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Internet radio?
I'm wondering if it's worth buying one but I know very little about them. So, could you kind people talk me through the pro's and con's, things to look out for and maybe recommendations. If I do buy one I'm only looking at spending £100 give or take £20. Many thanks.
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Sophos anybody?
(Sophos Endpoint Security and Control to be exact). Has been set up at school (he no longer goes to) and updates from there aren't available anymore. But "second server" "Sophos" is ok for SAVXP (anti-virus XML?), but RMSNT isn't updated (no updates found) and Autoupdate is always skipped. I guess RMSNT isn't important…
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No video on windows 8 metro app screen.
Hi folks, After upgrading to 8 from 7 I can't get video to play on windows 8 Metro app screen, things like sky news or youtube app, though plays find within the desktop. Other content on the Metro start screen is fine. Have updated display driver but no different, any ideas welcome. Many thanks Martin57
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Asus S200e-C157h 11.6 touchscreen laptop
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/asus-s200e-c157h-11-6-touchscreen-laptop-dark-grey-18893012-pdt.html Just seen this today and wondered what anyone who knows more about these things thinks about the spec/price, please. I'm terrible at making decisions and never buy without procrastinating about it for ages first :o Not sure…
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Don't know what to do about this ebay seller?
Hi I hope someone can help me with this? I ordered a new power supply for my PC from a seller on ebay - sent 2nd class mail. its now 9 days and nothing arriving - i told the seller who said i can have a refund. He has refunded the money back to paypal - which automaticlly refunded to my card (apparentlly have to wait upto…
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Toshiba Portege - good deal or not?
What do you think of this... http://www.ebuyer.com/288876-toshiba-portege-z830-10n-ultrabook-pt224e-00h00len It is only an i3 - I know I could probably get an i5 3rd gen for same money but I am attratced by the light weight (only 1.12kg) and the 5 year guarantee. My uses would be general surfing (mostly forums, ebay &…
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Digital Video Recorder for CCTV
Hi guys I am thinking of fitting CCTV system myself, can anyone recommend specific model for DVR. I want keep this system running when we are away and when motion is detected it should send us photos/video to our email and also should kick off the alarm. thanks in advance
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How do I check broadband profile
Hi - will be debugging a neighbour's broadband. They appear to be stuck on a 2MB profile(not sure if that term is correct). They use a TP LINK ADSLrouter/modem. (I get 7MB next door on an upto8 package). They're on some ancient BT package (option 3?). Will the modem stats tell me anything useful? Thanks.
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DVD drive appears to burn OK, but doesnt read the disc contents......help!
Just got back from a holiday and put 3Gb of photos etc onto my hard-drive. I have an emachine laptop running windows 7. Burnt the photos and videos to a DVD using Nero at 8x speed. When I try to read the DVD the laptop doesnt recognise there is a disk in the drive BUT when I put the disc into another computer it reads the…
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Shared Video memory reduction
My new Medion PC - i7 powered is not as quick as I expected - with a 3.4Ghz processor and 6Gb DDR3 RAM - So I ran windows performance rating - which has explained why.... Video memory (although adequate 2Gb ram) has been shared with system memory to give a slightly ridiculous/over the top 5821Mb total vid memory - I am now…
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Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion?
Has anyone had any issues upgrading directly from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion on a 4yr old (intel based) Macbook Pro? Have read mixed reviews on the App store which are making me a tad apprehensive about upgrading.
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Pop ups
Can anyone recommend a FREE pop up killer please Ta
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Whats the best video file type for streaming live off the internet?
I want to create some learning videos on my computer - the capture software saves them as .Avi I need to post them on the internet and so learners can stream them instantly I know .avi wont stream (just download and run) I have video conversion software so i can convert the .avi s Whats the best video file type for…
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Slow / newish laptop
Hi all, my partner bought a laptop off his friend's daughter who was a student. Not knowing much about computers, we find we probably have loads of stuff on here that we don't need. We basically use it for the internet. I'm going through the fab guide on how to speed up a slow pc and have copied and pasted the hijack this…
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Windows 8-a quick fix for those missing an easy shutdown.
Hi folks, Just found this and thought it might be useful for those missing a quick shutdown icon in windows 8. Easy and works a treat. http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2012/06/25/how-to-add-a-shut-down-button-to-windows-8/ :) Martin57
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Led light bulbs
There seem to be too many different shapes and sizes, the wattage's are also not clear, does any one has a chart showing LED to conventional light wattage? I could do with something a bit brighter in a few places. thanks, sebastian
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Seriously slow internet
http://www.speedtest.net/result/2275612848.png ISP is talktalk. I have run speed test on the 3 closes servers to me all with the same result. Anyone know how I can speed it up? I'm with talktalk at home and I get over 12mbps (right now I am at my gf's using her laptop) I have updated and run malwarebytes deleted the one…
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Connecting Sky box to TV with no Scart connector
Daughter has bought a new TV for the bedroom that has no Scart connector, she wants to hook it up to an old Sky box (not HD and therefore no HDMI connector on the Skybox). As I understand it my options are to get a Scart to 3 x rca connector and a suitable cable for audio, or to connect the tv to the Skybox via RF2 output…
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Google Nexus vs Samsung Galaxy Tab
I'm deciding between a Google Nexus tablet versus the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 range. Is there a clear winner in such a comparison. I'm not yet sure which size to go for (7 inch or the new 10inch) - but which one would most people go for? Infact - isn't the new Google Nexus 10 made by Samsung..in which case is it the same…
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digital compact camera??
looking for xmas present for OH, small camera to fit in the hand bag eth, like the look of this one, Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ30 best price deal ive found so far is :- http://www.jessops.com/online.store/products/84279/show.html?cm_vc=PPZ1#descriptionTab £234.95 with £35 cash back so £199.95 any comments, help appreciated