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Buying Kindle Fire from USA
Hi guys Going to states later this month, was going to buy a Kindle Fire for $199 as it's released when I'm out there. What I need to know is, would everything still work OK for me in terms of the software and services once I return to the UK? Cheers
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ink spot on my LCD computer terminal
I'm almost embarrassed :o to post here, because it's not 'techie' in the true sense but I don't know where else to look for help. Yesterday I had a run in with a permanent marker pen - couldn't get the lid off, the bottom came off instead and red ink squirted all over the place - and I now have a red dot in the middle of…
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Access 2007 VBA Help: Controlling Combobox Value Selections
Hey all, I really thought I'd be able to nail this, but I'm struggling. I have a Project tracking Database, and on the main Project form, there's a 'Project Status' field, which contains around 15 values (i.e. 01 New, 06 Approved to Build, 10 Approved to Implement, 12 Closed - Cancelled, 14 Closed - Implemented etc). I…
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Broadband Speed?
Hi there seems to be so many 'Broadband speed' tests, which ones are the most accurate ? or are they very much the same? Thx
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Gaming PC?
Hi folks never posted on this forum before, my fella is a gamer online games like diablo etc, I want to get him a pc for Xmas but I am clueless as to where I should look, I know it needs to be high spec etc is there anywhere that specialises in such things?
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Netbook wanted
My 8 year old is always on my laptop playing online games ie bouncing balls and everybody edits, we have now decided that the best thing would to be to get him his own laptop, what we are looking for is a good value netbook, can anyone please point us in the right direction....cheers
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Techies plse help choose my LCD/LED tv
Mse Techies plse help choose my LCD/LED tv. My old crt tv has finally expired, so now I really need a new TV. I’ve read some forums and looked at some websites but I’m no techie, so please help. My old TV was a Toshiba crt 23ins 59cm diag. I like to go with a known brand and that size was ok by me, as I watch quite close…
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Svchost.exe
Can anyone advise how to stop svchost.exe gobbling up all my system resources, for the last few days this has made my laptop slow to a crawl and it's driving me potty!
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Thoughts on these netbooks?
Any thoughts on these netbooks? HP Mini 110-3704SA £239 http://www.johnlewis.com/231302286/Product.aspx Samsung NP-NC110-A03UK £249 http://www.johnlewis.com/231395818/Product.aspx
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Expand Xbox 360 slim memory
Hi, I've got a 4gb Xbox 360 slim. What is the best way of extending the hard drive? I've seen Xbox ones that clip in some where for about £60 for 250gb but is this the best way? Could I buy a cheaper portable drive and use this? I've got a 1tb portable drive but when I plugged it into the Xbox it said it would wipe the…
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DVDDisc - write protected?
I've been backing up my files using a DVD-RW disc for years. Today I had a prompt to insert my disc for another back-up. ( this is set for every month) Now this is where I am having a problem - for some reason I'm getting a warning triangle saying "Disc is write protected" I've tried putting in a new dvd disc - same…
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Modern Warfare 3 - Best High Street Offer?
Hey Folks, With the release of Modern Warfare 3 only a week away, I am wondering where is the best place to buy it... As with previous editions the game will be available from midnight! I haven't pre-ordered and fully intend to join a high street queue somewhere (at midnight!)... but where???? Many stores will have a…
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Subscribing to podcasts through itunes
I may be asking a very stupid question here. I subscribe to a weekly radio programme through itunes, and so far have had no trouble downloading and playing it. However, I am going overseas for a month and consequently will not have access to my pc for that period. The pc and the router will be turned off for that period.…
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Problems with an Ipod Touch
Hi, Wonder if any of you techie geniuses can help me with my son's Ipod touch. I always seem to get lumbered with the problem!! Have looked on the Apple website but still none the wiser. My son's Ipod was working fine. He decided to download the latest software and since then he hasn't been able to get his Ipod to work.…
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Is there such a thing as an online diary or diary software?
Hi all My consultant psychiatrist has asked me to keep a day to day diary, something that I can email to him at the end of every week. I was wondering if there was any sort of secure online place to do this or maybe some software for free that I could download. I don't want to just use my email as other people have access…
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Sharing a USB external harddrive connected to PC across a wireless network?
Hoping someone can help - I have a usb external harddrive (Toshiba) connected to my PC, the PC connects to the internet wirelessly. I also have a netbook which connects to the internet wirelessly. Is it possible to make the external harddrive accessible wirelessly to my netbook? The netbook is running Windows 7 and the PC…
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help needed please with hijack
hello again This time its my hubbys laptop I need help with please. It keeps loosing internet speed and connection. I know its the lappy as all our other comps and laptops work fine. I have run malwarebytes and a hijack log. Could someone please have a look and tell me if I can remove anything that might be causing the…
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Free sat from sky and record/pause function
I currently subscribe to Sky and want to change to freesat, I have read somewhere on here that you can pay £10 per month in order to retain the record/pause function on the + box, can anyone point me in the direction of where I will find this info on the Sky website. I have looked and have googled, but unable to find the…
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Hotmail sending spam emails
Hi everyone someone called today to say they had been receiving emails from my OH's hotmail account, I have just checked it for him and it has been sending spam emails to everyone in his contact list for a few days. How can he stop this from happening? Thanks :D
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router disconecting
My old router gave up the ghost last week up to then we had never had a problem getting on line and staying on line ,the one we are now useing is a netgear and is fine untill someone phones my land line then i get disconected ,i have changed the router wire and fitted a new filter and still it happens ,any ideas please.
