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Tripod Quick Release plate
I'm supposed to be filming my brother's wedding on Monday afternoon. After lending my camcorder to a friend who's now on holiday for 3 weeks, it would appear he's swapped the quick release plate that was on my camcorder and fitted my tripod for a different one (he had his own tripod). I've got a Velbon CX 660 tripod and it…
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New laptop - can't download iTunes?
Hi guys Can anyone tell me why my shiny new laptop won't download itunes? I keep getting a message saying: Service 'Apple Mobile Device' (Apple Mobile Device) failed to start. Verify that you have sufficient privileges to start system services Any ideas on what I can/should do?
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HDMI to DV/scart
Is it possible to pass HDMI output to DV input/scart input. I would like to pass settopbox input to recorder then recorder to tv. Thanks
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Watching a mp4 movie from itunes on HTC Desire S
I wonder if someone can help me please? I have a couple of films in my itunes account that are digital downloads. I would like to copy them onto a micro SD card so that I can watch them on my HTC Desire S (android) How do I go about doing this? I have tried to copy them straight onto the SD card, and it just says something…
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Advice pls! Best laptop under £400?
I would like to buy a new laptop for my uncle. The budget is under £400. The usage purpose is simple: it is meant for normal daily tasks like video chat, reading/watching the news, writing documents, etc. No heavy video editing required. Could you pls advise any good deal? My sincere thanks,
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I need a signal booster!
Hi I'm a bit confused. Ive just moved to a new property - out in the country. Yeah great but I can't get a mobile signal inside the house (only outside - or if I stand in the window). I also tried setting up a repeater to amplify next door's wireless broadband signal so we could share the connection. Again, no luck with…
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need to get rid of message please
am deperate to get rid of this message that appears that appears at the bottom of every page no matter what i do, have tried going along with what they ask but that makes no distance. so unfortunately am here again asking for help. message says only secure content is displayed show all content whats the risk? this is…
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Bargain laptop required
Looking on the Argos ebay outlet for another bargain laptop :) Primarily to be used for general browsing, i-player, youtube & wordprocessing, spreadsheets etc it must also be capable of using music notation software with the following recommended specification: Intel Core 2 Duo (or equivalent) or better, 4 GB+ total…
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Podcast option disappeared from itunes
Hi, I'm hoping someone might be able to advise me. I don't seem to have the podcast option in my itunes now and when I click on the advance button along the top, the podcast options are shaded out and I can't click on them. Can someone offer any ideas on how to fix this? Thanks in advance! Karis
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Please can someone help. .mov file now .jpg. Very upset
Please help! I took a video of my week old baby taking her first bath and have just gone into it to watch it again and its now a .jpg file and only the first image is showing, no video. It was a quick time player (.mov) file and now it isnt and Im wondering if there is a way to convert it back (I uploaded it to !!!!!! so…
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Some files disappeared after transfer from USB drive
I filled a USB drive with 1.84GB of files from my C and D drives, which are nearly full. I copied them onto a new folder on the HDD of another PC I own, then deleted all the files from the USB drive. I've since discovered that the new folder is several hundred MB short of 1.84GB, and none of the files are in the recycle…
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Which processor?
I need a new laptop urgently [I discovered that mine doesn't bounce]. I'm quite keen on an Acer i5, 6Gb RAM, 500Gb selling for a little over £400. I'm trying to compare with others, and this is where I NEED HELP. Can someone advise me what other Intel/AMD etc processors would be equivalent to the i5? Like us all, I want to…
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Best netbook/tablet advice - thicky needs help!
Hi there I will confess now to being a numpty so please be nice and sympathetic with me!! Would really appreciate your advice if you wouldnt mind taking the time to help me please? My mum is nearly 60 and she wants easy access to email/facebook/websites - limited downloading, maybe some photos. I want to get her a netbook…
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Regional map required to use on website
With an umpteen number of maps available on the net, we have found it difficult to find one that will allow a partial copy to be made for reproduction on a website. The sort of thing we are after, is one that includes, Bath/Chippenham/Bristol as this is the area covered in our line of business. If anyone can help, it would…
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Any suggestions for a new desktop pc?
I am toying with the idea of replacing my 5 year old desktop with a new one as I'm fed up with how slow it is. I maintain it regularly using Ccleaner and Mbam and have followed Closed's speed up a slow pc article, but I think I need a newer, faster machine. My current pc was from Dell and is a Dimension E520 with 4GB RAM,…
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another Laptop advice required
seen a Lenovo Laptop with i5 processor-500Gb H/d and 4gbRAM. Looking for opinions.Should I go for an i3 with 750 Gb and 8gb RAM. Prices are similar. Thanks
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Free/cheap way to create editable pdfs?
Not sure if any clever people out there can help!! I've created some forms in Word and have then converted them to pdf. However I'd really like to be able to have users complete the form and email back, the pdfs I've created are view only so would have to be printed and completed, which isn't really ideal. I don't want to…
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Excel help please
I receive a number of spreadsheets on a daily basis, containing: Account No, Account Name, Order No, Items, Weight, Depot, Route, Drop (there are other columns, but these are the ones I need) An account may have placed more than one order - each shown on a separate row. I have to collate the information from all sheets,…
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Servicing Windows Machines
Servicing Windows Machines I'm looking for advice on tuning up Windows machines. I'm a long time Linux user who occasionally helps others with the Windows PC's. Very frequently people tell me their machines have slowed down. I am interested in what free tools a person could use to tune up a Windows PC. I'm interested in…
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Never buy a stock PC.
Laptops are ok, but never a desktop. Always always ALWAYS custom build if you are wanting something with decent power.
