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Monitor problem
Has anyone ever come across malware which might make the monitor picture look as if it was vibrating? This happened to me whilst in the middle of browsing unfamiliar sites. I'm suspicious I might have picked something up and am doing all the appropriate checks before trying another monitor on the PC. It would be helpful to…
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2 TV's in a quandary
I have found 2 TV's and I really don't know which to pick. One is internet ready, but the other has a LAN port and can receive wireless with a wireless adaptor for £37. We could get a LAN cable to the TV, but would be unsightly, too may cables as it is!.…
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ALL IN ONE HDD Docking
Hi First post! I have bought one of the above. It is one of those docking stations where you simply plug in your HDD and use it like a card reader, very clever and cheap. OK you have to unplug the esata connector to use just the USB connection at the rear when reading an old ATA/IDE drive but that's no problem. My problem…
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help with freeview recorder and x box
hi, I have an alba 160g freeview recorder, can I record the sky channel that is on my x box through it. thanks
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is it a router problem? cant access some websites
hi, i am having problems connecting to certain websites on both mine and dd laptops and am not sure if its a router problem? bit of background - had problems with my phone line for years and numerous arguments with BT so got rid of the phone line, however have a super douper neighbour who also wanted wireless so i bought a…
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Business name
Hi, Can anyone tell my how to find out if a name you want to use for your own business if free to use. I mean not currently being used by any other business? I'm in the UK. Many thanks.
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Best Netbook For £200
Hi I am looking for a Netbook for about £200 as a Christmas present. I know the basics with computers but there are so many to chose from, I am not sure where to get the best deal. I have seen the Toshiba NB107 10.1in Netbook in Argos for £199 which seemed ok and I have also seen a PACKARD BELL Dot S Netbook, I have had a…
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How can i record audio from internet?
On my old XP laptop i used audacity to record audio from internet. From websites like youtube or spotify. Only record a few songs per month mainly for my daughter. That laptop is now dead :-( On new windows 7 laptop i am unable to do this. I have audacity 1.3.13 beta installed. I messed around with the…
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pc with problems - hijackthis log posted
Hi My PC is playing up - virus methinks. I have followed all the advice on the excellent threads but things are still not 100%. Can someone take a look at the hijackthis log and advise Thanks Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4 Scan saved at 01:35:38, on 26/11/2011 Platform: Windows Vista SP2 (WinNT 6.00.1906) MSIE:…
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New kindle query
Just bought a new kindle as a xmas present for my wife. How do I load some free books onto it? How does it charge?
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toshiba sattelite going to hit the wall any minute..................
Here I am again lol :p Toshiba sattelite blooming bios beeps!!!!! When i restart my laptop it has really random bios beeps (change every time) but when i turn it off and start it again it starts fine with no beeps? Ive turned all bios settings to default, checked all devices in device manager and nothing flagged up,…
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Laptop for a student - is this the one?
Hi I have decided to take the plunge and buy my 16 year old a laptop for Christmas. I have visited local stores and found the whole experience overwhelming to be honest.:( A friend had recommended that I buy a Sony Vaio VPCEH1L8E/B 15.5" Laptop in black which is currently sold for £479. :eek: It doesn't end there though…
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Connecting to internet via ethernet
Please be gentle with me as I'm not very technical. The problem is that my son who is in halls at university can not connect to internet. The problem has only occured in the last couple of days it was working fine up till then. He has phoned the technical people who have said it is a problem with his laptop and a friend…
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Slow Laptop - 2nd Scan Results
My laptop is currently running slow Can someone have a look at the following and point me in the right direction Thanks Operating system - Vista Physical memory Total 893 Cached 583 Free 22 Kernel Memory Total 113 Paged 82 Non Paged 31 System Handles 22034 Threads 749 Processes 66 Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4…
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Weird spam on behalf of me problem
I got an email earlier today from an old contact, sent to my @yahoo.com email address, asking me if I had sent this: Hi what up this is great http://www2.worldnews13idaily.com/?date=NOV2011&article=7459 good luck Received at 2:28pm, from his machine Thought it maybe malware on his machine, but I just got a bounced email…
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Cant sign into hotmail
tried to sign into hotmail but getting this message: * This site may be experiencing a problem * The site may not be a member of the Windows Live Network You can:* You can sign in or sign up at other sites on the Windows Live Network, or try again later at this site. for one of my hotmail accounts i can sign in but the…
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mp3 upload to facebook
Does anyone know how I can upload an mp3 file of my daughter singing to facebook? thanks for listening.
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iphone 4s photo with flash light - not good quality
Hi There, When i take photos with flash light, pictures seemed to be smoky, i think pic also comes with flashy and not clear. I remember it was ok few weeks back. i cleaned the lens as well but still no clear picture. Thanks
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is this telly a good deal...opinions
I'm after a smallish telly for my bedroom.....can anything beat this before I proceed to buy....to add I get 5% quidco and £10 off my next M&S spend over £50 thanks in advance http://www.marksandspencer.com/24-24100F-LED-DVD-Combi/dp/B002OXF4WU
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Laptop advice
I am going to be buying a laptop soon and I am not sure what to get. I will mostly be using it for Office applications and browsing, although I have a few VHS tapes to put on to DVD and will do some very basic editing. Can any one please advise. I have found these 3 and would like to know which is better and the main…
