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Pifco PE151 Electric Throw - Help Please
I have had an electric throw for about a year and yesterday the lights on the controller all started to flash red. I unplugged and left the throw overnight but when I plugged it in again this morning it started flashing again. I have tried the cancel button but nothing seems to work. Please help. I would much rather use my…
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Confused on iPhone/iPods etc and if they need you to have a computer
Hi, I have an iPod touch which I connect to my laptop for transfers. I have an old laptop (barely working) and that's connected up to my original iPod which I still uses Which leaves my dads laptop but mums iPod and dads iPod.! We can not find a way to run both iPods from the same computer, dada convinced you can run 2…
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Free software for my netbook?
I bought a netbook recently, mostly for web browsing on the move. It came with Windows & Starter operating system. I added avg free virus software. Im missing having Word, Excel and Outlook. Could I download freeware versions? If I plug in an external hard drive from my pc which has my Outlook calender, would it recognise…
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Router question
Is it ok to keep the router switched off during the night and in the day when I'm not on the computer? I've been doing this for the past month or so as I'm trying to have no standby lights on when I'm not using the appliances, but I'm not sure if it's the done thing for a router. Thanks.
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Which printer is best for cheap ink?!
Hi I have an Epson at the moment which I bought because I was under the impression it was the best brand for being able to use cheap compatibles. I've had nothing but problems using them though, have tried various sellers on ebay, Tesco's own. They are either rejected or they leak/smudge inside the printer. Printer seems…
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Leap Frog LeapPad explorer
Just bought this as Xmas present but cannot open the box without tearing it so can't read the instructions! Can anyone tell me for sure will it play a film converted to a mobile video format & if so which format? Thanks
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Which games console?
First an admission. I know nothing at all about games consoles - I just need to buy one for a Christmas present! Research so far had (just) swung me towards the XBox but recent comments on Amazon suggest it is coming to the end of its life and will be outdated in a year or so. Would that rule it out as a sensible purchase?…
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What would you set a new pc up with
Evening all I am tonight setting up a new laptop for a friend, she has recently been widowed, and needs the lappy to keep in touch with her son and wife as they are travelling Europe and then the US over the next 12 months. Initially she will be using a wired connection, until she upgrades to wi-fi shortly. The lappy is…
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Anyone know what this error message means?
Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a0009' Subscript out of range: '80' I'm getting it whenever I try to access my local weather details on Metcheck. Instead of the usual grid showing temperature/wind strength/direction/rain etc. there's just this message. I'm on Windows 7, using Firefox.
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pC Speakers - Crystal clear sound?
Hi guys I am looking for a decent pair of PC speaks to replace my basic set, as I watch alot of Movies and play alot of music on my PC looking for a set with really clear sound, dont have room for a subwoofer set really either to be honest was looking at these, but curious if any of you have more clue than i do :)…
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Need help buying handheld gps
Hi, just wondering if anyone could give me some advice. I would like to surprise my husband and get him a handheld gps for xmas. As its a surprise I cannot ask which one etc. I know he has mentioned that he would like one with maps included as they can be quite expensive to download but would like one with the option to…
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Faulty laptop, who to return to?
Hey all I bought a new Acer laptop in July but since Sept it's been a nightmare! It keeps crashing and i have to do a factory reset which eans I lose all the data stored on the laptop. I sent it back to Acer for repair at end of Sept but this hasn't fixed it fully. Acer have said that I can return it to them again for…
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toshiba saterlite c670 manual
Is there a web site that I can download the above
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Better speakers for TV
I've just got a new TV and although the picture is excellent the sound is less than satisfactory. I was thinking about getting some better speakers but I'm unsure what to go for. I've seen a few sound bars in Richer Sounds but I was wondering if there are any other options. I don't really ant to spend a load on this so I'm…
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Samsung printer problems!
Have recently purchased a Samsung Ml-1865W. Connected up for wireless to a laptop and desktop. Worked fine for about 24hrs then just stopped printing giving 'document failed to print error' during a print out of a number of documents! Printer would not even print a simple Notepad or Wordpad document. Found that neither…
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Which camera to buy?
Hi all, I am looking to buy a good quality camera...would ideally like to keep my budget to 200pounds...I am getting it from states from a family friend,I have selected a few,can you please help me choose...which one should i go for & what do you say about thr price...r they reasonable... n just for info...i'm not a…
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kindle wi-fi 3g ?? To ensure your Kindle has the best global wireless coverage, selec
I am looking at getting a kindle with the wifi/3g thing. Will it work in Australia? Its just I looked at amazon.com and it had a drop down list of which country it would be for so they could send the correct one ?? http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003DZ1Y72?_encoding=UTF8&!!!!!vo1fodrka-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325 I…
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How do I tile and print images in Photoshop Elements 9
I want to reproduce an image nine times on a page (I am going to cut it out to use on Christmas cards). I have recently installed Photoshop Elements 9 and cannot find this as an option in it (it used to exist in the original Photoshop but that was a while ago). If it does not exist in PSE9 for some reason, is there an…
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Error code 643 when installing Windows updates
Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help me with this problem? My laptop has Windows 7 operating system and I've been getting a constant problem when installing updates. Some updates install, but with all the others I get the 643 code and it says Windows has encountered an unknown error. Am hoping this is something…
