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Laptop memory -faulty ?
Having problem with laptop, originally was thinking hard disk is faulty. Now think memory may be faulty, as showing errors when running memory test program (Memtest86 v4.20) which came with Ubuntu 12.10, from following screen shots. Do you think memory is faulty ? http://tinypic.com/r/2nlr1y0/9…
Would 'system restore' recover deleted MS Office?
An acquaintance told me that she had deleted MS Office in error (how do you do that??) and that she'd sent the machine to a repair shop. She then sent me this: As it turned out it was very complicated, I had already had a windows support advisor remotely control the computer who wasn't able to find it and neither could the…
Word – Gmail question
I write my emails in Word 2010 then cut and paste it in Gmail. In Word they are fine but when I paste it in Gmail, it comes with larger line spacing. How do I correct this? It was fine until today; don’t know why I have larger line spacing? Thanks
Are these Spam or not?
I read somewhere - possibly in connection with MSE - that email messages where the email address contains loads of numbers are actually spam or worse. I knew that those with random letters and rambling long names are not to be trusted but I regularly receive emails from organisations I subscribe to - reputable department…
Mozilla Firefox problem
Please can anyone help, I cannot close Mozilla Firefox I tried to view series one of Peaky Blinders and it blocked me with – www.moz-alerts.com Firefox prevented this site from asking you to install software on your computer. Allow / Don’t Allow I pressed don’t Allow and it will not let me out of it Other info Confirm To…
Antivirus software for tablet?
Can anyone recommend antivirus, malware, spyware etc. protection for my Amazon Fire 7 please? I've never owned a tablet before.
Video editing software
Recently got my new computer and want to start making gaming videos. Is there any decent video software out their for beginners? I don't mind if i need to pay i just want something i can have a little fun with and make a half decent looking video, in time id like to make really good videos but one step a ta time :) Thanks!
Sony Z5c Battery Life
Hi don't know if this is right forum for this, but question re battery life (I have a sony phone). Mine is pretty rubbish. I've got GSam Battery Monitor installed, this is telling me that 14% of my battery is being used by "Kernel (Android OS)" and 14% by "Android System". This isn't very helpful! Other app usage is much…
Windows 10 update
I am doing a scheduled Windows 10 update on my laptop and it has gone to a dark screen with a spinning white dotted circle and has been like that for well over an hour... can anyone please advise me on what to do? Thanks
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