Concealing wires for wall mounted TV
What is the best way (without fishing them into the wall...not an option at this point) to best conceal the wires from my wall mounted TV? I've seen some people with what looks like a tube of some...
View ArticleFree website design sandbox with templates, usable for a novice?
I'm not really knowledgeable about website design. I'm looking for a sandbox which provides some templates for a website -- but is customizable enough that it doesn't look like a bazillion wordpress...
View ArticleNoisy hard drive
Purchased a prebuilt dell 2months ago , in the beginning of March it seem's like the hard drive is making a noise. I ran a hard drive checker and the program says it's fine. Should I worry about this...
View Articlehow do i update my tomtom maps for free
i got a free gps from a friend. i don't think its been updated for a while and it doesn't have those free lifetime updates. aren't there maps online where i can manually update the gps? it's a tomtom...
View ArticleWD My Book through E3000 Router - USB or Ethernet?
I currently have a wired/wireless network on a Linksys E3000. I'm looking at purchasing a WD My Book External back up to the network to auto-backup home files (ie. Pictures). The question is, is there...
View ArticleHow to buy a Samsung Laptop?
http://www.samsung.com/ca/consumer/o...uting/notebook I want to buy a laptop, considering the Samsung laptops but there are 45 Samsung laptops to choose from. It is confusing and I don't want to invest...
View ArticleBuy a 1080P 40" LCD TV and use it as a computer monitor?
Recently I have noticed that some smaller brand 40” LCD TVs (1080P) are priced as low as $299 each. I am very tempted to buy one and use it as a computer monitor. I think I can use HDMI cable for...
View ArticleQuick & Easy way to destroy Hard Drive
Hi One of my hard drives died on my the other day. As soon as I plug it in my computer will not boot up anymore. If I connect the hard drive to an enclosure and plug in the enclosure no hard drive will...
View ArticlePROBLEM with Gmail account. Any thoughts?
My husband "tried" to send a bunch of pictures as attachments to a friend. They must have been huge because it locked up his gmail account and he gets the following when he tries to login. It's been...
View ArticleWait or Buy Now?
I'm looking to buy a new Macbook pro from my school's computer shop, but I heard that the new intel haswell chips will be coming out soon. Should I wait until they come out or can I get one now without...
View ArticleiPad 2 cracked screen options
So I have an iPad 2 that has been dropped and now the screen is shattered. I see some ads on Craigslist to fix this. One reads "Digitizer/Glass/LCD Assembly Replacement $90 (including labor and tax) "...
View ArticleIphone movies, which way is up?
I took some movies from my Iphone but transferred them to my computer using USB but they don't play sideways. Do I need a special program to flip them or are they like that?
View ArticleWindows disk mirroring with drives from both 512E and "4K native"?
I know you cannot mix old and Advance Format drives with Windows Server 2008 (or Windows Server 2012) software RAID 1, but what about mix of AF drives from both 512E and "4K native"? thanks
View ArticleNew Power Supply DOA?
My 4-5 year old PSU died last week, so I picked up a new one, an Antec BP550 Plus. Installed it today and the computer powers up, but freezes after POST. Took it out and put in an old generic backup...
View ArticleHow to install Windows XP from USB (no 3rd party software plz)
How to install Windows XP from USB stick? Plz, no third party software to accomplish the job. What files need to go where? How do I make it bootable (without using 3rd party software). Thanks.
View ArticleAnyone with teksavvy - recent speed degrade?
Anyone with teksavvy notice that at certain times the speed drastically drops? I pay for the Cable 28 package and just did a speed test: 0.24MPS Down 0.31MPS Up I can barely browse the web with these...
View ArticleCheap Domain RENEWAL prices for .ca??
It's that time of year again to renew my domian name. I am currently with LowCostDomains.ca and they want $13.25 plus HST = $14.98 / year. The .ca domain is only "parked" there and redirected to our...
View Articlecontent hoarding, do you do it? is there really a need?
I'm sure lots of folks have more data then me... I'm just wondering is there a point these days? I can't stand physical media so have ripped all my old DVDs etc and store on my unraid server and...
View ArticlePowerline Network Adapters - Anyone use it and are they any good?
I have a E4200 Dual Band router in my home office and find that the wifi network signal is not that great to my Apple TV and Blu-Ray player. Instead of getting a wifi repeater, I was thinking of...
View ArticleLaptop for my Mother
Hi All!!!! I'm hoping you guys will be able to recommend a laptop for my Mom as I've seen a lot of great people on here with awesome advice!. I've been scouring the internet for deals (in Canada) for...
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