-
Printer ink my costs over three years
I bought a new printer in June 2009. It is an Epsom Stylus SX105. I paid under €100. I am a little anul and have kept a record of every time I changed one of the four ink cartridges. Now three years on I have done a simple analysis of my ink usage. I am retired and we are a household of three but 95% of the printing or…
-
What to do with an old CRT Televison
Hi Am thinking of buying a new TV to replace our eleven year old Sony Trinitron. The Sony still works great, good picture. Works fine with a digital converter box plugged into its SCART. Does anyone know a use for old CRTs? Presumably these TVs are so out of date no one wants them? I'd be really sad to send it to landfill,…
-
Xoom Tablet update to ICS
Hi, Anyone aware when Motorola Xoom will get an official update to ICS? Really looking forward to it. Thanks
-
saving hotmail emails
Hi I have an hotmail account which i have used for business emails over the past few years. Is there any easy way i can download all these in a simple or quick way so i can save them for future archiving? (preferably not printing each as pdf as there are a few hundered emails) thanks
-
storing photos online
Hi, I have all my digital photos stored on an external hard drive and I did also have them stored on Kodakgallery online as a back up. Now that Kodakgallery is no longer available where is the best place for me to store them online for free? I keep them sorted in 'albums' sometimes order prints online and sometimes edit…
-
How to dial this German Number?
http://www.pixxbay.de/product_info.php?info=p3694 I'd like to purchase the above product and have it shipped to my address in the UK. I have no idea how to dial the number on a phone. Can anyone help? Also has anyone ever purchased any electronics from Germany before? The price is way cheaper over there than it is here.
-
Internet Explorer Security Box Popping Up all the time - Help Please
Just started this pm but every few seconds or so an Internet Explorer Security Box keeps popping onto my Screen. It says "A website wants to open web content using this program on your computer." Name SkypeNames Publisher Skype Technologies SA If I press Don't Allow it appears again after about 30 seconds or another saying…
-
window update errors plus extra errors
hello, forgive me here but i really don't know where to start.... i noticed a problem the other night where my laptop running on windows 7 had shut down due to an error i didn't get to see in time what the error was, it did all start back up again but seems really slow and i can not update windows updates. I have followed…
-
Help
Hi Could someone give me some help please? I have Avast (free version) nad yesterday it popped up saying there was a update which I then clicked on it asked me if I wanted to install google chrome which I did nit want to so left the box unticked. When the update was complete i went on to the internet and I have no tool…
-
Small Laptop recommendation to run Adobe Suite etc please?
DD currently has an ancient macbook which the battery is now on its way out. The power lead has split as well and to be honest we think its time to replace it for her. I'm looking for something ideally under £350. DD would like something small again as she likes the 13" Laptops. It needs to do basic teenager things such as…
-
Homeplug help
I am having problems fully understanding homeplugs, I broadly understand how they work but, if I decide on a homeplug, do I just buy 2 of them? I would have thought there would have been 'transmitters' and 'receivers'? I have an old pair of Netgear (54Mbps) wifi only powerline adapters (its a WGX102V2) - can I simply buy a…
-
Lost Inbox in Thunderbird!
I seem to have lost my inbox in TB. My start position is now the SENT box. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling TB but still my inbox remains lost or hidden! I think it may have something to do with compacting folders. Can anyone assist?
-
Blue Circle Next To White Arrow Going Round and Round
Hi, For the last couple of weeks next to the white arrow a blue circle appears and it just goes round and round. It does disappear but quickly comes back. Does anyone know how I can get rid of it as it's a little annoying.
-
Defraggler?
Hi been trying 'Defraggler' (defragmenting program) after problems with 'SmartDefrag' & wondered within the settings of 'Defraggler' (Custom) is it best to include or exclude 'hibernation file & restore point file?
-
Outgoing Server Settings - Phone
What are the correct settings for the outgoing server on my Samsung Note phone ? I am with Talk Talk - GOTADSL servers the incoming works fine (pop3.gotadsl.co.uk) but outgoing - smtp-auth.gotadsl.co.uk I have tried port 587 with no security - but no connection This worked (stilll does) - on my old Nokia Could this be…
-
duplicate email account (blueyonder & gmail)
I'm after some advice/help please folks my main primary/main account is with Virgin Blueyonder, yet I also get all the same email from this account into my gmail account is this correct ?? if not (which I assume it shouldn't be) how do it stop it Thanks in advance
-
Can I backup data from a Mac HD via a Windows PC?
My son has a PowerBook that he spilled a glass of water onto (it was water, not cola or anything sticky/caustic). The Mac won't start now and we can't afford a big repair bill. His University work is on the hard disc and is needed very badly. Can I take the hard drive out of the Mac and hook it up to a PC and get the data…
-
Xbox from Asda - can I do something about this?
So I ordered the Xbox 360+Halo ODST from Asda on Wednesday. I got a confirmation of order, confirmation of payment taken, and confirmation of shipment from Wednesday through Friday. So I was expecting it to come on Monday/Tuesday. However they canceled my order on Saturday (yesterday) because the item was no longer in…
-
Recommend Audio Convertor WAV to MP3
As the title suggests, anyone recommend a free simple to use programme?
-
Bt Line & Virgin BB Problems
I know this technically isn't money saving advice I need, but if I don't get my online business back up and running then I soon will need money saving advice!! I am unable to access some websites (google is one of them). The ones I can access are extremely slow (like wading through treacle). Long story short.... Contacted…
