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Connecting HDMI to PS3

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“How do I connect a HDMI cable to my PS3? I was using the regular red/yellow/white cables before and it’s still plugged in but I’m not sure if I’m getting anything to the PS3 through my HDMI cables.” The PS3 has a auto-detect feature that detects which connection is being used and will set it […]

Block MSN messenger

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I have a computer that’s running Vista – How do i disable MSN Windows Live Messenger? Is there a way to block msn messenger at the router? Blocking MSN messenger through the router is not very effective. The messenger uses these ports port 1493, 1542, 1863, 1963 and if you block any of those ports […]

Unable to download with IE7 on Vista

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Hi there, I’m find that when I try to download from Cnet’s download.com, web site, using Internet Explorer 7, Cnet says thank you for downloading, but no download starts, when I use Safari , I don’t have any troubles!!. My computer is running Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1. This seems to be […]

How to install programs on Ubuntu

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I am a long time Windows user, I have just installed Ubuntu and I am confused about the software program install process, .tar etc?? That’s one of the first thing new users to Linux realize when switching from Windows to Linux, installing programs is not as easy on Linux. Installing programs on Windows is pretty […]

Ipod Sad Face

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I have a black and white iPod click 20G and I can’t get it to work it has a iPod with a sad face i’ve reset it and don’t know if theres anything else i can do with it it was hardly used never had more than 300 songs on it-It’s hard to just throw […]

How do I connect two routers

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I just updated my wireless router and now want to daisy chain my old router as a repeater to expand my wireless range. New router Linksys WRT600N Old router Linksys WXR400 Can this be done? Yes it is possible, check the user manual to see if any of your routers supports Wireless Distribution System (WDS) […]

iPhone 3G Car Adapter

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Why is the iPhone 3G not compatible with previous car adapters? I was using the original iPhone with an adapter that allowed me to connect to the radio through the CD Changer input. The new iPhone 3G audio portion works, but will not charge the battery like the previous iPhone did. It charges the battery […]

eMachine CD drive

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The door on my eMachine CD drive is often difficult to open. Any ideas on how to fix it? If not, is it easy to replace the drive? Most CD/DVD drives have a little emergency eject pin hole in front of the drive that will allow you to stick a paper clip to manually open […]

Outlook won’t remember password

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Why does Outlook forget my password on an email account and box pops up to confirm password. Outlook can remember every password for different email accounts to save you the trouble of typing the password each time but we need to make sure we have the correct settings. Store and Save Password for Outlook 2003: […]