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taking my laptop on holiday -uk
We like going away on holiday in the uk i would like to take my laptop so i can surf the internet play my games that require a wifi signal but we have no wifi in the caravan so how do i get online ????
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Battery pack for Wii
Hi, As per the title, can anyone point me in the direction of buying new battery packs for the Wii controller. I have looked on Ebay but I don't want any from China or HongKong
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Download for a website
I have a website, and would like to prepare a fact sheet which people could download for free. (to their email address) I cannot find anything on the web to tell me how to do this, and was wondering if someone could help.
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What graphics card do i need for Windows 10 upgrade/
i have windows 7 but want to upgrade to 10 , but can not because my graphics card is not compatible (256MB NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT ). here are my system specs Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit SP1 CPU AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 52 °C Manchester 90nm Technology RAM 4.00GB Dual-Channel DDR @ 157MHz (2.5-3-3-7)…
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Unsupported browser message
Hi Guys, This morning when I go into my Yahoo mail, I keep getting this message - You’re seeing Basic Mail because you’re using an unsupported Internet browser. Upgrade your browser or get the mobile app for the full Yahoo experience. I'm using IE, is the message coming up because Microsoft have stopped supporting IE,…
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Inkjet or Laser printer
We are considering replacing our old HP printer as it seems to getting through ink cartridges at an alarming rate despite only having minimal use at home. It is one of the Photosmart which we liked because it was compact and space could be an issue. We don't know how many sheets each cartridge should cover/print before…
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How can I tell if I left my laptop on this morning?
I left for work this morning and I'm not sure if I left my laptop turned on or not. It's going to be bugging me all day now (I'm a bit funny like that!). Is there a way I can tell if I left it turned on? I did have dropbox running. I'm thinking maybe I could upload a file to the shared folder from work and see if this…
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mobile phone/laptop reception
My router is 30 feet away with two pre cast concrete walls in between. Of course I can move both mobile phone and laptop closer to the router but that's not my query or problem. When I'm 30 feet from my router with the concrete walls in between I don't get any drop off in download speed etc with my laptop ( I use a Free 1…
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Android Tablet and Apple Ipad Recommendations - £80 to £200 Range
Looking for ideally an Android tablet but unsure whether to go for 7 inch or 10 inch. Can anyone recommend a good one they have or use? Also may consider an Ipad but there are so many options out there unsure what to go for, do they all use iOS 9? Not sure of difference between ipad Mini, Ipad 2, Ipad Air... It would be…
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Samsung TV Changing Channels Of Its Own Accord
So I have had a Samsung TV for about six months. Turned Netflix on today and it played about 15 minutes of the film and then closed out of Netflix. After a few attempts the problem appeared fixed so I settled back to watch the film. Again about 15 minutes into the film it rewinded end itself back to the start. Tried this a…
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Conditional Formatting Excel Query
Hi All, I have a formula driven cell set to turn red if it is at any value other than "0". My problem is the cell currently appears red even though the value in the cell is "0". However looking at the exact figure in the cell it appears to be 0.00000003, is there any way around this? Thanks
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BT Premium Mail price increase
Just had an email to say that the cost of BT Premium Mail is going up from the current £1.60 per month to £5 per month with effect from 6 May 2016. (Have been waiting for over 27 minutes so far for them to answer their phone - superb service from a telephone company!!)
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Help reinstalling Windows
Over the years, my laptop has got slower and slower, and filled up with rubbish, and I've reached the point where I'd like to reinstall Windows, and basically start from scratch, and see if that makes a difference. The laptop is about 6 years old, and it's safe to say that I don't have any of the original CDs that came…
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MAIN Eco Elite Boiler - no hot water. Heating fine.
Hi, Hope a techie can help please. Have a Main Eco Elite combi boiler which has worked fine. Woke up today and the heating is working but there is no hot water - not water at all in fact from the hot taps. I think this means the hot system has air in it perhaps? If so how do I bleed it? I bled all of the radiators in case…
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Skype - how to send a voice message?
I've done my best: googled and then activated it in my Sky account as advised. However, I am no wiser how to sent it actually. The only icons I have in my Skype window at the bottom are: * Send image * Send file * Send video message (I don't see any option to switch the camera off) * Send contacts
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Upgrade from HDD to SSD
Hi there Looking to ensure I am attempting this the correct way. I am awaiting delivery of a new laptop (Lenovo e50-80) which comes with a 500gb HDD. I am wanting to swap this out for a SSD. I haven't done this before so wanted to check the correct steps are thus; 1. Purchase a SSD -Mr Memory shows I can have a Samsung 850…
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Microsoft Office
I want to buy my dad Microsoft Office for his birthday. He is Danish and would like it in Danish language. Will I need to buy it in Denmark or can I choose between languages on the UK version?
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More E-Mail help please.
I am trying to get away from using my ISP provided email ready for changing supplier. Following recent enquiries on the forum, I have registered a domain name with Easily.com & have set up GMX accounts for myself & my wife. I have used GMX because I have been able to get firstname.secondname@gmx for both of us which…
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Help! Printer Software
Pulling my hair out with frustration here!! Just connected my old colour printer up to my pc - I put the disc in the D drive to load the software and then it told me "software not supported" Basically when I regularly used the printer I must have been on XP or Vista. I'm now running Windows 8. Surely my printer isn't…
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Aerial booster?
Brought a new tv recently a Sony android tv and have issues with the aerial and receiving channels, the old tv was connected to a virgin box but only for freeview and that had issues as well, 2 tvs upstairs are fine, so was thinking of buy a booster : http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/1068388.htm Should I…
