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technical advice needed
got a new telly and plugged the scart lead into the back of it ( this is attached to the dvd recorder box with sky box attached to that) but now when i want to try and access the Sky listings i have to press AV on dvd remote.i want to know why ( was fine on the old tv and haven't changed owt) and how i can sort it out?…
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Best buy Desktop PC for home office
I am looking at new PCs to replace a DELL Diminsion 5000 that has seen better days. I need a PC for normal business applications, e-mail and internet, streaming videos - no heavy graphics or games - just fasy, reliable and cheap! Any suggestions?
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Canon Wireless PIXMA problem
So far I have only used this printer for correspondence but I need to prevent the documents having "UNTITLED" at the top and "Page no.1 etc...." at the bottom. Can anyone tell me how to get rid of these? I have read the manual but can' find anything about this problem
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e reader help
Hi I have just brought the sony e reader prs-t1 in red great colour but lol no good if I can't get to download a book on it. I have set up reader for pc and adobe digital editions , also brought book from waterstones but I can.t download it from the computer to e reader I have the e reader connected with usb. any advice…
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BT Master Socket wiring
For ages our phone line has been crackling as if someone is screing paper, you cannot hear anyone at the other end. I have been in touch with BT and they did a line check, it appears if th fault is inside. The internet connection is slow and disconnects regularly. I purchased a new master socket ne5, something like that…
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Microsoft: Critical worm hole could be exploited within 30 days
Just had this posted on my Facebook by Sophos; http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/03/14/microsoft-exploit-30-days/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=status+message&utm_campaign=naked+security More info in the link.
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How do I get MSE back as my home page?
Last night my neighbour was showing me how to do copy/paste on my comp......don't know what he clicked on to ...but now instead MSE as my homepage I've got something called Babylon search. What do I have to do to remove it and replace with MSE?
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Printer Won't Pick Up Paper
I’ve a Dell 1600n multifunctional laser printer. When I attempt to print from it I get the message ‘Paper Jam 01 open/close door.’ The printer just won’t pick up the paper and there is sufficient paper in the try. I can print one sheet at a time from the manual feed. I’ve opened and closed the door on a number of…
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Bought wrong format ebook
Stupidly I bought 2 books from I tunes, thinking they were audio books, for my ipod nano - I have a kindle, and was wondering if I could put them on to that. Apparently they are DRM locked, and calibre doesn't appear to be able to convert them, although I have not used calibre before. I am a techie beginner, so please…
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iPhone: How to get back deleted audiobook
Hi, I purchased and downloaded an audiobook on my iPhone recently. Later,m I synched my iPhone with iTunes. The audiobook stopped playing after that on my iPhone, it was still there but when I I clicked the play button the time didn't move and it just stayed at 0:00 seconds. Since it was (and still is) playing OK on the…
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At last I had the scamming phonecall
Early this morning I was informed by an Indian gentleman that my computer has a trojan, I asked where they had got my number from and he replied it was the International.........?..I lost interest at that stage and bid him farewell. FYI It was from the esteemed 02538020308 number.
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Plasma TV problem/help needed
Hi, About a year ago I brought a Panasonic Plasma television, had no problems at all until about 3 months ago when the television started buzzing, especially when watching bright images, so a couple of engineers came out to look at it, they replaced a couple of parts but the buzzing still persisted. So Comet have taken the…
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Samsung Galaxy W call volume
Anybody know how to adjust the call volume? I'm having trouble hearing the other person !! cheers
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cannot access some pages on facebook
hi i am unable to enter some competitions or go on some pages as it says i need to get the apps can anyone help me please thnaks
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How can I get a microphone to work -pc
I have one of those hand held microphones that singers use and its has several jack plugs. When I insert it into the plug slot in the back of the pc no sound comes out of the speakers when you talk into it. Now I never thought it was going to be as simple as that. Basically my daughter wants to be able to put on youtube…
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Panasonic Lumix TZ3 Purple Screen Problem
I gave my husband a Panasonic Lumic TZ3 camera for his birthday three years ago. He has used it on holiday only (five times max and has taken not more than 150-200 photos). Now the LCD screen is so distorted with a purple haze you can't really see what you're shooting. We tried to reset the camera. No change. After…
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Faulty iphone replaced FREE out of Warranty
Hi All I had an iphone 4 in July 2010 which developed a hardware fault in August 2011. O2 told me to go to Apple care who replaced it free. This replacement then developed a fault 6 month later. I had to pay Apple this time for a replacement (£119.99). I complained to o2 (look for their complaint procedure and chat online)…
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Scan and send, but how?
This question may well be basic stuff for some, but not having needed this before, I am unsure of how to achieve success. I use google chrome, but have IE. I also have a printer/scanner connected to laptop. I need to scan a letter then somehow be able to use it as an attachment in an email. Presumably with the letter in…
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Voice recognition software
Does anyone use voice recognition software for typing? I understand Windows 7 has it built in, but will this work with a Word processor, such as word starter, open-office or even notepad? I was thinking of using it when typing a lot.
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Tabbed browsing not showing tabs
Hi all I'm currently using IE7 (I know, but I'm at work) and tabbed browsing is enabled under Tools/Internet Options/Settings (under the tabs section) but tabs aren't showing on the screen. Anyone any ideas on how to get the tabs to show? ::edit:: Not sure if it makes a difference, but I'm running Windows XP.
