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Open link in current window instead of new tab/new window
Hello. This may be a bit of a long shot as I only want it to happen with one site! :o I'm an avid Pinterest user but when I click on a pin to go to the website it's been pinned from, it opens in either a new tab or window (I have my settings set to open links in new tabs though.) I'd like it to be that when I click on a…
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Photo download help
Can anybody recomend a good free software to download photos from my Olympus digital camera to my PC? The software supplied,Olympus Master2 has stopped working, i have deleted the program and re-installed it from the disc supplied but everytime i try to open the program it states Olympus Master exe has encounted a problem…
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Photo Director 6 and five - whats the difference please?
I have bought Photo Director 5 at the photography show, I haven't opened the box yet but I've now discovered that the software has been superseded by Photo Director 6. Can anyone tell me if there is much difference between them please? If there is, I'll buy the newer version and sell the unboxed one. Many thanks.
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Basic printer needed
Looking for some advice please, At home I use an old Dell laptop running windows 7 and need a small printer, I only need something to print off letters, bank statements and generally simple single colour documents and it will only have light useage. Can anyone recommend a printer that is not too expensive and more…
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Please recommend a laptop for my daughters 16th birthday
I would appreciate some advice on what laptop to buy for my daughter. Her current laptop, HP Pavilion g series has an Intel i3 processor with 4gig ram and 500gig hard drive. Its now over 3 yrs old. We've had the hinges replaced and apart from a few scratches on the touchpad area its been a good unit. Went to to pcworld…
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Completely unresponsive TiVo box?
Hi 2 days ago I was cleaning behind my TV. I think I must have knocked something because since then my TiVo box isn't working, there's no lights on it at all and the tivo remote no longer powers my tv on or off. Anyone know what is wrong with it or is it completely dead? Thanks x
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changing font in adobe pdf
[STRIKE]i'm typing in adobe XI but can't find out how to change the font size. in the help section it says it says you can change font size in the 'format' section. i can't find a 'format' section any ideas?[/STRIKE] thanks Big Graeme :beer:
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New BBC history of computer programming podcasts
entertaining little series on the history of coding/programming languages http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/r4codes
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NAS Drives
Hi All, I am one of those people who (for no good reason) have two computers on the go. I spend a lot of time reformatting and swapping drives and installing new operating systems. Dont ask me why. It is just what I do and I cannot see things changing any time soon. Having said that I have recently changed from Win XP to…
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Advice for 1st time iMac owner please !
As our 10 year old pc decided die and become a large doorstop, we decided to get the iMac on offer from Staples which was on the Hot uk deals site.....It's this one (Apple iMac - 21.5" - 8 GB RAM - 1 TB HDD - 2.7 GHz Core i5). Staples did their utmost to sell me a care plan but to their dismay I resisted...........I assume…
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Ipad browser problems
Apologise if this has been asked before, but there's a lot of stuff on here! I have an iPad 3, had it for 3/4 years without any problems. I use Safari browser. I use it for online banking with Barclays and recently I am having problems as it keeps saying Safari network lost or something. I have another online bank account…
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Small Business SQL
I have been running a small online business for the last couple of years and have seen an incremental but steady rise in conversions, which is obviously positive. My issue is that I have an increased amount of data to juggle, especially since I started delivering to the EU. I’ve been managing with Excel spreadsheets so far…
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TV stand screws?
I've been (very kindly) been given a logik TV, but the person who gave it to me has lost the screws that attach the TV to the base (they had it wall mounted). It's about 32in if that makes a difference! Anyone know what size/type of screws I need to get? I'd rather not wall mount it myself for various reasons. Thanks in…
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Very - Smart Watch Allergy
Bit of a strange question, but here goes. My partner recently bought me a Sony Smartwatch 3 from Very. I was obviously very excited at getting this and took all of the stickers, etc off to try it on. Almost instantly i had an allergic reaction to the stainless steel clasp and couldn't wear it. I put it back in the box,…
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Is this the right laptop for me to buy?
Hi All I was thinking of buying the Intel 3 version of the laptop below for my sixth form child! It needs to give fast internet browsing, including Netflix without buffering, also good DVD performance. The I3 version is £315 on Amazon. Do you techie experts think that will do what I need?…
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Can you recommend a cheap laptop for gaming?
I haven't idea what would be the minimum requirements. The OH wants to play online games like world of Warcraft. Can anyone put into simple terms the minimum needed? Thanks
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Have I set this up correctly?
Hi everyone, Hope someone can answer this for me :) Where:* "S" is a 2-way splitter * "µF" is the microfilter I've just realised that I've missed off the downstairs phone which is plugged into the microfilter. The upstairs extension socket doesn't have a microfilter plugged into it. From my router's manual, it's suggesting…
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360 Controller to PC
How would I connect a wireless 360 pad to a PC running windows 8.1?
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Printing issue - please help!
Hi all, Ive finally given in trying to google a solution and decided to ask you good people for your help with a printing issue that is driving me to distraction. I am running windows 7 ultimate 64bit and all of a sudden anything i print is coming out left of centre. I had a little canon all in one that did it so i plugged…
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Windows 7 Desktop PC shuts down 15 minutes after being powered on
My Windows 7 Desktop PC has started shutting itself down after it has been powered on 15 minutes previously. It shuts down cleanly with a warning, giving you a minute before it happens. I've checked the Event Viewer and it tells me that the PC shut down for an unknown reason. A Hardware Monitoring Tool has been installed…
