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Laptop or desktop
My desktop has finally died after 10+ years use so I'm now looking for a replacement, but cant decide whether its now time to move to a laptop I really only need a computer for Word, Powerpoint, or kids homework, as we all have tablets for surfing. Not into gaming either. Have external HD for storage. My budget is small at…
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Replacement glass/door for Zanussi oven ?
Was repairing my cooker earlier today , fitting a new element when the main door almost came off.Decided to take it off completely and finish fitting the element.Next thing I know is the crashing of the door and shattering of the inner and outer glass :o I should have put it in a safer place rather than stand it against a…
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Virgin cable + Ausus PC = No internet connection
Hello Techies. I'm not clever like you wise folk and my Mother is even less so (techie that is) but here is my tale of woe. My husband set up my Mum's shiny new Asus PC on 22 August, hardwiring it to her Virgin cable service but she hasn't really used it so far as it seems she has now (at last) grown accustomed to using…
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google not working on my laptop
Hi, I can't get google to work on my laptop in any browser. I have cleared cookies but still no luck. At the moment I am using yahoo as a search engine but I like what I know and would rather find a way to get back to google. 99% of the time I get the message 'This page can’t be displayed' is there any solution please.…
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ASUS all in one tablet not working
Hi I have a problem with Asus Transformer All-In-One P1801, I recently bought this, when Im watching sky go or youtube the device turns itself off and dies even on a full charge. Now everytime I turn it on it dies and turns off. Also sometimes when Im watching videos it freezes and makes an awful screeching sound, please…
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fonts displaying differently
for some reason one website is displaying different fonts in chrome, I cant remember changing anything, it displays the same as ever in ie, all other websites havent changed. Any ideas? also on my netbook in chrome it displays the same as ever
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Tablet with built in Mobile Internet?
I'm looking for a Tablet-y thing, with built in Mobile Internet (ie. like a dongle, not Wi-Fi, needing a hotspot), with around a 10" screen. It needs to do web browsing, email, and have a program to import, resize, and upload photos (JPEG) to the net. I want it on PAYG, not contract, and preferably on 3. Any suggestions?…
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IOS 8 help please
Want to update my ipad to IOS 8 but don't have enough storage space left . Have seen following statement below on news not really sure what I need to do. Not very teccie!! "Apple users can avoid the need to free up storage space for the latest update by upgrading their software via iTunes on a Mac or PC, instead of through…
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Fritz!Box 7340 to replace my Sky (sagem) router
Hi I have a Sagem Router provided by Sky 4 years ago. The range is absolutely rubbish in the other rooms. I have a Fritz!Box 7340 and I want to set this up as my main router. I'm aware that I'll be breaking the T&Cs with Sky. How do I set this up as my main router? Any help is appreciated. Thanks
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Facebook problem
Hi everyone, I wonder if any of you techies know why my Facebook account will not allow me to "like" a page. This started couple of days ago but although I have unliked some pages I still cant "like" any new pages. I get this message - Add Fan Status Failed Your attempt to become a fan was not successful. Please try again.…
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Iphone back up
Hi all I have an iphone5 and recently got it unlocked and was told that I had to do a factory restore. Now, my question is I have loads of precious photos on it including some of my late father. I know the obvious is to plug into itunes and save them but is there any other way and also if i disconnet icloud what will…
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Ad Blocker
Can anyone recommend a good ad blocker for android smartphone please?
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autofill on iphone and ipad
When I am filling in forms and the autofill kicks in, it is using facebook as my email addy, how do I get rid of it please? Still want autofill just not facebook as my email,address tia
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Installing OS on SSD Without Original Disks
Hey, Friend of mine has a desktop PC and asked me if I could suggest how to make it a bit speedier. Simplest solution in my mind (system is AMD P2 965, 8Gb RAM with 2 7200RPM HDDs) would be to add an SSD. They currently have Windows 8 Pro upgraded from Windows 7. They don't have the disks for Windows 7 any more. As I'll do…
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Scam- urgent help needed pls!
Hi all A friend received a phone call earlier today from someone claiming to be from Microsoft & to cut a long story short has given them remote control of his computer. He's realised straight afterwards its a scam and is very worried now about what the implications might be. Can anybody shed some light on this please and…
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Asus X550ld - Any good
Need a bit of advice really as the wife was looking at getting one of these Spec Not looking for any alternatives but just want to know if thats powerful enough for her to make little videos of holidays on and such like. thanks
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FREEVIEW, AERIAL or NOT?
Morning All. I am totally confused, perhaps somebody could advise me? If I buy a Samsung "smart" TV, with freeview in it. Do I need any external signal source, ie Aerial/Sky dish etc? Thanking you. MUTTL
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WiFi password Acer Aspire E1-571
Idiots step by step guide please as to where I can find my wifi password , shown once and didn't write it down :wall::wall: Thanks
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Occassional Windows XP Updates?
I thought Microsoft had stopped them, but i've been surprised to have had 2 or 3 since then. Has anybody else received updates for Window XP 'recently' ?
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assign a custom character to a keyboard key in excel
As above really, I produce a large number of spreadsheets into which test results are entered. In locations (cells) where no data is recorded this is indicated by entering a hyphen symbol multiple times. I wonder is it possible to produce a custom symbol which consists of say 5 hyphens (essentially a dashed line) which…
