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Child's Tablet Advice
Hi, Advice please... I want to buy my 8 yr old son a tablet for christmas but not sure which one to get! I don't want to get anything to young for him (i.e Leapad) but at the same time don't want something that's too complicated. (I need to be able to see what he's doing). I want it for simple things like Google Maps,…
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Which Laptop to buy?
I'm looking to buy a new one, everyday use, web, comps bit of youtube, photos etc.......... Was thinking of these : http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/sony-vaio-e-series-sve1512b1ew-15-5-laptop-white-17056564-pdt.html http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/sony-vaio-sve1512c6ew-15-5-laptop-white-17056563-pdt.html Different processors,…
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Help with Yahoo mail please
Hello All, I am having difficulties with my yahoo email account. When I type any valid e-mail address into the "To" field it is not recognised. I get the message "Please specify at least one recipient in the To field". I can't e-mail anyone at the moment as yahoo doesn't seem to recognise any e-mail addresses as valid! Can…
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How to get Internet on the Samsung Tab 2
Hi, I just bought a Samsung Tab 2. I currently have my broadband with Virgin Media with a modem connected to my computer. Do I need to buy a router to get wifi internet access? Do I need to speak to Virgin Media about this? Any helps would be appreciated? Thanks
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I need to know what to look for (new PC)
I need some help or someone to point me in the right direction. I need a new computer and I want to know what to look for when chosing a new computer. My current computer is a few years old now, its not dying but it isn't fit-for-purpose. I just seem to cause it to freeze or crash because I use it too heavily. I don't have…
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Another Mywebsearch hi jack
Hi I think I have a Mywebsearch virus and noticed another thread already about the same subject. However, I didnt want to be rude and hijack some one elses thread to ask for help. I also didnt want the thread to start getting too confusing with two different cases. I have just ran my scans and Avast comes back clean.…
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MyWebSearch Hijack
My DD has currently got MyWebSearch hijacking her computer. Everytime she does a search on firefox from her homepage google.com MyWebSearch hijacks the search and as anyone knows who has ever dealt with it - the results displayed are awful. I have tried to get rid of it, nothing is showing in the control panel under…
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32 inch television - any recommendations?
I'm looking at buying a 32 inch television for Christmas. It's a present and doesn't have to be all bells and whistles, the intended recipient isn't into techie stuff, Anyway I was in Tesco today and saw a 32 inch Technika on sale for £178 which on the face of it seemed a very good price. On looking up the Which? website I…
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Malwarebytes(a favour from someone who uses it)
Evening all, Earlier i tried to do my weekly Malwarebytes scan, tried to update and it just hangs on the connecting to server. It doesnt do anything at all. I tried uninstalling it and then installed it again but i get the same thing i can't seem to update it. Everything else is working ok, internet is fine, Avast is…
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What's this message on startup all about & how do i get rid?
This is slowing my startup time. Basically it only appeared when i installed the PCI card. I had to install the card to add an extra SATA slot as all the ones on the MOBO are occupied. What you're looking for is the screen at about 0:15 seconds. EDIT: Whatever it is, that PCI card can't be good for my PC. Since running…
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are 99% of sales assistants liars or just plain dumb
It seems everytime I go into a store to buy a tech item I hear lies (incorrect information) people who dont know better can be swayed by this false information. Not looked into the law but surly this must be illegal some of my favorites. HDMI cables transmit data so fast it becomes an analog signal that's why you need to…
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Restored Laptop and now Network drivers missing from device manager
Hi, I have a Sony Vaio Laptop VGN-NS20M and have rebooted it as had a few issues with it. Now the internet drivers have disappeared from device manager. The only thing there related to the internet is under modems. Which has nothing to do with the wifi or the ethernet port. I have tried the drivers from the Sony website…
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Help needed - buying a PC for media
Can anyone give me some advice with this? Really not in the loop with hardware so not sure what's best to buy.. I've got a HD TV but I want to connect a PC which can play HD films and music streamed from a PC elsewhere in the house, browse the internet, and do some gaming - old console emulation, stuff like World of…
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re-chinese program via avast
Hi Guys. I,ve posted this problem before, if indeed it is one. Today, pop up told me new version of Avast is available, do I want to download it. I was doing something else at the time, so, I went to Avast later, updates, and it said a new engine version was available, so I downloaded it from there.It advised me to re-boot…
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Excell 2002 autofilter
Hi I have set up and autofilter on an excell spreadsheet with a list of names and another list of numbers. How do I edit,delete and add to the list? Its diving me mad! Ta
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Excel Help Needed - IF Statement
Hi guys, I need help with an Excel If statement! I have a set of data, in one column I have the date received, in the next I have current date "=today()", and in the 3rd column I have days elapsed "=DATEDIF(B4,C4,"d")". Now, what I want to do is add a "RAG Status" column with automatically updates in response to how many…
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Is this a good PC
Have just seen this and was wondering if it is something worth getting: http://www.groupon.co.uk/deals/national-deal/Laptop-Outlet/12902738 It's a Lenovo 20" Touchscreen All-In-One PC With 1TB HDD and 8GB RAM for £379 Are Lenovo's any good?
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Sorry - another Laser Printer request
My trusty HP inkjet is on its last legs - bought some 8 years ago for 25 HK dollars. Because of the cost of replacement ink cartridges I now wish to progress to a laser printer - relatively inexpensive to buy and not too costly to replace the toner. I have a laptop and also desktop pc. Ideally i would like to network both…
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Film premiere camera flashes - ideas needed?
Bizarre post i guess and not sure if this in the right place but basically my wife is having a 40th birthday fancy dress 'celebrity' party in a couple of weeks. We have a guy with a video camera interviewing the dressed up 'celebs as they enter the party and thought if would be great if we could have some of our young…
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Help; Picasa; Captions; Photo ID
On uploading a lot of photos to picasa web albums I find that on the web they do not have filenames displayed on the thumbnails or anywhere so when someone views them and wants to ask me to print one for them they cannot say I want a copy of a particular photo number. So I find this makes things quite difficult. I would…
