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DSLR camera from US. Compatibility with UK?
Hi! I am in the market for a DSLR camera and have my eyes on the Canon 600D camera. I am due to pop over to the states for a family visit and am aware this camera is available in thr US but under a different name. I believe it is called a canon rebel t3i.! The cost is really pushing me to buy this from there, i am aware…
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Linux help for experimental PC please
Hi all, I picked up a cheap PC as below at a boot fair not long ago: http://www.vxl.net/Products/products.aspx?CategoryID=Ng==-fWH0aFdOedA=&SubCategoryID=OA==-YZB1m2Edj2c=&ProductID=NDY%3d-sjAbwAKpd6Y%3d It is silent with a 700MHz CPU, 512MB RAM (I upgraded it) and I swapped the 256MB flash memory for an IDE adaptor with a…
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Hide public post from all facebook friends
Hi all I want to put an ad in a local facebook group (selling) without all my friends seeing it. I think you can do it, but can someone give me a step by step please? I have googled it and it looks liek you make lists or something, but the prompts seem out of date. Thanks
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Excel - message when opening query/problems with another computer
Hope someone might now what this means please. Lately, everytime we open our Excel up to do our spreadsheets, a message sits on the screen as follows: c/windows/syswow64/sgxladdin/dll Don't have a clue what that is all about. Anyone able to help? Thanks in advance. Second question is about our other computer. It keeps…
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Free online file storage
I know there are articles about this, but I have a very specific question. I do not want a backup system. I do not want huge amounts of online disk space. I do not want to forever block myself from having a free backup system etc by using up my free quota from the industry standard (by that I mean if dropbox is the…
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I want a tablet,but which one?
I was going to treat myself to a kindle because my sister has one and is never off it but she said that she now wished she got a tablet because you can use it as an e-reader plus a million other things as well so here's my problem...I'm blonde. Any advice greatfully received,budget of around £100. TIA.
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Anti Glare Screens for Laptops - Any Good
I can't find a matte screen laptop in my budget (as close to £300 as possible) (but could go a bit more)). Looked at my son's new laptop with the gloss screen and I find it unpleasant to use. So unless someone knows of a matte screen laptop in my budget I wondered if the anti glare add on screens are any good. If you apply…
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nokia or sony phone which one to choose?
there are so many to choose from! i am looking to buy one as a gift. i am going round in circles, so i am looking at nokia lumia 800 or a sony experia u. they are priced around £150. i am looking for a phone thats not too complicated to use. any opinions on either of these phones or any recommendations for any other decent…
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Best scanner for under £100?
Hi all. I need to purchase a stand alone scanner for my expenses (receipts etc) when I come back from my travels. I don't want to spend too long waiting for the machine to warm up and deliver what I think is basic scanning. Any idea or recommendations? Many thanks.
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Laptop Not Recognising Hard or CD/DVD Drive
Hi All Got an old laptop FS Eprimo v5535 and recently it wouldn't boot up. In the bios under the Main tab it says there is no HDD or CD/DVD. Also when I went to Advanced tab it said Serial ATA Controller, IDE Channel & LAN controller were all disabled, I have enabled them and recooted but still no joy. Have checked HDD is…
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Can you get rid of offensive ads on ebay?
Hi, I understand that ebay tailor the banner ads down the side of the screen to what they think you are interested in (something to do with cookies? - not very technical, lol). Trouble is, my wife looks at a lot of animal stuff - horse and dog equipment, etc, and they (ebay) have taken to putting really upsetting images in…
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Netbook XP start up problems
I hope someone can help. A friend has an advent netbook 4214. They run tech guys recovery on it, it restarted and now on every start up it only gets as far as a blue screen with the message stop: c0000137 (privilege failed) The i/o permissions for the process could not be changed Just before this message a screen pops up…
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How did they get away with designing this?
I don't know if this has been covered in this forum before but would anybody be interested in contributing to a thread where you'd like to let manufacturers out there know where they've cocked up with their designs? I doubt very much if the manufacturers will take any notice but we can always think of it as a kind of…
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My tv (Thoshiba, 32" LCD) scrolling through channel numbers?
as title, 2/3 year old tv has started scrolling channel numbers onk a blank screen (numbers count backwards, iif that makes a difference?).. Is there a factory reset button anywhere? I can't find manual. have tried new batteries in the remote, taking that well away from the tv, and turning off overnight.. i get about a…
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Problems with shared dvd drive
I have only just discovered the ability to have a home network. I think I've successfully added pc and laptop ( both win 7) and printer to a home network. I also gather you can share a dvd drive so am playing around trying to sort that out. All looked good in so much as I can see the pc dvd drive on the laptop. I have…
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Turning a PC into a MAC
If cost is a major factor in deterring you from buying a MAC machine then it is perhaps worth knowing that an intel PC can be turned into a MAC. The following article explains the steps involved and Youtube has a number of videos on the subject. http://www.ehow.com/how_5589982_turn-pc-mac.html
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Repairing Desktop PC Power Supply
Came back from a few days away to find one of the Desktops as dead as a doornail, wouldn't power up at all, no response to front panel switch, no blinking LEDs or Beeps. Removed HDD, placed in caddy, and that works fine with another PC connected through USB, so data is safe. All symptoms seem to point to a failed power…
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Blackberry Playbook film download
Can anyone please advise on how to download films onto the BP for viewing when offline?
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Windows Mail keeps timing out
I'm having problems with my emails at the moment often it times out when receiving mail, I thought this was a problem on my old laptop, but have now moved everything to my new laptop (using Windows Mail Live) I am still getting the time out problem. We did have a problem with internet a couple of weeks ago where the whole…
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£89.99 for a 10-inch Android tablet bundle including a screen protector, 8GB SD card,
Thanks to those who've helped before, here is another one I'm not sure of, is this a good deal for the spec? £89.99 Save up to 67% on a 10-inch Android tablet bundle * Includes a screen protector, 8GB SD card, case, stylus and a screen-cleaning cloth * Postage and packaging is not included and costs £9.99 * Please allow up…
