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Rooted in' Rooted out, what does it mean
Dear all, in terms of downloading and running an App on an Android, what does 'Rooted in' and Rooted out' means, or is it Routed in? My son says he cannot run an app because it is 'Rooted out'. sebastian
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ipod touch (or any other hand-held device) as a Christmas present: conundrum?
My daughter is six and has asked Santa for an ipod touch (which I believe is some sort of hand-held games/music device. My wife is quite keen to give her this but I have some reservations, however. My daughter is an only child so I am quite keen to avoid her going into her own little world around the house. When I say to…
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UK alternative to Gazelle.com
Hello, I've heard a number of good things about Gazelle.com which buys old (in their case Apple) products. What's good about them is that you get a guaranteed 30 day quote, so if for example you got a quote on an iPhone before a new model was launched, the price wouldn't instantly drop for the user when a new one is…
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laptop to monitor
Hi guys I have damaged my laptop screen sadly. I do however have a perfect monitor that will do OK as a screen. The only problem is that when I connect HDMI to HDMI it won't display anything on monitor after initial boot up. It will let me start and will display OK in safe mode if i simply switch off via on off button but…
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Thumbs Down To T Mobile Pay As You Go Dongle
Just bought a T Mobile pay as you go dongle and it goes slower than a drunk snail :mad: Anybody can advise a fast one below £30 price range ????? Must be pay as you go. .
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Windows 8 - make sure you buy the right package!
I bought Windows 8 today, a boxed version and was assured it was a full install package. Duly took it home with a new hard drive for my netbook, installed it all with no problems. When I came to activate it, it wouldn't accept the key. After some searching I found that I have purchased an upgrade version. Now I bought an…
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Can any of you clever peeps remove the background for me...please
I am having some difficulty with removing the background from this photo. Can any of you help, please ? Just need both heads and shoulders.
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speaker sound low!
ok, when I was using windows XP my speakers were great the sound was excellent. Using Windows 8 and going on to the youtube site even when I turn my speaker volume button up the sound is not 'blasting' out. Obvious checking, ive clicked on the volume icon on my desk top and its 100% All I can help with at this stage is…
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laptop screen gone red!!
Hi folks My first time on here so please be gentle with me!! lol My problem is with my laptop screen. For some unknown reason to me at least my screen has started to have red patches on it. Most of the time the screen is clear enough for it not to be a problem but when looking at pictures/videos I get only what I can…
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ASUS EEE 1001px missing original setup CD? System 32 corrupt.
Hi, my Asus EEE 1001px didnt come with an original setup CD. I am getting a message that says "windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:" \windows\system32\config\system "you can attempt to repair this file by starting windows setup using the original setup cd-rom. Select 'r' at the first…
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laptop queries
Hi, Im after some info on laptops .At the moment we have a desk top computer (which is not wireless)running AOL software,My daughter is wanting a laptop for christmas which is fine but how would I connect it to the internet?:o As you can tell Im not every techie would I be able to connect it with a ethernet cable and just…
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The latest Linux Mint operating system
One of the best and easiest Linux operating systems (distros) to use Linux Mint has just released it's latest version.Linux Mint 14 final release in it's various formats Mate, cinammon etc has just become available available on the heanet server as usual http://ftp.heanet.ie/mirrors/linuxmint.com/stable/14/ I usually…
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Cheapest Windows 7
Anyone know who is currently the lowest price for Windows 7 Home Premium? I'm wanting to upgrade my trusty Netbook from Windows XP. Which I can't re-install as it has no optical drive and every time I try with a USB drive it always fails.
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Stable internet connection
For about the last year, we have been having problems with our internet connection which keeps dropping off. During the course of that year we have changed router, computer equipment and upgraded software but nothing makes a difference. My suspicion is that it is due to a dodgy ISP. Although we live in inner London, we…
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Laptop power lead not working following MS update
Following MS update yesterday, the laptop power lead doesn't work, also, the kaspersky desktop icon is no loger showing on the desktop :wall: I have a Compaq, windows 7, IE8
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Wireless problems....please help!
I am with BT Broadband nd have a wireless home hub 3. We seem to have a dead spot in my daughters bedroom. Is there any gadget I could buy that would boost the signal in that part of the house? My router is downstairs in the living room nd her bedroom is upstairs at the other side of the house nd above the garage. Any help…
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Saving eBay web page listings
Can anyone suggest best way to save eBay web page listings ? They have recently changed format of web pages, so that Save HTML Only using Internet Explorer only saves description text, not surrounding information. I'd rather avoid if possible Save as Complete or MHT Single File which take up a lot of space . I want to save…
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Anyone else having problems with Photobucket.
I have an account with photobucket which I mainly use to host pictures for eBay. However in the last few days I've found that when I log in to photobucket I cannot see my pictures or navigate the site properly. This is true of other peoples pictures too. The auction pictures though aren't affected. I am using a windows 7…
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What have I done to Google Chrome and can I undo it?
I use google chrome and it changed as they removed background pics today. No problem with that but then I noticed it said I wasn't signed in, (no idea if I am ever signed in ) so I did and now the browser looks like the very old comp we have including the book marks from there. So signed out and it still looked the same.…
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Blackberry Playbook DVD Conversion
Hi As above - is/are there any free software which can do the needful? Any Video Convertor can't decrypt modern DVDs but Aimersoft DVD Ripper works a treat but leaves a watermark on playback due to evaluation copy? Is it pay up or shut up? Thanks in advance.
