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Anti virus
McAFee want £54 to renew my anti virus .I am now with Virgin and they provide free anti virus and firewall.Any advice would would be welcome and is McAFee is easy to uninstall.
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Is it legal to redirect banned IPs to gay websites?
I have a situation with an ex business partner, he's visiting my website and copying it. We had a disagreement and I pulled out from the partnership, website was mine we didn't formalise the business relationship. He tried to screw me over by withholding my money. I decided to split and take my website and marketing…
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Internet speed seems fine but loading seems slow
Evening all, So I'm on 20Mb from VM and have tested the speed with a couple of online speed checkers which have ranged from (10MB to about 17Mb via Wifi) However Youtube and other videosites seem to be struggling buffering all the time, surely even at 10mb this shouldn't be a problem? I've done a malwarebytes scan to see…
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MacBook Pro Broken Glass Screen repair options/suggestions please?
DD has managed to crack the glass screen of her 13 inch MacBook Pro! Has anyone got any experience of the best way/company to use in order get it repaired properly? FYI - We have Applecare, but I understand that it does not cover accidental damage. The laptop sadly isn't covered by home contents insurance either, so I am…
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Gaming PC - what to buy?
Hi hope someone can give me some advice. My son is wanting a gaming pc for Christmas but I have no idea what I should be looking for. He wants to be able to play Minecraft and I would like this pc to last him a while. I am looking at spending up to £800 and any help would be appreciated. Thanks
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Boot Priority Problem
Can anyone help? I am trying to set my XP desktop to boot in the following sequence - USB, then CD, followed by Hard Disc but I can't get it to recognise the USB drive. There are two USB options in the Advanced BIOS Features, USB-FDD and USB-ZIP. I have tried both but neither works. I have even gone into the Boot Settings…
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Best free firewall?
I'm using Avast antivirus but the firewall doesn't seem free. So whats on offer? any help with preferences please
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help with canon mp495
hi can someone help, its driving me mad. my printer was working fine wirelessly, i changed the print cartridges, that somehow lost my link. i have tried reinstalling the software, tried linking it just to use via usb. But nothing is working. i router is set up to accept the printer, as it was fine before what can i do to…
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What size fuse??
Been having a bit of a sort out and found my old freeview recorder. It is however minus it's plug! I want to give this to my boys to use at home in their bedroom. I've put a plug on it which is fitted with a 3 amp fuse. Is that the correct size fuse for the item?? Cheers in advance!
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Delete Emails Windows Live Mail
I have loads of emails in my deleted items folder. I want to delete maybe 200 items but can't remember how to delete them in 'batches' rather than one at a time. First one to provide the answer wins a prize !! :rotfl::rotfl:
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cheap to run printer?
I need o find a cheaper printer. since the Child transferred over to being home schooled and we've been doing more printing its been costing a fortune to run. we've currently got an almost three year old Epson Stylus S21. It will not run 3rd party cartridges no matter what I do to them. And it's annoying that when a colour…
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Windows Live Gallery is not showing Photos in review
Hi When I try to look at photos and try to upload on my laptop all I can see in preview is a picture of the same flower over and over or a landscape. Photo's on my laptop show up as image of flower Don't know where the images come from but very frustrating now being able to preview photos. Even when I connect my phone the…
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Playstation 3 - storage server?
i want to buy the new 12GB PS3, fit a 1TB hard drive and then install FreeBSD using ZFS. Does anyone know if this is possible? Has anyone managed to do something similar with Linux for these Playstation units? I can't seem to find a definite answer online, and many articles seem a bit out of date. Thanks
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Need help buying ultra quiet psu + fan
I would like some recommendations on an ultra quiet power supply and 120mm fan for my pc At the moment I've got an Antec earthwatts 500w which has basically been running 24/7 since 2009. So has started to become noisy. Budget at the moment is £50-£65 Currently running in an Antec Sonata 3 case: 4 sata hd 1 graphics card 1…
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Sat Nav with Bluetooth
Hi Does anyone have any experience of using one of these products? I want a new satnav and also, I really could do with bluetooth so that I can answer some of my phone calls whilst driving. Sometimes it's too tempting to answer a call whilst driving and I want to get out of this terrible habit. I'm looking at Garmin so…
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Compact turntable for LP into CD format
Aged parent has seen a turntable she can use to convert her existing records into Cd format and wants one as a Christmas present. The one she's seen is in one of those newspaper offer magazines so probably hugely overpriced. So can someone tell me what I should be looking out for and anything or any brands to be wary of.…
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SD card - PC not reading it
I've bought a USB SD card reader to transfer pictures onto my PC. I've connected the USB to the PC and slotted in the SD card. The PC reads/detects a new USB device, however it does not show any files whatsoever. Am I doing something wrong?
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Hard case for my Nexus 7
Hi there! I've recently bought a Nexus 7 and i want to protect it with a hard case cover (that sort of doubles as a stand) when i am travelling to protect it from dusts, bumps, minor falls, minor spills, etc. I'm looking for those type that has a "hard" back cover that "holds on" to the tablet on all sides and one one that…
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Can you buy a remote control for an ipad 2
Basically when I am on night shift I have my Ipad on a shelf and use it to watch tv. But I need a remote control to turn the volume off if a customer comes in. Is there such a thing. Thanks.
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Cheapest 1920x1080 laptop
As subject really does anyone know of any budget 1920x1080 laptops? Cheapest one I found is an Asus at around £650
