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What monitor should I buy?
I am having a custom PC built. SSD drive, 6gb ram, i core 5, HD graphics etc I need to choose a monitor to go with. I am thinking 21-22 inch as I have a limited space to place the monitor in the desk I have. (Max height 46cm) What lead is best to connect it with? Thanks for your help:D
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Netbook
Looking to buy a net book for D/D to use in lectures in uni ,and when we travel, already has a laptop,but is heavy for travel . Any suggestions ,can be refurbished I dont understand all the technical stuff ,so any advice please.
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Help with slow laptop - hijackthis log
Not sure where to get the commit charge on taskmaster - I've gone to Taskmaster - Performance and it says : Physical Memory (MB) Total 2907 Cached 1909 Free 13 Kernel Memory (MB) Total 186 Paged 108 Nonpaged 78 System Hendles 22579 Threads 953 Processes 95 Up Time 0:37:59 Page File 1424M/6022M I've had a read of the sticky…
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Any sites like Tunechecker, but for ebooks??
Hi , as title says really, is there a website that will search for you to find the cheapest ebook? Just like tunechecker does for MP3's
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Best football computer game for dongle
Hi I've got an acer aspire 5051 awxmi and I'm looking for the best computer games to buy and play on my laptop-I tried a 2010 football manager game but found it a bit slow and hard going -I don't really mind going retro and wondered what the zx spectrum emulators that you can buy are like I used to love playing football…
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Can I edit a PDF file?
I have a PDF document which I need to edit a little. I have Googled this and it all seems a bit complicated. Is there a quick, tried and tested way? Thanks
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timeout on firefox
Hello lovely techie people! Wondering if you can assist a very frustrated technophobe! I have firefox and it has started getting timeout messages when I try to connect to the internet; not on all sites... Ive tried downloading latest version and rebooted router etc but to no avail. Can anyone suggest what I could do to fix…
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Sudden Increase in Spyware on My Laptop
Hi, I use Panda Internet Security and have not noticed anything concerning when doing a scan since installing it a few months ago. However, since last week I seem to have been bombarded by spyware all of a sudden. I scanned this morning and had 19 found on my laptop and just did another scan and had another 10! I enter a…
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Remove Background from Photo - Novice
Hi I've taken a gorgeous photo today but the background isn't very nice. If I order copies of the print am I able to remove the background (and is it easy). Thanks Ms C x
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Searching for hidden files on XP
Hi there I have some files set as hidden folders on my PC (operating system is XP). I know how to search for them ... the problem Im having is that as soon as I type the first letter of the file name, it autocompletes the rest from when I have searched for them previously. I really need to switch this off as its pointless…
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Think my email account has been hacked - can anyone help
Hi About an hour ago an email was sent from my email account to all of my contacts. It was the usual spam like email encouraging people to open a link in the email. I've warned people in my address book and have just changed the password on my email account. But do I need to do anything else? Any advice on whether this has…
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Upgrade Hard drive in Dell Laptop
I have a Dell Inspiron 1525. The 80gb hard drive is getting full. How easy is it to swap hard drives over? I've googled swapping over etc and got slightly confused about cloning the drives etc. Is there any free software that will do this and what else would i need to buy, caddy etc to complete the task. Any help…
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which FREE anti spyware & virus software is currently best?
hi i have both ad-aware and avast free versions installed, am just wondering which is the best one to use for a full system scan or whether there are any new players around which are better? thanks
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need help buying a cheap desktop
Can anyone with more knowledge than me (not hard!:o) tell me if this ebay item is a good deal or waste of money? I need a PC for my daughter, she plays kids BBC games, completes homework and watches TV on our family computer. She'd love a PC of her own for Christmas but we have a limited budget. Fast Cheap Dell Core 2 2.6…
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Nintendo DS lite battery
Any recommendations as to where I can get a new DS lite battery? Cheaply! The original lasted about a year and the replacement bought from someone on ebay has only lasted 6 months.
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iPhones stopped connecting to wifi...
Does anyone have any idea why our iphones would suddenly stop connecting to our wifi at home? The computers are connecting fine but the iphones just say 'unable to join network'. I've logged into the router site and there is nothing unusual on there. All the phones are listed in the trusted area, but we don't have it set…
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Broken netbook screen
Hi, My Acer netbook screen is cracked, does anyone know where I can get it repaired and how much it will cost me? Thanks
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re-browser settings
Hi, Can anyone tell me how to set IE back to default settings please
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Forgotten passcode for Bush BFSAT01HD
We've had our Bush freesat box cabled into the kitchen after not using it for the last year or so. We cant update as OH has forgotten what passcode numbers he put in so does anyone know if you can factory reset or override the passcode please. xxP00
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Putting games onto a mobile phone ?
Have just bought my son a new mobile to replace his old one.He has an Alcatel OT606 , but this doesnt have any pre-loaded games on it.My question is how can I put any games onto it without using the internet and downloading them ( as he ran up a £70+ bill downloading games a while back ) Somebody mentioned something about…
