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I have an Evesham computer at the moment, but it is 4 years old and only has 60GB drive. I have been extremely pleased with it. Now that Evesham have gone bust I am wondering who to use for a new one. I want it built to my spec, as I edit videos and need plenty of memory and a large hard...

What brand PSU would our experts recommend for a desktop computer, at present it has an Antec Sonata II with a built in 450W psu. Me being me says blow it and chuck in a slightly more alleged powerful unit that is cheap and cheerful but my son has gone ballistic and demanded we spend a...

Just wondering what people are using.I have collected quite a few over time and thought I could share/swap them.Please add some of your own if you have any :D My pics are limited to 17" 1024 x 768 res due to photobucket restrictions but I have them upto 1600 x 1200 on my HD.Some of these are in...

I thought i knew how to change the desktop background, as i have always changed it on every pc i have ever owned ... However, on my new laptop , when i click 'set as background' it seems to do it as normal , however all i am left with is a blue background :confused: and not the picture i...

Hi There We are looking to replace our home PC and ideally want a horizontal 'desktop' box. The one at this link appeals, but I suspect the graphics card may be poor: http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/pcrange.html?VER We would go for the Verso pro. My son plays basic games, and as it is in the...

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I'm using Remote Desktop to connect to a server in the US. On it, I have a .csv file that I want to put on my laptop. I can copy it from the US server, but when I come back to my own desktop, the 'paste' option is ghosted. This is presumably because I copied it onto a clipboard on the...

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Hi Guys, I've seen a few threads in this section about mobiles recently and I thought I'd ask for some advice too. Its upgrade time again, and I'm strongly tempted by the Motorola V3i for its combination of flippiness and light weight, however, I will only go for it if the phone management...

Does anyone know where I could buy a CHEAP, reasonable spec desktop pc? Anyone upgrading and getting rid of an old one? It would be used primarily for broadband surfing, emailing and light word processing. Doesn't have to be state of the art or have all the bells and whistles. I'll consider...

Daft question, but is there an easy way to have the picture displayed on your desktop to scroll through several different pictures? Bit like a powerpoint presentation?? Cheers for any advice :D

Some of you might be considering desktop search tools - here's a review that doesn't seem to be *completely* biased. http://slate.msn.com/id/2111643/ I am going to give copernic a try, having found the Google tool a little light on usefulness.

This is not too bad.. the screensaver is a bit naffish though. but it got an editors 10 rating.. worth a look? http://www.topdownloads.net/themes/view.php?id=305

Anyone tried it yet... I'ts bloody brilliant.. :) It indexes your PC so you can google search it for files and emails in nano seconds ;D In Google, go to more.... Google labs and install it from there.

My cousin just started on an architecture course at Man Uni. A guy who has been on that course for a year recommended that he buys an Apple computer rather than one that runs on Windows OS. The guy suggested the new G5. Looking at the products at the Apple store below...

Here's my desktop: Here's my computer specs: Processor Intel Celeron 2.6GHz Frontside Bus Speed (MHz) 400 Level 2 Cache (KB) 128KB RAM (MB) 256MB PC2100 DDR Hard Drive Capacity 80GB DVD: 16x read CD-RW: 48x write Video Memory 64MB (shared) 3D Graphics Support Intel...