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turning phone video around
Hi I have seen a post on this but cant find it How do I turn a video shot on my android the right way up for posting on FB Thanks
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getting close to that time of year
with less than 80 days left till Christmas, i am starting to look at Christmas presents for my daughter (age 7), and as prices go up and stock goes down the closer we get, i am aiming on buying her something within the next month. so dilemma situation, she is currently using a nearly 3 year old tablet, which has a duel…
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Links from Outlook 2010 wont open with IE11 as default browser
Hi all, in case it helps someone... this was frustrating me and I've found the solution. When you choose Internet Explorer as default browser in Windows 10, it still fails to open links from outlook 2010 (and I think 2007, and 2003) automatically... a popup asking you to choose the default progam always opens. If you are…
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Lot of spam/adverts through Google Chrome?
I've started getting annoying adverts/pop ups/spam with Google Chrome. FireFox is my main browser, which i have no bother with, but some times i use Chrome & it's been acting up lately. I'll be on a page & hover over a link & i'll get an advert mini pop-up. I'll click a link & a new window will open with some rubbish on.…
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New battery or new laptop with win10?
Hi All, I have been getting an error message regarding battery failure on my win7 laptop. (HP g7-1151sa) Should i buy new battery or upgrade laptop and win10? Cheers Suzanne
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Extensions fail to load
More often than not, when I switch my vista ultimate running laptop on using chrome,my two extensions don't kick in, they are Save to Pocket and Adblock Plus So I have to go to tool then extensions to enable. Why is this?
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Microsoft Office Professional
Hello, Looking for some help. I don't understand how the purchasing of Office 365 works. Hypothetically (for college work) I need Office for 12 laptops for sales agents as well as one on pc at head office. Do I buy 12 separate copies? Or do I buy 1 copy and pay monthly for 12 licenses or do I buy 3 copies that each do 5…
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Messages from 02 on my Orange Phone
I have a very basic Orange Pay as you go Mobile phone. Tonight I have received 8 text messages saying Welcome to 02 and giving a different Wi-Fi code on each one. Please can anyone solve this mystery?
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Restrict Kids Internet Access Time with Sky like BT HomeHub 4?
I was with BT for internet. On the Home Hub 4 I could restrict internet access times for each connected device individually so could limit the internet hours on my daughters phone. (e.g. 07:00 - 07:30, 3:30 - 4:30, 7:30 - 8:30) I have moved to Sky and was surprised that this option is not available on their router. Does…
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How to put Firefox on Android Tablet
HI All Friend has a Samsung tablet with BT/Yahoo as start page...how do we make it Firefox instead, pleae Thanks in advance VB
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GTX 680 2gb problems?
Just bought a GTX 680 from a guy on ebay and installed the card today. Seen that the card needs a 6 pin + a 8 pin connector However my 850watt xanta power supply doesn't have 2 8 pins as the other is powering the Motherboard. So I connected a 6 + 6+2 pin connector to power it that way. the card boots up to the motherboard…
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Hudl2 android 5.x now avaialble
Hudl2 users may have noticesd that tesco has now made android 5.1 available. You'll see this by way of a hudl 'star' in the top left corner. Slide down and touch to upgrade. In our house we have 2 hudl's one has android 5.1, upgraded last week. The other remains on android 4.4.2 thankfully. Well you may recall what a mess…
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Externally powered, USB, Optical Drive?
Does anyone know where I can get an Externally powered, USB, Optical (ie. DVD) Drive?
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Wierd electronic 'buzzing' sound
Recently updated to Windows 10, (previously had 8.1) whilst everything else seems better or no different at all, I am having a few niggles with the BBC iplayer. I keep getting an electronic sounding buzzing sound here and there- it's hard to explain- the screen does not freeze or pause or buffer, the sound follows the…
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Restoring to factory settings using cd
I want to restore my Samsung Q330 five years old laptop to factory settings as it is getting very slow. Is it better to use the back up cd or use the recovery solution 4 already on the computer? Also I need to copy the files, music and photos and wonder what's best to use. I have an external drive which stopped working…
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E mails on a Tablet?
I've just got a new tablet and can get my emails on it ok BUT when I try to follow a (legitimate) link in an email it just wont 'go'. The link isn't blue as it is on my pc and my laptop. I'm not techie enough to know if this is common to all tablets or if one of the settings need tweeking? Can anyone tell me please what I…
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is it worth putting an SSD in a refurbished laptop?
Hello All, thinking of buying one of these as a backup laptop: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231708074208?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT And this company also gives you the option to upgrade the 160gb SATA HDD to a 240gb SSD when you buy it for £78. Is this a good idea? I've heard lots of good…
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Can people see the IP address
I use Gmail to communicate with people I have met on a forum. Obviously they are strangers at the moment. I sign into Gmail from my home laptop. If I send an email via gmail to their email address can they see my IP address? I thought that I was using a google server. I am not very technical so I hope that I have explained…
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Anyone bought a Refurbished Laptop ?
Going out today to have a look at laptops/chromebooks for my mum, and was wondering if anyne had bought a refurbished one? and how they got on with it? What does this mean exactly? I have seen the exact same chromebook of mine for a great price £90.00 off and they are saying its either a display model or could have been…
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How to Remove BT Email Address ?
I run my laptop on Windows 8.1 and use Outlook.com for personal email and Yahoo for other stuff. Originally I had a BT internet account and this email address still picks up and duplicates most of my emails. How can I get rid of it please ? ( Sorry but I don't understand techie abbreviations )