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Photo error or not/
I have been sending two at a time, photographs from google photos.I downloaded each then dragged them to yahoo email and off they went. I then decided to try another way, and on a photo, I rt clicked and copied link address then inserted that in email and sent it. To be on the safe side, I clicked on "sent" and saw the…
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Mobile phones to be made SIMpler..?
http://www.shortlist.com/tech/gadgets/apple-and-samsung-want-to-get-rid-of-sim-cards Makes sense, or am I missing some alterior motive?
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Motherboard or processor - which has failed
Trying to identify the cause of a problem with my computer. Recent changes first (although feasibly not connected). Next Symptoms. Finally what I've done to test for errors. Recent changes Computer was working perfectly. I plugged in two old hard drives which had been disconnected a while back (in order to run tests on…
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Need a simple utility on Desktop
Right, well it's been years since I dabbled in DOS and I've completely forgotten how I go about this, if indeed I need DOS at all. What I want to do is to create an executable icon on my Win 7 Desktop that I can double click to carry out a simple copy paste/overwrite procedure for one file ... i.e. Copy…
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Subscribed to Amazon prime by mistake
I have just gone buy something from Amazon got to the checkout and have been told I have started my free Amazon Prime trial.It is my mistake and have never wanted it .They have sent me a e mail saying lets get started.I never proceeded with the order. I read horror stories about people having trouble unsubscribe ,anybody…
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Laptop Help Please
Hi My son has a Acer Aspire E14 Touch running on Windows 8, he has tried to load a new game on to the laptop through the disc drive. The disc drive is making the correct noise and the disc is spinning however it isnt loading he had the same problem with loading dvd's and my local computer store put VLC on the laptop which…
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Bluetooth not working
Hi All For some reason my Toshiba laptop won't send/accept any images when I try to from my fone or tablet, despite being 'paired; Any idea what Im doing wrong please? Thanks in advance VB
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Help with Ipad locked screen
Is there anyway to set the screen that comes up when the iPad is not in use so that it shows the time and the day. This is to help my mother-in-law know the day and time when she leaves up after she has had a nap. Thanks for any help.
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Poor Signal Caused by Old Handset?
Hi Guys I have a Nokia 6300 handset that I've used for about 8 years. Before I moved last October I had no problems using my phone but since moving about 5 miles away, I often get a poor signal or dropped calls and it's quite frustrating. Can an old handset cause this problem? I have spoken to Tesco Mobile and they've said…
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Dr dr beats sold HD Cable broken....
Please move if in wrong place thanks :) Ok so I have Dr dr beats solo HD (Blue) The cable (With mic) is damaged at the end that goes into the beats but the other end is fine... The sound sometimes is funny & one ear has gone... I feel the cable is gonna go soon all together. what is the best cable to get as a replaces…
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Internet access - please help (and be gentle with me!).
Hi, Please can someone advise me how to go about getting internet access without signing up to a lengthy contract? Some friends from Spain are renting a flat for 2 weeks and have found out there is no WIFI there. They've asked for my help to sort out the best way to allow them to access the internet via their mobile phones…
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Medion laptop owners
I'm considering buying a medion laptop and would like comments/opinions from anyone who has used medion laptops/PCs. I phoned up customer tech support yesterday, and I wasn't impressed with their customer service. Their products are reasonably priced, but cheap can be expensive in the long term. So can anyone please tell…
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MacAfee, antivirus
How good is this software, any help most appreciated. seb
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logic behind buying soundbar for TV
I'm considering getting one of these. One of my TV speakers is definitely faulty and gives off an annoying rattle at certain frequencies. However, I connected the phono socket output to a basic PC stereo/subwoofer speaker system that provides acceptable if not outstanding audio output. I've never used a soundbar before,…
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Help - Stupidly opened and ran a malware attachment
:doh: Received an email today supposedly from [EMAIL="donotreply@dart-charge.co.uk"]donotreply@dart-charge.co.uk[/EMAIL] containing an attachment 'payment receipt.xml' I do have a Dart Charge account and it's setup to automatically debit my credit card, so absent mindedly I opened it. And then I opened the attachment. And…
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Excel Fomula help
Hi, I am trying to get Excel to perform a calculation only if one of the cells has a number greater than 0 in it. Is this possible please? I have seen tutorials mentioning IF and WHATIF but can't get my head round it. Many thanks in advance for any words of wisdom, and better still how to express this in the equation.
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Memories ,,,,,,,,,,,,
I am upgrading my box from a h81 chipset to a z97 chipset , I am only using 1 x 4g of memory at the moment (1600) , however I have a use for this , the handbook lists the following Supports DDR3 3100+(OC)/2933(OC)/2800(OC)/2400(OC)/ 2133(OC)/ 1866(OC)/1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered I am going to continue using my…
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Money saving expert app?
Hey all, I'm a little surprised there's no money saving app. I searched for one yesterday and saw that it was a popular search but returned no results. Anyway if there was an app for MSE, what would you expect it to do? For me, I think the scripts Martin has written out should be on screen and you'd be able to make the…
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Transfer of photo's, now and in the future.
Following a long period of problems, I transferred all my photo's to Google + and carried out a factory reset and this is fine. Yesterday having taken photo's with my camera, by cable transferred them to my laptop where they reside in My Pictures and Windows Photo Gallery. Ideally I would like this and subsequent batches,…
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empty folders
2 machines on win 10 , cannot see each other on a network other devices such as nas drives are see able , however when you click (file explorer/ network/) the other machine is there but just displays "empty folder" any thoughts?
