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advice on computer monitor please
hi my friend has damaged his eeepc netbooks screen (running windows xp) completely. i think the netbook still works and would like to back up his data on that machine before it goes for repair. i have connected it to my windows 7 acer aspire 5536 laptop via vga lead but how can i 'see' his computer on my screen please. i…
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Best way to get DVDs/online videos onto USB
Hi, My sister in law is working in Africa on various humanitarian and war relief sites so, as you might imagine, is without access to internet for the majority of the time. She has internet on the office computers but videos are blocked and then she has a netbook back in her little bunker but that doesn't have a DVD slot,…
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Lost wifi password - who to contact to solve the problem?
Hi all, If this is a thicko's question, please forgive me... My Dad has broadband at home using Plusnet. He has one PC connected to his router via Ethernet cable and the modem is wifi enabled. He doesn't use wifi for anything at home at the moment but would like to get a tablet/Sky on-demand etc so knowing the wifi…
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Installing Linux
I have an oldish Dell Inspiron 10, running on XP, which I may want to use on the go. * Is it possible to install a different OS like Linux? * Will the notebook run better or faster? * Would I need to uninstall XP? * Would I still have access to my documents? * Can Linux be downloaded as it has no disc drive?
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Google Mail Filter/Rule When Sending..
Hi Any Google people out there who might be able to assist. I would like apply a rule (filter / lab / whatever) within Google mail so that when I send e-mail to a specific recipient Google asks 'Are You Sure'; same concept the the Lab for attachments. The reason for this is that I have a colleague with a very similar name…
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Shipping a Macbook Pro
Not sure if I am posting this in the right forum, but I am looking at sending a Macbook Pro via courier that I sold on ebay, it'll be fully boxed, wrapped in bubble wrap and then put in another box. But I am unsure who to send it with, as I want to make sure its covered incase of damage through the courier. Any help…
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Any know of an mp3 editor that includes a SINGLE-CLICK method of chopping up a full l
Like 6347231463731284 others I just want to cut one loooooooooooooooooooooooong mp3 into individual tracks I have downloaded 46732462738462 mp3 editing tools which all seem to require 16 year degree study course for saddos ONLY I dont want to make a living out of chopping up mp3s - just this one-off chop up would be great…
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How to set up a wireless connection for a tablet
The OH has bought an ASUS T100 tablet, and we want to set it up on the BT Home Hub as a wireless connection. I set up the router as a non wireless connection a couple of years ago, when our internet useage (as monitored by BT) was getting silly, and since then it has been a lot lower. I have forgotten how to set it to…
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Trying to sell my iMac and it's suddenly playing up!! can anyone help?
Hi guys, I'm moving house and have a really old iMac which I've decided to sell. I started to clean the hard drive and it froze when I tried deleting Skype. I had to force a shut down, and now every time I turn it on, on the gray screen the symbol starts off as a circle with a diagonal line through it, then it flashes…
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How to remove FBDownloader from computer
Essentially the problem started after a Window's update last night. My computer began to not recognise Google Chrome and despite attempts to get it working again I was constantly redirected to 'http://search.fbdownloader.com' Finding out this was a virus I looked up various ways of how to get rid of it, so I ran 'Norton…
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galaxy tab 3 strange display problem
Hi all, I have a galaxy tab 3 that i use mainly to read books using the kindle app. A couple of days ago something happened that now makes anything viewed on the kindle app really dim. Everything else on the tablet is bright. I have checked the tablets brightness settings and they are at the highest level, i have tried…
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Can connect via ethernet cable but not wirelessly
Can anybody advise me please. Have spent what feels like hours on phone to talk talk, who are my phone & internet provider, as I found today that I couldn't connect to the internet wirelessly. The customer service guy, who could barely speak understandable English finally told me that the problem must be with the master…
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Laser or Ink jet for under £100.
Looking at getting a new printer. Needs to be wifi and less than £100. Print quite a lot - mainly documents/letters and a few pictures. Seem to have spent quite a bit on ink this year..
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TV Very Signal Weak
Im posting on behalf of my girlfriend. Yesterday she got a message on her television 'Very Weak Signal.' There is no picture coming through at the moment at all. While I haven't seen the aerial yet the wind wasn't that strong as to turn the aerial. She lives In an area surrounded by tall buildings, and her aerial is…
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Printer not communicating
Hello all. I have a dell printer v305, which has worked fine with my hp laptop (via a USB cable) until the other day. I tried to print off a pdf pile, and a message informed me that the printer was 'unable to communicate'. I've tried switching everything off and then on again, I've also unplugged the USB cable, and then…
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I'm still looking for a laptop and found this one!
would you recommend for general use and some light gaming? It's £30 cheaper at Ebuyer but think it's worth the extra for the 2 year guarantee. I am putting both links in as I think it is exactly the same (as I was recommended the Ebuyer one by a techie guy at work). thanks for any advice HP Pavilion 15-p165na Laptop, AMD…
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Hudl 2 charging problem. Tesco will not replace only repair
I bought a Hudl 2 in October and everything was fine with it until the last week when it stopped charging unless I rebooted it first. I did an internet search and have found that this is a known problem. I have just called up Tesco who have said that because it's over 28 days old they will only repair it. Is this right?…
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ipad to chromecast
So I now have the excellent Chromecast for £18 and love it. I have also just got a free month on amazon prime on my ipad air 2. Is there a way I can get amazon through my ipad via chrome cast to my tv? Or is there another way to connect my ipad to my tv (hard wire)?
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Capturing video, but want to edit on a different machine?
I'm capturing some video from a DV (tape) camcorder, but I need to be able to swap the resulting video file to my laptop, so I can take it round to the owner of the tape, and perform some editing (mostly removing the bits he doesn't want), before burning to DVD. I'm using Windows Movie Maker, to do the capturing. One of…
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