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Rear PC case fan - which direction?
So this morning i've basically taken my PC apart to clean out all the dust that's accumulated over the past few years. Everything has been put back, i was careful as to what went where ... except the rear case fan. I can't remember which way it went in. I've had a google & find "blow the air out" & similar. I know that it…
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Logitech Speakers - Boombox works but speakers don't!
Hello..... I was wondering if someone could help? I've got a PC with 2 speakers and a boombox, I recently moved house and since then I can only get the boombox to work. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling, switching cables around, checking it's all plugged in properly and also messing about with anothing onscreen that…
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Video effects
I've started playing around with video editing, and I'm using VSDC video editor, which is prettey good to say it's free. I'm looking for some free video effects, and wonder if anyone can recommend any sites with stock effects? I did a search, and found a couple claiming to have free effects, but when you click on the…
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Internet help ?
I am having problems with sending and receiving emails from/to Belgium ! any suggestions ?
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Locked out of Gmail
My son has been locked out of his gmail and cannot log in. He knows his id and password but it will not let him sign in, keeps telling him I need to verify. He's given an alternative email address but still nothing. He didn't set up a phone verification number. Is there anything he can do. He uses this email address for…
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Time limits on devices eg TV / Amazon Fire / Laptop
Morning all, have just RJ45 hardwired all rooms in renovated house & currently fitting 2016 Panasonic smart TV's and the normal PC clutter...laptops, tablets & smartphones. All working a treat...in fact too well. I need to setup some limits to usage for kids...not so much worried about internet filtering but physically…
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Blogger icon - Firefox browser
I've been used to having the Blogger icon (ie that red B symbol) there on the toolbar for Internet Explorer browser. Hence any time I wish to "save" a webpage it's quick/easy to just click that icon and up comes list of my blogs and I select the one I wish to save it to and one click and it's done. I'm now using the…
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Please advise
Is it safe to do on line banking on a iPad while staying in a hotel? My oh says could be dodgy but I can't see why. Does anyone do this and can advise please.
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Unable to play my legally purchased music
Hi all I've recently transferred all my music from an external hard drive to my laptop, however when I go to synchonise it to my mobile phone or play it from my laptop i am unable to play it. I am getting a message stating that I do not have playing or synchronisation rights - has anyone else had this problem ? Thanks Carol
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Windows 10 Update RANT.
Hi all, I've just been using my laptop for various tasks, owned it about 9 months, does the job works perfectly etc. Have a browser with many many saved bookmarks, set up to remember me on loads of pages, quite a few downloads of pictures, documents etc. I just went downstairs to grab a bit of dinner and to my horror I…
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Getting fibre from another exchange?
Evening all. The exchange local to the property we are looking to buy isn't fibre-enabled but the next one along - about 4 miles down the road - is. I have heard mention of people in the area accessing fibre by connecting to the non-local exchange. Has anyone heard of anything similar? I would have thought four miles of…
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Windows update not working?
I was running various scans on my laptop & also decided to update Windows if there was any updates (it's a Windows 7 laptop). I gave up waiting on it searching for updates. I went to town, came back & still nothing. Is the update service for Windows 7 down or have they switched it off? I know Win7 is 'old' but i wouldn't…
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MSE News: Details of 68 million Dropbox accounts stolen in hack – check yours NOW
Sensitive information belonging to tens of millions of Dropbox users is now being sold online...Read the full story: 'Details of 68 million Dropbox accounts stolen in hack – check NOW to see if yours have been compromised' Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure how…
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re-hp ink
Hi Guys, Just been messed about awful with online company for 4 weeks to get a 301 combo for my hp 3050a all in one printer, from "my-printer-ink", via ebay .Lost in dispatch, twice supposedly.:mad: Cr** Awaiting refund. I believe hp can be funny with compatables. Question;; when I buy new genuine 301 combo ordinary, it…
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Hudl 2 wont charge, anyone recommend a similar alternative?
Hello all, I have a hudl 2 and lately when we plug it in to charge it lights up for a few seconds and the welcome screen comes on and then the light goes off and thats it. Phoned up the helpline and they just said to hold down a few buttons and turn on etc...that did not work. I am thinking of buying a new battery, maybe…
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Tagging mp3 files so that they play in correct order - advice anyone?
Hi, Bought myself a Buffalo Linkstation on ebay which is working fine except that my Pure Sensia 200D radio sorts the album tracks into alphabetical order instead of how they should be on original album. I've heard it's possible to re-tag the files with numbers in front so that they play in the correct order but am having…
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Good Sat Nav apps? (Worried about data usage)
I've got an iPhone 4s and we're going on a short break soon, but still in the U.K. I'm completely new to smartphones and I'm clueless about data use and costs. I'm on a pay as you go plan and data costs 2p/mb. We'll be travelling about each day, sometimes on long journeys and need a sat nav. I have a tomtom but it would be…
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Stop Microsoft using your internet connection to update other peoples computers
I think it is quite cheeky of Microsoft to use "peer to peer updates" which means that they save on bandwidth by using your computer to feed updates to other people. If you agree, and would like to turn off this "feature", then there is a good article here :-…
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Multi Vendor Website Help
Hi, I am wanting to start up a multi vendor website where I charge people to have their goods for sale on the one website (think etsy but on a smaller scale). Can anybody help me or recommend a good company to use.I don't have a massive budget but I dohave a bit of computer savviness. Thanks
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Advice please for new PC
At last I have been given managerial approval (she always knows best) to get a new PC. Perhaps those of you with up to date knowledge can advise on an off the shelf or components (or combination) as quite happy and able to build/upgrade. Not into gaming but used for the following over and above general use browsing etc. A…