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New Notebook recommendations please
Hi All Sadly our Toshiba NB200 is on it's last legs. Can anybody recommend a good, quality notebook with:* long battery life * windows operating system * Microsoft office, with outlook * priced around the £300 mark Thank in advance
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Can't send or receive emails
I can't send or receive emails on my iphone or iPad ..... It says "Cannot get mail The connection to the server failed" I am worried my emails have been hacked As a few weeks ago it was saying cannot verify a weird email which wasn't mine. I immediately changed my email password. But again I am having problems . Help.…
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Another tablet request
Hi Folks, I Have looked carefully at all the other threads on tablets here and have come to the conclusion that if people specify their needs they stand a much better chance of getting the particular advice they need. So here goes: I have an ipod touch: a great little device but too small for any serious work. I also have…
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Hurry! Office 365 on the cheap hack
As detailed HERE but, hurry as the loophole may be closed soon, if it hasn't already..;)
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BBC iPlayer Downloads - green screen when playing?
Hi, I have used BBC iPlayer download feature for some time. All had been working fine. But just lately when I play some downloaded items I get a blank green screen and/or other screen interruptions and hanging. The item will normally start to play OK but then just jump and go green and hang. Sometimes volume continues in…
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Call about CA Root certificate
Advise on legitimacy! I've just had a long call from a company claiming to be the technical support arm of Microsoft; they "proved" they where legitimate by giving me and then showing me how my computer licence number. I seem to have a slow computer which is sending lots of unsolicited messages, they showed me via…
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UPnP problem help/advice with router settings please
Hi I am with Sky on their standard package but excluding the phone, for my broadband and a few months back after having trouble with my router they sent me a new one, model SR102, this one seemed to work fine at first, but a week or 2 later I found I was often disconnected and had to keep rebooting to get my connection.…
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HELP!! Forgot the password to my Cashbook!
Hi all I'm an accountant, so all my work is in Excel spreadsheets. I don't usually use passwords but for some reason, last time I did these particular accounts I decided to password protect it. Today I come to do the latest accounts and guess what? I forgot the password DOH! I've tried all my usual variations but I must…
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Do You Need Security On A Samsung Tablet?
Hi, Do you need security on a Samsung tablet? Thank You
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Is Sonos the right product for me?
I'm looking to update our hifi in the kitchen. At present we have an Arcam something or other, with wall mounted speakers. The room is large so it needs to have decent power. I would like to be able to listen more easily to downloaded music such as Spotify etc. but also use it an awful lot to listen to the radio - nothing…
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what to do with an ill computer ...
[it's not my computer, it belongs to a family member] it is nearly full, but I cannot find out what is filling it up - I tried running a program to find out but it won't work. it is struggling with the internet, it takes ages to load anything and it's not the wi-fi because it's fine on a laptop. it's making a strange…
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Setting up a Network
I have a BT Home Hub the is connected by a wired connection to a Win 7 laptop which has the printer attached. I also have a Win 8 laptop and a Win 7 laptop that are connected by wireless. Can someone please tell me how to connect them all together in a network so any of the three laptops can use the printer etc?
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Virgin Media newsgroup server under performing?
Starting today the VM downloads have been very slow, intermittent. I usually get a solid 5-6MB on downloads from this server, today they are a stuttering 418kb. Downloads with TweakNews and BlockNews are normal. Anyone else having problems today or can sugguest course of action? Have system restored to a couple of days…
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Ads everywhere :(
Help how do i remove malware from my computer, ads are popping up everywhere i dont know what to do!!!:o
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Do you use Online Backup?
I get really confused with my Windows Backup system - what to back up and how to use it. Does anyone use an Online Backup, which they can recommend for Home computer use and is easy to use and not too expensive?
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reinstalled Windows 7
Hi My PC has been getting slower and slower so decided to reinstall. Have saved all my files on a external hard drive and reinstalled the OS, all is well and working much better but when i go to "computer" it shows the hard drive as 51.4 GB free of 300GB when before the reinstall it was 51.7 free, how can this be?…
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Good free player for films on windows 8
Hi can anyone remind me what the free media player is called to watch films on please ? I can t remember but it's logo reminded me of a traffic cone lol Thanks
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can't find new email!
Ok, I am a computer numpty.... but I got a new email address on outlook just to do surveys, competitions etc. so as not to clog up my everyday email address which is gmail. I put a link to outlook on my favourites bar, as I have one for gmail. Now that takes me to an old email address that I no longer use and have not been…
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cat ran into the CD-rom, how much will that cost to replair?
hello all was going to burn a cd this evening, as i was just about to load the cd into the PC, the cat got startled and ran into the cd-rom, causing damage, i assume this can be damaged, anyone know how much we are talking about?
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what to look for in a 'fast' tablet
Am after a 10" tablet for browsing and share dealing online (wifi) and want as fast a tablet as possible, what should I look for please? Quad core? The GHz figure? Please help
