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Wireless router issues - can't find it sometimes.
Hi all, I'm reasonably good with techie stuff, but the wireless router world beats me sometimes! I had an oldish Belkin - a pretty good one, but it was slowly loosing range, not working well with the new Android stuff, etc, so I changed it out for a Netgear (again, not a dead cheap one) It was a pain to set up, kept…
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router locking on neighbours wifi
Hi guys, my pc, occassionally picks up next doors BT hub, not my router,theres must be stronger signal.used insidder, and thier signal does intersect mine. would I be better off changing my router to G only,and not N ? it,s dual band. I,ve tried changing channels, but 11 and 7, is best. does locking onto G, make it single…
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ARGG.Unable to access internet on laptop other devices connect fine
Can anyone help, tried to access internet last night shows connected but the icon in bottom taskbar has a yellow triangle with exclamation mark.Tried to connect to BTfon hotspot also and same thing. Tried reset modem made no difference and other devices eg ps3 and ipods connect fine. Laptop runs windows 7, only 4 months…
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Music download question
I wanted to ask if there is any way to download music off You Tube. There are some beautiful acoustic tracks from radio 1's live lounge that aren't on any of the officially released live lounge albums and I'd love to have them on my ipod...great relaxation music. Is there any way of doing this?
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USB port power output
I have bought myself, when it arrives from China, a USB AA battery charger costing 99 pence so I can recharge my wireless mouse batteries on my computer instead of a separate charger. How do I find out which USB ports on my computer output the greatest current or whatever it is they output? I have 2 on the front, 4 on the…
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G Mail question.
Hi, Can I get a copy of an email I put into trash months ago? The help window talks about a drop down menu and setting criteria but I can't find this.
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Which IDE DVDRW Should I Get For My PC Please?
Hi, I just need a new IDE DVDRW for my home PC. I don't want anything fancy, just decent features, that is reliable and of good quality. I'm thinking of buying one from the following 2: Pioneer DVR-A18LBK 22x (available for £25.40) http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...pf_rd_i=468294 LiteOn 22X (£22)…
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Word text wrapping for images gone crazy!!
Hi all Im having dificulties with MS Word and copying images from google images in Firefox and pasting into Word 2010. I have the default text wrapping to 'square' This is set in 'file' 'options' 'advanced' 'insert/paste picture as square' However when pasting a picture into a blank document it sets as 'in line with text'…
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Help with recurring charge for an app
Ok so this is going to sound really dumb, my OH uses an iphone 4s. We notice his bill last month was higher than usual, anyway with a little digging we found 4 payments of £1.667 so called phone co. and was informed it would be a subscription to something. Now OH is adamant he hasn't subscribed to anything, so we were told…
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MacBooks...cheaper to own?
Hi there! I am in the process of selling my old Windows 7 laptop and I'm very much considering to buy my very first MacBook Pro laptop. I can't help but compare a MacBook Pro/Air laptop to a Windows 7 laptop. At the current situation Windows laptop are still cheaper to buy. And those nasty compatibility issues on a MacBook…
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Twitter Search won't load
I've been having problems with Twitter search for a few days. Their support is absolutely useless, had no answer to emails. I can search for people but I can't search for tweets, if I click on a hashtag I just get the loading page. Not been on MSE for a while, but I remmember getting some great techie help on here a while…
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Image quality of the Sony Camera HX 9V?
I am planning to buy the Sony Camera HX 9V. However, I don't know how good it is when taking images during the night or in the low light condition. Does anyone have this camera?
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Slow internet uploads
I've currently got Sky's unlimited broadband package, however recently the upload speed on the internet has basically halved. I've unplugged the NAS drive and that makes no difference and I've also unplugged the Skype phone and switched off all the wireless devices I can think of. When using Rapidshare I used to get around…
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Sony Xperia - phone storage space is getting low....HELP
hello My phone keeps popping up an icon telling me 'Low on space, phone storage space is getting low' I have deleted almost everything off my phone, all photos, videos, nearly all my text messages, internet history - everything i can think of - yet I am still receiving this message. I do not receive texts while the little…
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programme for architects drawing.
I need planning permission for a small porch but also need drawings. Architects are saying £250:eek: Is there a programme I can call on to make drawings I do look a bit better than a sketch please.
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Help! My keyboard isn't working!
Hi Have been trying to resolve a problem with my keypad being too sensitive, and I don't know what I've done but I must have clicking on something I shouldn't have! Can anyone help please - having a nightmare! :eek: Thanks
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Have I forfeited my consumer rights?
Does reflashing a router's firmware, on the instruction of the makers' Technical Support team, when trying to set up the router for the first time, invalidate the contract between the vendor and the customer? It would certainly appear so, given my experience today.
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acoustic solutions dab clock radio problem
This particular radio gets plugged into the mains, 12.00 flashes for a while as it checks the time, and then produces the correct-ish time. About two weeks ago I moved it and plugged it back in. It flashed up 11.52 for a while and then produced a time, eight minutes slow. To this day it insists on re-setting at this same…
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Touchpad on Laptop playing up
Hi I'm having trouble with the touchpad on my laptop. It's hard to explain - when I click to close a tab on the top of the page it is closing the next tab too, when I hover over a link it seems to automatically click on it. When I move from one tab to the other it often "picks up" the tab and moves it round the page. It is…
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Wifi on the move - what do I need?
I have to move out of my house for a few weeks and need to get on the internet in the temporary accommodation. I know I could get a prepaid usb wifi stick but I need my iPhone and iPad to be able to connect. How would I go about this? My assumption is you put the usb stick in the laptop and the laptop can connect to the…
