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Nexus or new small iPad
I am totally confused. I know nothing about these things and mainly want one just for general purposes, nothing flashy in the way of games. I can see these are both easier to cart around than an iPad4 which does look very nice. But which is best (impossible question I guess). Which is the best for a general user. And would…
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Inappropriate (a bit) images on BBC news webpages
I know BBC standards have dropped recently, but i'm still sure the advertising i get down the right hand side of the news pages shouldn't be there. It is only on BBC news pages and also only with Chrome Browser. I have scanned with CCleaner, Malwarebytes, MSE, my standard Avast and AdAware - Anyone know what could be…
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Wi-Fi for PC
I've been running my broadband through the landline, but the time has come to go wiFi (because I want to get an Amazon Kindle Fire for my son's xmas pressie and we need WiFi) SO, I know I need a "dongle" for the pc but which one do you recommend - I've read loads of reviews and every one seems to have issues. I don't want…
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Kindle Paperwhite
I have just damaged my kindle keyboard 3g and am trying to decide what I would replace it with if it can't be repaired. I want a dedicated e-reader with e-ink, I am considering the paperwhite but not sure about the lit screen. Does anyone have one who could comment on the difference between reading with a light source on…
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Strange things going on with MP3s...
Right, this has been driving me nuts for some time, hoping anyone can help :) I have a bunch of MP3s from on my computer where everything is fine regardless of player used. Everything is also fine when the same files are transferred to an Android device. However, when those same files are on a WebOS device (HP TouchPad)…
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XP backup to create system recovery disc
I have a 5 year old Dell inspiron 6400 laptop with XP Pro SP3. Having had a close scare recently and thought my computer had died. I decided do a full back and create a system recovery disc. From time to time I backup my files and folders to my seagate external hard drive but not the rest of the system information and…
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Bad digital tv signal....
Last month my tv signal was complete rubbish. Had an aerial engineer out and he said not problem with reception and so was not due to the aerial. The only solution he could think of was that the tv did not have the capacity for all the channels?? I have since bought a nice new smart Samsung and can get most channels most…
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Iphone 5 and Giffgaff nano sim any good
Is this a good deal from Giffgaff? and is giffgaff any good Iphone 5 nano sim card £10 per month for 250 minutes, unlimited text and 1gb internet. Stanehyve
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Blocking Gambling websites advice needed
Does any one know of a way to block online gambling websites on Internet explorer, but leave access to all other sites. My husband has once again run up large debts using this method. :mad: I have blocked FF with fab results Maybe somebody out there has first hand experience of this. Jill
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Hijackthis log
Hello folks, My laptop is running slow and I have a ton of work to get through - could anyone have a look at my hijackthis log and advise please?:o Logfile of Trend MicroHijackThis v2.0.4 Scan saved at 12:56:39,on 17/11/2012 Platform: Windows 7 SP1(WinNT 6.00.3505) MSIE: Internet Explorerv9.00 (9.00.8112.16455) Boot mode:…
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laptop suitable for Football Manager 2013
Hi I have some money to spend with Very and was thinking of buying a laptop as a gift - could someone let me know please if any of these would be suitable for playing Football Manager? Ane if not, could you point me in the right direction of which from Very would be ok? (I know the prices might not be the best but I have…
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recommend a tablet for under £100
Hi sister has just asked me to find out any recommends for a sub £100 tablet for her daughter, it will be used for playing the usual angry birds type games and web browsing and facebook. Any help on which ones to go for? Thanks
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When will the nexus 10 be in the shops
Looking to get a tablet and at the moment the nexus 10 is top of the list, but I would like to see it before I buy. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be available in stores at the moment, not sure why this is. Anyone got any ideas Paddy
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Help me choose a mini hifi.
Our old one has given up playing CDs so want to spend under £100, small room so large power not required. Seen Pioneer X-HM20DAB-K and Pioneer X-HM20DAB-K on Ebay, new ex display, for £80 delivered. Also Hitachi AXM898U for £73 delivered but this has a bad review, and is Hitachi labeled but made for Currys! So your…
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Lovefilm connection to TV & Xbox
Got Lovefilm last night and it is working fine on the laptop with no problems. Xbox connection - we are currently using a 14 day trial for gold live which is working fine for playing games and speaking to people (the yearly one ran out the other day). When we try to get the Lovefilm app it keeps saying that we need to have…
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Where can I buy replacement keyboard nipples?
I have an old Medion Akoya laptop. The nipple from underneath the space bar key is missing. The nipple attaches directly to the board underneath, not to a hinge. There are 2 hinges either side of the nipple that the space bar fixes to. I'm not sure if the nipple would be slightly higher than some, given that it does not…
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Toshiba tv- help!
Hiya Hoping someone can help. We have a Toshiba TV, it's just under 2 years old, for the last few weeks you will be watching tv like normal and then the Tv will go black with a message saying 'please scan all channels' when I go into menu it's impossible to select anything as the selection is moving all over the place…
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Best All Round performance camera?
It seems my 2 options are the Sony RX100 or the Nikon D5100. Looking to use the camera on holidays and capture shots of scenic places especially at night in low or no light areas. At the moment we are used to the simple point and shoot method of taking photos however if we need to change our ways to get the best from our…
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Windows download errors.
Windows automatic downloads failed to update. 1 x error code 80070005 and 2 x code 643. I am sure that I haven't changed any settings and I find M/S help unhelpful. Any hints? Windows 7 Ult.
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Oh no! Nothing works, not even system restore!
Ok, time to own up, I've messed up, big time! I dont know too much about laptops but decided to try to clean it up a bit to speed it up as a newphew has been using it and too many games and things were opening at startup. Now this is were you'll tell me how stupid I've been! I was experimenting with the start button and…
