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android email problem on Samsung
Got a big problem. All my outbox and drafts have disappeared. My inbox us ffine apart from it saying there's 2 unread messages but there aren't. I'm with Hotmail and I think only my inbox is synced to laptop. There's lots if important notes and figures I had in my drafts thar I can't lose. I deleted my recycle bin this…
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Internet
I have internet on my computer and its several years old, if I buy a new computer, do I just take out the wires from the old computer and insert them to new computer to connect to the internet? Old computer is running Vista Home and the new computer that I am thinking of buying would have W10. Thanks
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Photoshop Elements on Ebay-Download?
Hi, I wanted to get Photoshop Elements for photo processing. Not bothered about having the latest version so saw one on Ebay, version 12 which is sold as a download. It seems that the download will be from the Adobe site so as long as I'm not expected to d/load from a dodgy site, I'm happy. Apparently, a code and download…
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Using a older ATA/IDE drive on a modern motherboard?
I am building a mini PC and wish to use a old ATA100 7200rpm 320gb drive I have to save on money. Do ribbon style cables exist for IDE to SATA? I have only seen cumbersome adapters so far that with space at a premium may present a problem in this case…
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Formatting SD card
Have just got a Kingston 64GB SDXC 1 class 10 card, but cannot get it to work, it tells me it needs formatting but Windows says, "Windows was unable to complete the format." Then, "Windows can't format L", (this is the drive the card is in, I have tried in other drives). "Check to see that the disk and drive are connected…
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Accidently Locked my Ipod
Hi My sweet little nephew (not!) got his hands on my Ipod and thought it was a good idea to put a password on it. Short story - he hasn't got a clue what password he set so now I can't use my Ipod. Is there any simple way of clearing the password? I did go to a shop and they charge £20 which seems a lot :-( Many thanks…
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Transfering current Kodi set up from an android box to an Amazon Fire Stick-help??!
Hi-I've got a great set up on an android box. I want to transfer this complete set up with all programmes, add-ons, etc to a fire stick for a friend. The box has a USB slot for a flash drive, the Fire TV Stick has no USB slot. I've got ADB fire on my main PC & can download ES file explorer to main PC if needed (although…
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Satellite broadband
We're at the end of a long rural line and have been told that fibre b/b will not available to us in the foreseeable future (ever?). Having suffered a 1 meg connection for 11 years, and with no 3G or 4G available either, I am looking at a Tooway satellite connection. I have briefly tried it out - apart from the cost, the…
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Help installing OS X on new SSD
So on my late 2008 Aluminium MacBook, the HDD was showing as corrupt in Disk Repair, so I have bought a new SSD for the MacBook. As it is not my main computer I wanted to start afresh, so was not bothered by cloning the old HDD to boot from and install OS X from that. The old HDD has been removed and the SSD installed. I…
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Upgrade vista to windows 7?????
Hi I have a dell laptop bought in 2008 with vista installed, after recent problems and with applications taking while to load up. I have been told to upgrade it to windows 7 as this is far better????. How do i go about doing this i think there is a free upgrade from microsoft??? Im not very tech minded so any help would be…
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What resolution will I get on 32" TV from a PC desktop?
Looking to build a small PC desktop and use it in the front room and connect it to my Panasonic 32" TV - . Would I get a PC monitor type resolution of 1920x1080 or would it be alot less? When I connect my laptop to the TV, it takes on the resolution from my laptop.…
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MS Excel/maths advice...
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Sound Bar for LG TV.
My LG TV ( model 27MA43D) does not seem to have any out sockets only In sockets . I know this sounds daft but is there any way to connect a sound bar to it ?
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Does such a casting device exist please?
I would like a wireless hdmi dongle to plug into my TV and allow whatever I am seeing on my windows 8 laptop, Samsung S5 phone and iPad 4 to appear on my TV screen. Does such a thing exist? I know I can connect my laptop by hdmi lead but I want a wireless option as the hdmi lead option doesn't cover casting my Samsung…
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Recommend me a Free, Audio Lossless CD ripper
Hi all, could someone Recommend me a Free, Audio Lossless CD ripper that works either under Windows or Linux. Being of my advanced age I couldn't tell the difference between a Triangle or a Flute, nor a French Horn or a silent Fart(except for the difference of Brasso and Eggs in the smell department :eek:). I have been…
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Av receiver
I previously had a sony home cinema system, the bluray player/home cinema in one unit then 5 surround speakers and a sub woofer which plugged into the back of the unit. The unit has failed and i tried a new all in one sony system because it was easier just plugging the existing speakers in to the back of new one as same…
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Batch File - What Am I Doing Wrong [SOLVED]
Hope someone can help with this because it is driving me crazy. Windows 7 Ultimate. I have a program called Access Manager which stores all my passwords. The program has always had a little bug where occasionally it won't open reporting 'border limits out of bound' or something like that. Apparently it's because the .cfg…
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Help with ITVPlayer please?
Hi, my Humax recording of last night's Jericho has developed a bad stuttering of both the picture and the sound after the first hour. I thought I'd watch the last half an hour on ITVPlayer, but I can't seem to find the progress bar on the screen to fast forward it to the point I want to start watching. At the bottom of the…
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TP Link to Security Camera?
Hi, I am looking to install a CCTV system. The Swann NVR4-7285 4 Channel 1080p Network Video Recorder and two cameras looks to be a good low cost option. http://www.costco.co.uk/view/p//view/p/swann-nvr4-7285-4-channel-network-video-recorder-2-x-nhd-810-cameras-189634 This unit comes with Ethernet cables for connection,…
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How To Unlink A Gmail Account From Hotmail?
Hi, Years ago, I accidentally linked a Gmail account to my Hotmail account. I think I created the Gmail account to create an account on YouTube or something like that. I now use my Hotmail account for work and each time an email is sent out the crazy Gmail name I created appears. I want to know if there is anyway I could…
