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virgin media field technician
Hello, i have recently aplied for a field technician job for virgin media, and im having a telephone interview this week i have looked at what knowledge they require and im confident i will be ok, saying that i have looked on the internet for some info on HFC and Telephony principles, i know the basics but i feel it…
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Recovering files... that were never deleted?
A few month back I started cleaning my backup hard drive by erasing some old files and running a freespace wipe. I finally got around to finishing the task recently and I ran Recuva on a deep scan just to check what was found... It found a fair few images that were all recoverable, with unbroken previews, but the thing is…
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Help needed using Chrome
After having a number of problems with IE8 (as per a recent post) I have been taking a look at Chrome but finding very few options to personalise it unless I am missing a point. My main thing, on IE, is that I like the favorites panel open all the time, on the left hand side, so I can quickly go from one favorite to…
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Wireless connection stopped working
My Sony laptop's wireless connection has suddenly stopped working. On booting up the WLAN green light comes on but then goes off and no networks are available to be connect to. Is there anything I can do to try and cure it, or is the network card not working and I now have to purchase a dongle? Help and advice please.…
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Laptop Frustration! Need Help!
Ok. So I am saving up for a new laptop because mine refuses to run The Sims 3 properly. It skips every few seconds like a dodgy dvd or something! BUT I just ran this thing that supposedly tells you if your machine can play a specific game and it came back saying mine can... but it wont run properly!!!!! Can someone double…
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Please can someone look at my hijack this log?
Hi, My computer is back up and running internet but only connected to the ethernet cable instead of the wireless dongle. However it is incredibly slow. With 5 of us all using it and the kids downloading random games etc it has got out of control. I have tried uninstalling anything obvious but would now like someone to look…
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PC - Lost sound
I've lost all sound on my pc. History - several days back I noticed the sound(speech) was odd on Iplayer type progs , sort of echo and glitchy - too annoying to listen to. Today I've realised it occurs on things like youtube as well, but is ok if I play a CD. I had some spare speakers so plugged them in but a similar odd…
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wpa2
My laptop is a five year old Acer aspire5920,the wi-fi security i am using at present is WPA-PSK would I be able to change this to WPA2-PSK and is it advisiable to do this,I'm using the Virgin media super hub. Thanks in advance.
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Could someone check over my virus scans/logs please?
I have been having trouble since Thursday afternoon when I discovered my yahoo email account had been hacked. Please see this thread: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4017013= I decided to do a complete scan of computer. But I had to start all cans again when my computer went into meltdown:…
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Blog/website advice needed
Hi everyone, I'm wanting to create either a blog/website which will solely feature short (erotic) stories I have written. With that in mind can anyone reccommend a way for me to get a free blog or website that would be ideal for reading stories with? Thankyou
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Hurry!! Special deal ends tonight!
64GB Flash Drive (Memory Stick/Pen) on offer at Maplin for only £22.99. http://www.maplin.co.uk/64gb-cnm-usb-flash-drive-629612 WilliamO
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PC ignoramous question about wi-fi
My PC (windows7) is not wi-fi ready so I've done a bit of seaching and it appears all I need is a usb wireless adaptor plugged into my PC. My router is wireless enabled so is this all I need and what else should I know if this is correct. Totally useless with these things (I'm old) so simple language please ;)
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Adobe Flash Player Update crashes Firefox
The latest update to Adobe's Flash 11.3 has been crashing Mozilla Firefox users on Windows since last week, but the firms behind the products are still searching for a fix. Info here http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/06/18/flash_update_crashes_firefox/
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Windows 'Scripts'
I have a multi screen set up (8 screens!) for monitoring and alerting on some stuff thats important to me. However, I have another person, who habitually turns the box off or shuts screens down etc and is a general pain in the backside. As you can imagine, opening up the various URL's, programs etc and getting them all…
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Syncing documents
I would like to my documents to be the same and up to date on both pc and my laptop. I've been reading about windows live mesh http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-live/essentials-other-programs?T1=t4 Is that the sort of thing I need? Anything better?
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disc write protected
Hi I have a micro sd memory card that came with a samsung phone and i have tried to format it but it comes up with write protected on the pc when i try. What can i do? Thanks
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downloaded digital photos are small - how to make them bigger?
Hi everyone, Over the years I've had 3 digital cameras, we currently have a Fujifilm point and shoot one, and a GE bridge camera. The issue I have with them all has been, when I download the photos from the cameras to the laptop, then upload them using photobucket to forums etc, the pictures are small, and I can't see any…
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Photo for charity website
I'm currently putting together a simple website for the small charity I work for and need a photo /picture to appear as a header on every page. Unfortunately, we have very little money :( so i can't pay a lot out for one. I've checked out some of the shareware sites but there's nothing suitable. Can anyone recommend sites…
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Samsung 5.1 DVD player only plays some discs
Can anyone suggest a fix for a Samsung DVD player (part of a 5.1 setup) that will play some discs but not others? All the disks are original and I don't think a region issue. Took the unit apart and cleaned out the internals,fan,laser eye etc but its no different. Anything else I can try apart from chucking it and…
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Nokia 6700 phone camera on standby
My Nokia 6700 classic's camera seems to have gone permanently into standby. When I press the camera button, I get "Camera on standby" in a white box on the display and button labels Exit (right button), Continue (middle/rocker button) and Options (left button). If I press Continue then there is a brief pause and then the…