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o2 pocket hotspot and LAN
I bought one of those O2 mobile wifi things. I was hoping to link it into my own network if internet should go down, but O2 have customised it so you can't disable the DHCP server. Neither can you change the IP address / range. I have devices on the network with static ips. I have no intention of changing everything to…
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advice on restoring a laptop to factory settings
hi all acer aspire 5536 laptop originally purchased running vista home but was upgraded to windows 7 home premium some months after purchase in 2010. its running really slow now so would like to restore to factory settings and start again. i realise i will probably have to restore to vista and then upgrade again to 7, (i…
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who,s nicked the calculator?
win 10 (preview) , no calculator installed , seems a few more bits and bats have gone as well there is a calculator in "windows APPS store" , however I am using a computer , not a bloody mobile phone , I DON'T DO APPS on my computer. EDIT: SHMBO has just installed it , brilliant , it only works under the std (crap) tablet…
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Macbook Pro Retina or...
Hi there everybody! For the past four years I have had a 2010 Macbook Pro. I bought it because it was on sale and never looked back. It lasted for four years before the logic board died very recently. I tried my best to fix it but pretty much realised it was too expensive to do so. I use my laptop for Netflix, listening to…
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Tablets dropping wifi connection
My wife and I have Samsung Tab3 8" tablets. They work fine but a few months ago they both started dropping the wifi connection to our BT hub 4. Our PCs, laptops and mobiles are still connecting as usual, it's just the tablets which regularly lose connection. I'm not certain but I think I did a soft reset on at least mine…
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Joining video clips
Can anyone recommend free software that will join video clips please? My dashcam is producing some rather nice videos but they're in 5 minute blocks, so I'd like to join them into one video. Any help/suggestions/recommendations would be appreciated.
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BT Home router - can only connect phone OR laptop?
Ok heres the position. We've a BT wireless router thats been fine for a number of years. Theres hard wired connections from both a chromecast and our sky box. Also, i connect my phone (HTC M8), laptops and tablet with no issues. Any combination, any of the time. My wife has a Ipad and it connects fine. BUT, my son can…
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Was I foolish allowing remote control of my laptop
I think I may have been foolish I had a Norton message popping up on my screen It said chrome is not protected It took you to install and there were a few messages when i went to that page Bit scared so didn't do anything As it happened numberous times I contacted Norton on their Live Chat which I have used before Also my…
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Ethernet dosent have a valid ip configuration
I have a new pc all in one, everything was running ok suddenly stopped and the above message about ethernet is showing, what to do, cant believe i have a problem already?.:mad:
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Someone else's Google account tried to connect to mine
Hi, I just got an email from Google saying: Title: New sign-in from Internet Explorer on Windows Hi Your Google Account (similar-name-but-not-exactly-the-same-as-yours)@gmail.com was just used to sign in from Internet Explorer on Windows. I have security alerts set up so I get these emails whenever I log in on a new…
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Fibre (variable) IP address
How often would you expect a variable IP address to change with a fibre connection ? My TalkTalk connection has remained the same for almost 3 months and I am not on a static IP address.....
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wireless speakers
not sure if this is the right thread... Anyone know anything about wireless speakers? Are they any good and if so how much do I need to spend to get decent ones? I have a bluetooth compatible Sony hi-fi system like this http://www.amazon.com/Sony-CMTSBT100-Micro-System-Bluetooth/dp/B00DM5F19A which I assume is compatible,…
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Segment timer gets stuck at 13.00
Bought a couple of square mains mechanical timers from Asda a while back. The first one packed up (always 'on' whichever segments are depressed) but the other stalls completely at the same time each day. Should I try and squirt WD40 inside or something?
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GPS for laptops
So I know you can get your smartphone to turn into a GPS unit. But I don't have a smartphone... so can I get my laptop to function as a GPS? On ebay you can pick up USB GPS dongles for around £20, so that together with route planning software and pre-downloaded maps should do the trick. I'd be doing it offline, so google…
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Can someone please explian how to send a large Whatsapp clip .
Thanks for reading, I cant send anything over 16meg I think , which gives me around 11 seconds of recording. Is it possible to send larger clips ? and if so how please . Thank you . Edit . Talk to me like I'm a first year.. I'm really hopeless at anything technical :(
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No Sky Channels.
Yesterday several channels missing or breaking up. Now no channels at all. Message says either "Mini TV unavailable No Satellite Signal or technical fault try later." All Freeview Channels on TV are fine. Playback not working either.
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Advice on slow desktop
You guys have helped me in the past with my own laptop, so here is a new challenge for you! My mum has the following desktop: Acer AS X3810 Desktop PC (Intel Celeron Dual-Core, 4GB, 500GB, Windows 7. It's five years old. It's now running very slowly. I've uninstalled programs no longer needed and have run CCleaner, with no…
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New MSE "skin" - how to swop back
My house just had a near miss hit on the electrics. Thank goodness for surge protectors - as it was so out of the blue that I think my computer would be a gonner otherwise. Anyway - storm over and going to view MSE and all looks as normal on Firefox browser (ie the old MSE "skin"). But the "skin" has changed to that new…
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Press longer
I have just found a lazy way to Type with an Add-on. Having a spell-checker to underline any mis-spealt words is one thing, but to simply hold a key down a fraction longer changes it from lower case to CAPITALS in one go. It is a Firefox add-on https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/to-uppercase/?src=cb-dl-created
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Laptop recommendations
Looking to buy a new laptop as the old one is on the last legs and has probably had a good innings (keyboard worn out & having to use an external one these days, screen/casing cracked) Current system – 6 year old Dell Vostro 1510 (300gb hd [about 225gb used], 3gb ram, Intel Core2 Duo processor) Mobile Usage – usually at…
