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Adding Photos
Hi, please can anyone tell me how to add photos on here? I clicked the "insert image" icon, but my photos don't have a URL number, only a JPeg?
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can you recommend a laptop?
Hello! Wondered if people could give me recommendations for a new laptop - Need 1 TB of storage min. Would like to have a dvd rewriter for creating my own dvds Prefer windows as that is what I am used to presently. Needs to have an excellent battery as it will be used not plugged in to the mains. I wont be playing games on…
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That's a lot of printer/scanner, for very little money.
Recently, there have been a number of threads, asking about cheap printers and scanners. Being on the lookout for a new scanner, I spotted in Ryman, an HP Envy 4507 printer/scanner, for £29-99. Having bought (primarily for the scanner) and installed it, I have to say, I'm impressed. Not only does it print, scan and copy,…
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Playstation 4 start up problems
My son has a PlayStation 4, he's had it around 18 months and it had been working fine but recently we just cant get it working. Bear with my here as we are having a lot of different messages. The current message we are getting is: Checking the system storage status... Do not turn off the PS4 When the check is complete, the…
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Chrome running slow or freezing
This week I have had a lot of trouble with Chrome. I reinstalled it but it didn't fix the problem. Basically its running slow or freezing and constantly gives me a box saying 'wait' or 'kill' the page. I did have this problem a few years ago and was told the flash player had probably crashed but I can't remember how I…
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Sound problem on Home Cinema
I've got a 2 year old LG Smart TV and at the time also bought a LG Home Cinema. I use a Humax set top box for Free Sat. All worked well sound wise until a few weeks ago when I started to only get sound from the two front stereo speakers with the front center, two rear and the sub woofer remaining soundless. Can't…
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lost toolbar on tablet
Something seems to have happened to my tablet's toolbar. The toolbar which used to appear on the top at the start of a Google search (and included back and forward arrows) has been replaced by a 3 horizontal bars icon (not sure what this is called) on the left. And when a search is successful, a blue title bar appears…
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Simple programming languages/ideas
I'm looking for a bit of inspiration and advice about some simple programming I can do for fun. I taught myself BASIC aged 12, and Pascal and Visual Basic (and VBA in Word, Excel and Access) later. I have very briefly dabbled in HTML, CSS, and Javascript. I also started a Computer Science degree. So... I understand basic…
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Ebuyer website discrepancy (Asus E402MA Laptop)
Can anyone work out what's going on here http://www.ebuyer.com/721896-asus-e402ma-laptop-e402ma-wx0055t In case it's corrected by the time you view, it was showing this: (note price of same model in bottom left)
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Amazon prime for £59
Amazon Prime now £59 for 1 year and includes Prime Video and offer ends 16th May at Midnight so I am going to watch VIKINGS season 4 http://www.engadget.com/2016/05/13/amazon-prime-59-the-grand-tour/
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Car power adapter for tablets.
Just been in Aldi, and they are selling a car cigarette lighter/USB adapter, with one of the USB sockets rated at 2.4 amps. That should be powerful enough, to run our tablets. :cool: Price is £3-99.
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Camera for School Trip
Hi I'd be grateful if anyone could help please. I have an old camera an Olympus μ digital 800. However the memory card has gone missing. I don't know anything about memory cards - can anyone advise what kind I need to buy please? Alternatively if the memory card is going to be expensive, can anyone recommend a cheap camera…
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7-Zip vulnerability
Update now to 7-Zip 16.0 to fix. http://www.ghacks.net/2016/05/13/7zip-vulnerability-affects-security-software/
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how to rescale a. PDF with text overlay?
I am producing a newsletter for a group I belong to. I have been asked to include a map (with some printed place names) on the back cover. This has been given to me in the form of a. PDF. The newsletter is to be A4 and I am using a simple software package designed for newsletters. Basically I just load the text into…
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Roll-out of 10 to Windows Phone
All well except that the BBC News website has been replaced with a version that opens with a full page ad, and carries ad headers throughout the site. Navigation is haphazard, flies to foot of site when exiting any particular news item, instead of returning to previous level. Almost impossible to use in a structured way,…
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Best Video Editing Sites for absolute beginers
Hey Guys My son plays football. He needs to have his 90minute matches edited to show his action clips. Problem is I cannot afford to have anyone do this and don't know anyone who could do it for me/us. So I have decided to have a bash at it myself, but I don't have a clue where to start. I have tried to research this area,…
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Can you renew batteries on cordless phones?
I have a Siemens Gigaset C475 Twin Dect Phone set which has been losing charge fast and erratically. They are three or four years old. Unfortunately I cannot find the original instructions. Can I change/recharge their batteries? If so, where are they? I've tried disassembling the phones without success. Thanks for any help!
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Watch Prime videos from Galaxy tab on TV
We are off on caravan holiday soon, and will be away from cheap internet. So, I have a Galaxy Tab 10.5, and am looking at joining Amazon Prime, and downloading to the Tab. I then however want to know if/how I can connect the tablet to my TV to see on a decent screen? TV has USB and HDMI ports. Thanks
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Help printing PDF file pls
Hi, Have been emailed flight documents as a PDF attachment, and i can view them ok, but there is no "printer" icon to print them. If i do CTRL+P it will print off first page but with some of it missing, as it also shows my list of yahoo mail folders on side. Its strange, because i get my monthly pay invoice as a PDF file…
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Freesat box memory
I‘m about to cancel my SKY subscription and buy a cheap Freesat box. Various boxes with a usb connection mention that they can be used with a memory stick, could they work with something like this:…
