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Archives for September 2011

laptop disposal - disk erasure
Trying to clean my laptop before disposal. Googling I found Darik's Boot and Nuke (DBAN) was recommended,but had to be downloaded onto a floppy disk. My floppies are 1.4MB high density - and weren't large enough. Any other suggestions? (apart from the hammer option which I might resort to).
Planning on getting a new laptop
Right now I have Acer Aspire 1640 which I bought near 7 years ago. I think its about time for me to get a new one. Can someone recommand me a good bargain or a good place to buy laptop from? I'm look for something smaller than 14". Ideally 13". I looked on gumtree and saw some good deals but majority of them are second…
PS2 not outputting to new HD TV-please advise??!
Hello all....(again!). My lovely new tv ( http://www.toshiba-om.net/LCD/lcd_ch...nguage=English SL is series, model no . sl738, screen size 42 ) is not outputting to tbv screen. Tred all outputs with remote. Currently connected by SCART (scart socket with the red, yellow, white pins in it)...nothing appearing when I flick…
new 7" netbook
My friend has set my net book up but is now away on holiday. Connected to wifi okay, good signal, connected to SKY45604,(preferred) but when I hit the Internet Explorer up comes Google with a box in front of it saying Internet Exp cannot open the internet site http etc. google.co.uk. could not complet theoperatin due to…
Sony A390 DSLR
Hi, I have just bought a Sony A390 DSLR and the black finish at the top, front, back and bottom of the camera appears a little mottled and marked. Is this normal? I have not talking about the hand grips at the side? Can anyone with a A390 help? Thank you.
Please help - I think I'm going mad
Hope you fantastic people can help a technophobe :o I've been happily using Google Chrome for several months on both my ancient PC and relatively young Netbook. Today I had the same message on both '(Microsoft) Security Essentials detected 1 potential threat and suspended it.- PWS:Win32/Zbot - Click Clean Computer to…
Re-combining Partitions On A Hard Drive
My neighbour has an Acer laptop running Windows Vista (Groan!) She complained about it running very slowly, and having looked at it this afternoon I can see why. Whoever set it up initially has partioned the 80Gb hard drive into two equal partions, C: & D; . Heavens knows why! All the acticity is taking place on the C:…
Dropbox for Linux...? HELP!!
What on earth does this mean? Dropbox for Linux Download the correct Dropbox installation for your Linux environment We recommend downloading the "x86" package for your distribution. * Ubuntu (x86_64 .deb) * Ubuntu (x86 .deb) * Fedora (x86_64 .rpm) * Fedora (x86 .rpm) * Compile from Source (tar.bz2) Choose "Compile from…
E-mail hosting outside UK and US
I’m looking for an e-mail hosting provider for multiple domain names that I own. I would prefer a provider in a more privacy-conscious country such as Germany or Sweden, unlike the UK or US, so I would prefer a chargeable provider to a free US provider such as Google Apps. I need support for ActiveSync (for mobile devices…
Kasperky replacing Avast - HJT
Any nasties please chums? Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4 Scan saved at 20:19:07, on 30/09/2011 Platform: Windows 7 SP1 (WinNT 6.00.3505) MSIE: Internet Explorer v9.00 (9.00.8112.16421) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 2012\avp.exe…
Is this any good ASUS K52F-EX635V Laptop?
Looking around for a laptop for me mum only really gonna be used to do her family tree which includes photoediting. going online burning CD/DVD got a buget of around £300 and just saw this http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.212-1325.aspx on UKhotdeals there's £50 off as well so just wondered if there any good. Thanks
Issue with Accenta burglar alarm in new house
Hello, very new to this so sorry if I've posted in the wrong place :) Have moved into a new rented house and it came with a burglar alarm. The landlord claimed that it worked before we moved in, the only thing that changed before hand was that he got a handyman to fix a light socket - for which he turned off the mains.…
micro SD card doesnt work in computer
It works in my Nokia N78 but when I put it in my htc desire or plug it into a card reader in my PC it doesnt. Can anyone help? I want to use it in my htc.
Help Needed on Web Design Course
Hi I am thinking of starting my own business and want to create a website to support it. Thing is I haven't got a clue where to start. I'm not flush with money either but wondered if someone can recommend a cheap course or similar to get me going. Thanks in advance Christine
New one on me Google Adwords scam ?
Just got this via email , I have sanitised the http just in case DCMReturn-path: <robert@silverhill.derby.sch.uk>Envelope-to: myaddress at guess.comDelivery-date: Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:08:27 +0100Received: from [212.159.7.39] (helo=mx.ptn-ipin04.plus.net) by inmx07.plus.net with esmtp (PlusNet MXCore v2.00) id…
Waiting for....
Hi, I seem to have started getting very slow responses over the last few days. Waiting for,,, then the screen appears. I have tried bandwith tests and they are fine. I called the ISP provider but sadly the language barrier defeated me. I have run virus scans etc, all fine and aprt from slow responses all is fine, Any ideas…
WHOIS search
Hi all I've trying to do a WHOIS search to find the owner of a .co.uk website. None of the options give me a .co.uk option and the domain doesn't seem to be registered anywhere although the site is live. Can someone tell me if I'm doing something stupid when doing the search?
Access hotmail email by account holder only on Windows Live Mail?
Please bear with me, I'm a non techie. I access my hotmail email through Windows Live Mail (what used to be Outlook Express), and would prefer to keep it like this rather than logging onto hotmail.com to access my emails. As my Windows Live Mail is set up at present, when I open Windows Live Mail, my two hotmail email…
Touch Screen PC
Looking to purchase the above, budget is £600. Any recommendations? Have seen an Acer and HP on Tesco Direct for about £560 & £570 respectivley...any others i should look at or which one of the above would you go for? Thanks in advance
Barclays = Kaspersky. Or stick with Avast?
Barclays customers with online banking get free Kasperky AV. I am one such person but currently use Avast. Would you advise switching to Kaspersky or staying with Avast? What is the likelihood of Barclays getting uppity were a claim to be made if you weren't using Kaspersky? Many thanks. G

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