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Need to find cheaper than laptops, Windows devices
My laptop is coming to the end of it's life and I can't afford to get another one. I've not kept up mobile devices over the last few years and was wondering if there are cheaper alternatives such as Tablets capable of running Windows. When I search for them I can only find Android ones.
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CyberLink PhotoDirector 4 FREE for 7 days
PhotoDirector 4 is a comprehensive, powerful, and intuitive solution to create professional looking photos. From the moment your photos are imported, you are empowered with new and unique features that bring out depth and sharpness in your masterpieces. Portraits become flawless, scenery transforms to your desire.…
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Recovering lost / corrupted files from SD card
Hi all Just got back from a month in Ethiopia and have a bit of a problem with one of the SD cards I was using in my 6D while I was away. I bought a couple of pen drives SPECIFICALLY to be able to make backup copies of what was on my SD cards in case I lost them. When I put the card into someone's PC out there, I selected…
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printing photos help
I'm gonna sound like a right thicko now, but hoping someone knows. I had some photos printed online, but the website only holds onto them for a year and then deletes them. I don't have the digitals as they were on the hard drive of our old laptop that melted. I don't have any physical copies of the photos but i have got…
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Camera lens for portrait
Hello, I just bought a Sony compact system camera and it came with 2 kit lens. 1. 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 2. 55-210mm f/4.5-6.3 If I want to get the maximum background blur (like the ones you see in portraits), which lens should I use? Thanks!
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Bought a surface pro but it seems the case is electrified!?
Got one of these today, a surface pro 1, seems ok but when the power connector is plugged in, the case feels slightly electrified. If I run a finger along it it feels a bit staticy and electric fuzzy/bumpy. This disappears as soon as I unplug it. I've googled it and there are several threads, some saying it's not normal,…
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BlazeVideo SmartShow for Free
Mix photos, videos, popular music, stylish titles and fades into a movie. Enhance movie by attaching stylish titles of different themes and scenes. Fine tune images & videos to make them look more beautiful with built-in editing tools. Makes fluent video by attaching animated transitions between clips and pictures. Save…
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Recovering deleted photos and videos from sd card
Hi there All my holiday pics have been deleted by accident. I've seen very old threads advising on how to recover these but I don't know if those links are still safe or if there is better software in recent times. Those threads were from 2011 and 2012. Anyone done this successfully? Preferably a free software with clear…
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Farstone RestoreIT 2014 for Free
RestoreIT is an innovative real time system protection solution. After installation, RestoreIT will automatically back-up any data alteration to a secure area. In the event of data loss or system crash, RestoreIT can revert a system to a normal state in seconds. You don’t even have to know what went wrong. RestoreIT simply…
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Windows 7 logs into to desktop but black screen only curser visible?
Hi folks, I have two installations of windows 7 32 bit on my computer (different partitions of course) and for a while now sometimes when I restart windows it goes to desktop fine but only back screen on monitor and curser (its a LG monitor with resolution set to 1280 X 960 in windows and windows display set to 150%, need…
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Dropbox and iphotos
I've been using dropbox for a while now and am v pleased with it. Recently it asked if I wanted to upload photos on iphoto to dropbox. I answered yes but now every time I put laptop on it is syncing files from iphoto. Sometimes it has 2 hrs to go, today it said 2 days to go! Is this all correct? Is it slowing down laptop…
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epson scanner
I have a Epson v 500 scanner when I switch it on and connect to laptop orange light flashes If I switch it on and not connected to laptop green light comes on but as soon as I connect to laptop changes to orange flashing
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Zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer
Applies to Windows XP, IE6, IE7 and IE8 Deregistering the vulnerable DLL file worked fine. http://news.softpedia.com/news/First-Post-Death-Windows-XP-Vulnerability-Already-Found-439562.shtml
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question re laptop :-)
Hi everyone The earphone function on my laptop has been damaged after I accidentally leaned across and bent the connecting part of the earphones going into the laptop. it seems to have damaged the socket where you plug them in. I'm not used to laptops, is this something that can be fixed easily/not too expensively or not?…
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laptop and films
Evening,All, With laptop connected by HDMI lead to TV we were happily watching films that we have on laptop, suddenly they wont play/run on TV, they run alright on laptop still though, I've checked connections etc. all the same as usual, what's going on? Also tried films from memory stick through laptop to TV which worked…
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radio code
Hi there, have seen some things previously regarding radio codes, changed battery in my car and lost code, can anyone help with a radio code for ford focus, serial number m760451. Thanks for efforts x
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Apple tv vs cable to connect mac to tv
Hi, I want to connect my macbook to my tv and wonder what product I should get. The apple store have told me I need a mini dvi to vgc cable (which will need a vgc to vgc extension cable) or I could use Apple TV. I want to be able to stream from my laptop from a browser or play on the tv from stuff I've imported into…
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"USB device not recognised" every time I switch on!
Hi guys, Every time I turn on my laptop or wake it from sleep I get a little message popping up from the system tray area on the right hand side, it says "USB device not recognised" and when I click the "x" in the corner of the bubble it just keeps coming back.. I wouldn't mind but I have no USB device attached to the…
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Cannot register with Prometric site (UK)
I am trying to register with the Prometric site but it just will not let me (https://www.register.prometric.com/CreateProfile.asp), it just refreshes the page instead of submitting with no explanation as to why. I am from the UK but notice the fields “State/Province” and “Zip/Postal Code” remain red (required) even though…
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No 3G - Remote Area
Hi We have relatives that live in a remote area, think cows, fields, tractors and not much else. 3G doesn't work in that area at all well, as you can well imagine, sometimes you can connect for a few minutes if you walk round for 10 minutes but nothing for any length of time. The relatives have a landline but no broadband.…
