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Health check on Hard Drive At home
hi can any one advise re the above on if this can be done at home and what is to be downloded to do this and if it safe of virus
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Tranfer Music from Desk top to Samsung J5 phone
Hi can some please advise me how to to the above as have old desk top and something which can be dowloaded for free or give me step by step
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App for eBooks
I am looking for a simple way to download and read ebooks on my Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1. Im off on holiday soon so it would be useful to purchase Lonely Planet guide etc. Id appreciate a recommendation thanks.
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Am I being a sh** ?
Had two lots of phone calls from some Indian call centre - I'm sure you know the ones.... The conversation usually starts with "I'm from Microsoft and your computer is sending out viruses...". They've changed tact and are now claiming to be from BT and I have a problem with my router. I play dumb with these idjits and…
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Windows 10 error code
Hi, My PC sometimes takes an age to load Windows 10. If it goes into sleep mode, it generates the following error message and restarts: SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED igdkmd64.sys I have checked for virus & malware Cleaned & Cleared registry errors with CCleaner Re-installed windows Updated drivers but still having…
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Sky wifi booster
I have a sky wifi booster that I use in a part of the house that the wifi isn't so great in and it boosts the wifi which works fine. It also has a Ethernet port on the back so my question is can I run a Ethernet cable from my router to my wifi booster at the far end of the house where we don't get internet? Will this then…
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Creating a fully customised card - including the inside?
Hi, I want to create a custom/personalised greeting card where I can select an image for the front cover (no problems there) but also I'd like to upload a photo to upload onto the inside also. It's basically going to be a card with loads of comments from different people (as you would get when you pass around a card at…
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Charging multiple 12v batteries in parallel?
I have various 12v batteries that range from small 4Ah 12v SLA to car type to larger leisure type in excess of 100Ah capacity. Looking at connecting them to a charger / solar panels in a way where i can monitor them and charge them easier than having to get the multi-meter out each time to check each one. Tinkering with…
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broadband speed
Our internet is very slow. I can't even do a broadband speed check. When I click on internet icon it says 100mbps. But it takes a minute to load one page on desktop pc.
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PDF >>> Word
Hi I am wanting to complete a form that I can only download in a PDF format and I want to save it in Word but I can't do it. Does anyone here have the expertise to do this and would do it for me please. The form is from a Government website, nothing dodgy. Thank you.
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Office 365
On the dole (well ESA) and paying £5 p/m for Office 365 suite, is this the best (or only) price?
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Lenovo ideapad 100s
£170 at currys although Argos on eBay are doing refurbished ones for approx. £110. Is this laptop any good?, I only use it for a bit of light Microsoft office work and a small amount of web browsing, no gaming, got a PS3 and Vita for that, very light web browsing as I primarily use my phone for that. I only use a laptop…
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Vista question
Hello My laptop runs on Windows Vista. I know that support ends for this on April 11th, & as my computer can run on Window7 I am going to get it upgraded (I am not technical enough to do it myself). However, I haven’t got the time to take it to the shop at the moment & was wondering if my laptop will still work for a…
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Microsoft spreadsheets converting to Libre Office Windows 10
My spreadsheets do not seem to be compatible with Libre Office and are causing confusion when I edit. I am trying to change email addresses in a cell and they automatically come up highlighted grey and I cannot change this. If I click on the cell it opens up a browser that I hardly use and I don't know how to change this.…
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240v to 12v transformer, how do you calculate current?
[FONT="]Hi I have a partial electrical background and I'm sure I knew this but I just cant work it out now. I'm retired now maybe I'm forgetting this stuff after not using it much.[/FONT] [FONT="] [/FONT] [FONT="]Anyway, I have a power supply for some LED tape, they all came together and I have one of those 2A…
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Best sub £300 Laptop for a student
Hello all Looking to get a good deal on a laptop for our daughter for college/Uni, we are on a budget & hoping to get something suitable for about the 300 pounds make or as close to it as possible, but not very tech savvy so some advice would be very appreciated. Many thanks
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Transferring photos from iPad to laptop
Can anyone advise me how to transfer photos from my iPad to my laptop. Goggle says to connect iPad to laptop and the go to find iPad on the laptop, go to DCIM and then copy photos, but my DCIM says empty but I have loafs of photos on the iPad. The laptop is wndows 7 vista. Would be grayeful for any help.
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Suspicious attack? files lost! Windows 10
Switched PC off this morning and when I logged on again it was asking me to 'sign out of Windows' then 'sign back in, or 'your files will be lost'? Did as 'asked' but all my 'favourites' have disappeared of my browser (MS Edge) and I seem to have lost all my documents? I've always 'boasted' to friends that as I pay for…
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Zoom lens for Sony A6000
I am looking for some lens options for a holiday in October... the kit lens on my A6000 is pretty good for everyday shooting. But I am going to Japan, and I am sure I will need a zoom lens for capturing interesting things from far away.…
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Good laptop?
I decided I going buy this one? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lenovo-Idea...8gb+laptop+gpu Is this one any good? I want a laptop to play games such as Rome 1/2, football manager and play my music.
