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HDMi Splitter
Hi I wonder if anyone can help My current TV has 2 HDMI ports at the back which is currently hooked up to my Sky Box and my kids Xbox Sometimes I have to unplug one to connect up another device which can be tricky because of the where the TV is situated Am I right when I say I need an 'HDMi Splitter' to give me more ports…
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MacBook Air unique code
Is there a way of checking a macbook airs unique model number to see if it's genuine? I suppose it's a bit like how a phone has it IMEI number. In fact that's what I did with my phone. I typed the IMEI number in on the apple site and it told me whether the phone was genuine. I was hoping there is something similar with the…
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Anyone familiar with ZTE Blade 3, please help
I've just bought a ZTE Blade 3 and am totally flummoxed with the manual. Yes I appreciate it could be an age thing ;) I had a missed call and I can't find a guide of 'how to find out which number rang', I can't find a call log on my phone. I've wasted so much time and nearly at the point of putting the sim back into my old…
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McAfee LiveSafe Retail Card
Hello, I wonder if you would be able to help me. I bought a tablet from Currys/PC World and with it received a deal of 2 McAfee LiveSafe retail cards so that I had 2 years protection. I registered one card and had no problems, but when I registered the second card, it came up with an error message and no matter how many…
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Laptop won't work - Blank black screen- Sony Vaio.
I have a Sony Vaio E17 laptop model number SVE171C11M. It is using windows 8. It won't start up. It is just displaying a blank black screen. I've tried the Assist button but that doesn't do anything. Any suggestions on how to fix this would be appreciated. It is 1 yr old. This happened after I closed the lid on it today…
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Tearing my hair out trying to connect to a home network
I've bought a new laptop which has wifi access via my router. I also have a PC. Surely it must be possible somehow to view files on my laptop on my PC and vice versa? Otherwise I'm looking at repeatedly emailing documents to myself as attachments so that I can transfer them between the two computers. That seems ridiculous.…
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New PC no operating system disc
Just purchased a new PC but it comes without o.s. Disc and PC world wanted £30 to create a disc or pay £35 and they would put it on a 32gb USB drive or I could do it myself during start up I will get a one off offer to save it to USB is this the normal now I'm used to having all the discs in the box and is it easy to do…
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Building a Gaming PC
Hi, I have told my son I will buy him a new PC for his birthday. He has been told that he will get a much higher spec PC if he builds it himself. He has never built one before, although he has previously upgraded a graphics card and power supply in a pre-built PC. He will use it primarily for online gaming. This is the…
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deleting files from broken laptop
Hi - I have an old HP 56 laptop that I want to dispose of/recycle but I'm not sure how I can get erase my documents, files etc. from the hard drive as the laptop is no longer working properly. Although I can start the laptop it comes up with a message saying 'BOOTMGR is missing Press Ctrl + Alt + Del to restart'. The o/s…
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Huawei E353 v. Huawei E5331
For over a year now I've been using an Huawei E5331 Mi-fi unit with a 3 data SIM when away from home. I'm currently away in a location I use regularly but the signal/connection has been very poor. The other night, unable to connect, I took the SIM out and put it in a Huawei E353 dongle I used prior to getting the Mi-fi…
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Three-User Two-Year AVG License: Anti-Virus (£9.99) or Internet Security (£19.99) (Up
There's an offer on groupon for the above. Is it worth buying to use on desktop. Do you need both? I am currently using the free version. Is it worth buying
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Ideas for network switch - in particular QoS
I'm using a USRobotics USR9108 router, which has four ports. My ISP is BT. I've installed cabling to rooms and require a 16-port switch. I understand that I'm after an "unmanaged" one, but I'm wondering if additional features, in particular QoS, might be worth it. At the present time I have no need for QoS, but suppose I…
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Easy to use Back-up tools
After replacing my parent's PC (I recovered the data - the motherboard had gone but not the HDD), I've got them a backup drive (128GB USB stick) but as they aren't very computer literate I'm looking for suggestions on how to get them to use it. I've mostly been using bash, so personally would have a script with a series of…
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I Pad Help
I want to buy an I Pad but really have no idea I have seen one on e bay being sold new but is american about £70 cheaper than UK one question is would the american one be much different from Uk one there is an adapter plug supplied but I am not very techie minded so if there were going to be problems I would rather pay the…
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Undisclosed/withheld number blocking
I know you can buy a service which answers all calls from undisclosed numbers with a message telling them 'no deal'. I think the message runs something like 'Hello. The person you are trying to call does not accept calls from withheld numbers - kindly redial, ensuring your number is disclosed. Goodbye.' I've been having…
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Internet Explorer 9
I am using IE9 on my desktop running Vista. I understand that IE9 is the latest version which will run on Vista. Are there any security updates I can download? Can security updates be downloaded automatically? I can't remember when I installed IE9 if there was an option for automatic updates. Any advice will be gratefully…
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Voice memos on ipod touch - help please
Morning all Can anyone solve this problem for me? I'm having a problem syncing voice memos to ipod touch. All memos are showing in the relevant playlist in itunes but will not sync to ipod. I have ticked manually manage music & videos Also ticked include voice memos The problem seems to be with voice memos I have recorded…
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Have you got one of these...........?
Does anyone use one of these http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/1286627.htm to extend their wifi ? I'm thinking about it as this one seems the easiest to set up, that is unless you know of something easier?
