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Archives for March 2013

Can I use Orange BB dongle on a tablet?
My 4/5 year old Netbook has a few keys that have stopped working, one of which is the Zero, which makes it pretty useless! if I was to replace it with a tablet or i-pad mini would I be able to use my 500mb per month Orange dongle? I only used the netbook for internet access, g-mail and making a few notes, mainly when on…
Advice Needed
Hi guys, I am n the process of purchasing a new desktop, currently jut operating from an iPad which is very restricting. The desktop I am looking at is e Dell XPS 8500 specs below with discounts the actual price of the unit will be £710 is this good value for money do you think and what are the alternatives? I am looking…
Original wii remote or new wii u remote?
Hi, My girlfriend has a Wii U which i got her for xmas, up to now we have just played games using the gamepad and also the gamepad pro, she is wanting to buy just dance 4 and i know you need the remote to play (possibly a couple of remotes if wanting to play 2 player) anyway i was just wondering what the difference between…
SMTP but typed SMPT
Formatted my H/D ( easter spring clean ), re installed all progs , Internet working ( hence posting) can receive email , using Thunderbird. But as a Virgin Media customer , with a NTL web address have to manually fill in the boxes. Have done it a dozen times! BUT today I typed SMPT . virginmedia. com How do I bring up the…
How to restore iphone 4g after jailbreak
I jailbreaked my iphone 4g,I now want to restore it back to how it was when new,as i am going to sell it,how do I do this properly please? I was told you had to do it a certain way,or it would be 'bricked'.........cheers.
Spyware infection?
Hi I've noticed a lot of blue high-lighted words appear on websites that I use (including this one). When I hovver over it an ad appears for i-phones. Is this spyware? I've tried cleaning up my computer by using Malware bytes anti-malware, Old Timer and the Clean Up! program. But they still appear. How do I get rid of them?
New Laptop adv for sister
Hi, My sister is looking for a new laptop - preferably from Debenhams Plus - she has £500 worth of gift cards which she can use. I have checked it on their website but many to choose so not sure which one to have. Not Acer, my brother bought V5 and had wifi issues with it. Couple I seen:- Lenovo IdeaPad Z585 Quad Core 8GB…
Unwanted ads
Hi - I would be glad of some help with blocking unwanted ads which have only just started to appear and only on this site. I have activated the pop-up blocker to 'high' but this does not stop these annoying non-mse quick loan offers from appearing every minute or so. I have Norton installed. Many thanks in advance for any…
looking for a laptop for my dad..specs advise?
hi I'm looking for a laptop for my dad.. he only uses it for browsing the web, email and Skype so it needs a good built in camera.. what kind of specs should I be looking for? he wants it quite fast as his one now is so slow but he's not going to be storing loads on it or playing games.. any help would be great thanks
How powerful a projector
Our church needs to buy a new projector. Our screen is about 6 feet across and the church is illuminated sufficient to read at all times. We are finding with our old projector that it is OK for showing the words of songs but cannot cope with photos. The projector is about 10 feet from the screen although we have thought of…
Website Searches
I have a self designed website popping up mainly in one part if the UK. This suits me fine, gets me tons of work and works fine. I am on the first page of google. To get it to pop up in other areas of the UK seems tricky. I have the local google map so this helps me . I also have local links and a freeindex page with…
lovefilm /kindle
Can anyone tell me how I unlink my lovefilm from my kindle as I've linked up to the wrong device
Tethering Ipad Mini
Looking at purchasing an Ipad mini wifi, as I would only need occasional 3g use. Have heard that I can tether Ipad to Iphone 4. Would like to know if its easy to do and what the pro's and con's are? I would also welcome some advice re charges, currently on Virgin with 1gb per month (which is more than adequate) but unsure…
Laptop for Minecraft? This one?
Will this laptop be ok to play Minecraft on? It is £280 which is probably more than I would have like to spend, but it is second time lucky, as it is unplayable on a netbook I recently bought (And since sold) Thanks in advance
Rootkit scan log: please could someone help me understand it
I suspect I have a rootkit infection and have just run Avast Rootkit. I am posting the log below and would be very grateful if anyone could tell me what it means, and what I should do next. aswMBR version 0.9.9.1771 Copyright(c) 2011 AVAST Software Run date: 2013-03-30 17:36:5017:36:50.332 OS Version: Windows x64 6.1.7601…
Multiple Operating System
Hi, I currently have a Windows 7 installed on my PC. Is it possible to install a 2nd operating system on same PC example when switched on it will give option to run Windows 7 or 8? Also question for my brother - he just bought a new laptop - he did not get a Windows 8 setup CD with it. Is it possible to install the setup…
Outlook/Hotmail linking problems on mobile device
Hi, I have two different email addresses @hotmail.com and both are 'linked', so I can (used to be able to) switch between both accounts with ease. One of my hotmail accounts changed to outlook, whilst the other one is still hotmail. When I use my android phone to switch between the accounts, there doesn't seem to be an…
Drive wipe?
Quick question. I run ccleaner regularly on both my lappies (the old one is really slow), and noticed there's a drive wipe facility. Does that clean all programs or just documents etc? Just curious as to what it does exacly, in case I might find it useful in future.
MICROSOFT OFFICE - Free Trials
Apologies in advance if my query comes across as quite dim, as I am no techie wizard, but my issue is as follows:- I have recently purchased a laptop, unfortunately, not being the brightest spark in the box when it comes to such matters, I did not realise that the Office facility for Version 10 was simply for a trial…
Google Drive UK prices
I'm looking at buying some extra Google Drive storage, but the pricing is only in $. Does anybody know to put it into £?

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