Computer Software
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114 topics in this forum
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Typing in PDFs?
by Rosemary +- 11 replies
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Hi everyone, I've got a couple of PDF application forms to fill in which consist of questions and then boxes in which to write the answers before they have to be emailed back. I was going to handwrite them and then scan back in to email back but wondered if anyone knew if there was any way of typing into them (as it would look much neater! :new_yes: ). Thanks!
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iCloud
by Administrative Account- 10 replies
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I've been reading up on iCloud (Mac users). I only have a cabled internet connection at my home address, although the desktop Mac at my home address is wireless-capable. I am now on holiday. The hotel has an internet connection, either wireless or ethernet. I am using a new MacBook, and wish to send the days' photos to my home desktop, which though off is still connected to ethernet (or LAN or whatever it is, though not wifi). Can I still do this through iCloud, or do I need the home computer and/or the MacBook, hundreds of miles away, to be on a wifi system?
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Playing AVI files
by carty23- 6 replies
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Hi guys, I'm trying to play some CCTV footage that was burnt from the security system at work. It's an AVI IMM5 file. It plays straight away on the works computer with windows media player, but at home I get no luck. I have tried every player out there and can't get it to play. I've downloaded a k-lite codec pack and still no joy. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
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Google Chrome Problem
by Administrative Account- 12 replies
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Hi all Google Chrome has started (in the past day or so) acting funny. I have a bar appear on every page/tab of about 2.5 cm (1inch) at the bottom of every screen/tab. It flickers on and off very rapidly and this makes the whole screenflicker up and down rapidly. I have done a number of searches and there appears to be a lot of pages mentioning a flickering problem but none seem to fit my issue. This is only affecting my main PC and not my netbook. Whilst trying to find a solution I am using IE7, however, this is now trying to automatically re direct me to somewhere called iamwired.com I have run a couple of Malwarebytes scans and scanned with Avast! but nothing is …
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VIRUS....on computer 1 2
by Time_Bandit1546080817- 20 replies
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Can anyone help me please on how to get rid of the following virus. I am NOT a computer person and any explanation will have to be in lamens terms....sorry!!! Trojan-Downloader.JS.Iframe.bxw Will I be able to do it or will I have to buy some software to get rid of it? My Virgin PC Guard Anti-Virus says that it can't disinfect it so it has quarantined it!!! Help me please! Thanks in advance TB
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Google Chrome Bookmark help
by Bubba1546080759- 5 replies
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I've been using Google Chrome for years and as far as I know, all my bookmarks are somehow backed up to Google. Since Google Chrome beta cam out for Android, I've started using that too, as you can login with Google and sync bookmarks from your desktop. A couple of times now, I seem to have lost all my bookmarks! I have them on the phone, then all of a sudden they've gone, then when I logon to my laptop, they've gone from there too! Real pain, as its happened twice now and I've lost quite a lot of bookmarks (only got a small backup from ages ago) Any ideas why this keeps happening? Just checked my Adroid Tab and they have gone from there too.
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Signature Banner Generator?
by jackisback- 4 replies
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Hello all, I was wondering if you could point me to the website that is used to create those banner signatures. I've forgotten the link and I can't find it anywhere. I've attached an example: Regards, Jackisback
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Is it possible to use an ipad app on my laptop? Will I need an emulator? I want to use an app but its only available on iphone ipad and android and I dont have any of those!
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Windows Live Mail
by E29NP1546080952- 2 replies
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I want to create a mail group on Windows Live Mail. But I understand all the recipients will be able to see the names and e‑mail addresses of the other recipients. Is there anyway around this?
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Bt Mail Server Problem?
by E29NP1546080952- 2 replies
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Does anyone know if there is a technical problem at present with BT/Yahoo emails? I sent a customer update tonight and those with BT/Yahoo email addys have all been non deliverable. all other ISP's have been fine. Cheers
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Network Bandwidth Monitor 1 2
by vpc-thc +- 26 replies
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OK, so here is the situation. Our ISP is XLN. We are on a 10GB Monthly allowance. About 8 days into the month, we receive an email stating we are close to our download limit (About 8GB). Two days later, they email us and say we have reached our 10GB limit. So thats 1GB a day right? Then they charge £4 per every 5GB over our usual allowance. We are only being charged £4. SO what they are saying is that in the first 10 days, we use 1GB/Day, but after that we hardly use any, yet we use the internet just the same afterwards! I think there is something fishy going on, and want to know if there is a free or very cheap Network Bandwidth Monitor that I can download that will t…
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Pc Keeps Freezing
by GodAtum- 10 replies
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Hi all, My PC keeps freezing throughout the day. The screen goes grey and i cannot click on anything. But my mouse moves and I can swap between open windows/application. However it will not open any new applications or windows. My specs: Ubuntu 11.10 64 bit Intel® Core™ i7 CPU 920 9GB RAM 1 WD Rapter 150 GB HDD (SATA) 1 WD 80 GB HDD (IDE) I've also made a note of the times it freezes over a 2 days: 1731-38 1822-38 1928-40 2028-44 2135-48 2226-40 1040-52 1134-56 1448-1503 1538-48 1646-58 1744-59 1841-57 1843-59
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BT Broadband!
by SM17HY1546081268- 10 replies
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Im about to throw the BT home hub out of the window, so if anyone in Leicestershire wants one!!! Anyway, about 2 weeks ago the internet at my home went really slow (Wouldn't play any videos online without buffering all the way through!) And just general surfing on the net including this site was being noticeably slow. There are quite a few devices connected to the wi-fi, (computer, laptop, phones etc.) And there's never been a problem! So my dad called BT on Saturday to see if they could find any faults and they said they couldn't find anything wrong, hadn't exceeded the bandwidth or downloads etc. But what they did do was send out a new home-hub. This came today and …
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iMac losing internet after sleep
by Sam Vimes- 10 replies
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A few weeks back I got a new iMac and all was well, but a couple of days ago it started losing the internet connection when reactivated after being in sleep mode. It still appears to be connected to the router but no internet, there is no issue with iPhones, iPads, phones, laptops, PS3, they're all connected fine. Only work-around I've found is to turn the wireless off then on, and it immediately connects to the router and has the internet again. Any ideas why this may have just started happening..?
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Red Alert/Age Of Empires
by Gelf- 8 replies
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This is a problem I have had for a few years but I can take it no longer!! I bought C&C Red Alert when it first came out and played it to death on my old 486. I then moved on to playing Age Of Empires and even bought a new PC to play it on such was my love for these games. The new pc was great until after owning it for a few years it broke and we had it repaired (about half of the components were replaced and Windows XP was put onto it) after the repair I had grown out of playing Red Alert so didnt try to play it until some years later but it then wouldnt run. Age of Empires was the same and wouldnt work. That pc is still at my parents house but I cant get them …
