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Accessing internet
I tried to access the internet from my home laptop last week, but kept getting 'page cannot be displayed'. So I tried via my work laptop - but using the home wifi - same issue - pages wouldn't load (tried several pages). Strange thing - when I use my work laptop via my work login - i.e. work network - my work laptop works…
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How to watch films on TV which are downloaded on the Samsung Galaxy S4 mobile phone?
Hi Folks I managed to download an app called Showbox on my phone, which as I understand it, enables you to watch movies on your mobile phone. Is that correct? I am not very tech savvy, so was wondering if any of you kind folk out there would answer some of the questions that I have: 1. How do I find out that I have…
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Booting from a 2nd HD?
Evening all, Dell have just replaced an Alienware 17 for me and let me keep the hd from the old machine (due to the total lemon that it was). So I can just install that and carry on with my work instead of having to reload everything (for the 6th time!). Got the drive into the 2nd bay, changed the bios so it boots from the…
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Create a tax disc
Would anyone like to have a go at creating a document file of a blank Vehicle tax disc, that other MSEa can use to create their own tax discs as a reminder on the windscreen...? I found a website that will create one for £6.99 in any original style you like, But I think a basic black and white one done on a printer will do…
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Mac mini and emails.
Afternoon Have bought myself a new Mac mini and am having trouble setting Up my emails. I have a Ntlworld account and when I download my emails on my Ipad I only get my current emails ( about 3 or 4 per day). But on my Mac mini its trying to download 37000 emails going Back a good few years. Need to change some settings…
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help please amazon prime tv bufferng on ipad and ipad wont turn off
help pleaseeeee just signed into amazon prime tv to watch something and it just keeps buffering and now wont stop and I cannot turn ipad off
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BBC i player downloads
Have downloaded the ELO concert from the BBC website and using the iplayer for playback,it says 6 days left to watch. Will I not be able to play it after the 6 days even though the download is on my PC in .mp4 format?
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Lost emails
I have Outlook Express 6, this morning when I switched the computer on I opened OE, it seemed OK, I then opened Firefox, after a while the computer shut down, I turned off and on, it did the same again, it said something along the lines of there was a problem and offered opening choices, can’t remember them all but one was…
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Anyone good with DC voltage wiring? (Electric bike)
Hope someone understands this... I have an electric bike with a lighting problem on the rear lights. Its 5 bulbs. Not sure if it had 2 tail light bulbs and one stop light or the other way around. And 2 indicator bulbs. 5 pin plug. Grey and Brown are then lives for the indicators with a black wire in the centre for the…
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Yahoo flakey, just me?
Is it just me, or is Yahoo flakey/not sending e-mails tonight and last night?
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Which 15" Macbook Pro?
Looking to get a 15" Mac book pro but was was suprised at the price range for what seems like very little difference. Cheapest is £1600 with the most expensive being £2550. Can anyone recommend the price sweet spot. Looking mainly to edit video. Thanka
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advice on whether to replace / restore
Hi to all Looking for some advice guys on whether to replace my aging desktop , or perhaps buy either a new one, or look at getting one built again . My current desktop which was built around 8 years ago ( might have been longer not to sure ) its not the best now - dvd drive a bit hit and miss , usb ports sometimes dont…
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Opening links on internet window is blank
I am using a laptop on W7 and the problem happens on both Chrome and IE. If I need to click on a link which then opens a small window, nothing loads up. Just a blank window., but will let me open link using a new yab on right clicking the link. Any reason why?
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Cheap laptops guide
This is the forum discussion for our new Cheap Laptops guide. It's a work in progress, so if there's anything you think we've missed or any questions you'd love answering please post them below in the discussion and we can add them in.
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Phoneline/Broadband can't get both at same time
Hi just wondering if anyone can help My phone has stopped receiving calls and I can't get a dial tone. I have an adsl splitter so I took that out of the wall and connected my phone direct to the wall socket. The phone then worked but I obviously can't get an internet connection. Is this just a problem with the splitter…
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restoring pc but want to save all password and bookmarks
hi all can i have some help or advise please. i am having few problems with my pc so i think it might be best if i wipe it clean and start it again but i want to keep all my saved bookmarks and saved password on my web bowser( i use firefox) can anyone advice me on how i can do this but then reinstall firefox with all my…
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Built in and USB wifi
Is there any speed advantage to having a USB wifi adapter plugged in and working along with the built in wifi on a notebook?
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Overclock i7 960
Hello, I was planning to buy a gtx 970 next week and then I saw the AssCreed Unity sys req which made me s**t myself. It is clear to me that I need to a new rig if I want to be able to keep up with the new games but I cant afford it right now, so I'm left with the only choice but to dabble in the dark arts of overclocking.…
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Odd streaks on tele picture.
Hi, Hope someone can help us with this, as we haven't a clue what's going on. We bought a Bush 32" Smart LED TV in July. It's a good tele, and has great sound, and picture. We didn't have to change anything in the settings, as the way it was set up was just right. About a month ago, we started to see these bright white…
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Avira anti virus new features
A popup has appeared "You now have the latest generation with new features" Then a link to activate, will the new features slow my PC down? Are they essential? Should I activate them? Thanks, Fortyfoot
