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Cost of printer ink!
Not very technical but a major bugbear! I am a pensioner who, to supplement my meagre pension has a shop on Ebay. My biggest cost is the cost of printer ink.It drives me crazy. I have an Epsom Stylus SX435W which is new. After a few days of using the Tesco or Asda ink I get the standard 'ink catridge not recognised'…
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New TV...
I was just browsing and noticed this TV on Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004S00CGK/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&psc=1&s=electronics What am I missing...? A HD ready (so, half-HD!) TV which I can plug my computer into and watch iplayer, etc for less than £100. Sounds good to me...
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Best email account provider?
After doing some research about my problem (see https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4017013) I have decided that Yahoo is not keeping up with their security. A lot of people are saying they've been with yahoo for 10+ years and not a single problem (myself included) until the past year or so, many people's…
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Could someone do me a favour please.
This morning i was on the DISboards website with no issues,(use it most days) now whenever i try to get on it AVAST detects malware and blocks it.(using google chrome and IE9) Would someone mind seeing if it is just AVAST blocking the site or whether other anti-viruses are also blocking it. Thanks :)
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Skype Pop-Up
Hi I keep getting a pop- up about Skype. It says the plug in doesn't respond. Do you wish to interrupt Skype. Click yes or no. Does anyone know what this is. And how I can stop them? Tks
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Receiving e mails on Kindle
Hope this is right place to ask: I am going mad. Want to be able to receive e mails on my Kindle as am going to France and also moving house in UK so need solicitor to be able to e mail me. I have done all the right things and have just sent myself an e mail from computer to the Kindle. But when I then switch on Kindle I…
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Facebook location on status update
I'm trying to put my location in my status updates on my phone. When you click on the location symbol and it gives you a list of local businesses etc and at the bottom in grey is the name of the area you are in with an X next to it. How do you put that local area in your status update?
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Laptop Help when you have no idea!
I would like to buy a laptop. After much faffing (that's a technical term), I am non the wiser. I don't need anything fancy - mainly for internet use, maybe watching the odd tv programme, a bit of music downloading, but mainly for just surfing...also need to do a lot of powerpoint presentations. No gaming. No need for it…
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Blu-ray home cinema systems (ideas)
Having viewed a few movies in the past week at a friends house in blu-ray with surround sound it makes normal dvd's bloody not worth viewing. I know you can spend aroud 2oo quid up to thousands (get what you pay for) but im looking for something in the few hundred quid mark. Any ideas of a system dvd player plus 5.1…
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Internet connection dropping when telephone rings
A neighbour mentioned that his Internet connection drops when the home phone rings and he answers it. Any thoughts on what could cause it? His home phone is a Dect one. Would changing the channel on the router be an idea?
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Which camera to buy? Panasonic GF3 or Nikon J1?
Hey Just wondered if anyone had either of these cameras and could give me their views on them. I'm looking to get a compact system camera and these two are top of my list at the moment. Though if anyone has a better choice in a similar price range (£300ish) I would appreciate it. Thanks
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Burning cd help
How can i stop a cd from finalising ,so that i can go back another time and put more music on same cd
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What is a snap-in and how to fix it
There is something wrong with my lap top although I can still use it. I have lost the date and also the Start circle. "MMC has detected an error in a snap in and will unload it" "Report this error to MSE and then shut down MMC 0R "Unload the snap-in and continue running." I was told how to get Start working for which I am…
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SMS text: <Empty reply from service provider>
Hi chaps, I have been using my Samsung Galaxy S3 for about 3 weeks now on the 3 network and I think it's terrific. But just a strange query really. One of my contacts who I send regular text messages to receives my text as normal but whenever he texts me or replies to my text the content of the message is just <Empty reply…
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Router booster
We have just set up an office at the bottom of the garden - current wifi router is at the front of the house & is very weak when you get to mid garden. What do we need to do to ensure connectivity ?
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recommend me a router?
I have Sky Broadband LLU, I'm currently using an old Sky Netgear DG834GT router that picked up for nothing, my original Sky router gave up the ghost a while ago but I'm reluctant to pay £40+ or so for a new one from Sky especially as they're not that great anyway. Yes I know you're not supposed to use a 3rd party router…
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Step by step advice please
Not being very good with computers I could really do with someone to give a very simple guide on how to use a memory stick please. My eldest offspring has sent me one from university saying to put documents and letters onto the stick. Apart from not knowing how to use it, I dont know why I would use it. Help please but…
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adsl exceptionally fast in Clacton but why?
Hi I am usually the one to sort my friends PC's out when they get problem i.e. I have a reasonable amount of knowledge when it comes to PC's. Recently I visited my friends in Clacton on sea and they asked me to check their ADSL speed. My friend and his mother are both on the standard Talktalk package i.e. up to 8Mbps.…
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Need help to find a replacement PSU
I need to replace a PSU but have found out the original unit has been discontinued. The (broken) original in a unit from Enhance - model number ENP 2222D - 220 Watt power supply with pfc. Small type 6" wide x 3.5" high and 2.75" deep . Is there any way I can either trace a used or new replacement or a website that can give…
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A secure e-mail address
Hi all I have popped over from the Oldstyle board for a bit of advice if you would be so good. I use a yahoo e-mail address and recently went on a Professional and Executive jobseeking workshop (I am a tutor assessor) where the tutor said that if you send out a job application or CV using yahoo or hotmail etc it is likely…
