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Open DNS Resolver
Hi everyone I received a letter from Virgin Media to say that it seems my home network has an Open DNS Resolver. Firstly, I have no idea what it means (and Virgin's letter clearly hasn't been written by someone who knows how to translate it into layman's speak!). However, I followed the letter's instructions to use a tool…
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www.microelectron.info
Hi all, What are your thoughts on this site? It came up in google shopping results and seems to sell things really cheap. I looked into it and whois showed it was registered with 1and1 as a private account and other research suggests it's in Germany but gives what looks like possibly a Dutch address in the USA! The address…
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Keep losing internet connection
Hope someone can help Details: new (October) Dell Inspiron 17R laptop old Dell Dimension PC Linksys WAG160N Modem Router ISP Zen For several weeks Laptop has been randomly losing internet connection. Haven't identified any particular day/time - usually lasts around 30 minutes. When this happens, internet, dsl & wireless…
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Keyboard problem
I've got an old Toshiba Laptop with celeron 2.8ghz processor, 512mb Ram running XP I just installed anti virus The problem I'm getting is that when I try to type something nothing happens except that it beeps with every key It's not the antivirus because it happened before I installed it. Sometimes when I reboot it works…
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Fibre broadban insalled but not noticeably quicker...
As the title suggests.... Have done a speed test five minutes ago.... 34mps download - 3.5mps upload So why doesn't it seem quicker ? Also downloading from Sky, the downloads seem to take as long as they ever did. I feel as though I haven't got the extra bang for my buck !! Should I have changed any of my settings ? As…
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Sleep button on my laptop
Hello . I wondered if anybody can help me with this I have got a 3 year old Lenovo, still under warranty thinkpad t410 recently, if I have used it and then went for a break, as normal it goes on sleep mode, and the light around the button glows in and out. before I used to just touch the keyboard or press the button, and…
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help with ipod - am I using the right power lead, please advise
I bought this on ebay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171235068004?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649 As you can see, no leads or headphones included, so I bought this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/370996641688?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649 Its arrived, but I cant charge the ipod up via the usb…
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How can I hide my IP location
Hello. I am a member of the anti-scam community, https://www.419eater.com basically in my spare time I bait scammers and fraudsters and try to get stolen credit card information or stolen bank accounts. What I am wanting to do is hide my IP location. I am with talktalk and my IP address changes each time I turn on my pc,…
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Scanning 35mm slides
My father passed away last week, not unexpected as he was in the final stages of dementia. I had said goodbye to him a long time ago. He was a fantastic father and I had a very happy and privileged childhood with many happy memories. My Dad was a keen photographer all of his life and I have thousands, and I mean thousands,…
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Repaired at pc world but still faulty
Hi Guys, I bought a laptop 1.5 years ago from pc world with there lovely know how cover being told that i would be treated much better then when i was on there warenty and they treated me like :mad: . So the screen and keyboard go down on the laptop i take it to pc world 3 weeks later it comes back, I take it home to find…
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Interference ?
On my desk I have a portable phone (one of a pair). Recently I have introduced a wireless keyboard and wireless mouse, so two receivers in USB hub. Is it possible that any cracking (noise) on the phone line is due to these two items?. The thing is, the router needs to be here, as does the phone.
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Windows slowly Backing up to external hard drive
pls can anyone advise i have windows 7 and and external hard drive that i use to back it on to once a month but it can take hours to do (usually run it overnight) is this the norm all i do is click computer control panel /system security/ back up your computer and it sends it to the external hard drive and it always seems…
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Home finance packages
Not sure this is quite in the right place for this post, but we desperately need a new home finance package to keep our money under control, we used Quicken for donkeys years but we really need to make the switch. Anyone got a view on a package with similar functionality that's UK based. thanks
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Internet disconnects for a few seconds and becomes slow
With Sky. My laptop is in another room as no phone socket in room with computer desk. Never had an issue until past couple of days. My router is almost 4 years old. Can anyone help in non techy terms?
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Laptop Monitor - :(
Hi all - some advice please. DD laptop monitor (MSI CR630) The display has moved to the bottom half of the screen so we cannot view the bottom half of a normal display. The top half of the screen is all vertical lines. Is there anything we can do for this ? Thank you from a panicing 14 year old !!
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Apple - APSDaemon.exe Error fix
I keep getting a System Error on my PC - APSDaemon.exe. I have found some download fixs but I am not sure if they are safe. Can any one recommend a safe fix because MSVCR80.dll is missing from my computer?
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Dell laptop battery
Is there anyway I can test the battery in my Dell laptop,I have run a Dell PC Diagnostic and it says my battery is fine but it only charges to 68%.:(
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large icons! help please?
Just switched PC on, all icons etc are now very large? How can I return to 'normal'? Any advice appreciated, thank you.
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Converting youtube video to play in windows media player
Can anyone tell me how to convert a youtube file to play in windows media player? I am a teacher with access to youtube in my own school but I have to work occassionally in a different school where youtube access isn't allowed. A colleague recently coverted a file for me and says it's easy - so how do I do it? ! thanks!
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Web Page Design / Writing
Hi all, I wanted to have a look at writing/designing my own web pages - more as a hobby than a job (at least at first). What program would be best to get? I have looked at W3C and done some reading through the courses, etc last year.