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Wireless Keyboard
Is there any way to tell if my wireless keyboard is faulty or not? I have a Logitech Deluxe 650 Cordless keyboard and mouse. The mouse works OK but the keyboard has stopped working. I have changed the batteries, and the batteries work in another keyboard, but the keyboard won't work. Since there are no lights or anything…
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Update to Windows 8.1
I have my new desktop up and running. I now want to upgrade from Win 8 to 8.1. When I click on the upgrade button in the store it tells me to log on as an administrator. As far as I can see from the User Accounts I am the Administrator. However, it says it is a local account and won't let me change it. I have tried logging…
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In ear earphones
Hi Can someone recommend some decent in ear earphones around £70? Not klipsch, my second pair died after 3 years with connection issue on one ear & klipsch don't want to know Seen ones on what hifi, but there's conflicting reviews when checking amazon :( Don't have to be wireless, something with a warm, rich sound & decent…
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Another Open Office problem
I'm trying to download a job application form. It's in rich text format but if I try to open or save it in Open Office the layout is all over the place and is pretty much unusable. Can anyone advise if there is a way around this please? Thanks in advance.
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Just discovered "Unchecky"
Having spent some time this morning cleaning malware and tool bars from my daughter's laptop, I came across a neat little Freeware program called "Unchecky". It simply ensures that when you are installing downloaded programs you don't also install potentially unwanted programs. Might be worth a try for those who often…
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Dual time display - clock - analogue/digital
Hi. Posted this in the 'wrong thread' but think it's probably best here; I need to get a wall clock for the kitchen - doesn't need to be fancy or expensive but must have dual time display i.e. - digital clock display (12 hr clock - e.g.: 12:56pm) and analogue display - the big and and little hand. and also musn't be too…
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Laptop Inverter Problem?
I have an Acer 5732z about 3 years old. Over the last few days on odd occasions the screen has gone black, but very faintly the screen display is still actually there. The laptop hasn't crashed, just a black screen. I found pressing Fn +F6 brought the screen back. After 'googling' the problem, the inverter board or…
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Removing Babylon
Hi Running windows 7 and have been infected by Babylon. Looking at the normal removal methods I can't seem to find it on my system. Any tips on how to do it? I use internet explorer for the net. Thanks IH
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Kindle Question
I got a Kindle Fire for Christmas and have bought quite a few books from Amazon which have appeared in my library. However, one book that I bought - 12 Years A Slave has not appeared. I know that I purchased it because it is shown in my past orders from Amazon. I cannot find the instructions so can anyone tell me what I…
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Laptop Power Adapter/Charger
Can I use a 90W adapter when my original Dell adapter was 65W? What will it do to the battery/laptop? Tx
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Windows 8 Log in
I might of asked this before a long time ago but can not find the original threads I have recently reinstalled windows 8.1 on my laptop and now on boot up it is asking me for my password. Can someone please tell me how I remove the need to enter my password on boot up?
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Sync Bookmarks to Mobile?
Hi 'am trying to sync my bookmarks to my Sony Experia M smartphone. Could you pls tell me in order to do so do you also need the 'chrome to mobile' app? I am signed in to my account & 'Chrome to mobile' is ticked. It just says 'Sync' setup in progress & on clicking just says' loading' but never does? Could you pls tell me…
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'good' China electronics seller?
Anyone had good service from any of the usual China/HK electronics sellers such as tinydeal.com, geekbuying.com, !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, dx.com, aliexpress.com, buyincoins.com... and so on and so on. Anyone found one that ships reliably and with decent delivery?
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AVG Secure Search
Some how my computer has downloaded AVG Secure Search I want to get rid - how do I do it? I have googled how do I remove from Firefox and downloaed the configuration tool - click ok and it says "sorry to seed me go" but whenever I open a new tab in firefox the AVG Secure Search is still there.
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Digital Recorder
Hi I'm after some advice.... About 4 years ago I purchased a Humax digital recorder direct from the, (was a mangers special great price and it's done well!) However it has recently stopped recording programmes that are set on series record, I've tried everything I can think of and still no joy so I think it's maybe time…
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Mac OS - poss a dumb question...!!
Hello, I've recently made the switch to a MacbookAir. Ive just upgraded to Maverick OS. I also have an iPad Mini and iPhone 5, on which I have installed the Pages, Keynote and Numbers apps. I understand that all MacBooks have these apps installed - but I can't find them anywhere. If I look on the app store they are there…
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media server
Hi all, This is really a work question. I have video files that I need to stream to a locked-down portal. However our IT department doesn't have a suitable server. I don't have many files - the equivalent of 3 DVDs broken down into chapters. When I have looked for external providers they all seem to be really big, not for…
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Excel Help, Please.
I do my own bookkeeping and have a numbering system for all the receipts and invoices that I gather. For example, 14JA03. The 14 is the year, the JA is the month (January) and the 03 is the 3rd receipt/invoice when they are sorted chronologically. Some months I can have up to 50. I currently type the receipt numbers…
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Galaxy S2 contacts not syncing with Google
I've got a Galaxy S2 phone on the T-mobile network and I've got my contacts stored on my phone. I've also got a gmail account. I was under the impression that they would sync automatically but my contacts from my phone aren't showing in my g-mail contacts list. I've tried looking under settings and syncing the phone but I…
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Excel sort doesn't work
Okay so I've just done a small sheet. column A pear banana orange apple Each row I've named as a range using the contents of column A When I then sort the data alphabetically the first row now contains apple but the range is still named pear. Is this normal? Can it be changed so the range is kept with it's original data?
