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Sky cables into freesat box?
This is my first post. I have a Sky satellite dish left in situ by previous tenants with all the wiring intact and two wires indoors. I've read that I could connect the Sky dish to a freesat box. I have a freesat Manhattan box. The Sky set up has two cables. The Manhattan box has only one port for a cable. First up I don't…
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Gdrive and HUDL2
Not sure if my issue is cloud or tablet (or the combination) so advice appreciated. I store pix for viewing on tablet and shared with others. When viewing a series of them (sampling from one to next) all works fine initially but then after viewing a few (six or so @ 3-4MB each) new pix just freeze with a blue 'activity'…
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Cataloguing/Library Software?
I am trying to find a free (windows 10) database for all my books/CDs/DVDs/vinyl. I have had a look at DataCrow but it does not seem to find the covers I have (OK, I'm fussy) and is rather cumbersome with no scanner, and had a look at Libra that seems to find nothing I have on their servers. What I am after is one that…
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Help - Starter Computer Science PC
Hello! I've never posted before so apologies if I'm in the wrong place. My son is starting Computer Science GCSE in September. We have tablets and work laptops but I'm thinking he could do with a decent PC of his own to help him with this but I've literally no clue where to start - could anyone give me any tips?? Thanks!
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Dell Inspiron 1545 image please
I've a Dell Inspiron (originally Vista-32); would any kind tech be able to tell me whether this laptop has upgrade rights to W7 please and, if so, would they be able to provide a suitable image? Tag 7PSS7H1
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Penny Arcade Ringtone. How and which to download
I have a cheap mobile phone and want to put the Penny Arcade ringtone onto to it. Not sure which site is both free and safe. I have connected the phone to my PC using the USB cable so what should I do next. Any help and suggestions will be appreciated. Thank you
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Yahoo down for days
Scrolled through a few pages and didn't see anyone here reporting this problem I have used various down sites to check status and it seems there have been problems for days/weeks. Personally i can access bt yahoo mail service on my iPad and iPhone 5s but not on my iMac. Others are having various connection problems and…
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sysdata.xml error - registry cleaner needed
OHs PC (windows 7 pro about 2 years old) has started shutting down at random with the BSOD. It generates a WER.......sysdata.xml error and a mini dump. However it refuses to open the mini dump and sfc scannow does not appear to work. Searching on the web for solutions has not generated anything useful as there appear to be…
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Windows 10 and homepage
I'm using a laptop with windows 10 and ever since I bought it the machine seems to favour MSN as a homepage. I have recently tried to change this but, no matter what address I enter it always seems to return it back to MSN. Is there anything I can do about this or is this a factory setting. Kind regards Jeff.
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No sender
I keep having emails (sometimes as many as 50 at a time) from No sender, no content, how can I stop these emails? tia
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Laptop browser pages 'not responding'
Had an issues with partners laptop a couple of months ago it turned out to be the new router we fitted at home, and password related, now I have a problem with my laptop. If i have anything more than a single web page open, it times out/not responding and I have to either 'refresh' it several times, or press the blue…
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"Unfortunately Google playstore has stopped.."
Is the constant error message that appears on my wifes ancient Android 4.2.2 powered Galaxy tab 10 It appears to be something to do with the version of play store !! I have tried all of the other options on page (such as clearing the cache)…
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Gmail - Check Before Sending
Hi Was wondering if any of you knowledgeable people out there are aware of a plugin or something for Gmail that will check either for certain recipients or words in and e-mail and request you confirm before sending, basically like the Labs app for attachments?
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How to hide personal docs when pc in repair shop?
Hi I got a new hard drive for my pc 6 months ago and ive been having minor issues with it since so the repair guy has said to bring it back to the shop and he'll take a look. He may well end up installing a more current version of windows 10. How can I hide or password protect my folders? I dont want him seeing my personal…
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Enable IPv6 on LAN? (router settings)
I'm familiar with IPv4, but not so much with IPv6. As I understand it, IPv6 has so many possible unique addresses that there's no need for NAT. I seem to have both an IPv4 and IPv6 address from my ISP. On my router, there's the option to disable IPv6 on the LAN side (it's enabled by default). But... NAT seems to work well.…
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Help desperately wanted
Please be gentle with any responses - I'm not good with technology and have got myself in to an almighty pickle. Last week I purchased a Lenovo Ideal pad MIIX 310. It was intended to used by my child for school work and playing games so specifically wanted something easy to use especially as I'm not tech savvy so can only…
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Small/compact printer
I need a small/compact but decent printer (copier & scanner a bonus) for Uni Halls. It needs to be smaller than the half tonne refrigerators that some seem to be, and wireless/wifi. Budget isn't as important as the size requirement. Thanks in advance.
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Microscope lens attachment for smartphone.
Here's a neat little gadget I've just got, from a local novelties shop. It's a 30X lens, with a built in light, you fit over the camera lens of a smart phone. Here's a photo I just took.
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Anyone own a UHD TV?
I don't like the term "4K" because they are not 4K i.e. they do not have 4000 pixels or more in the horizontal. But Anyway, does anyone here have a a UHD TV? The bigger the screen, the better. I want to know if when receiving a DVD input signal.... do any of the TVs have the option of displaying the video in the original…
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Do I have a SSD "Disk Cleanup" problem
I have tried a few times to delete these 3 ticked files a few times without success. I have deliberately put things into the recycle bin to test the cleanup and it cleans the recycle bin out along with other entries but not these 3 ticked items. What worries me is if I cannot delete these items will they build up over…
