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Laptop Battery Fire Risk - Over-reaction or just sensible precaution?
I don't want to scare-monger but I just want to hear views on the risk of Lithium batteries fires. The story has been around for many years... http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1029097/dell-blames-battery-exploding-notebook https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2502313 ...and was mentioned previous at the…
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Email Options.
What free alternatives are there to Mozilla Thunderbird? Whatare worth using?
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USB 3.0 using a OTG
Hi gang I have a 16gb Nexus 7 and so I would like to use a usb 3.0 flash drive via a OTG cable so I can listen to my music collection. Is it worth the extra for a 3.0 USB and is there a version of the OTG which will accept 3.0 USB drives? Thanks
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A few tablet questions.
Good afternoon everyone! I know you get a lot of tablet questions here, so I'll try and keep it as brief as I can. I'm looking for a very basic tablet - I'll be using it mostly for a couple of powerpoints and for watching Kindle/iPlayer on the train. I've come across the Ployer Momo brand on Amazon - they seem reasonable…
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Printers cheap on ink
Not sure if this the right place to post this. I've got a Canon MP280 printer / scanner, I'm don't do a great deal of printing (odd letter, statement etc.) but the cartridges don't last more than a couple of months. I've got it on the most rubbish print quality / lowest ink usage setting but it still seems to run out very…
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Win 8 Start Button
I WANT :D my start button back , so have installed classic shell which gives me ?? a start button on my desktop , have installed Skip Metro suite . Question , when I use the Start button to turn off lap top , it reverts to a pop up .........Window 8 Shut down dialogue box, this gives me the option of turning off, but of…
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Windows update problem
Hi, I wonder if anybody can help The windows 7 updates downloaded on my Dell laptop today as normal. When I switched off, the updates started to install as normal, but the process seems to have stalled at update 10 of 14. It's now been stuck at this point for about 20 minutes . The disc light was busy to start off with,…
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Vtech/ Leapfrog adaptors
Hi, just looking to get these to save on batteries all the time, and was wondering are the plugs specific or could you use any plug with the same end? The vtech one says its a 3.5mm male plug, 9v ac charger. Could i possibly get one of these not specific to vtech does anyone know? Thanks
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laptop help
hi, looking for advice, need a laptop for my son for schoolwork, intrnet and some gaming. He only has around £400 to spend and is thinking about an hp g6 2213 sa at pc world currently £399. I have seen a hp m6 1154 sa for £550 at john lewis with a 2 year guarantee and would loan him the extra money if anyone thinks it…
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Help with 3d!!!!
Help!! We've taken delivery of a brand spanking new LG 3D television and have now spent the last two hours trying to tune it in to our sky+ box. We now have a superb picture but the 3d function has defeated us! No matter what we do, all we can get is a split screen. Has anyone any ideas?? Thanks
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Odd wireless setting...
Anyone know what the thing I've highlighted does?
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Selling An Old Laptop With Cracked Screen?
Hi! Hope this is the right thread to be putting this on. I have a laptop to sell its almost 2 years old but is quite fast and a good laptop but I have cracked the screen. I was just wondering where a good place to sell it would be? I did a google search and it come up with quite a few different places but I didn't know…
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Not Using Laptop For Long Periods?
Hi just checking should you remove the battery from your laptop if its going to be unused for more than a week? 'am going away for over 25 days so just wondering as the laptop is being left behind? Thx
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Im gutted please can you help URGENT
Hi all I was just transferring all 6 years of my daughters video from baby till now. I checked they had gone onto the disc, but now they have gone cant find them the file is there but it is empty I have checked the recycle bin, not there for some strange reason the restore point I did a few months back isn't showing it…
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Pinch to Zoom problems
Hi folks, I have a HP DM4 -1150ea Laptop. It has recently started playing up The space bar sometimes does not register a press and thus end up with text where some words have no spacing The last couple of days when starting up, the pinch to zoom does not work. Going into the mouse settings it is enabled but the sensitivity…
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diagnostic software
I'm looking for recommendadtions for PC/Laptop diagnostic software to help a friend start a small PC/Laptop repair/upgrade business that will hopefully suppliment his Disability benefits. He's not used to being out of work having worked since he was 14 through to recently (he's 54) and he isn't coping well with being…
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Sky HD catchup
If I connect my new HD sky box to my router - by cable - can I download catchup TV programs - to watch later ? Or does the cable have to be connected whilst I watch the recordings ?
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Samsung Galaxy S3 - problem when scrolling...
I've had a Samsung Galaxy S3 for a couple of weeks and have come across one particular issue which I'm finding quite annoying.... When I scroll through my email inbox (e.g. Gmail), instead of just recognising my touch as a scroll, it thinks I'm trying to open an email and so it opens whichever random email I happened to…
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Help with HTC Desire
Hi I have spent all evening on this and am now at my wits end with it. I have a HTC desire and have bought a new Samsung Galaxy phone. I want to copy my contacts from my old phone to my new one but it is proving a nightmare. The HTC does not allow me to copy contacts to the SIM card. I have tried copying them to the SD…
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I can't boot PC up !!
My PC froze in the middle of a system restore. I had no alternative but to turn it off at the source. I now cannot boot up at all !! I have tried to boot up using the F8 key and that doesn't work. I am at a loss as to what to do..apart from throw the damn thing out of the window !! I am operating on Windows 7.
