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Help - Not sure if CDR is working
I have a Dell D630 Laptop, It plays CDs and DVDs okay but it dosen't seem to recognize when I load a blank dvds ready to burn. Haven't tried blank CDs yet. Is it possible drivers need changing or uninstalling and installing again?
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Tiscali mail query
Hi just wondering if anyone can help me. I'm asking this for my dad. On the desktop Pc the bit which says compose delete and spam is up at the top. On the laptop compose delete and spam is down the bottom. How do I move it up to the top? He's really going on about it. lol
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Hard drive query
Hi all, Hard drive issues in yet another laptop. PC World have suggested getting a SSD hard drive as this eliminates the usual HD issues. Has anyone done this and do they really work better? Also as current laptop will get a new normal hard drive under warranty, but obvs everything will be wiped - is there any program that…
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suitable soldering iron please?
I would be grateful for advice. I collect silver charms and the chap who used to solder them on has died. The jewellers want a ridiculous amount.:eek: I gather it is quite easy to solder them on, all you need is the right soldering iron for silver to solder the jump ring, plus a station to keep your hands steady etc. I…
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Windows 8 UEFI settings
Hi all, My Dell's Windows 8 install exploded and so I tried to do a factory install from the recovery partition via the Windows 8 settings. That failed as it said it couldn't find the files. So I spent an hour trying to get it to boot via the recovery dvds and eventually had to tinker with the UEFI secure boot settings for…
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Gmail label/filter to catch everything else
Hi I have numerous Gmail filters to move emails to labels (put emails into folders!) but I would like some help to set up a final filter to filter everything that is left in my inbox and move it to a catch-all label, what criteria could I use that would only apply to anything that is not already filtered? Thanks
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Itunes accounts - family or individual for 10yo daughter?
Both Mrs K3LVC and I have iPhones and use a joint iTunes account however now our 10yo daughter has an iPod touch. Before I set this up has anyone any advice/experience on whether this is better linked to my iTunes account or to have a separate account for her (neither of which she'll be given the password to at this stage)
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WARNING! Directory Entry Scam
I received a letter this morning from ... TVV TELE VERZEICHNIS VERLAG GmbH / P.O. Box 616165 / D-22453 Hamburg GERMANY / Phone: +49.40.51 48 49 0 / Telefax: +49.40.51 48 49 50 This is a German comnpany that is passing itself of as a "Publisher of Companies and VAT registration Numbers". They use pseudo legal jargon about…
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Why are people still using 4.3?
The majority of us have W/s TVs & monitors, so why do people still use their cameras in 4.3? Just wondered.
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e-mail and simple computing for an elderly Mum
Hi All I'm looking for advice. My Mum is 81 arthritic and chair bound and not very IT aware. She is looking for a cost-effective notebook/palmtop/tablet which is simple to use can sit on her lap without being to heavy and on which she can do e-mails and burn her CD collection onto. Any ideas? She also wants to have…
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Using HDTV as monitor
Dear All I have seen sometimes, an HDTV is almost the same price with a PC monitor fro the the same size (inch( and resolution. I am thinking of using an HDTV for my PC monitor but I wonder what is actually disadvantages of using HDTV as a PC monitor. What is advantages of using usual display monitor as PC monitor thank…
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Help with Windows Mail/Gmail
Hi everyone Firstly, I'm really sorry if I'm being seriously dim. I use Gmail but, because I get loads of emails and can't file them easily, I use popmail to send them through to Windows Mail which works perfectly, or did until four hours ago. I've just logged in to check my business emails to find that, rather than having…
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Ipad - listening to podcasts and itunes U question
I've recently got myself an ipad and have been playing around with it. I've downloaded a lot of podcasts and historical stuff from itunes U. Do I have to be connected or in a wifi area in order to listen to these, or do I download them manually - if that makes sense, on every course, so that they are on the ipad and I can…
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Ipad and Flash player
How do you get around the problem of Ipad not supporting Adobe flash player? I like to listen to clips of MP3's before I buy them but cant do it on Ipad.
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Copy from a sky+ box?
I'm getting a new Sky+ box and I'm wondering if I can copy what's in my old one to play from my laptop? I don't really want to open up the new box, so just wondered if the old stuff can be copied to my laptop then maybe played via HDMI? Any ideas please?
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Downloading Music To Kindle Help
I purchased a music album from my Kindle Fire and received an email from Amazon confirming my purchase but I cannot find it on the device at all. I have gone through the help pages on the Kindle but it hasn't been much help. Can anyone help?
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Microsoft office 2007
I have been using Microsoft office 2007 for ages and really like it. I especially love using Outlook for emails. I now have to get an updated version (for a new computer)and was wondering which one is the most similar to 2007. Any ideas? Also is it possible to buy and share between a desktop pc and a laptop?
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Gmail labels
Gah I hate Gmail's labels. But anyway. I have an item in my Gmail that has a label "MISC" applied to it. When I click on the label 'folder' "MISC" it shows up in there with all the other MISC emails. But it never shows up in the ALL MAIL section. Is this normal? Cheers!
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Booting problem
My computer has started crashing when using internet, sometimes black screen, sometimes blue screen And -although this maybe unrelated- sometimes when I boot up the computer I get the monitor for a few seconds switching on..... then with "no signal" it switches itself off............The computer fans just keep whirring…
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on screen keyboard on startup- how to remove?
some time ago doing `things` I managed to have my on screen keyboard brought up on boot up. How do I remove it? Thanks
