Recent content by markj81

There are tonnes of news stories around about ISPs either holding back the speed during peak times or the fact the line just isn't capable of holding so many high-speed customers. We're with BT running ADSL and with only being a mile from the exchange still get awful speed. We did sign up...

I've got a acer 7400, 17" widescreen with Vista - does the job perfectly. I got mine through Laptops Direct, seem to have some good prices and for those that like special additions, they even sell the Acer Ferrari laptop.

I connect my laptop to my TV via S-Video and Scart. The cable I bought has the audio cables attached and I just bought a seperate phono to headphone jack so that I can plug it in to the laptop.

We store all our pictures on CDs and also keep them on a site called pbase - the site also allows our friends and family to view them.

Without trying to worry as I can't confirm the error but I know the old Sasser virus used to do something similar. To rule it out make sure you AV is up-to-date - I use AVG, its free and has been highly rated on many technical websites and magazines. I've never known corrupted/incorrect...

And an option if its Firefox... VIEW >> Text Size or CTRL + [Increase] CTRL - [Decrease] And as Dave.M said CTRL 0 to reset back to default setting.

Delete unwanted files, clear your temp files and internet cookies - also perhaps increase virtual memory.

Usually you tend to get the beeping when there is a BIOS or a checksum error. Not entirely sure what causes it though - I get them, reboot the machine and all is well.

No worries - I'm 1st line support analyst by trade.

Ok, remembered how to do this, can't believe I forgot to start with. 1. Right click on the start button and click properties. 2. Click the 'start menu' tab. 3. Click on customise, then towards the bottom ('show on start menu') it'll ask about what program to open email and internet, change...

Which link is it? Can you direct me to it? Its a case of removing the file association to firefox. With normal files you can right click and then do 'open with', then you'll get the pop up box asking for the program to use - make sure the tick box that mentions 'always use this program for...

Ok, I did assume the other would be earth but because its bare I wasn't going to fit it and end up blowing myself to china.

The house that we moved in (been built for 5/6 years) has a connection on the outside wall for lighting, we have bought a fixture but when taking back the covering for the cable I was faced with red, black and something that appears to be a bare copper wire. Will my light fitting be safe to...