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Buying a simple desktop computer
Someone recently told us that using Windows XP on our computer, as we are now, isn't a good idea since it is very vulnerable. Windows' site will not say how much it would cost to upgrade and I am not sure if it would be worth upgrading such an old computer (I think it is from 2006). The computer would be mainly used for…
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cant rejoin a website
i was a member on a site called meetme (formerly myyearbook), i was booted off because of a comical picture, its happened before and to rejoin you just needed a different email address. Ive tried several emails, changing my ip address, a different router, all my devices, but cant rejoin, it just wont let me even after i…
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Fan too noisy
The fan in my amplifier (Laney RB9) is quite noisy and I'm trying to quieten it. I don't know much about electronics so don't know if slowing the fan is an option, and how I would do that, or could I just buy a quieter fan? I don't overwork the amplifier by any means: by virtue of not using it loudly I can hear the fan! So…
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Car Charger for normal UK Plug - for camera/laptop etc?
Hello I am looking for a charger that I can plug into the cigarette lighter in a car which can accept a normal UK three prong plug. This is to charge my camera and mobile phone batteries whilst on the move in a place where there will be restricted electricity. I have just searched on ebay and found these are called "Power…
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usb device not recognized in windows 7
Hi When I connect my sons Samsung S2 to any PC he gets a warning usb device not recognized yet it charges the battery I also have this code Windows has stopped this device because it has reported problems. (Code 43) I know it is not the PC's because I have the same phone and mine works ok connected to the PC. Any ideas?
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Stop Facebook Posts
There is a BBC Facebook page that I'm getting daily feeds from, I've checked my friends settings but don't see it there. Is it cancelled on the BBC website? How do I stop these posts? As always many thanks for your help
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Removing trusteer rapport from laptop problems
Hi I'm hoping someone can help. I have been using avira anti virus but it's been causing me problems with my laptop so I decided to use the free Virgin media f-secure. When installing it says to remove trustee rapport before it can continue. I went to programs to uninstall and it's not on the list. I vault remember having…
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Black Homeplugs wanted
I need to upgrade my Homeplugs from 10/100 to Gigabit due to having Virgins 152Mb fibre installed. But I'm having trouble finding blacks ones at a reasonable price.They all seem to be white and white doesn't go with my decor...or my OCD :) Anyone seen any ? Must be cheap as this is a money saving forum after all :)
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On the move Internet
Hi, I am struggling to come up with a solution to my problem. I am taking my kids Skegness Butlins July 10th & there is a massive fight in the UFC on the 11th. Now i have rang Butlins & they have pretty much told me there Wifi is rubbish so i wouldn't be able to get decent enough speeds to watch it there. I have thought…
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Is it possible to draw hidden lines in Word 2010 as dashed?
Is it possible to draw say 2 overlapping objects and the hidden part of the object at the back is dashed? Using Word from Office pro 2010 Is there a way to do that, or a workaround for that?
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WD Mycloud
Just finished uploading over 400 dvds and 300 CDs. Started on 26th December and at last, our entire collection is now onto our WD Mycloud and we love it. We can stream our movies and music to our phones, tablets and smart TVs. Really pleased with it and the clutter of films and CDs are now all stored away in the loft. So…
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Should BBC iPlayer be streaming at over 800 MB per hour?
After watching a programme on the iPlayer, I noticed a huge amount of my remaining data had disappeared. I thought I must have streamed on 'normal bandwith' by mistake so, on my next session, I ensured I was on 'lower'. After 6 minutes I checked usage and it had taken 83MB. I'm sure there weren't any major updates going on…
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One-off CD destruction
Hi, I've got a load of CDs with Bank Statements, coursework and Photos on. I am talking about 300 CDs i've been collecting since 2002. I need to get rid of them but I don't want the data and photos getting into the hands of the enemy, so i'm looking for some way of secure media destruction. I have looked into SITA, but…
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Chinese hacker
I keep on finding that 218.77.79.43 is trying to gain access to my router - from my router logs - (my PC's are turned off overnight) This regularly occurs between 00:00 and 01:00 Apparently 218.77.79.43 is a common hacking address Whois - says that it is Chinese It shows as a SECURITY WARNING on my TT fibre router…
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Recovering deleted SMS/text messages
I mistakenly deleted the SMS inbox on my Samsung S5 and have lost all the text messages I had. I have been told by an independent shop that there are ways to recover the messages but that they cannot tell me which method works. I have various software online which claim to recover SMS, but most look dubious to me. Being…
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Can't log into Spanish Orange.es
Hello. I have had an Orange Mundo sim card for over 5 years as I go to Spain twice a year. You have to top up the sim once every 360 to keep it alive. In the past I have been able to log into my online account to see the balance and calls made and the calls cost and other things also. Today I went to log on and it said…
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Internet without a phone line?
Hi does anyone know if it is possible to get the Internet but without a phone line? I am cancelling my contract with Virgin media today due to disgusting customer service, but looking online I can see that they're one of few that offer fibre optic broadband? Thanks x
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Storage full !!!.
Please , I am getting this message when I go to watch SKY go!, It says. Sorry , your device is running out of available storage space to run this app, please consider clearing some data if you wish to use SKY GO . Can please someone explain how I do this on my I PAD. Best regards.
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Problems dowloading podcasts
I use itunes to download podcasts on a daily basis, and I have never had issues. I am an avid podcast listener, and get all my info and laughs through podcasts. In the last few days, I seem unable to download any podcasts, due to error 9006 and error 3259. Searches on google provide no useful info. Has anyone else…
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more RAM to my Acer T180 desktop pc
I want to add some more RAM to my Acer T180 desktop pc. I have ran a Belarc scan and it shows- 1792 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory Slot 'A0' has 1024 MB Slot 'A1' has 1024 MB Slot 'A2' is Empty Slot 'A3' is Empty But for the life of me I cant remember how to work out what kind of RAM I need and how much more I can get?…
