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i player
Hi When I watch I player a small box appears in the center screen saying the following Local storage Adobe flash player settings bbc.co.uk is requesting to store information on your computer allow (tick) deny (no entry) currently using 0kb available 10kb I click deny and the box reappears 10 seconds later, making viewing…
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What level of security do windows passwords use?
Please note - I don't want to know how to crack windows security at all. I just want some jargon to bandish around with a mixed audience including some techies. I'm after something like "Windows 7 uses a 64 bit one-way undisclosed encryption algorithm based on twofish to compare passwords with hidden key files in the boot…
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Recovery Of Lost Files? WORKS?
Hi when using 'Microsoft Works', I lost 3 pages of text, I was working on. I was transferring some text from various sites at the time. So was aware that certain text may cause a problem. Once before when this happened, the work came back when shutting down & restarting 'Works', but on the last occassion it was lost,…
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Macbook Pro (A1260) screen fault
Anyone have any experience of testing the screen on a Macbook pro for faults? An uncle has given me his to 'look at' as I am the family tech geek. I have been able to connect the book to an external monitor and it's working fine, so I'm ruling out the logic board for now. That leaves the lcd screen itself, and the inverter…
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How do you put songs on a ipod
My friend has asked me to put some albums on a ipod but i just don't have a clue how to do it so im hoping someone could tell me how to do this. I have put the albums from the usb onto my computer and then downloaded itunes and i have tried to press sync but this puts all the songs from my compter to the ipod but i don't…
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Widescreen monitor but too big...
Very kind and everything, but I have been given a new monitor in work. It is 20" that's width from left to right, not corner to corner. I've done a bit of googling and understand that you can see two documents at the same time on it so far enough it could come in handy. But at the moment I'm posting to Sage and it's like…
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Templates
If i have a template for documents that have to be filled in with different information how do i create a copy of the blank template so i can re-use it.At the moment when the template is filled in i have to delete all the information and start again,can i just copy the blank template so i don't have to continually delete…
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Google problem...help!!
Just recently when I click onto Google to open the internet I get a message saying...'Your profile could not be opened correctly. Some features may be unavailable. Please check that the profile exists and you have permission to read and write its contents'. All my auto email addresses are not saved which means I have to…
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Booting from USB Flash Drive
I have an old, well 2008, so its not that old, Asus EEE-PC 701 running some flavour of Linux. I want to try out Android, just to see what its like on the platform, but without destroying the OS and applications on the SSD disk. So I thought I would download the Android 4 ICS ISO and used Unetbootin to make a bootable USB…
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Windows Vista problem
Hi all, Hopefully someone can advise me as to what's gone wrong with my desktop. Switched it off last night with all seemingly fine, booted up this morning and the navigation bar at the bottom has reverted to the Windows 95 version. Functionality seems to be normal, but the Google Chrome browser is also looking like an…
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igoogle being withdrawn 1Nov2013
Hello folks.... Google advises that they are withdrawing the popular igoogle facility in November next year. A lot of IE users use this as their home page (eg news/sport/business headlines etc), so was wondering what other options there are out there which could replace it? I would beg all Chrome/Firefox/opera aficiandos…
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Can I delete anything from this HIJACK this log please?
Hello all - my computer has suddenly decided to go on go slow! The CPU usage is 100% although I am only running Mozilla, SKYPE. Here is the log..............any advice greatly Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4 Scan saved at 11:33:31, on 04/07/2012 Platform: Windows 7 (WinNT 6.00.3504) MSIE: Internet Explorer v9.00…
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Tv/DVD player combo stopped reading DVDs
Hi, said TV is out of warranty but not old, never had a problem with DVDs, but became unable to read them last night. Tried a few different ones, so it's not the disc. Is there any way of cleaning reading head? Am old enough to remember cleaning tapes for cassette recorders:rotfl: Any advice much appreciated Absfabs
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Cant see internet over WEP connection, can over LAN cable
A friend has asked me to help with his D Link TM wireless router (model DSL 2640B) and it's wifi connection to the internet. He can see the internet when using a LAN cable into the device. He has WEP wifi access setup to the router with a 13 digit password. Computers can see a good WIFI signal to the router, but cannot…
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Apple vs Microsoft
Which tablet do you think will triumph between the Apple iPad and Microsoft's Surface? Apple has such a big hold over the market, but could Microsoft's new Windows 8 tablet bring something new to the table? - http://contractorweekly.com/contractor-news/the-weekly-tea-bag/489-apple-vs-microsoft
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Ipad Alternatives
Hi everyone, I was a regular user of this site a while ago (different username) and got loads of great help and tips to get debt free and I have almost done it (from paying out about £1100pm-£1300pm of my £1200pm wage on bills and debts, to less than £500, over the space of about 6 HARD, but totally worthwhile months) I'd…
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Facebook stalker
Hello, I'd be really greatful if anyone could help on the 25 May I received a friend request from a man called Lionel Joel a person I have never met before; his profile picture was a copy of my college bus pass from eight years ago something I do not have. I found it strange but ignored him then on June 21st he changed his…
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i need to find my copied website?
hi all the problem is i have made a online portal for a company, its first page is a login page, i made the program they refused to pay me to chase this through the courts, i need the web address so i can prove they still use it, i am definate 100% they need the program and know they have coppied it to another web address,…
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Sky+ to PC
I have recorded a program on Sky+ that features an interview with my wife and children. It is unavailable on BBC iPlayer as was a regional show, but would like to have a copy to show parents etc. I have been told that I can get a cable with scart/phono at one end and USB at the other so I can transfer the recording to my…
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Looking for advice on choosing a camcorder, can anyone help?
I need a camcorder to record a wedding (just the day generally not specifically the ceremony). I'm not looking for something pro level, but I'd really like something that's going to be able to handle indoor filming/sound. I've done a lot of research, but the more I read, the more the reviews seem to contradict each other.…
