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Advice please on new printer / scanner
Hi Could someone please recommend which printer /scanner is the best for upto £100. I was going to go for Kodak, but reading reviews for them I've changed my mind. One that will print good quality photo's is my main concern. Also, I have a Dell computer - would all printers be compatible with it Many thanks
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Advice on a New Laptop
Hi all, Have looked at the Dell website and have come across the XPS 17. Looking to future proof it so I'm interested in the i5-2430 processor, 6Gb RAM, and 1Gb Geforce GT 550m for the graphics. Dell do add a couple of sweeteners such as additional hard drive storage and 1 year next day business service. All this can be…
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kindle advice pls
Hi my daughter loves reading books and would like a kindle for xmass i just dont know which one to get her, shes 10 yrs old & looks after things well, problem is i dont know if to get her the kindle keyboard or the new cheaper one (argos £89.00 , they also sell refeb keyboards for £115 on amazone, has anyone bought one of…
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Installing Freesat
Hello, I was wondering if anyone could help or advise me. We have just moved to a new area and can't seem to get freeview. All the houses around us seem to have satellite dishes so I'm presuming thats the way we have to go. We don't want to get tied into a contract so though freesat was the way forward. The people here…
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Acer Aspire One - Yellow screen after a knock (Now Fixed)
Acer Aspire One, 531h laptop. Working fine, until a brief knock on the floor. When it boots from the Bios, the "ACER" is yellow, which was previously white. When the laptop loads, Windows boot screen is absolutely fine. When Windows XP Home desktop loads, the screen goes into chaos with random black lines etc. If a program…
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Laptop cuts out
Hello I was using my laptop today and it just cut out. No blue screen, nothing, just as if it had been switched off. The battery seemed fine. I did a cmd chkdsk/f check and that was fine. Can anyone offer any other suggestions please? Thanks.
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Laptop between £350/£400
Hi Formites My daughter is looking to buy a laptop between £350/£400 tops & there's that many out there its confusing. As i don't know a good processor from a bad one or good brand from bad i thought i would ask your advise. She is only 17 & she has saved the money her self so i would like her to get the best she can get…
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Windows 7 vs Windows Vista
I am currently running a HP laptop at home using Windows Vista operating system.I am thinking of downloading Windows 7 from the microsoft website to replace Vista on the laptop. What are the pro and cons of Windows 7(home premium) against Windows Vista? What would i gain for the £99.99 outlay of doing this? Any advice…
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Zune and podcasts
Hi all, Just got a Nokia Lumia 800 and wanted to sync it to Zune to download podcasts. Podcasts don't seem to be an option though on the uk version of the site. Any ideas on how to overcome this or failing that a decent podcast app that supports uk podcasts on windows phone. Cheers
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is it worth upgrading to lion on my macbook?
i am very much in an apple mood this weekend, and so i am toying with the idea of upgrading to OS X Lion. i have a macbook pro currently. i am also looking to get the airport and homesharing set up soon so maybe having lion will help too. read some poor reviews on apple so do wonder if i should.
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operating system question
This might sound a bit odd but here goes, it's a theoretical beer question. If I have 2 laptops, laptop A has Vista on it and Laptop B has win 7 on it, is it legal to swap the operating systems from one laptop to the other?
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Are all keyboards the same?
I am getting a new PC built for me, so I want to get a new keyboard and mouse. What's the difference? I recently bought a £4 keyboard from ASDA and I am sure I make more typing errors on it compared to the old MAC one I had. Is there an optimum keyboard for people with fat fingers like me.
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Update software on TV - any risk?
My TV has an option to check for updates for its software online, it says it is up to date but from looking on the Panasonic website it seems there is more recent software available. I assume I can download this to a USB stick and install it on the TV somehow. Can this process go wrong in any way? I don't want to risk…
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Web Hosting
Hi, I've just got my domain from GoDaddy. Now I'm looking for a place to host my website. Shall I go with GoDaddy or are there better hosts? Any advice much appreciated.
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Avira Hidden Objects
I have just run Avira and it has reported 217 hidden objects, should I be concerned, what are these.
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Cant get ps3 to work Sharp Aquos
I cant get a Sony PS3 to work at all on my Sharp Aquos. I Have 2 scart leads in the back of the tv and when I put my scart from the ps3 into the tv and turn on there is nothing. I select the correct scart from the menu but nothing at all. The unit is on and the leads all correct. I use scart 1 for Sky TV, so when i unplug…
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Is this possible? Trying to reinstall XP but no disc and can't find files
I have an old PC with XP on it, I need to reinstall XP onto it so that I can give it to someone. I have the valid code on the side of the PC but I don't have the Windows XP disc. I read that you can do it by searching for the relevant files from this link (http://www.wikihow.com/Reinstall-Windows-XP-Without-the-CD) but…
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Can I?
Hi, can anyone tell me please, can I use a T-Mobile mobile broadband usb stick 120 in my Acer Iconia pad. I got the usb stick earlier this year, and ahem 'filed it away' ;) . Having a clear out and came across it today, and thought I'd ask you clever techy peeps here if it would work, and if it would, how do I set it up?…
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used xbox 360 games
Anyone know the best place err price to trade xbox games please:beer:
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Very Strange - wont load up Hotuk deals ???
Hello All - I love this site and i also like to go on hotuk deals site. Im having a really strange problem loading up hot uk deals site and simply dont understand whats happening... If i open a browser page it automatically opens up google - i then type in there the name of the site i want to go onto and then click onto it…
