For the past week, my router has been reporting DoS/Port Scan activity from 168.95.1.1 Using Whois, I sent a couple of mails to the domain webmaster/owner (in Taiwan) but (surprise surprise) their...
I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate and now when I start, Windows prompts me to run a disk check BUT then the check fails "due to a recently installed program" and Windows tells me to run System Restore to...
I have thousands of digital photos, and a digital photo frame that only supports SD (and not SDHC) cards I'd like to randomly copy photos from my pc to an inserted SD card, to fill the card I've...
I just bought an SD card adapter for my iPad mini It allows me to COPY images from an SD card to the iPad But is there an app that will allow me to view SD card images DIRECTLY from the card? I don't...
This is odd, and I bet the answer is simple My wife has a Dell D600 and it works like a charm - on wifi But when I plug a cable into the RJ45 socket, NO lights come on at the network switch and...
Hi all I'm trying to remember the name of a 1980s(?) pop song which is almost impossible to describe It's unlike the "normal" pop tunes, and has an ethereal vocal line as well as an overlaid "hah hah...
I have an iPad and a mini Find my iPhone was working on both a few weeks ago Now neither of them can find each other (they share the same iCloud account) Everything seems to be set up OK - all that's...
I have an aging (but still functioning) LaserJet 6P that's in need of some internal cleaning (I'm getting toner smudges on the printed pages) I know there is some cleaning software you can run, but I...
Hi there Now that just about everything uses a USB cable for charging, I've switched to a 4-outlet charger for my travels Snag is, it is limited to 2Amp across all 4 outlets When I charge my iPad...
I have a file on a network attached storage device that I can't delete because Win 7 thinks it's in use It isn't (I know - I killed the task that was writing to it) - but obviously Windows missed that...
I'm sure this must be possible, but it has me beat (so far!) How can I copy videos (mp4) to an iPad mini? iTunes doesn't give me the option to sync video files the way I could to my iPod Touch So how...
Hi all This is really a DOS question (remember that!) I have copied thousands of digital photos from a usb drive to a NAS and find (with DOS dir) that I have MORE files in the target folders than I...
My wife is hankering after an iPad to help manage the digital photos she has stored on a NAS (networked storage device) in our house I'm assuming VIEWING the networked photos will be a breeze but is...
Looks like my wife is getting a new camera for Christmas Snag is, I am not sure what is the optimum memory card size to buy with it It'll likely be a Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3 - which claims 14Mpixels...
(note NOT Fruit Jellies) Anyone know where I can get hold of good quality Glace Fruits online? I've tried everywhere I can think of my my area (Chesterfield/Buxton) and am coming up empty, so on-line...
My wife is looking to replace her reliable, but aged, Nokia mobile We do NOT want a contract - PAYG is great for us Also, she thinks she wants a touch screen - but she does NOT need Internet access so...
HI there New job - New phone, and it's a BB Curve When I pair it with my car (bluetooth) it has a boring default device name of "Blackberry 9810" or something How can I change this - I'd...
I am using Windows Virtual PC to run the odd XP-only application on my new Win 7 system Whilst I can see the Win 7 file system from the XP virtual machine, I can't figure out how to do the reverse -...
I've just upgraded from Win XP to Win 7 and Chrome is behaving in an odd way Many places where I click on "remember me" or "log me on next time", it seems Chrome is NOT remembering...
I've just defined a VPN connection from my Win 7 machine and it works just fine Snag is, for convenience I'd like to create a shortcut to it - currently I have to go to the Network and Sharing Center...
