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Hi, I've just uninstalled Norton 360 off my dad's laptop cos it was f**king with the email. In the short term I need to install some kind of free product, was thinking about just going for AVG but wondered whether there are better alternatives out there? Thanks Ric

Hi, don't usually venture into this part of the site any more but I'm currently on the look out for some 13cm co-axials for circa £100. Favourite at the moment are the Rainbow SL130's but thought I'd open it to the floor before paying up. Anyone had any experience of the Rainbow speakers or...

A friend of mine is setting up a small office for a company he's starting up. Only need three machines, nothing to high spec as its all going to be basic office work. He's asked me about getting second hand kit. I've only had experience of new PC's and am a bit concerned about buying second hand...

Hi, I’m in the market for a sub £150 compact camera. I’d like something as flexible as possible, would rather pay for a good quality lens over a high megapixel count. I would also preferably like something which will allow a certain amount of manual control over shutter speeds etc. However...

My mate has broke his TV and is putting through an insurace claim. The replacement they've offered him is a Panasonic TH42PX8B 42" Plasma. I don't really know much about TV's but the Panasonic plasma's are supossed to be pretty handy aren't they? Basically, is there another TV or similar price...

Another excel problem! I’m trying to setup a macro in Excel that will import data into a worksheet where the date is greater than a date field that is defined in the worksheet. This is what I’ve got to work with: Sub update() Dim StartDate As Date StartDate = Range("C3").Value...

I’ve got a basic Excel macro which runs a select query on a Datasource and dumps the result into the worksheet. One of the fields it picks up is a date field. Does anyone know how I can amend the code so that it will only bring back entries where the date field entry is from the last 30 days...

I want to get a couple of MCP quals under my belt but haven't really got time to do a classroom course. Has anyone done a long distance MCP or other MS course or can anyone recommend an online place that I should check out for it? Cheers in advance Ric

Has anyone got any experience of setting up an 0845 number? I need to get one and divert it to a land line number. There are loads of places online to choose from but I'm just looking for recommendations of a good company to use so I don't get ripped off. Also are there any typical hidden...

Ola, I'm trying to put together a website for someone who's setting up a H&S consultancy company. I'm just after a bit of advice on what I can do to make it a little more engaging. I need to amend the order of the navigation but I could do with some pointers to make it look professional, for...

Hi chaps, Can anyone recommend a good all in one website that will allow me to register a domain anme, have a bit of webspace with PHP support and a handful of email addresses? I've used 1 and 1 in the past and they were ok but it looks like their prices have gone up a bit since I last...

Whats the best way to get your website onto the popular search engines? I've set up some meta tags but after reading a bit more on the net it would appear that they don't have much relevance nowadays? Is there any way (for free) that I can get a site on? Cheers Rick

Can anyone recommend some freeware to convert CDA files to MP3? I've done a quick search on line and there are obviously a few available but previous experience has told me to go with a tried and tested solution first if possible... So, any recommendations? Cheers Rick

Anyone know where I can download drivers for an advent PC? Its for a 3216 model. Cheers in advance Rick

Hopefully its ok to post this in Tech Chat.. I've been asked by work if I want to do any training courses this year. I've been doing IT support for about 6 years or so but don't actually have any recognised IT qualifications. I've been checking out this A+ course as it doesn't take very long...

Anyone good with writing excel macros? I need one that will find the last row in a worksheet and delete it. The row number will always be different. I've found things online that say how to find the last line but I don't know how to then convert it into a line of code that will delete it as...

I've got a PSP giga pack with Tiger Woods 06, Pro Evo 5 and Fight Night Round 3. Its all boxed and in good condition. A guy at work wants to buy it but I've no idea what its worth. Is £180 about right?????? Cheers

One of my friends has just installed messenger but it keeps saying shes offline on everyone elses screen. I can chat with her but it doesn't put her in the online list. Dunno if shes got a firewall or not. Anyone know what could be causing this??

I've got to look after soem mySQL databases now at work. Can anyone recommend some software can I use to schedule a backup of the databases over night? I've got the mySQl Administrator program downloaded and installed but the backup scheduler doesn't seem to work :S Cheers Ric

Not very exciting I'm afraid! Went out looking for something bigger than the clio, less likely to depreciate and more reliable; came back with an Alfa. Well, it's bigger... lol The pics aren't great, as soon as I parked the car up the sun dissapeared behind a massive cloud. The seats are...

Can anyone recommend a bit of software that will allow me to create an online shop for some of our stationary customers? The requirements so far are that it must be able to: Handle 20,000-30,000 products. Have a user login that will integrate with a special prices field meaning that...

If so, do you know if its possible to create a custom button that has a rollover effect on it like you can do in dhtml? Cheers Rick

I'm just messing about with flash 8. It's been a while since I've used flash and a few things seem to have changed! The thing I'm having a problem with is The way it handles the colours in text and basic symbols. I've knocked up this quick test which shows what I'm on about. For some reason...

...Ever? Has anyone ever know them to get something right first time??? I'm starting to wonder whether I just have bad luck with them or if they are in fact just completely f**king incompetant for everyone? It doesn't matter what you ask of them, you can guarantee without fail that they'll find...

Blue clio with a carbon fibre bonnet, dark coloured wheels and tints. I was on the other carriageway so I couldn't check the plate. Certainly looked like Has' car from the pictures I've seen of it...

Not for me, but my mate has found a cheap valver he wants to look at this weekend. Apparently it has lots of history, 10 months MOT and a bit of rust around the rear arches. I'm guessing its gonna be very high mileage as well. What should we be looking out for? What sort of work should have...

Have you been able to connect your phone up to your PC with your data cable? If so, how? I can't f**king get it to work at all and its really pissing me off now!!! Cheers Rick

Is it caused by the the exit pipe from the cat? How is it fixed? Cheers Rick

Is there any cool add-on apps/homebrew shizzle that will work on firmware v2.01? I've had a look around the net and it seems that if you're not on 1.5 or 2.0 then you're knackered. Is this the case? Before I bought it I was always reading about all the cool extras you can have but it seems I've...

I replaced the discs and pads up front a couple of months ago and had an ABS sensor changed around the same. Now recently when I brake hard (or if I brake normally with someone else in the car) there is a lot of vibration that comes through the car. Why is this please? The car seems to stop ok...