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Budgeting App
Hi, could anyone recommend a good (preferably free) budgeting app for android? Thanks in advance for any help :D . Borthyn
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Really weird hardware/software problem on my laptop
I'm by no means a technophobe, but I'm a little bit stumped on this one. On my Sony laptop I had a copy of vista and a copy of windows 7 on another partition. I used vista for general stuff and win 7 just for recording music. Over christmas things started going weird: the display had these dotted vertical lines all over,…
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pc help please
Hi we have an account on our tower which we cannot access, i cannot remember the password (its not responding to the ones which I used) and it is causing problems on the pc. would anyone be able to explain to me in simple terms (sorry) how to delete this account please? I do not want to wipe the whole disk, just remove my…
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Windows 7 - cheapest place to buy and how to remove XP?
Hi, We have a desktop and a laptop which are both very slow and frustrating. The PC now refuses even to boot several times, having to go into safe mode and try restore points before it will switch on. We've printed off the stickies about how to cure a slow PC and will be working through these, just as soon as we've got a…
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Mpeg Converter to get stuff on MP3
I am technically useless and my son 9 year old son has bought himself a Samsung YP-R1 MP3 player and I think I need to convert files to MPEG format to get things onto the MP3. Any ideas how I do this or if I need something to do it for me??
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Tablet expectations help please
Hey there can you clever techie people please help or advise me, I looked into tablets/ipads and decided the sony s1 would suit our household needs as we have a sony tv and the option to throw media sounded good also I play farmville/castleville and was told the sony had flash and could cope with those games also card slot…
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Different versions of Word?
My friend has Word 2000 and I have Word 2002, if I create a document using my Word 2002, can my friend open/edit/save etc using his Word 2000? If not, when does my friend need to do instead of buying new Word package? Thank you
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Innotab and amd processor
After days of trying ive been advised whilst phoning VTECH that my sons innotab isnt compatable as we have a AMD processor and not an intel processor? Can this be right? Whats the difference in the processors? Is the only way to get an intel processor to buy a new computer (im not very good with computers and dont know if…
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New desktop pc
I am looking to buy a new desktop (base only) and was looking at the Dell XPS 8300 with the i7 processor, 12gb ram, 1tb HD and a gt 530 1gb graphics card. I am looking to use the computer as a general multimedia machine with some gaming and realise the graphics card is pants but would replace it later. Using discount…
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win 7 downloads
Some time ago santer posted a useful site for downloading Win 7 OS http://techpp.com/2009/11/11/download-windows-7-iso-official-direct-download-links/ However Microsoft has now "dedacted" the option so no longer available on that site. What a bu**er as I have all versions bar the 32 bit version of Home Premium which I now…
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iPads
I'm looking at buying 20 or so ipads for my school and have been trying to do lots of research regarding syncing multiple ipads, storage units, etc... BUT... I only have experience of windows PCs / Laptops, so what kind of spec would the mac book need to have that i will get in order to sync many ipads? (money is not a…
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Powerline with wireless
Hi everyone i'm trying to find the best deals on powerline and want a set that is fast enough to run the ps3 off for all online gaming etc but also has wireless option for a couple of other things and apart from seeing the odd one i am new to them and am struggling to find the best deals so was hoping someone here could…
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Sky TV to several rooms.
Any Sky experts here? Any suggestions with the following would be appreciated. I have Sky HD in one room with a superb picture I also have Sky multi-room with a Sky+ box in another room; this is fed from the same dish. The Sky+ box connects by scart to a TV and two RF cables lead upstairs to two bedrooms; thus with a…
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New xbox is there free xbox gold trial?
Hi DS1 has bought an Xbox and we thought that it came with `1 months free trial of xbox live gold. We can't see how to get this. Any ideas please? tia dx
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Fake telephone numbers
Every so often I'll get those calls that claim to be microsoft/PPi reclaims/offering me an opportunity. And the number is something like '149' or '00000000' how do they do this? I strongly suspect it's a call centre from another country (especially the microsoft ones) but how do they mask their number? (I can only block…
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Urgent help-Texting Bosnia
Hi all, Need some urgent help/advice if possible. Basically I have a code, and I need to text an automatic number in Bosnia to receive the information from this code. It's like one of the +88 etc numbers that you might text in the UK for an instant/automatic reply on something. I.E you enter a competition and you get a…
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Which Wireless Printer to buy?
I have been set the task of choosing a wireless printer for my parents. It needs to be: * Reliable in terms of wireless useage * Moderate usage - so reasonably priced replacement ink * Ability to scan * Not too big in size * Under £100 Any help or advice would be appreciated as I don't know where to start. Thanks
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Windows 7 problems
I am having problems with updates and installing, when I try to update manually an error say windows installer not installed correctly. How can I fix this please anyone.
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Malwarebytes update problem
when i try and update Malwarebytes i get the following: "Program error updating (11004,0,) No address found The requested name was valid & was found on the data base, but it does not have the correct associated data being resolved for" many thanks for any help :)
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OFF TOPIC - Can anyone identify this ringtone?
Someone sent me this and I'm going mad trying to identify it, sounds like Mike Oldfield ?? http://www.zedge.net/ringtone/507407/?cep=12 Thanks
