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Mobile phone: Replace or repair?
I have a HTC desire S that's done me a good 2.5 years. Trouble is I'm having intermittent issues with the right hand side of the touch screen (right where some handy letters including 'p' and 'm' are, along with the delete key). I've read it might be the digitiser that's faulty and that for ~£10 I can mess it up myself and…
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Maths Question
Techie Stuff was the best place I could think of for this. I am trying to get my head around this question and I am struggling. "A fish has a head 9" long. The tail is equal to the size of the head plus one-half the size of the body. The body is the size of the head plus the tail." How long is the fish? My working out is:…
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Connect iPad to TV?
I know I can buy a lead from Apple for £40 or an Apple TV box for a bit more but is there a cheaper way of connecting my iPad4 with LIGHTNING CONNECTOR to my TV hdmi input?
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Tablet Advice
Hi.. Forgive my technical ignorance. I'm hoping for a bit of advice. My mother-in-law wants to move away from her broken old laptop and get a tablet. She has a budget of approx £250.00 and she's asked me for my help All she needs really is ability to access the internet, and she needs somewhere to hoard her stash of…
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A Laptop for your granny ...
From The Register, it really is called the "Grannote" .... http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/02/05/fujitsu_laptop_elderly_grannote/
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Difficulty with opening docs. in Word 2010
I am trying to download the bank Charges letters templates from this site but I keep getting this error message from word. Can anyone help me please? Thanks Pam Problem signature: Problem Event Name: BEX Application Name: WINWORD.EXE Application Version: 15.0.4551.1505 Application Timestamp: 525f7150 Fault Module…
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What is the use of putting in links in a website?
Goods Morning folks I have seen numerous business & self employed websites which has links to other websites for more or further information on the subject under discussion. What is the point of that? Aren't they just advertising the other website for free or is their anything to be gained from putting the link to it?…
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telephone interpreter needs phone and handset
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003XEIE6W/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i03?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Just ordered the above gigaset duo handset but their are a handful of complaints on volume, are their other bluetooth/ GAP phones people can recommend? Also a good headset to go with it that is very easy to switch back to the handset at…
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Iphone options screen help please
Hope someone can help me with this, when I am on the internet on my iphone trying to scroll, my fat little fingers keep dragging up the 'options page' (don't even know the correct name but it the screen that offers tools and airdrop ect) is there anyway of turning this screen off? Thank you
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Scanning
I don't have a scanner. Is it possible to take photographs somewhere, have them put onto say a disc or something to print at home. If so, where ???
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Tablet for facebook games help please
Hi i wonder if there is tablet out there that would play the facebook games Frontierville /farmville ect .. ipad seems you have to play though cloud ....not sure if plays well ?? any ideas please?
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Question about a returned laptop
I returned a laptop at the beginning of January which was initially bought as a Christmas present, some of the keys didn't function properly and one of them didn't function at all. I returned the product after the Christmas period and was told I would be given a full refund. After 'testing' was complete, I was informed…
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Iphone content onto flat panel
Hi folks, What is the cheapest way of transmitting iphone content onto a non smart flat panel tv? Would like to stream content such as facetime onto the flat panel along with films if possible? Thanks
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What camera to get?
I have had my current camera (Canon EOS 350D) for about a year and am thinking about getting another one. I want the new DSLR to be able to film in top quality HD and take pictures as well. All I need really is the body since I have lenses already. What DSLR should I get?
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iPhone 5 charger issue
Hello I wondered if anyone might know where I stand with this. I have an iPhone 5 under contract with Vodafone (24 months) which I sourced through the Carphone Warehouse have had since June 2013. Since about a month ago I have had an issue with the charger lead - it sometimes fails to charge the phone or cuts out…
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Can I play old CD Rom (windows 95 or 3.1x) on Windows 7? Anyway of doing this?
Hello I've just found an old CD Rom and I'd love to listen to it on my laptop which is Windows 7. On the CD it says Version 6.01 for Windows and the cover says Windows 95 or Windows 3.1x Is there anyway of watching this on Windows 7? sunni
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Shallow depth of field on camera
Hi guys, Does anyone know what the best camera for shallow depth of field is in the £250-300 range? I mostly want to be able to take portrait pictures while blurring the background. I had a canon 350d many years ago but used it with the kit lens and found it hard to achieve that blurry background. Any tips appreciated!…
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Help buying a PC
Im looking for some advice, im not very techie. What i'm after is a new pc but on a small budget, i've started getting into photo/video editing learning the basics but my very old pc is not up to doing much lol. being a single parent my budget is only about £2-300 i know this is not much for a top spec machine but will be…
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Google pics being resized
Hi I am trying to download some images from Google. I have searched for 'Large' images and they are coming in at the sizes I need. However, when I save them they are resizing to approx. 250 x 250. No idea how / why this is happening and would appreciated any advice. I'm not very technically savvy, so sorry if this is a…
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Outside surveillance - options please
Hi there Firstly not sure if this is the best place for this so apologies if not. Secondly I'm not exactly the most up to date with gadgets so please go easy on me! Here's the issue - irresponsible dog owner(s) are allowing their dogs to leave faeces on the path, our front lawn and drive. Often a daily occurrence we…
