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Downloading Adobe flash to Ubuntu
I've no idea what application it wants me to choose, or whether I've even selected the correct option out of the four (APT, whatever that is). http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/692/screenshotat20130119153.png/
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New Desktop PC up to £800?
looking for a new desktop PC up to £800 to include screen up to 24in. Main use is internet but also playing music through I Tunes with good sound. Last PC Evesham Pentium 4 2.6 has lasted 8 years & been good. Just checking cost for repair as now has no video input & USB does not work. I guess it will not be worth fixing…
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Free Disc Defragmenter recommendations please
I have an average spec pc running Windows XP. I have been using Auslogics Disc Defragmenter for the last few months and was pretty happy with it. But after updating to the latest version the "system report" declared @280 junk files that needed removing. Ran Windows Disc Cleaner, Temp File Cleaner (which had cleared them in…
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Best method of security camera protection?
Hi all, I was looking into what kind of steps I can take to secure my home, especially after realising the amount of burglaries that go on. I was looking to buy a camera system, just so I can make sure that I can remotely see what's happening at home incase I am ever out (there's usually ALWAYS one person who has to stay…
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Laptop for 11 year old.
Hi All. My Son wants to buy himself a laptop with his birthday money and I'm looking for recommendations. He has £500 to spend but needs a copy of MS Office so say around the £400 mark for the machine. He needs it for schoolwork and a bit of gaming. What sort of processor does he need and what would be the minimum…
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Wireless Hard Drives
Hi All, I've got 2 external hard drives (USB) that I backup my photos & films (about 400gb in total) onto. I've also got a 5gb of photos saved in the cloud (dropbox) But I'am starting to run out of space and its quite time consuming transferring stuff about. I'm looking into getting a Wireless Harddrive. I'm currently…
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Cleaning out PC Hijack Log
I am cleaning out my XP Desktop PC having removed McAfee and was wondering if you could look at my Hijack log. Thank you. Commit charge total - 525788 Commit charge peak - 536208 Physical memory - 522736 Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4 Scan saved at 13:39:57, on 19/01/2013 Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT…
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TomTom Saftey Camera Flaws
In the summer I purchased a top of the range TomTom to replace my Go (which had stood me in good stead for about 4-5 years). I had a number of issues with the new device, but each was resolved with the help of TomTom's customer support... until about 6 weeks ago. They udated my safety cameras because of a different issue…
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Microsoft Office 2011 Student for Mac, under £40!
There's a Mac in the house, it's my daughter's and she needed Office for school work. If you don't mind a downloaded version (no physical media) then head on over to: http://www.365professionals.com/store/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=29 This is an American site but they sell to the UK and there appears to be…
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Nokia 9000i "brick"
I have an, as new, Nokia 9000i - communicator - unused for the last 14 years, sitting in a drawer What is the best thing to do with it ? It does need a charging dongle (par-1) and, obviously - a new battery But, last time that it was used (about 1999) - it did work !!
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How Do I Stop Abusive Messages From Ebay
I'm in a right state, I am selling a iPhone 5 on Ebay & asked questions about it on a thread here https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4384943 So with this advise I have put the iPhone is unlocked & will lock to the first sim card company you put in the phone. It comes with a Vodafone sim card pack but you do…
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Easiest/fastest way to transfer data from one computer to another?
I've now gotten a new computer (earmarked it- will be ordering very soon) and I'll be giving my current PC away to a family member who doesn't have such high demands on speed and graphics! But I need to transfer most of the data on my current PC to the new PC before I wipe it. Is there an easy way of doing this? I've been…
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Buffering Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Tablet
Tablet buffers badly esp on I player, YouTube, both on Internet and various apps. Think got recent up date to jell bean, but not sure how to tell. Have v poor download speed, live rural exchange v poor. My iphone4 is much faster on exactly same stuff. Any help really gratefully, it's doing my head in!!!!!!
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Mymaths on ipad
Anyone know of any free ways to access mymaths on an iPad. Was using Rover, but that route has been withdrawn
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File Shredder?
Hi can anyone recommend a good 'file shredder' like 'Eraser' for Win 7, unfortunately 'Eraser' isn't compatible at the moment. Thx
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Interchangable Chargers
Hi guys, I'm not very tech minded so wondered if one of you lovely people could answer this question? I read today that a charger with a USB port (like the ones you get with mobile phone) can be used to charge any other device with a USB cable, ie other phones, ipods and mp3 players. Is this correct and will it do any…
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tvonics pvr - fitting new hard drive?
I have an old Tvonics pvr - the hard drive has failed. Tried to reformat it, but it wouldn't work. Oddly enough, I then swapped it for another old Tvonics pvr that was in my son's room - it worked OK for about a week, then failed with the same hard drive problem! Just wondering if the hard drive is a standard part, as…
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wanted - a vcard import app for ipad
Hi - have a rather large vcard file (in dropbox on ipad - its too big to email!) but no (existing) ipad app is associated with it (.vcf). Anybody know how I can import this into Contacts? I guess I need an app... Thanks.
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certified toolbar virus help please
I have got this from a download i have done How do i get rid of it? I am running norton and currently doing a malwarebites scan. Would it be easier to just wipe the pc and do a complete reinstall and would this get rid of the virus? I will also do a hijack log. Thanks and help please.
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Transfer photos from micro SD card (in phone) to PC
Hi all Been googling but I can't find the specific scenario I have. I'm trying to transfer files stored on the SD card in an HTC Desire S to the computer. The advice I've seen either is for files that are stored on the phone (not the SD card) or recommend using a card adapter (which I don't have). Is there a way of…
