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Question about rechargeable batteries
I've got some Philips wireless headphones where you charge them up in the headphones, and supposedly you can only use their batteries, but not according to this: "Actually, look at the Philips SBC HB550S battery, the black label on battery isn't going to the end of the battery's "-" side, there's few millimetres of solid…
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Time needed to crack passwords
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/209/zxcvbn/test/index.html Put any password in and it gives an estimated time for professional hackers to hack it They range from instantanious to centuries ** Its totally safe as its come from the AVAST website ** Think I might change some of mine
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Updating a routers firmware
It's a long time since I logged into my Netgear site and I see a firmware update is available. Are there advantages to doing this? I'm not having any problems at the moment and I'm thinking 'If it ain't broke.......' Cheers
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Moneysaving forum's CMS/backend
Am I even in the right forum? I am not sure but it's kind of a techie question that I can't find an answer to on this site (and yes, I did e-mail MSE but didn't get a response) Does anyone know what CMS/backend is used for this forum? I'm looking into providing one for my work and I really like the functionality of this…
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Tablet to store and play movies? Nexus 7?
Can anyone help with this. Bought a Kindle Fire as we thought it would allow us to store and play movies but we can't. Neither has it been possible to save as MP4 and use an ap. This is movies that we own and have a digital copy of - we want to put these onto the tablet. Also, maybe we could buy them online and store them…
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I can't download word documents
Hi all Sorry another problem I've encountered: As a student I have to download from our university portal. I was able to do it until about 2 weeks ago. Now when I try and download a WORD document I still get the Box asking if i want to SAVE, SAVE AS, OPEN and then I get a box at the bottom of the the screen saying:…
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Transfering MP3 from PC to my Tmobile Rapport(Andriod)
Hello guys, I have a cheap andriod phone called Tomile rapprt which appears to be a decent phone but i cant just figure out how to transfer MP3 file from my PC to it. Two things happen when i connect the phone to my PC; 2 prompt will come; 1) ‘’Found new hardware’’ which require a CD 2) Anotherone is CD Drive Mobile Patner…
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Sky
Does anyone know the Pin number to use as there are some films that have been recorded which we can't watch. Thanks, Garcon6
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Iphone backup/restore
Hi I have a problem with my iphone 4 on version 5.1.1 that I hope somebody can help me with. Last night I was using it to try and search for something on the app store - as soon as I tried to type something, it kicked me out of the app. I tried again a few times but it kept doing it. I also tried to acccess a couple of…
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Dell laptop battery - £95 to replace!?
Hi, After only 17 months the laptop on my dell Inspiron 15 Intel N5040 has packed in and will not charge at all. Spoke to dell support and as its out of warranty they wont do any anything. They apparently only expect their batteries to last 12-18 months and say that is reasonable! They directed me to a page on their…
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.DAT file
a friend has sent me a letter via email that has been sent in .dat format, my laptop can't open it, I've searched & downloaded to programmes that are supposed to open these type of files but its still not recognised - any ideas??
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Spell check for Internet Explorer
I have started using the home PC a lot more and can't seem to find out how to add or use the spell check! I do a lot of social networking and E commerce for my job and need to post quickly with correct grammer. Can anyone point me in the right direction to something that can help please?
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Office for Mac or Pages & Numbers?
I've just bought my first MacBook Pro. I use Word and Excel a lot and am unsure whether to buy Office for Mac or buy the 2 apps Pages and Numbers. What would other users recommend?
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All photos missing on android phone?
This has happened before, but then I switched off phone and they re-appeared. Now its happened again and I've tried the above, plus removing battery and still no success. It appeared to happen after I installed Adobe Reader and was messing around trying to open a document I photo'ed via the Reader :o . I'd really…
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Laptop screen view at 90 degrees.
I have no idea how they did it but would like to know a quick way to alter it back. Dell Inspiron 17 with Windows 8. I have managed to correct most of their errors with knowing little about windows 8 but they have completely flumuxed me with this one. :eek: The screen view is sideways and the track pad works accordingly.…
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What wireless USB?
Will be getting broadband soon with a wireless router however my laptop does not have wireless, what is the best wireless USB to go for? Also what security issues is there with using wireless routers?
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2.4 or 5 GHz?
After a run in with a hoover, I need a new wireless USB dongle for my second computer. I also have a Wii that I use with my Virgin super hub. I noticed that my Virgin hub can use the 5 GHz band so should I buy a 5 GHz wireless dongle for my second computer? I was thinking of changing to 5 GHz because I can see 4 networks…
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Laptop Battery life
Hello, I've got a Samsung Laptop running an i3 processor etc. The Laptop is only 3 months old. The battery charge is set for 80% to preserve the life of the battery. Great idea but I'm only getting about 1-1 1/2 hours usage. When the battery gets to about 50% the time drops dramatically and then needs to be recharged. I…
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Conduit, Babylon, Screen Size
Hi All Friends laptop is proving a problem, so assistance greatly appreciated! the actual internet pages when (Firefox) viewed is2cm lower than actual screen size, so the screensaver from starting is showing in the space above web pages. If this makes sense. Also we dont have Google as our default, instead it's Conduit,…
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How does this work ?
Some time ago I found a clear plastic block (8cm.L x 8cm. W x 11cm. H) inside of which was an Edison screw cap light bulb. I thought it would fit rather nicely on the mantlepiece and cast it aside until I got round to decluttering same. Yesterday, being at a loose end I embarked upon decluttering and installed my find.…
