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suitable cctv camera to link to home computer
Help! I am having issues with a nightmare neighbour who is trashing my garden when I am out! Is there a decent but reasonably priced camera I can link to my home pc? Thanks in advance
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Dell Datasafe Local Backup
My HDD died on me, but before it did I managed to back it up using Dell Datasafe Local Back. However, when I try to restore it, it says one of the volumes is missing. I never deleted it, so I don't know what has happened to it. The volume #278 is required (named backup_date_time PM.278.dsb) I have tried to trick it by…
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Storing a computer in a humid garden house
Hi, After buying a new computer I want to put my old one (the tower) in my garden house which is very cold and humid. I plan to wrap it in bin bag. Is that enough? Can't humidity still damage the motherboard and drives inside?
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Dell Recovery
I'm looking for a way of storing the Dell recovery media written to a usb flash drive. The laptop is a Dell Inspiron 3531, the owner has not made any recovery media. It's now prompting every time it's turned on. I've got a 16Gb flash drive, 8.5GB is required, so ok there. The trouble is, I need this drive for other things.…
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Internet Explorer browser
That's my browser that I use, and I used it as normal first thing this morning okay and then it went wrong and I cant get it to come up again. I've tried switching everything off (including computer at the plug) and it still keeps coming up with that wording that its having a problem trying to connect "will shut programme"…
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Help needed internet connection please
I can't get internet on my desktop if I click on chrome it just goes blank if I try it with internet explorer it tries opening in safe search.net but doesn't open. Not sure if there is a virus I have avg which says it's ok I am using windows 7. Thought I would try you guys first as I can't really afford to pay someone to…
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Aol has taken over firfox?
I am using firefox 35.0.1 on my macbook air and stange things have started to happen. I use aol for email account and recently every new tab opens as an aol page. I used to have a page where recent sites were saved. That seems to have disappeared. Also an aol toolbar, sometimes 2, appears and although I can delete them by…
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Uninstall a program on Windows 8
Can anyone help me please!! I have a program called Tuneup Pro (Windows8 P Repair) that keeps popping up repeatedly on my laptop. I certainly haven't installed it but don't seem to be able to get rid of it either. I've been to Control Panel - Programs - click on it and tried to uninstall but it wont go and I don't know…
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New Acer deleted files without prior warning on a external hard drive
A bit of a cautionary tale to computer luddites like me when attempting to create a recovery back up disk upon setting up a new laptop. I just bought my first laptop today, an acer aspire. We'd been struggling along with my husband's Dell for a while, but finally agreed I needed one of my own. I set everything up within 30…
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Digital camera recommendation
I need a new digital camera, under £100. Indoor and outdoor photos, perhaps something that is good at shooting fast moving objects like dogs and kids! Any recommendations?? Anything to avoid?
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Built in Freeview in tv seems scrambled can it be fixed?
My built in freeview in my Logik tv seems scrambled. It used to be fine but now its picture seems scrambled on all channels. Picture works when playing DVD or sky through it but not freeview. Can it be fixed or do I have to throw away the TV? Many thanks.
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Recommend me a good home alarm system
Just moved into a 4 bed semi in a quiet village, back garden has gardens either side (attached house have a big dog) and back fence backs onto thick connifers. There have been a couple of break ins recenlty on the estate and we want to get an alarm just in case. We have a budget of £500(ish) so can you please recommend…
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Do any mobile phones today have provision for external aerial?
Whatever happened to the aerial socket?
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laptop won't take photos off my Windows phone
Hi, I know nothing about computers so please be kind. I have been able to get photos off my Windows phone onto my laptop, but now it just won't do it any more... It will show all my old photos but not any new ones. I have to email photos to myself and then download them, then I can't find them because they are not in…
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New folder creation problem
I have told My son-in-law, he has too many apps on home pages and to create folders to gather them up into categories, ie travel,newspapers etc. he says he has jelly bean on his galaxy tab. I've told him to create a new folder and label it, which he has done, but when he attempts to drag an icon to the new folder, they…
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iPhone question pleas
My son-in- law uses an iPhone for taking photos. Even though it has Bluetooth, for whatever reason, he has been unable to Bluetooth any photos to other devices. Does anyone know an easy way of getting these photos out please.
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Viber question
Viber question please My son-in-law has put viber on his Samsung galaxy to enable video/calls/messages whit his wife on detachment. Ideally he wants it on his iPhone should his wife call him when he is out. We feel there could bel a conflict between his devices, as earlier he tried to install it on the phone, and it…
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intel i5 cpu deals wtd
anyone know of any deals on an intel i5 4670k cpu or any intel 4xxx deals, who does the best price etc
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Funding/Grants to buy computers, laptops
Hi there I support people around digital inclusion. Do you know of any grants or funding available to help adults on low income (including those on state benefits) to obtain computers or laptops? I appreciate there may be a great deal of criteria - i.e. those with children, those on certain benefits etc - as many leads as…
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OPen Office- how to set .xls as 'save as' default, rather than .ods?
just as it says on the tin..
