regular printer) that doesn't gobble ink? All these cheap printers are a con, they use ink like it's going out of fashion. It's obviously the way the manufacturers offset the low cost of the…
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can you have bookmarks at the side with crome
have just downloaded crome after having a huge memory leak with ff, crome seems a bit quicker than ff but i have all my bookmarks on the left hand side of browser where i can see them , can this be done with crome or is the bookmark bar along the top the only option ,
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All in one media systems
Thinking of buying one of these soon does any one have one/used one any recommendations around the £500 mark Seen these two http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/sol/shop/technology/computing/119703248_medion_p4011_dakoya_215_all_in_one_touchscreen_pctventertainment_centre_with_full_hd.html?hnav=4294960198…
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Kodak Digital camera fault
Hi, I have a kodak Z1485 IS which I dropped while it was in its padded case. Since then it is not working correctly. the viewing screen is turns pink on anything that is light in colour and it seems to be trying to do something within the lens as it is making a slight noise. I have posted a snap of what the pics are coming…
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*Updated* help needed to buy a laptop in the next few days
I have a maximum budget of £400, I don't know enough about laptops to know exactly what I am looking at or how reliable the brands are. My previous laptop was a Sony Viao which had a hard drive failure after 2 months, I was swayed to buy it as it was pleasing to the eye and the specs were quite good for the price range. It…
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music files onto samsung galaxy phone / micro SD card
hello i recently got a pay n go samsung galaxy europa and have just ordered a 8GB micro SD card to add music to the phone for an upcoming holiday the micro SD card comes with a converter so i can plug it straight into my laptop, can i then just transfer files from the folders on my pc (drag and drop to this card) plug it…
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youtube videos.......
right guys i have downloaded some episodes of the last train off youtube but each episode is 6 8minute clips any software i can use to combine them into one clip?? cheers for any help..
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Urgent help needed with Canon PowerShot A420 camera
Hi, my camera's got a mind of its own today and it's not very helpful at all as I'm trying to take lots of pictures to create ebay listings. :o Every picture I take comes out with fine grey horizontal lines. I tried changing the settings on the camera and playing about with it but nothing's worked. I'm now getting quite…
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File format help
Can someone help me?my son is filling in a job application online and had to submit his cv.He put together his cv using works.The application says it only accepts cvs in the format docx,ppt,txt,zls,rtf and doc.How do i change the file format?
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Selling personal details?
Hi, I know this is probably in the wrong thread but saying as it has more to do with the net than anything else ive put it here. Recently in the Sun newspaper there was an article about removing your personal details from mailing lists and selling them on yourself. There was a company mentioned (which i cant remember the…
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Hijaak This Log - Disable Anything?
Hi guys gone through "Closed's" steps to speed up the PC. Here is my Hijaak This log Can anything be killed? Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4 Scan saved at 15:25:20, on 03/08/2011 Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.6001.18702) Boot mode: Normal Running processes:…
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buying a telescope
I suspect this isn't quite the right place to ask this question, but any help will be gratefully received. I am looking to buy someone a telescope as a surprise present - they are knoweldgeable about astronomy, but the telescope cannot be permanently left on its stand - i.e. it needs to be relatively portable. It will also…
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MSE News: DVD to computer copying to be made legal
This is the discussion thread for the following MSE News Story: "Millions of people already transfer files to a computer or MP3 device, wrongly assuming it is legal ..." Read the full story: DVD to computer copying to be made legal
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Flashgun for Sony a200
I'm looking for a fairly decent flash for under £100 (as low as possible) for my cousin's camera. She's still at school and would like to become a photographer. She has recently started to shadow a photographer who does weddings and needs to get a flashgun to brighten up her photos a little as the in-built flash isn't…
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Caution PC users
I have just had a very odd call today from a witheld number saying they were calling from microsoft and they were calling all there windows customers as there as been a security breach, they wanted me to "run" eventviewer to make sure i had not been infected. after i told them i was not the registered buyer of windows as i…
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replacement earphones on a tight budget
My daughters ipod nano headphones have packed up, can anyone recommend a good quality but budget earphone, she keeps pinching mine. Thanks
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XPS 15 to Onkyo HTS3405 surround sound
Could anyone tell me what lead would be necessary to get 5.1 through my new Onkyo HTS3405 SS from my laptop (Dell XPS15). Would it work just through a HDMI connection, or do I need to connect the 'S/PDIF' lead to the system too. If, so what the hell is the S/PDIF lead? I've tried an optical but it doesn't fit. Help would…
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Dell dead pixel policy
My boyfriend ordered a PC from Dell last week. The monitor arrived yesterday (minus a power cable). We set it up using the power cable we already had and there is a few dead pixels right in the centre of the screen. I have spoke to Dell and their acceptable industry standard for a replacement is 6 or more dead pixels and…
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Solar trickle chargers
Has anybody any practical experience with these for keeping a boat (or other) battery charged up during the normal boating season. The battery is a standard car type and is mostly only used to start the diesel engine. There would be no load from any boat electrics as a cut-out switch is used. I'm wondering if one rated at…
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Freeview tuner needs replacing
I kept my old set top box when OnDigital went bust, and it has always worked quite well, giving me loads of extra (mostly rubbish) channels, and I can retune it every so often. I have noticed over the past year, particularly since the changeover from analogue in my area, that the reception is really rubbish - picture break…
