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Website editing - help!
Hi all and thanks in advance! I've recently bought a bar with a website - but have been concentrating on getting the bar itself up and running and have neglected the website up to now. However, I now need to start looking at the website and updating it, adding a blog, etc. When the sale went through, the previous owner…
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Broadband dropping when telephone call received
Any ideas what may cause this? I've exchanged microfilters, currently use a corded phone, and just have the BT homehub and phone connected into the master socket. Whenever I pick up the phone and replace the handset, the broadband cuts out.
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Help Pls - Daughter has done something to laptop!
I really hope someone can help. My younger daughter has done something to the new laptop and now the background is white on all screens and you have to hover over the screen to see any writing? I wasn't here so am unsure exactly how she has done this and she cannot tell us (she is non-verbal autistic), does anyone have any…
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SoftWinerEVB Tablet PC android for me
any adice, experience, comments on this ? 7" android 4.0.4 tablet wifi.The Brand is SoftWinerEVB, Comes with mains charger laptop charger and a convertor usb charger, It has a slot for an external memory card and the internal storage is 6 gig thanks
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New Desktop PC Brand?
Old 9 yr old PC has died needs new motherboard payed around £1000 that long ago for a P4 2.6. Need a new reliable desktop PC, Happy to pay the right price for future proofing-PC will be used for general purpose music play and storage & some games. Looked at Mesh, Cyber Power (everything seems extra), Currys for an HP or…
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WPA2 password length
Quick one, How long should a WPA2-PSK password be? I assume longer the better, mine is currently set at 63 characters, which I assume is overkill. Plus it makes setting up things that don't have copy and paste a complete nightmare. Leave it like that or change it to say 14 characters? Thanks
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HELP! GCSE Maths question - Independent Probability
Hi, this question is killing me because the methods to answer (B) and (C) are not explained in my textbooks, which, frankly...is more than annoying!!!!! So please, can anyone try to explain B and C to me??? Ive tried searching online, but i just find the usual Independent Probability stuff, and not the ways in which i am…
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HDD to SSD - will I see much improvement if I have to use USB 2 drive for my docs?
Hi all, Thinking about putting in a SSD into my machine. It's currently running a Samsung F3 1TB drive partitioned into 60GB for OS and Apps, and the rest for data. However, I've only got space for 1 hard drive in my machine (space and SATA connector constraints - it's a small form factor). I was thinking of getting a 120…
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Help with Microsoft Office
Hi all, Hope one of you clever people can help. My son had a new laptop for Xmas and wants/needs Microsoft Office. I purchased this approximately 2/3 years ago and have three discs. My problem is 1) How do I know if this can be used on more than 1 PC. 2) My major problem is my son has had an Samsung ultrabook and it doesnt…
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Help restoring a Dell Netbook back to factory settings
Hi All, I need to restore a Dell Netbook back to factory settings in order to sell it, Ive looked online and read that I have to press F8 until advanced boot options comes up, but its not doing that, it just making a loud alarm type sound!? Can anyone help? TIA
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Free Bitdefender Internet Security 2013
You can possibly download a free license Bitdefender Internet Security 2013 1 year, only on days 23, 24 and 25 January, between 15:00 and 16:00 on yoda.ro. UK time will be 13.00-14.00hrs
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iNCREASING WIRELESS STRENGTH
Hi - I would be grateful for any help again please. We have just bought a Panasonic TV which should receive Wireless - but it is in a different room from my Plusnet router and says there is no signal. When I am in the new tv room I also struggle with my laptop and phone wireless reception. What can I do to boost reception…
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Alarm goes off.
I have a Veritas Alarm System which over the past 18 months has gone off for no apparant reason when not set, tamper red light comes on. It has just happened and it seems it is triggered by either a very, very brief powercut or spike, because today my computer was reset and the oven timer now needs resetting, but our alarm…
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Windows 8 Idiot's guide (free??)
Just got a new Dell laptop for my sister, OAP, she's never owned a computer before, and I'm setting it up for her. Is there anywhere online a (free) "idiots guide" (for me, I'm the idiot) to Windows 8?? I'm an habitual Linux user, very rarely user Windows & such things as how-do-I-uninstall-McAfee and…
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Anyone got a sky wireless adaptop?
Got a sky on demand adaptor today, I have mac filtering set up on my superhub. But can't find the mac address on the wifi adaptor from sky. Have called sky, they were as much use as a chocolate tea pot, google isn't helping me either. Anyone know how I can find the mac address? Thanks.
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SATA external HDD? **Resolved thanks very much**
I have, over the years, had some laptops etc from work that have been upgraded, replaced etc. In each instance I asked for the hard drive so that I had all my documents/files. I have got a SATA enclosure and wondered if it was possible to simply format the drives and use them as external storage/backup? I keep a master…
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Can't watch movies on laptop
I would really appreciate any advice. I purchased the Lovefilm instants voucher during Amazon black Friday but have been unable to watch any movies on my laptop. I have tried the following suggestions from Lovefilm but the problem is still there. 1) Check silverlight , i have uninstalled and re installed new version.…
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old sky box
hi all. i currently use a non subcription old sky box to get freesat. perfectly happy as it's a no cost service. last night my old box broke,flashing red on/off light. so i have replaced it with a old spare box from upstairs. strange thing is i'm now gettng local news from the north west? and i'm a central tv viewer living…
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Techgiants
Anyone heard of a firm called Tech Giants at all? A transaction unauthorised by me took place at the weekend on my credit card and I'm trying to find out who they are. Many thanks PS Have tried googling and came up with nothing
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Backing up DVD's
Hi, I have several DVD's containing home movies that I transfered from my camcorder a few years ago. I now want to back these up on hard drive but I'm not sure what the best format is? I don't want to lose any quality so on that basis what would be the best file type?
