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Subwoofer Hun (ground loop?)
Not sure if this is the best forum for it but anyway...for a while I’ve had a problem with an audible hum from my subwoofer in a 5.1 home cinema setup. It’s connected to a Denon AV receiver on the other side of the room by a cable that runs under the floor. I’ve tried all sorts of things to eliminate it, disconnecting…
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New Computer
My computer wont boot. It just shows a boot screen, sometimes the name of the motherboard other times a blue screen with gigabyte UEFI BIOS along the top then goes off then comes on again. I did one time get a message that the bios was corrupt after removing the BIOS battery then replacing it. I put the hard drive in an…
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Can't log in to my Home Hub 5!
The WiFi signal from my Virgin router is poor at best, not helped by its position in the front corner of a largish L shaped house. So, to get better WiFi coverage I bought a cheap BT Home Hub 5 to use as a WiFi signal. I logged in to it, turned off the DHCP and set the address to 192.168.0.254 (or at least that is what I…
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Porting iPad to TV?
The other day my wife wanted to watch a programme on catch up. I can't remember if it was BBC or ITV. Problem was it wasn't loaded on the catch up player on the TV but it was if she used the catch up on the iPad. Apparently there's been about 6 episodes this series but the TV is only showing the first 3 whereas the iPad…
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LED bulbs to replace old candle bulbs
We have a brass 3 arm pendant light with upright candle bulbs. These bulbs have been withdrawn so the replacements will have to be an LED that vaguely resembles an upright candle. I'm just wondering if LED bulbs can be upright or whether they can only be used in the hanging down position
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Realpool 3D
Hi I have posted the below in the gaming section but not had a response so wondering if its more appropriate in this section. What would cause a game to have a completely black screen in the back ground including the pool table where I cant see the pockets but can only see the balls and cue? using a laptop windows 10.…
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Viber
Anybody using viber? Mine doesn't not seem to work since yesterday.
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Intermittent problem with sound on new laptop
I got a new Dell laptop 2 weeks ago and have an ongoing issue when I try to play videos - iPlayer, YouTube, Facebook, all of them. Some days, there's audio and some days there is only silence. Video is fine. Does anyone know what might be going on? Am I going to have to send it back? :sad:
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Printer without pc?
My dad is in his 80's and wants to be able to take pictures of his garden and print them out. He has an ipad and an older style digital camera but no pc. I was thinking of getting him this printer - Canon PIXMA MG3050 - but can you use it without a pc? I was thinking he may be able to plug his camera in to it via usb or…
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Help with Gmail.
Every time I go to put an address in the box for the recipient I get an old email address or two pop up. These addresses are not in contacts so there is no "i" beside them for me to take action. It is so annoying, how do I stop this?
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Sound bar issue
Picked up a Q Acoustics M2 soundbase from John Lewis today, connected it to tv with HDMI cable to TV Arc HDMI as recommended, it woks ok, tv remote controls volume. I have a 2gb hard drive connected to usb on TV, it’s got loads of films on it. For some reason with this soundbar you only seem to get the sound with MP4 or…
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Links opening in current window?
Hi all I'm hoping someone can help me, I'm presuming it's going to be something fairly simple for someone who knows what they're doing :-) My settings have always been that when I click on a link in my current window, it opens the link in a new window (for example, when doing competitions or on the Grabbit pages). However,…
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MP4 Video not playing in Chrome
Hi, Not sure if anyone can help but I have trawled the net without much success. I am building a website with an embedded MP4 video in a slider, it works OK in Firefox and IE but not Chrome, I have tested in on a laptop, desktop and phone so I know the issue is Chrome. Any ideas? I'm not allowed to post links am I? OK so I…
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Best online photo printing service
Not sure if this is the right forum thread for this and sorry if not:o I'm looking to take a large photo of my son for a present. It would be about a 40cm / 50cm approximately and would like it printed on canvas by an online photo printing service. Any recommendations on which site I should use? I have a nice flat white…
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Excel Alternative
I am now unemployed, and no longer have access to Microsoft Office at home. I'm looking for an alternative spreadsheet that has the functionality of Excel. Basically, it is traspose that I found useful it Excel. What I want it for is, I'm copying a beer list off a website, and I want it in different columns, as it appears…
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Static IP
I have my CCTV system connected to the wifi for remote viewing. Problem is when I try remote viewing the IP address changes frequently by my provider, Talk Talk. I am told I need a static IP address which TT don't supply to domestic users. Any advice on what I can do or how to enroll in a 3rd party IP address?
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Hard drive partitions
Well the good news is I have got my laptop up and running with SSD and a new version of Win10 and Microsoft Office 2010. I found a bit of free software from Nirsoft, which found my Product Keys for me:o just loading what I need before doing a Reflect Backup just in case I need it. However on the old HDD, the was a…
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Listen to a song in an iPad.
Hi I have an iPad and have been sent some songs by email. I ve downloaded them to Dropbox but don't know if this is the right place as I can't play them. Can anyone tell me how to do it please?
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Laptop slow start up.
I know this has probably been asked many times before but here I go. From turning on the laptop it's about 6-8 mins before I can actually use it. Sometimes it takes longer. Is there a programme to download or some kind of software I could buy to rectify this. I am using a HP Pavilion Windows 10, not too sure of the model…
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Pensioner friendly tablet device
My elderly mother would like a tablet device but she's not very tech-savvy. Is there a tablet device we could Facetime etc on that's easy to use? I heard a while back that yoga tablets had remote access which would be good so that I could sort any issues out. We're not looking to spend a fortune but we'd pay for something…
