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TV changing from colour to black and white
Hi, just wondering if anyone can offer any insight into a problem my son is having with the TV in his room. It has started with picture problems. When he is using the TV as a TV the picture has gone black and white, but when he has the TV linked up to his Xbox or computer the picture is in colour. He thought it was a…
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Asda Photo
Hi I uploaded over 200 images to Asda Photo website the day before last as I wanted to place a large order, I didn't order them there and then as there were a few more I wanted to order. I assumed that when it said to register as a customer it would have stored the photos until I was ready to place my order; I've just gone…
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Tablet/notebook help please
Looking finally to take advantage of the BT home hub which I've had in the house for nearly a year but only run a desktop pc so far from the hard phone connection. Sometime soon I'd like to get a portable wi-fi gizmo/netbook/tablet to use elsewhere in the house while the main pc is in use. My problem is that I've heard of…
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Best mobile phone for call sound quality?
Dear All, My ageing Sony K750i (stop laughing all those under 50) is beginning to fall apart and I need to get a new phone. Looking around all the comparisons seem to focus on features/screen size/resolution/etc/etc. What I'm after is a basic (if such a thing exists) mobile phone that has the best quality sound available…
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Best way to view browsing history?
Using Chrome on Windows 7. When I view the history page in Chrome it seems to miss out chunks of browsing history. For example when I view Tuesday's history the earliest entry is 20:21 even though I'd been browsing when I got home from work & in the morning before going to work. Before that it's a pages from Monday…
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Syncing Itunes playcount/Playlists with Samsung Galaxy 3
I've got a new Samsung Galaxy 3 to replace my old Iphone. What I'd like it to do is to sync not only the playlists, but also the playcounts with Itunes. After looking round I decided in Isyncr. It transfers the files form Itunes to my phone but it doesn't sync the playcounts from my phone to Itunes even though I thought it…
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Help with uploading photos
Hi I currently can't lead to upload photos at the moment, I used to get a box come up but that doesn't happen at the moment, when I go into computer the camera is there , I wondered do I need to change settings in my default programs or in control panel.
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Android app help
I'm trying to reduce the amount of paperwork I have stored everywhere and am trying to find an android app that will do all of the following .. 1. keep track of usernames and passwords for various websites 2. keep track of membership numbers for Tesco etc 3. keep track of membership numbers for subscriptions - mags, gym…
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Asus transformer tablet - cracked screen
Hi All, I have cracked the screen on my Asus Transformer pad (TF300T) I really want to get it fixed ASAP but cannot find anywhere other than ASUS to do it. They want £50 just to look at it so I dread to think what it'll cost to fix. Has anyone got any suggestions for somewhere else I could get it fixed? I love this tablet…
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Very simple Java help please
Hi all, I'm working through a Java tutorial, and the tutorial says that double num = 5 / 3; should equal 1.66 however, I've tried in both Eclipse and NetBeans, and I get the answer 1.0 Can anyone please shed some light? I've done a google search and can't see anything about it. Thanks
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Choosing an electronic ecosystem and bits Apple, Google, or Microsoft?
Hi Wonder if anyone knows which way to go or what might be best. I have been running Windows 7 on my laptop but have now had to change and have been given a laptop running Windows 8. I have an ipad 2 and I phone 4s but have never been a Mac user and they are expensive bits of kit. I was really surprised how much windows 8…
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Another Java Threat - Apple Macs
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57570096-37/apple-employee-computers-were-hacked-in-targeted-attack/
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Best way to clean iPhone charging port?
Hello. My husband's iPhone charging port has a build-up of dirt and dust which is affecting the ability for it to change via the cable (i.e. whether it will charge is sporadic, it comes off charge alot because the cable won't fit in the port properly anymore.) What is the best way to clean it? I have some compressed air…
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Printing costs
I have been asked by work to calculate the annual printing costs - we print 2,500 sheets of A4 daily - approx 800 of these are colour We use HP laserjet printers and a few colour copiers (Ricoh) What figure should I use per sheet ? 4p per mono print but how much per colour sheet ?…
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Downloading songs onto computer-does this slow the computer?
I am a technophobe so not exactly up to speed on computer knowledge so please be gentle with probably what to most people is an obvious answer. My other half downloads music onto our computer which is 11 years old, he has around 500 songs downloaded. Can this be a reason why our computer is so slow now or is it due to the…
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NEW VIRUS OR AN OLD ONE htttps softwred.info/redirect.cgi#pcdrtoaster.exe
Hi I recently decided to change laptops,my old trusted faithful was getting old but premature wiping and a trip to the thift shop came about a year sooner than I had hoped she would last. I seem to have got by a virus that seemed very clever. Not being a geek but in laypersons terms it was almost like having one of those…
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excel help required
I am still struggling with my spreadsheet and need yet another forumla. Sheet 1 has a calculation based on two variables which are in cells B4 and B5. So when different values are inserted in either B4 or B5, a calculation is made. I would like another sheet containing a grid or table. On the top row I would like to be…
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Copy emails
Hi Just a novice so please be gentle, I am trying to transfer about 6 emails from my inbox to a portable hard drive some have attatchments anyone know an easy way to do this.? Thanks in advance
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VAIO VGC-LA Replacing Optical Drive
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Wsecurity alert" & "security warning" popups ?
Don't think anything on laptop has changed .. but recently started getting these blue pop up boxes ... 1) This seems to come up on anything that i need to do log-in / password......."Security Alert" .. revocation information for the security certificate for this site is not available" Do you want to proceed ? ... choice of…
