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PC self build - check please? Disaster !!!
Hi my son wants to build his own computer. Please could someone check his components to see if they are going to work. Many thanks Parts Ram- Corsair 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1866Mhz Processor-Intel Core i5-3570K Motherboard-Asus P8Z77-V LX Hard drive- Seagate 2TB Barracuda 7200rpm PSU- Corsair RM750 GPU- Asus GeForce GTX 760…
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e-book readers - which one to choose for elderly relative?
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Recommend me a printer/scanner/copier
Looks like my old HP PSC 1315 has given up the ghost, typical as I've just started the first of a twin pack of original 56 cartridges :( . I'm looking for something to replace it but don't want to spend mega money, definitely as much under £100 as possible for something that is easy peasy to use as I'm technically…
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Problem with Sky Plus box recording.
We are having a problem with our Sky box. We have only had it for a few months and it has been working normally until recently. Normally I can record one channel and watch another at the same time. Now at the moment this is not possible. As soon as I set it to record from a certain channel it will record the channel, but,…
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Chrome on the TV/Monitor
I have just a Samsung 22" TV/Monitor, and am finding the text very think and slightly feint when using Chrome. Is there a way I could Bold this? Thanks DG
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Disabling windows defender updates?
Hi there, I have avast, comodo and malwarebytes on my computer so feel I am well enough protected and have turned off windows defender. These last few days the windows update icon has appeared on system tray in windows 7 asking me to update it, Its a bit of a niggle when I switch desktop on and the message above it…
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Trusteer rapport
First off - I have to declare an interest. I have installed and used RAPPORT on both laptops for around 5 years, and to my knowledge, it has never caused any problems . Initially it was provided by my bank (HSBC). To cover myself in the event of any fraud on my account while banking online I downloaded and installed…
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removing mystart incredibar
I downloaded google crome and for the first day it was fine, next day everytime l clicked on chrome mystart incredibar search came up, lve removed chrome now but still think incredibar is there somewhere, lve looked in my programs to remove it but couldn't find it even before l removed chrome, any advise would be welcome
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Wrong printer supplied, better or worse
Needed a cheap all in one printer, wireless. Ordered from Argos's clearance outlet, they have a shop on ebay. Ordered from add an Epson XP202, received an XP215. Both are logically older models hence being in clearance, but have we received a better or worse model? Certainly looking at the limited info I have found it…
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emails from windows 8 - open on windows & ??
I have been sent emails from a windows 8 computer via bt yahoo mail. I am still windows 7 and I dont seem to be able to open the attachments. Is there any was around this ? Thanks
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Laptop without windows tax
Does anybody know of a reputable online retailer in the UK that does laptops without Windows? I would like to upgrade my present laptop but as a Linux user I don't need or really want to buy Windows. The lack of choice is really frustrating.
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Any offline automatic photo tagging/cataloging sortware
We have 'lots' of photos stored on various hard drives - about 50gb (some videos). At the moment these are only searchable by date of taking (or even only date of filing:eek:) Now we all know that facebook can automatically tag images with people's names. What would be really useful would be an offline programme that could…
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do wysiwyg links and quotes work in IE 11 on these forums?
I can't get these to work in IE11 but can in Firefox. Images work OK with both. Just completed windows updates makes no difference.
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The better external HDD to choose? Portable/Desktop?
I could do with an external HDD pretty sharpish, so can't really go somewhere like eBuyer as there's the waiting time. As such a trip to PC World is in order. There's this 500GB portable one for £40:…
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BT Sport on ipad?
I have Plusnet Broadband who offer BT Sport through Sky viewing card for £5.99 a month. I have Sky. I gather BT Sport is not available on Sky Go. Is that right? If so, Could I get BT Sport on iPad through the BT Sport app even though I don't have BT broadband?
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Will a Freeview TV work with a Skybox?
We're getting a new TV, and we'd like to move the old one, which has integrated Freeview, to our holiday cottage, replacing an even older TV which works through a Freesat Skybox (it's in a remote area with no Freeview). Will our Freeview TV work OK when plugged in to the Skybox? Thanks for any advice.
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Wireless charging
Afternoon all My brother is a big fan of "gadgetry" stuff and is generally easily impressed, I'm looking at getting him a "wireless charging" decide for his Galaxy S3 phone for Christmas, does anyone have any experience in using them? Are they easy to install/use? I've source the following products, can anyone recommend…
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iPad 2 - partially installed app
I went to the app store via the iPad, and selected ISS Spotter, a tracker for the ISS. The installation process hasn't put an icon on the home screen, so I can't open the app from there. Inspecting the Purchase History at the app store, I can't install it again, because it now has an 'Open' icon as opposed to an 'install'…
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How do I produce alink to an article please ?
I have produced a two page article in OpenOffic org. What I would like to do is to be able to give anyone a link to it. I know nothing about PDF files so if that's the route, perhaps someone would explain to me in easy to understand language please.
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Tablet help
Hi I'm looking to buy a tablet probably with a 10 screen,I only want it for the usual email, taking photos , browsing-I'm currently with ovivo, which have been great. We have with-fi my brother in law has got it with his computer but it isn't always switched on, so really I want 3G or 4g , I don't want to go much above…
