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remote control
I'm trying to use my TV remote to operate my blu ray player it has a dvd bit at the bottom of the remote but nothing seems to work any help will be much appreciated.
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Canon Pixma MG5300 just prints blank pages
As the title says. The only thing it will print is some blue when selecting 'Print the head alignment value'. Also when doing the nozzle check I get blue and red rectangles only. The printer is about 3 years old. It went wrong in the middle of printing a document; it printed 1.5 pages ok in black and from then on…
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How long do you get out of micro usb charging cables?
Hi folks, I have had my nexus 7 2012 for a few years now and onto my third micro usb charging cable, got the original cable each time. Nexus wasn't charging today and though the cable or usb ports didn't look damaged, I changed cable for a new spare I had and starting charging normally again. I had only last cable from…
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Faulty Hard Drive?
I have got an iRiver B30 MP3 player that has started playing up when I try to update music/podcasts on my WIN7 computer. When I connect via USB I have started getting a 'do you want to scan and fix iRiver B30 (G) for errors' message. I always get back a 'your disk or device was successfully scanned for errors and no…
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Ebay won't open with AdblockPlus enabled
As the title says - since today for some annoying reason I've yet to fathom I can't get Ebay UK to load/display unless I disable AdblockPlus :mad: if I enable AdblockPlus again all I get is a blank white page. Anyone else having this? I'd forgotten how annoying Ebay could be but now having to suffer flashing ads like a…
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New hard drive OS??
My 5 year old PC is definitely slowing down, the boot times are a pain, i think upgrading to a SSD is the way to go. It will also be a good excuse to clear out all the bloat ware and files upon files of unwanted 'stuff' that has accumulated over the years. But the things that are confusing me are: I have no disc for the OS…
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Email Going into Spam
Just wondering if anyone can help me I email my Sister every evening without a problem For the past 2 days she tells me they are going into her spam filter She is using an Ipad to receive them She also has got an iphone I am sending them sometimes from my lap top but also from my Hudl2 tablet Up until a few days ago there…
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Scart lead adapter advice.
Firstly I have tried to search this spacific bit of info before I came and added it here. I do try to work things out myself but sometimes it saves time to ask for help. What I am trying to do is tape my Handycam movies to my VHS recorder. I can play them to my TV using the scart lead but I only have one scart socket so it…
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can anyone help me pick fast pc please i know some spec
Hi my current PC which is a Medion Intel Quad core Q8200 2.33GHz with 4 GB of ram and a 1.6 TB hardrive and 32bit system is getting too slow for me. Its about 5 years old and I was thinking of getting new. I do a lot of finance work on the PC which means I have several browsers open at a time with many tabs open. I also…
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Can you download and keep an ITV player programme?
Hi, Set our freeview recorder the other night for an ITV4 programme and it didn't record :( It is available to watch on the ITV player (if I register), but is there a way to download and keep the programme forever? I'd like to "rip it" and burn it onto a DVD. Any help please?
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Printing private letter at work
I need to print a private letter off and dont have access at home. I can print at work but its through a server I think, you click 'print', then swipe into a local printer with your personal swipe card to retrieve it. Will that process see the actual content of the letter ,or just the document name (eg: letter.doc) Thank…
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How can I increase broadband band width?
Hello, I am confused between internet bandwidth and download speed. We have a lot of devices that connect to the internet.. 2 wired computers 4 mobiles 1 wireless laptop 1 youview box Not everything is connected all the time. However, when my son gets home from work with his iphone , ipod and PC turned on everything slows…
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Best Free Website Hosting
I have a website on a free hosting service that's become unreliable. I want to move my (very simple) site to another free home if possible. Does anyone have experience of free web hosting that does not force ads or pop-ups onto your website? So far I've found 000web and xtreemhost which look as though they might fit the…
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Selling laptop
Hi, please can someone tell me ,in easy terms lol,how to get rid of all my stuff on laptop to sell it. I've put photos onto stick but that's it Doesn't everything go in the r bin so it's still accessible? Thanks It will be going to a family member which is slightly better but still all my passwords are saved in it etc
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Photos from I pad to pc
Hello, i have moved some pictures from my camera roll into separate albums, still on the I pad, but I don't know how to get these albums to sync over to my PC. I have synced the camera roll across to the PC but the photos now in albums have gone from the camera roll. Any ideas please? Thanks
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Can work trace yahoo emails ?
Hi all, I have friend that has sent some silly ems via her yahoo email account. None were rude or offensive; I have seen them so I know. Trouble is her manager has involved the company IT team. Can anyone confirm whether they can trace these yahoo messages back to her IP address. I don't think that they can but would be…
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Nissan
Hi after some advice I have a Nissan Qashqai +2 registered March 2010 we bought it in April 2013 from Nissan Holdcroft. It has 57,759 miles it also has a full service history. The last service was at a local garage not the dealership. The head gasket has cracked and will cost 3.5k for parts .5k labour. We have gone to…
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Wireless Headphones - Privacy Worries
I have some Phillips RP-WF820 wireless headphones which have been great for many years, but recently picked up neighbours TV and a baby monitor seems to interfere too. So don't like the thought of our neighbours knowing my entire TV watching schedule! We live on an estate with semi-detached houses so a good 15-20 houses…
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Who manufactures M&S TV's
I'm trying to repair a 22" M&S tv model no LED22FHD and wondered if anyone can tell me who made it and where I may be able to get a circuit diagram.Green 'led' comes on but nothing else happens. 2 years old.
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How do I delete my yahoo email account ?
Can someone please advise. Thanks