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lightroom problems!
I've just got a new camera, which came with a free version of lightroom version 5.7.1. I haven't begun to tap its possibilities but am gradually becoming more adventurous. I'm trying to turn a photo black and white with a colour highlight, following these instructions. Except it doesn't work. Brushing over the picture…
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xbox 1 and antivirus
Hi my boys have an Xbox one and talk to people on the net or something???? Do they need something like Norton internet security like I have on my PC? Thanks
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Windows 10 Background?
On W7 I had background set to "All pictures", &" fast" but W10 only gives the option to choose an "Album" not "All Pics", also you can only set 1 minuit minimum. Yes I have googled to no avail. Yes I know how to set a long time screensaver, but this leaves shortcuts on screen. Any clues? Ta.
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Updating Windows 8 to Windows 10
As I hate Windows 8 with a passion and I wanted others to test the waters first (And As I have been very busy this last year), Ive finally got round to trying to update to Windows 10 on a Packard Bell lappy I have Installed ALL updates I could No joy at all Googled and found I need 8.1 (Which wasn't in an update?), so…
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Old scam/new take
I got my monthly pc fault phone call this week which I decided to play along with for my own entertainment. My caller politley introduced himeself as Mike albeit in a heavy Indian accent informing me that my Windows PC has showed signs of virus infection. Did I receive his email that day with this information if not then…
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viber
has anybody downloaded viber is it safe to download
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wii u.
Thinking about getting a wii u for my 5yr old son, he had a shot of one at tesco and like the comtroller with the screen. We have a wii and he plays mario kart. We also traded in some older games for spiderman and transformer games. He doesnt quite get they games a bit hard for him. Are there any games simpler/easier For a…
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How to disable S.M.A.R.T HDD monitoring
Morning MSE'ers, For the past 6 months the SMART warning message keeps appearing whenever my PC boots up. I'm not worried about backing the HDD up as there is nothing of importance on it. I have ran numerous scans within windows 7 and now windows 10 (after upgrading) and windows never picks up a fault with the HDD. I have…
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How to scan documents into 1 file (1 after the other)
Hello all, I scanned about 10 pages of a document into a PDF file format and they are all separate, but I want to get them all in the same file in a PDF ie one after the other. Does anyone know how I can do that? Thanks all in advance!
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Accounting software for personal and charity's accounts
I am self-employed and have been considering software to do my accounts (have used Excel spreadsheet so far but this is time consuming and cumbersome). I have been looking at Sage Instant Accounts but have just been asked to act as treasurer for a charity. If I buy Sage Instant, would I be able to use the software for both…
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Problem Copying Files Windows 10 solved
On upgrading from XP to Windows 10 you will find that file security has changed and in my case the ownership of files on my system (C:\) drive are mainly captured in folders that are owned by "SYSTEM". If you want to backup these files by using software to synchronize them with a folder on another drive you may well get…
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Decent tablet .. just for web browsing
Our daughter owned an iPad which my wife liked to use to browse t'internet, but out daughter has now moved to her own flat. Shock ! Horror .. The iPad went too. Now my wife wants me to buy her a replacement, but I am thinking .. does she really want another iPad, of just some form of tablet. It's really only for web…
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5.1 speakers
At least I think that's what they are called. 1 large speaker and 4 smaller ones to put around the room. The sound quality when attached to my old computer was superb. Can I now connect these together and plug my little MP3 player into them? I don't want to blow anything as the speakers are huge in comparison with the…
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iphone to youtube/facebook
Hi I have recorded a voice memo on my iphone that I would like to firstly put on youtube then maybe facebook Can someone please tell me how to do this. Thanks
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iphone quick question
hi everyone i noticed something weird with my iphone photo and i don't know if it's broken... basically my friend took a selfie of me and her. In real life, she is on my right hand side, but in the photo it looks like she's on my left. Also, I have a tattoo on my right hand, this is in the photo but it looks like it's…
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VMware
Hi I have a 2yo iMac which was running OSX Yosemitie and VM warefusion to run windows too. I have recently updated to OSX El Capitan and as a result VM ware won't work so can't open windows. VM ware is version 6 and I think I need a higher version of VM ware to be to have window OS work. Can anyone confirm this is right?…
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Amazon Firesticks
Do Amazon Firesticks allow the user to watch Amazon TV (ie NEW Top Gear) for free ? or is there a subscription to pay ? Are they any good ?
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cannot boot laptop
trying to help a friend rescue his HP G60 vista laptop. he attempted a factory reset which has failed and now on bootup there is just a black screen with the white text reading: BOOTMGR is missing Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart all this does is return the machine to this screen. trying to enter safe mode by pressing f8 on…
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windows 10 success story - at last
my back up laptop was a vista based upgraded to windows 7 acer aspire 5536, circa 2009-10. had given great service but was now rendered almost unusable as it was so slow to do anything on. anyway, forced the upgrade to windows 10 (as i was not offered a scheduled upgrade) and have to say its been fantastic. i opted for a…
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Email for visually impaired
I have been asked to assist a visually impaired lady in her 90s. She currently uses a Windows 8.1 desktop for email, which is very important to her for staying in touch with friends and family. She uses the Windows magnifier but is evidently having difficulties as some emails never get sent correctly. I suspect that this…
