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i pad or laptop for 15 yr old
Youngest daughter has announced she wants an i pad for xmas (!!!!) She will have to have money off everyone and put towards it too..and then some no doubt. My question is...not really being a massive techie, would she be better off just having a laptop. she doens't have one of her own cos I have a laptop, as does hubby and…
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which tablet shall i buy?
thinking about asking Santa for a tablet loads around can't afford ipad so think under £200 I have android phone so maybe android tablet although kindle wildfire looks nice any tips, linkadoos or recommendos? PS i usually complain about forums being over-sectioned but "techy stuff" simply covers too much ground and for…
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reducing the size of a photo
I'm sure this has been asked before but a quick search hasn't found anything, so apols. How do I reduce the size of a photo so I can upload it to a website (for an avatar :dance::dance:) Thanks Miss H
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Opera Users Exposed to BlackHole through Browser Homepage
Worth checking if you use the home page on a pc or mobile phone http://www.hotforsecurity.com/blog/opera-users-exposed-to-blackhole-through-browser-homepage-4431.html
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How do I centralise a website page on my computer screen
for some unexplicable reason whenever I access a website page it doesn't centralise and the page I'm viewing disappears off the right hand side of the screen so I can't access the scroll down facility or the Minimise/Maximise icon on the top right hand corner. How do I correct this please?
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Need a new Monitor - please advise
Hi there a need a new monitor my maximum spend is £ 90 pound, what's the best i can get , many thanks
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How to download youtube videos safely?
I'd like to download some videos so have been looking on the www for a suitable downloader. I've found some great recomendations but then there are some people who say they got a virus after downloading the software. A few people have recommended YouTube Downloader but then I found reviews:…
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Email - opening JPEGs
My Desktop PC(Win 7) has just been returned from repair at the manufacurer. Now any jpeg sent with any email to my BT Internet email address, will not open. It displays a thumbnail at foot of message, but they won't open or download. The jpegs open on my Ipad using the same BT email address. Yet if I forward the email to…
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Samsung galaxy tab 2 7.0 vs Blackberry Playbook
Ok, so my parents are buying my 13 year old brother a tablet for christmas/birthday and they have decided to either get the galaxy tab or the playbook. My dad is adamant he wants to get the playbook but i'm pretty sure the Samsung is a better buy. The Samsung is more expensive but with all these cashback offers around it…
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Navman mio updates
Not sure whether to post this here or travel, apologies if wrong. Is there any way of updating this sat nav to the latest maps rather than forking out £39.99 that navman want???
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laptop adapters
Are 'official' brand laptop chargers better than generic ones, which never seem to last, or have I just had bad luck?
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Laptop Buying Advice
Apologies first and foremost for not putting this in the sub-£350 laptop thread but I doubt that what I want will fall into that price bracket! Basically, I am migrating from having a three year-old desktop to a laptop (partly for the portability aspect) and in an ideal world, it would be at least as powerful as what I…
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help - no audio output device is installed ??
just had my computer fixed - new hardrive all seems to be in order but I have a red cross by the speaker icon bottom right hand corner of screen - does that mean its just the speakers that aren't plugged in although I've tried plugging them in and it doesn't seem to be doing anything ??
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how do I access the scart/phono on my pc
Hi I have a Medion PC and the video card has various connections. I would like to connect my old VHS video machine to this and go through some tapes. I do not really want to buy any other leads or convertors so I am hoping that the fact it has a scart connection means this is possible with what I already have. I connected…
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HDMI switcher issues.
I have just bought a switcher but cant get it to work, I must be doing something wrong. photo sharing Ive put the plug into my HDMI slot in the back of my tv. I have the inserted the DVD HDMI cable into the switcher along with the PS3 cable too. So I have 2 devices plugged into the switcher and the switcher plugged into…
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Macromedia Contribute 3
Does anybody know where I can buy a copy from?or if I can download it free? We need it to access a booking system of a business we take over shortly - any advise greatly received :j
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How do I get rid of this babylon search engine...?
I use Firefox & overnight it seems to have installed something called babylon as my default search engine. I don't like it, I don;t want it & it's driving me crazy. I want my good old fashioned google search back. I have managed to get it to show google as my homepage, but every time I open a new tab, it is this babylon…
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Macbook or Laptop?
Hi Guys, Here's my dilemma I have a packardbell laptop that sounds like it might snuff it soon, which is annoying because I have only had it 2 years but I can hear the fan isn't doing very well. This happened with my Compaq before it and my Dell before that. Can someone please tell me (in layman's terms) what the…
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Budget PC
My 5 yr old Dell Inspiron 530 has seen better days. Was looking to replace it but mainly use it for keeping in touch so it doesn't need to be top of the range. Looking for a basic pc that will last me for the next few years, Have looked through threads and don't think my knowledge is up to re-installing operating system…
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Audio crackling sound streaming
Something is happening to my internet broadband connection. When I stream audio or video I am getting a kind of crackly, slowed down sound of poor quality. It is strange but the sound actually slows down. Any ideas ?
