tech talk

  1. maxthecollie

    formatting my pc

    Can anyone on accyweb help. I want to completely format my pc and reinstall vista.How do I do it in easy steps as I am quite useless at pc technology.
  2. kestrelx

    You Tube Downloads!

    Previously I used to put cursor over video and a download symbol used to come up and could select to down load a video - for some reason this no longer occurs and I see no indication of how to download from You Tube - anyone know what's going on? Perhaps something has been turned off? Or have...
  3. claytonx

    sega mega drive

    This is that time of year to go into the loft, and looking round i found an old mega drive and a lot of games like Sonic. As the only ariel coming into the bungalow is Virgin to a Virgin box and the mega drive having a standard ariel fitting is there any way to connect to the tv.
  4. Restless

    Do not buy large flash drives from ebay

    If you are thinking of buying a flash device from ebay. USB stick, microSD etc. Think again. Burn Down The Disco ? Do not buy flash from eBay Full story why on my blog. But cut it short. I have been testing a friends USB stick. Its supposed to be 64GB but it is actually 5.7GB. If anybody has...
  5. emamum

    Please can someone explain raspberry pi to me?

    please, because i cant get my head round it someones suggested it as a christmas present for ty?
  6. L

    Help with ereader

    A good friend of mine gave me an ereader when he showed it to me loads of books even a few videos I was most impressed. However since I've tried to use it all i get is a distorted picture of myself. I didn't realise it had an inbuilt camera. But I can't. Access the contents the ereader must be...
  7. flashy

    Google/Firefox

    for the past god knows how many years i've always used Firefox on both my desktop and my laptops, i came to open up firefox yesterday and got this 'No site configured at this address' instead of my usual Google homepage. It's not stopping me doing anything on my lappy but it's piggin annoying...
  8. Restless

    New Commodore64

    OMG I am in love. Commodore 64x I want it! :) http://www.commodoreusa.net/CUSA_VICSlim.aspx oooo or this one :D
  9. flashy

    Opera mini (mobile) not working

    For some strange reason Opera Mini stopped working on my mobile yesterday and hasn't worked since...this is so darn annoying, is there any way i can sort this? been on the site and a lot are having problems, but no one has a solution HELLLLPPPPPP !!!! please
  10. Retlaw

    Virus

    Just received this from a friend, not sure if its authentic, but better safe than sorry In the coming days, you should be aware ...> > > > Do not open any message with an attachment called "Invitation FACEBOOK", regardless of who sent it> > > > It is a virus that opens an Olympic torch that...
  11. Restless

    Raspberry PI

    Anybody got one of these? I just bought one off ebay that was £10-£15 more than the RS website asking price because the creators of the Raspberry PI were overwhelmed by the large amount of people that want one. There is 16 week waiting list when you place an order. What is it? well it is not...
  12. flashy

    android tablet usb adaptor?

    Bought myself an android tablet yesterday and i need to buy a usb adaptor for it BUT i haven't a clue where it would go, the only ones i have seen on Amazon have chunky ports to be attached to the tablet, i don't have any chunky ports HELPPPPP
  13. L

    Samsung Galaxy GT-I5800 Firmware upgrade

    Does anyone have the above 'phone? I can get mine to sync with the PC software but can't seem to upgrade the firmware. The program downloads the update but then just seems to sit there even though it claims to be preparing it for the 'phone. Have left it talking to itself for over 2 hours, no...
  14. A

    Anyone having 02 issues try this

    if your on o2 and having issues with connection keep dropping like in the news there is a work around each phone is different but you need to disable the 3g in connection settings on iphone or change network mode from 3g to 2g or gsm on other phones like htc my pals company runs on 02 and they...
  15. flashy

    Giffgaff

    Just changed my phone network over from o2 to Giffgaff and i think it's wonderful. When i was on o2 Pay as you go, for £15 a month i was getting 100 minutes, unlimited texts (which turned out not to be unlimited) and 500 meg of internet on Giffgaff pay as you go it's costing me £10 for 250...
  16. Restless

    TVCatchup

    TVCatchup - Never Miss A Show Again ^ Sign up to this site and you can watch TV/Freeview channells over the internet. Legal for those that pay for a TV Licence :D If you have a HTPC running XBMC/Boxee you can have it as a plugin too
  17. entwisi

    do you own a 1st gen ipod nano?

    Free new one available if you do due to dodgy battery Apple - Support - iPod nano Replacement Program
  18. entwisi

    Happy Birthday ZX Spectrum!

    BBC News - ZX Spectrum's chief designers reunited 30 years on The venerable Spectrum is 30 today! I started prior to this and still have my ZX81 but for a lot of people the Spectrum was their first ever home computer and opened up "IT" as a completely new career path to choose from when at...
  19. L

    Tap a Talk

    I use it on my mobile to look on AccyWeb, just got an update, installed it, first thing it asked for is my Facebook account. I haven't used that in ages, if they want it so that everything I say on here is then pushed onto facebook then I'll no longer use it. It is handy on the phone cuts a few...
  20. Restless

    Need a cheap optical mouse?

    I have been piecing together old parts to build a computer for my parents. I needed to get a mouse for them and when I was in poundshop(closest to bookies) I spotted one! If you need a mouse quick and cheap they are a good bargain!
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