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iPod touch help - please!!
Hi all, the household has just acquired a IPod touch and I haven't a clue how the thing works!! Have managed to add some songs via ITunes and from CDs we have but how do we add kids tv programs etc?? Going on hols and will very useful (with earphones!!)
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kobo e/reader touch questions
hi just purchased and couple questions is there a charge to connect to wifi at home /outdoors, and with the websurfer thats included. and anywhere else to download e/books from apart from kobo thanks
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disabling add-ons box and live messenger box
I keep getting a white oblong box with a yellow header which says speed up browsing by disabling add-ons, choose add-ons, or ask me later. How can i permanently stop that from popping up. Also how do i permanently stop the windows live messenger box popping up. I'm still tidying up/repairing Grandmas pc and don't want…
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Windows 7 - removable storage
Windows 7 has failed to recognise that the portable hard drive which I have plugged in (USB) is 'removable storage' and does not give the option to eject. Looks like I need to shut down to ensure that I eject safely.. .. does anyone know how to solve this? Cheers T
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Have you used this company
Hi everyone, has anyone bought any electrical equipment from a company called We Love Tech (welovetech.co.uk). They have a much cheaper price for the item I am interested in than the usual big sellers. After ordering the item online they invoice you by email with their bank details for you to transfer the value of your…
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Help Windows XP Update repeating
I have 2 computers running Windows XP set to Auto Update. Yesterday I received 3 new updates on both machines and they downloaded and installed and I watched them through and nothing unusual occurred. Hit the finish button (it did not ask me to re-boot). Within 10 minutes I got the same message and I installed them again.…
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Can you set Facebook to notify you whenever a specific friend posts?
I googled my question and found this http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20101020072351AAZ51Tw but it's a couple of years old and I can't find the "Subscribe via SMS" option they mention on my phone. Maybe it no longer exists. Anyone know if this can be done?
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Macbook Pro and Logic Studio
I posted this question on the Apple Q and A forum at the end of March, but never got a reply. Time's a-ticking on, so I thought I'd see if the technically savvy on here would be able to help..... I'm studying music and will be buying a Macbook Pro, Logic Studio and an M Audio Keystation over the summer. I'd like to know…
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Trying to speed up laptop - Hijackthis Log
Hi, Thanks very much to 'Closed' for the speed up thread - it's great. Have followed it and my final Hijackthislog is below. Is there anything else I can do? Installed RAM 2GB Commit charge 1629/3579 Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4 Scan saved at 12:36:59, on 22/05/2012 Platform: Windows 7 SP1 (WinNT 6.00.3505)…
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OCR Scanning
I'd like to reduce the amount of paper around my home by using my scanner and an OCR program to store documents. My question is that once a document is scanned into a OCR readable PDF is it then only able to read by that OCR program or will any OCR capable program be able to read it? The reason for my question is future…
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Is this Sony Cybershot camera any good?
My fiance recently bought me a new camera, I'm not sure if I'm not using it right, but the pictures are coming out rubbish! Some are ok, but most, even in normal everyday situations are out of focus. It's a Sony Cybershot DSC-W570, he bought it because my old camera's battery was dying. I had a Canon Ixus which was only…
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New SATA drive
I have an Acer Aspire X3200 desktop pc, with a Western Digital 320g SATA 1.5 Gb/s, 8 MB Cache, 7200 RPM hard drive. This is failing, so I need to get it replaced. I've looked inside the case, and the optical drive, is on top of the hard drive. That's my first question, how do I remove it? My second is, can I get a SATAII,…
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Windows Update problem
Got the Windows Update yellow shield in my taskbar today, so I wert ahead with the update, and when it finished, it started all over again, and again, and again. The updates are KB2572073, 2633880 and 2518864. I looked at some solution but they look too technical for me. Anyone else have this problem?
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Vista : still crazy after all these years
It's still marvellous. I still get far more messed up windows Vista computers through the door than any other operating system. God bless Microsoft for it's ineptitude.
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How easy to get pass the password on laptop?
Whenever i get a new laptop i create the main account and limited account. Both password protected. Also where possible i create a password in BIOS. Does this make it hard to 'break' into the laptop if stolen?
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ipad photo help
Hi there I am planning to buy an ipad and it will really just be used for internet/email and viewing photos. I just wondered how easy it is to transfer photos from my pc? At the moment I have all my photos stored in folders in date/year order - easy to find. Can I store them on an ipad in a similar way? TIA
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I need to pick your brains - Laptop Password Problem. Help
Hi all. I am about to buy an old Dell notebook on Ebay, just for the PSU so that I can try out an identical Notebook that I recently acquired that currently has no charger/Psu. (Approx £10.00 - cheapest way of obtaining a charger) Its an old Latitude LS Model PS01S The new one has a problem ie No one knows the password to…
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Question for html gurus .. probably a basic one
A friend has setup an eBay auction with a flashy listing template. What is messing up is that the text in the headings is no appearing correctly. I have given it go in Dreamweaver but just cannot figure out how to correct the text so it appears in absolutely the middle / centre of the orange and black boxes.. Any tips /…
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Sound problems on acer aspire 6930
Hi, hoping someone can help Last week I changed the sound settings on my laptop so I could watch/listen to DVD on our tv via HDMI cable. I am now trying to play a youtube clip on my laptop but can't hear anything and can't remember what settings I changed. I've gone into playback device, selected either speakers or realtek…
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I want to write
Especially when I'm out and about. Can't afford a laptop, tablet, smartphone - skinted. Can't find any old basic PDA or suchlike on Ebay etc. My employment is insufficiently reliable for me to want to take on a smartphone contract. Any suggestions? I have no objections regarding the type of gadget as long as I can type on…
