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Cold calls
Cold Calls Hi Just a quick question my dad over the past few days has been getting call advising him that he pc has issues as my dad is no ofay with it tels them he not now how to switch on the PC can you please advise me if any one has received this sort of call and what should be done as the number is with held
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Chrome and IT identical
Not so much techie as an observation. I have been using chrome for ages and have many favourites which drift off the favourites bar, so I have introduced eight folders ie Mine/incidental/TV/Travel/phone etc and have gathered the long thread of icons and placed them accordingly. Subsequently the page is so much tidier.…
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called calls
Hi Just a quick question my dad over the past few days has been getting call advising him that he pc has issues as my dad is no ofay with it tels them he not now how to switch on the PC can you please advise me if any one has received this sort of call and what should be done as the number is with held
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Brightness issue
Does Windows 8 need a certain amount of RAM to operate effectively?
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Asus Repairs
Just wondering if anybody has experienced the Asus warranty repair service and how fast it is. The story is I purchased an Asus UX32a Ultrabook in October 2012 and all has been good with it until a week ago. I was using it and a screen came on which would not let me do anything, I called Asus and they said it looked like…
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Samsung Not Smart tv & Wireless USB
Hi Just got a new Samsung F4500 TV, it has freeview etc which is fine. However on tuning it is picking up a signal from my sky+ box (which is not in this room nor connected to the tv) but there is no av/source button to enable me to tune in to it. Ideally I would like to watch my sky programmes on this tv also. I already…
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My friends Toshiba laptop wont switch on, orange light flashes a few times then stops
Hi My friend is here with her laptop which won't switch on. Its a Toshiba Satellite C650 and when I press the power button an orange light flashes about 5 times then stops. I've tried removing the battery and is there anything else I can try? sunni
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External Hard Drive
Hello I ned to buy an external hard drive, can anyone suggest one that is good but not too expensive? Thanks :j
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Cannot load attachments to emails?
Hi all I have been trying to send an email with an attachment since yesterday but the attachment won't load. I have tried with a yahoo email address and a Hotmail email address and have tried different documents but it will not work. With the yahoo email, it just states "loading attachment" but despite waiting ages, it…
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Using a UHS-1 Card in Camera?
Hi all, I have a Canon IXUS 125HS Camera, which takes standard SD cards. I'm due to go on holiday for 3 weeks, and am planning to take a 32GB SD card due to taking many videos while I'm there, but my Class 6 card is a little slow at writing speeds. I was planning to buy this card:…
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Simple one I hope.
I want to copy some text from a website into a word document. The website has a black background screen and white text. When I copy and past the test is still in white in a black block on my white screen, how to I change it to normal black text on white please?
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how to download video files to USB stick?
I need to attempt to download some Postman Pat video clips to a USB stick if possible to play on dvd in-car player for grandson Any help or advice please, best place etc Many thanks
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Problems with Samsung Galaxy S2 Android Jellybean update
Hi all, I wonder if anyone else has come across this issue with S2's... Mine updated itself to Android Jellybean over the weeked but since then it's been rather unstable when using certain apps. Apps that use a lot of resources such as Candy Crush end up slowing down dramatically after about 5 minutes and lead to the phone…
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Is Smart tv and 3D all its cracked up to be - need to buy a new tv!
Well the time has come to buy a new tv - at the mo we have a lovely 47" lg tv - but the screen has started to burn / shadow so seems a good time to renew - we want to stay at 47" - but you know how it is as we have had lg for the last 6 yrs it would be easy to stay the same brand - but am open to suggestions? also is it…
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Help! Upload probs vids to twitter
does anyone know how to upload videos to twitter, I have tried by upload on the camera button but says no image, and there is no upload button on there. any ideas anyone. Thanks.
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Please help with Reg Clean Pro...Laptop only 3 weeks old
My OH parents bought a laptop from large chain 3 weeks ago which has windows 8. After each switch on and after fully loading a pop up keeps appearing with a red banner which says alert. Note on pop up - Advanced System Protector has detected 1 items. It is highly recommended to clean them immediately. Underneath the…
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Windows Version Help Please
[STRIKE]I have just been given a laptop which was full of viruses/spyware and I decided to do a clean install of Windows. I read as long as I have a key I can borrow a Windows disk from a friend. The computer said on the screen it was Windows Vista Business 32bit. I borrowed the Vista Business disk, did a fresh install and…
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Kindle Book History
Is there any way you see what kindle books you have had on amazon as you search through the books on the site, without clicking on each book to see if you have had it. It is not my kindle, I am sorting it out for someone who goes through the free books rapidly and would like to see what they haven't had as they look down…
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Video on youtube on windows 8
Videos on youtube on windows 8 stops after 2 mins or so. I am wondering if someone can advice me on what to do. Thanks
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Choosing a MP3 Player
Hello all, I wonder if you could give me some guidence please, and a apologise now for any silly question as I sort of know what I want but am not really clear on what is available. I've previously bought cheap MP3 players but it has always been a battery issue. They don't stay charged for as long as I need. * I would like…