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SanDisk Glider 128GB USB Flash Drive
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/1229983.htm Any reason why this USB stick is heavily discounted by Argos?
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Mac laptops & their reliability
My sister is interested in an apple laptop instead of the 'normal' Windows laptop. I was just wondering how they fare with reliability. Some of the iPhones we've had over the years have started acting up around the 2 year mark. In fact 3 of them have done this. I also notice that most of the storage drives seem to be small…
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New canon ixus 150 - pics won't upload
As above. With previous Canon a couple of years back, I'm sure I had the same? and remedy was the san-disk micromate adaptor, which I've just now used, to nil effect. Nor does slotting mem.card in direct to hard drive work. Help please? Need these pics to attach to urgent email. Thankyou in advance.
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itunes reinstall help.
earlier this year itunes on my computer seemed to be playing up. unfortunately I had the bright idea to uninstall intending to reinstall. I followed the advice online the order to uninstall components etc, but I obviously have done something wrong as I no longer have access to itunes no matter what I have tried. after…
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DVD won't play on video player
I have burned a DVD with video clips but when we put it in the video player attached to the TV it says the disc is `unsupported`. Does anyone know what do here please?
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Online Diary/Journal
I've been keeping a diary at work of everything that happens from day to day due to various grievances and problems that I have been trying to sort out. It's now coming to the end of the year and as well as wanting to keep the original diary I want to have an electronic record that I can have easy (potentially online)…
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Do any cheap printers use cheap ink?!
I need a new printer because my Lexmark X1150 all-in-one won't print any more - I've probably injected those cartridges once too often! So, one that just prints would do, but I've been to Tesco and found a Canon Pixma MF2450 reduced to £30; problem is, a pair of ink cartridges is the same price (buy them separately and…
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Ccleaner - Drive wipe
Afternoon I have used the above on an external HDD which I wish to sell. After running the above, would it be considered safe to sell knowing my previous data is erased? Do I need to format the drive before I can sell it? Thanks for your help.
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Printing camera manual.
Hi Just bought a new camera and now want to print out the manual. Last time I did this there was a booklet mode on the printer menu but of course it has gone. I have managed to get it to print two pages per sheet but the print is so small it's impossible to read. If I print one page on each sheet it prints like a newspaper…
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Dropbox credentials leaked, change your password immediately
http://www.neowin.net/news/dropbox-has-been-hacked-change-your-password-immediately
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Laptop Speakers?
My 12 year old Harmon/Kardon speakers are on the way out, so now after some new ones, these sounded great, saw some new Harmon/Kardon on Amazon for £99, but didn't really want to spend as much as that.... can any on recommend a different make that sounds just as good for half the price or should I just buy Harmon/Kardon…
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garbled text on MSE forum
I'm getting garbled text, mainly in signatures but on a few indiviual's posts as well. Example This might be a forum problem (anyone else seeing this?) but I suspect it is my laptop. I recently ran several spyware/virus checks and also cleaned the register (ccleaner). Suggestions?
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What on earth has caused this one ??
Switched on my laptop 2 days ago, came onto this forum and suddenly found a lot of footnotes on threads had been converted into text like this... "! !!!!d d!!!m !! w!d! !x!!!m!!, ! !!!!d d! !! d!!: ! !!!!d y!w! !!d !! w!!hd!!w! !!d w!!!h !h! w!!!d g! !y. Q!!!!: !!!g!!!!!y P!!!!d !y !!!!!w Y!p y!! !!! !!!!!!!!!y !!!! ! !!!!…
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Web stats
Hi all Is it possible to get the number of page views for a specific page on a website I do not own? I can find ways of accessing data for whole websites but not for a specific page. Any ideas?
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Twitter- changing email address
I run a couple of twitter accounts (personal), but the email provider for one has stopped offering services.. Tried changing to another email address, which I had been using for a separate (now deactivated) twitter, but not letting me.. Ideas? Not keen setting up yet another email, just for this..
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Finding out about Exchange updating?
I live in a Norfolk country village and phoned to renew a broadband contract with TalkTalk. I sometimes only get 1.5mbps download speed but better the devil you know I think! Anyway I was told that I could not get any cheap deals from them as my Exchange has not been updated. I don't know what exchange is being referred to…
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Need to boost wifi signal to reach attic. How?
Have Virgin Broadband modem, superhub 50mb, router in home office on first floor and desktop pcs connected to it by cable. We use wifi in rest of house for laptops, phones, tablets, etc. We just converted attic to spare room. No wifi reception up there. Assume too far from router. We cannot move router without major…
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Notebook slow - memory upgrade?
Hi, I bought a used netbook. Nothing flash but I did a complete factory reset, installed AV software etc - it does everything but a bit on the slow side. Probably needs a boost of Ram Its got 1GB Ram. How do I find out what RAM goes inside to buy the correct stick? Model: MSI U180 Netbook (320GB HD / 1 GB Ram)
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"Auto-complete" information - Site and response specific - Where's it kept? Chrome/XP
To explain a little further .... This is when you need to login to a website and it requires (for instance) an email address and a password. As you start to enter the email address it offers suggestions of completed addresses that match the letters (and numbers) that you have so far typed. This appears to be a "site…
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Dell 10% off until 15.10.14
If anyone's interested Dell have 10% off on their website for Inspiron and XPS machines. (coupon code is displayed at the top of the website when you visit). I've been looking about for a basic laptop for a few days ... Inspiron 15 i3 (3000 series) for £251 seems ok.
