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laptop with win 7pro + VT under £250?
I have a client looking for a win7/64 pro laptop for £250 or less with a cpu that supports hardware-assisted virtualization (for XP Mode - he has software that he uses that will not have win 7 compatibility). I believe that all i3's have it, some of the earlier CPU's have it and some don't (got caught out on this a couple…
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Bose Soundlink
Hi Im not very technical but after much deliberation we have bought a Bose soundlink,mostly to use out and about. We have set it up initially on our desktop to try it out, despite being connected there is no sound from the device. I hope someone can point us in the right direction,because we have to sort out our laptop and…
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Wii console
Ok so I'm not tech minded but what wii console do I need with a wii fit plus please and anyone know the cheapest place to get one - thanks
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Tomtom
just a moan really, but why do tomtom insist you have one device only linked to an account, i've run out of e-mail addresses to register devices to. have had to get my it people to register extra ones for me we are only a small compnay but i have 6 tomtom and our new vans come with renault tomtoms pre installed, why can't…
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Charge new Kindle with iPhone charger
Is it OK to use the mains adapter part of the iPhone charger (along with the usb lead supplied with my kindle) to charge my Kindle? Its one of the ones without the keyboard. I don't want to fry it or cause unnecessary battery degredation. Many thanks in advance
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Help sorting cousins pc out, fake widows anti virus
Hello all, I hope someone can help me here, my cousin just phoned, she is very new to computers and was on a web page when a windows anti virus box popped up telling her she had to scan now, she did this and obviously it has messed up her pc. I am armed with a pen drive and she is picking me up in a couple of hours, I…
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What is the most popular email account?
I was just wondering what is the most popular email account out there? I know of these few to start off, if you can think off any more please let me know and I'll add them. What do you think off your email account. I'll start off: I use gmail and I'm not very impressed mainly because of the link to social networking.…
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English DVD English laptop -- DVD won't play - help!
Hello all.... I have a Dell laptop 2 yrs old that was built for me in England, and I have just purchased in England the English series "Sherlock". I have brought both with me to Cyprus. But it refuses to play, saying it is the wrong region, that my PC is set to Reg 1 and I need 2 or 4. So I went to my settings and it…
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domain backorder
i am looking to backorder a .com name which expires in may. it was bought 10 years ago and the current domain simply forwards onto the company main website. i see that there are various companies which will take a fee for backordering. how should i choose which one to go with? someone else could have already backordered it…
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USB Memory protection
Does anyone know of a way to PIN or password protect the information on a USB memory stick? Is there any freeware available to do it? I dont need to encrypt the data on the stick just make it unreadable to anyone else if I lost it. I just want whatever pc I'm using to ask for a PIN or password every time I select the drive…
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NAS advice please
Current set up is a netbook which has a 250GB hard drive on which is approx. 150GB of music. The netbook will also hold about 20GB of films (usually .avi rips of DVDs I own ;) ) at any one time. I keep this music backed up onto an external 320GB hard drive which also holds about 20GB of photos. I watch films by wirelessly…
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Omnia 7 WP7.5 web browser functions
Since updating my Omnia 7 to WP 7.5, I seem to have lost the "Find" function (i.e. search web page for key words and phrases) in the web browser. Does anybody know where it is?
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Looking for a cheap 17" laptop
Hi All, I am looking to purchase a cheap first laptop for my father, not too bothered about specification as long as it allows a decent browsing and word processing experience. Requirements: - £300-400 bracket - 17" screen - Well Made - Decent battery life I cant seem to find anything suitable, does anyone have any…
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Acer monitor good choice
Thanks to all who replied on my LG monitor thread. DS2 has now said he prefers this monitor. Your comments appreciated especially in comparisons to the LG monitor/tv He does realise that this one does not have the tv tuner.
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Connect PC to LCD TV
As the title says I'd like to connect my PC to our LCD TV. As the TV has a VGA port I thought it would be as simple as plugging it in (TV says no signal). It's a 32" Luxor TV and an Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU [EMAIL="6300@1.86GHz"]6300@1.86GHz[/EMAIL] 1.87GHz. Any ideas? Have also tried plugging my Dell laptop into the TV…
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Quick Word Question Please
Hi Guys I'm trying to insert an elephant image into a circle in Word, can anyone help me please? Ideally, I want it to look something like this, but with different details on it, and preferably with an elephant trunk raised up, but if couldn't get that, it wouldn't matter. If I could get the circle large enough, I could…
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kindle (not keyboard) and connecting to wifi
sorted when found the password had been changed without telling me
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ipad or android - suggestions please
hi guys... i was thinking of buying an ipad but me and the wife have android phones and really like them so have been looking at android tablets and was wondering what people would recommend.. i dont wanna go with a cheap tablet i want something with good build quality and trusted name... many thx :beer:
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Now what have i done
I have noticed that the default for documents was the public choice and not my named one, so i clicked on the 2 locations tab and tried to change it. At first i think i clicked on the add Tab but then deleted that then i clicked on my named one and choose make default, BUT when i open documents it shows both locations. The…
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Unpinning Spotify from taskbar and other glitches
I have recently had my computer system updated to Windws 7 and have having a few gliches with it. Firstly I cannot seem to unpin Spotify from the taskbar (the bar at the bottom where the start up menu can be opened), and whenever I power up my computer it automatically loads. I have tried to unlock the taskbar and get rid…
