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Need a printer for chromebook - which one ?
Wanted to print off my chromebook but what a performance, got an epson printer still in box, but don;t know where to start. So today thought it would be easier to go get a printer that prints from google cloud. Not so, to many to choose from and me being me - know nothing. Cannon MX535 or MG3550 ? plus/minus points ?? or…
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Whoaaaa......don't know what's happened
I was defragmenting my laptop's hard drive when I returned to the laptop I noticed it was shutting down. When I tried to start it up again, a black screen states "media cable unplugged" and "operating system not found". :cry: :cry: I've tried F2 and looked at the bios but the hard drive isn't listed. Apart from that I…
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Adobe plugin and iPad mini
My girlfriend’s nephew got married recently and he has sent her a link to view some wedding photographs. The photographs came in the form of a slideshow and appear to come from the photographers site, The address looks something like this: http://www.photographerssite.com/slideshows/LBJG/ (name changed). However, my…
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Kindle
I've been thinking about buying a Kindle paperwhite. Currently £109, sometimes on offer at £99. As it happens I'm going to the US in a couple of months time. There a Kindle paperwhite costs just $119 - which is round about £78. Is there any downside to buying one there? I'll be visiting friends so will have an address it…
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It seems Win 7 & Win 8 updates now configure 'send home' data
http://www.ghacks.net/2015/08/28/microsoft-intensifies-data-collection-on-windows-7-and-8-systems/
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Active X has crashed
I have noticed that some of the graphics are not the same as before, I remember seeing a message something 'Active X has crashed. What does it mean and do i need to install something? Any help most appreciated. Sebastian
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MG5350 gone bad with error B200
My MG5350 has stopped working with error B200 "Printer error has occured. Unplug the power cord & contact the service centre" Suggested fixes include cleaning the print head contacts, unplugging the cable for a while, but nothing works. I suppose I have to assume it's finished? Any suggestions?
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Fairly smart phone?
Can someone recommend a cheap smartphone to buy secondhand please. Just for PAYG. Will only be used for checking email and occasional web browsing. No Streaming youtube, gaming etc. Thanks for any advice.
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Canon lens question
Hi Not sure if I can post a techie question about photography in here? Hope so! I've got a Canon EOS 500 and mostly use a Canon 70-300 4-5.6 IS USM lens. My main interest is photographing dolphins in the wild, and would like a longer lens, but a. Don't want to lose the close range length so am reluctant to spend £1k on the…
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Wifi Range
Hi there, living in a village we have just got Superfast Broadband - yay!! We were currently receiving 0.5mbps speed, and now with Sky Fibre we are receiving approx. 37mbps - but... that is in the room with the router in. In our lounge we are only receiving approx. 12mbps, which we would like to increase so we can watch 4k…
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Can I reject phone purchase (Galaxy S6) Amazon rather than accept repair?
Not sure where to place this query...here or in mobiles section (?) so feel free to move if appropriate @ mods. Bought a Samsung Galaxy S6, 32GB, UK Version, sim free from Amazon.co.uk on 19th of July. Phone arrived next day - wasn't UK version as confirmed by Samsung store in Manchester. Called Amazon, explained and no…
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BT Sport
Is it true what I have heard that BT are this month going to add and charge for BT sport to every account whether the people want it or not?
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what have I done to my laptop???
It was fine when I turned it off yesterday. Turned it on today, login to account page is frozen .I can't put my password in to log in. None of keys do anything, can't get anything but the home page and log in page. Please suggest any help.I'm a complete technologies so I need really simple advice!!!
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Bt Yahoo email - text options/fonts/colours/emoticons
Can anyone help restore these, please? What used to be available for this has disappeared. Worse, for example, keystrike Control B, which emboldens text, on btyahoo email wipes it, but inserts a vertical list of my contacts. This is a connectivity notspot - shouldn't be, but is, and worsening. I resort increasingly to the…
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Can i safely delet this?
After CMD scans I keep on getting this corrupt file C:\Windows\IME\IMESC5\DICTS"\[l:22{11}]"PINTLGB.IMD" After googling it I came across this, http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/windows-7-home-premium-corrupted-file-pintlgbimd/f39e62df-aaf0-4bfd-adbd-cd8e874a5297?page=2 What would happen if I just deleted…
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Corsair Link not decteching H100i fan.
Hello, I installed a h100i gtx cooler and corsair link does not detect the cooler meaning I cant control the fans rpm. What is weird it on startup it detects the fan for a few seconds before flashing red. I'm using Win7 64 bit, asus maximus viii hero mobo and Corsair CM750 psu. Any suggestions? Thanks
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Deleting Windows.old folder
I have decided to stick with Win 10 and since my old installation (Win 8.1) will presumably become inaccessible in 3 days (I understand that I can restore for 30 days) - I wish to remove my old back up installation file.... (To recover almost 8Gb) I can do this using Ccleaner - but this is now stuck at 47% with no signs of…
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Digital/Analogue testing
Morning everyone, I do not have a TV licence but only listen to the radio which means I can get lots done with the radio on in the background. Having been retired for some time I am interested how the authorities now check who is watching tv and on what channel now that transmissions are digital. In the past the TV…
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Iso disc
Hi I have an windows 7 ISO disc that a Dell technician made for me as a spare a while ago. How do I find out if it is only for my Dell pc or if I can use it on any brand pc with a product key? Thanks
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Now tv casting
Hi i have various now tv boxes in my house. I tried to cast using the playto app. When i send the cast to the box it just made the back noise and that was it. Can anyone help or is it just blocked totally?
