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DLSR Flash Gun
So I've been given some cash for Christmas to buy myself a flash for my DSLR (Canon 60D). My budget is around £130-£150 max, and have been looking at the Canon 270EX ii. Is this worth the money? Is it good enough for an amateur like myself? Is there anything better available for cheaper (yet still suitable for an amateur…
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Old talk 21 e-mail account - want to stop paying/close
I've got an old talk21 e-mail account that I don't really use anymore. I'm still paying £1.60 a month for having this account - I didn't mind paying this when I had the account benefits of creating alias e-mail addresses etc but when talk21 got bought out (by BT I think?) , this feature ceased. I'd like to cancel the…
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Wifi extender
I have the latest Homehub but in my house I have areas at the extremities that has a poor signal. Are these any good to boost the range or is it a con? http://connectedhome.bt.com/product/bt-dual-band-wi-fi-extender-610/
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Hotmail/Outlook email
I have forgotten my password for my email account. How do I get back into it ?? Help would be much appreciated. L
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Recording with twin HD tuners
Hi, we've just got a smart TV with twin HD tuners, which should allow us to record one channel on a USB whilst watching another. But do both channels need to be HD for this to work? I can't find anything online. Can you help? Thank you.
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Amazon Fire stick
Can you watch itv programmes on demand via this? Have googled it & says now available but can't find it on my screen. If anyone has it, could they please post the name of the app so I can search. Have found 'tv player' but that only seems to show programmes on at the moment. I'm looking for itv equivalent of iPlayer. Thanks
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Help I'm going to scream
The kids bought my other half a m8 droid player for Christmas got home today and I thought I would set it up. They are not here and he is not very tech savy, I'm not either but I'm better than him. I don't know what I'm doing wrong but I can't get the bloody thing to play movies using show box or kodi. I thought it was…
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Internet security query
I was given a Fire HD6 for Christmas and am wondering do these devices need to have an internet security program installed? I have a spare license for Kaspersky internet security that I recently purchased, but how do I go about getting it onto the tablet? It is a CD and I am a technophobe:(
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Whatsapp question.
I have a question about Whatsapp. If you remove a person from your contact list, they also disappear from your whatsapp list. However, is there any way that person would know that you had deleted them from your contacts? Would you disappear from their whatsapp list, or would you remain as YOU were still in THEIR contacts?…
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Cleaning up a PC before Disposing of it
Hi I am in the process of buying a new pc and am enquiring as to how I go about clearing all the data etc from my old pc before disposing of it. I assume I have to set it to its original setting. But will that remove everything? One I have cleared it does anyone know if there is any charity etc who could make use of it.…
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New Laptop for GoPro Studio
Hi there Got a GoPro + for Christmas but we have a very old laptop so was looking to buy a new one which will mainly be used for browsing we and video editing. Videos will be family holidays etc and currently just looking to use GoPro studio software. I was wondering if anyone can recommend a reasonable spec/ price laptop…
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Cortana - disposal
I have tried to remove "cortana" from my Win 10 laptop with no success !! It keeps on reappearing when I try to kill it using Task Manager One recommendation that I read was to try renaming the cortana folder but Windows self protection comes in to play and I was not allowed to do that. Has anyone discovered a way to…
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LAN splitter/switch
My son has a wired internet connection to his PC in his room, he is getting a PS4 with his Christmas money and would like a wired connection to this also. We have no spare ports on our Virgin Super Hub and I don't really want to have to route another wire through the house anyway. Is this the right sort of thing to use in…
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Anker Phone Charger
Hi, I bought this from Amazon as a replacement charger for my wife's Motorola Defy+ phone. Plugged the charger into the phone and it indicates that it is charging but a couple of seconds later the charging message disappears. I have been using the charger from a Hudl tablet previously to charge the Defy and this still…
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lechiffre virus - anyone?
Anyone else seen the Lechiffre variant of the cryptolocker ransomware recently? It puts the .lechiffre extension onto all files in use and any in network shares, as well as encrypting them. (Casino Royale was on TV a couple of days ago too).
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Vista to Windows 7 upgrade
A little late to the party but... my mum has a laptop running Vista and I was looking at installing W7 on it. Have Microsoft removed the ability to upgrade this from their website? Any help appreciated cos' I've spent a load of time going round in a big loop!
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Trouble terminating cat6 cable to cat6 faceplates
I've not done a LOT of network cabling in my time but i had done it before & i hadn't failed before. Everything before was cat5e cable. I think it was stranded - don't remember it being solid core. Right now i'm having a royal nightmare terminating solid cat6 cable to cat6 faceplates. I've done it & re-done it about 10…
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What was the first website you rememer using
got to be the old WWF website now (WWE)
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Any Excel experts?
I'm trying to do a 'basic' spending diary/budget tracker. I've got a sheet with each month along the top, and categories such as mortgage, gas, groceries down the left. They all add up over the year to give totals and averages. All working, all good. However, I also want to add the spending diary on other sheets for each…
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Bootmanager for Win 10 and linux.
I have installed Mint Linux beside Windows 10. Having had a few issues in which I lost access to Win 10 and had to reinstall it, I am now needing a good boot manager to allow me to boot the OS of my choice. I tried EasyBCD but it wouldn't allow me to add the Linux install and ended up screwing up my Win 10 access. Has…
