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  1. rickyt

    Home accounting

    If it's to do your home bank accounts , look no further than Quicken . I use an early version and have done for the last 16 years . Have setup all bank accounts ,credit card accounts . You can manage your direct debits, standing orders .You can review any part of your account [snapshots] from...
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    Dell Axim x50 pda

    The axim's were way ahead of there time and great little Pda's . The graphics and sound quality are excellent. I own a X51v and x30 , both with the fastest processors @ 625mhz. The X51v has memory map and tomtom on it and is a very usefull gadget . Lots of software for them ,depending on what...
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    Virus alert! PLEASE HELP -

    I've had to deal with a infected PC before , the Virus Alert message popped up everywhere , it disabled , task manager ,hid the CD-ROM drive and C:drive .It's malware ,a fake virus , not strictly a virus . 2 programs you should always have on your machine ......MalwareBytes & SuperAntiSpyware ...
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    Music Producing Software

    Limited it is , but the OP stated " I'd just like to put some drum and bass/dubstep beats together." and that was the reason I quoted the Dance version of Ejay .Very simple and easy to use but has some great drum and beat samples on it .
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    Music Producing Software

    One of the easiest music making software I've ever used giving great results is Ejay . I found Ejay Dance very good , has hundreds of samples of drums ,cybals etc .Just drag and drop into the time line and your off . I bought a few other Ejay disks ..........House was one of them from Poundland...
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    Best Personal Finance Program

    In fact do you want a copy to try ?? I used to have 3 or 4 disks of Quicken version 5 , dont know if I still have them now but send me a small pendrive and I'll stick Quicken 4 on for ya .
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    Best Personal Finance Program

    One of the easiest to use is Quicken , I have a few versions but have used a very,very early version now for 15 years .It came on 2 floppy disks and was designed for Window95 . Still works perfectly on XP.You can set up any account , Bank ,Credit card ,Investment and it tracks all expenditure...
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    DIGGER SIMULATOR/SOFTWARE

    The big wheel on the bottom left picture is of one of those German opencast cutters . I have this simulator on PC and looking at it is one of the best graphics I've seen . Looks very realistic indeed . You operate the cutting wheel , and can zoom in and out of the scene , move the cutter and the...
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    Any ideas ??

    Sorry about the messy post , it was done without thinking how it would look. I dont think it's a stuck key , it doesn't work at all . But , If I press the J or L keys , say in notepad then the K's start typing by themselves . It can randomly go in reverse too , deleting two rows of K's at the...
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    Any ideas ??

    Not used one of my laptops for 7 months and switched it on yesterday . Seemed OK , plugged in a network cable to get the MS updates and nothing . Packets going out but nothing coming in .Left it for a while and it started to behave very odly . Desktop icons flashing from one to the other ...
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    Encrypting / password protecting a flash drive

    I dont know as I have not used it , but normally if you have to enter a key on installation you normally dont have to activate the same software by visiting the makers website .Dont like this sort of stuff . It could be gathering info and sending it out when you visit . Has been known .
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    Encrypting / password protecting a flash drive

    just got an email from wondershare already . .........................................Notes: You must register with your keycode before the end of our giveaway activity, or your keycode will be invalid. And each keycode can be only registered once...
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    Encrypting / password protecting a flash drive

    Wondershare USB Drive Encryption is cost-effective encryption tool designed to password protect USB devices for storing vital data. Its 256-bit AES encryption allows you to achieve military-level security with easy and affordable solution. With Wondershare USB Drive Encryption, you'll never...
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    Sat-nav on netbook How- whats best?

    I'm using IGO on my Asus Eeepc 1000H , perfect with a USB GPS reciever .I also have MS Autoroute [ the GPS version ] on it too . Thats good too .
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    Checking a faulty DVD drive

    I'm sure Nero has a facility to check the installed drives , it does tests with disks in the drive , checking reading and writing speeds.
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    software for taking printing passport size photos?

    As above , you dont need any special software . I take loads of passport pickys for folk at work and print them on photo paper using a very early version of Paint Shop Pro. Quality is excellent and none have been rejected . I just go into PAGE SETUP , change the size to 35mm x 45mm and press...
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    home security server

    Agree , those cables can be awkward . That's the reason I havn't got my setup working , cannot decide where to put the cameras and the cable runs .I have a very good wireless camera but I think it plays havock with wi-fi signals so , I havn't got that rigged up either .I think it's really...
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    home security server

    For home security , why not just buy a PVR and four cameras and have them running 247 ? I think there is to many things to go wrong with using a Pc as a CCTV system ,hard drive failure , system crashes to name 2 . A PVR can be very small , runs on 12v power supply , captures to a 2.5" or...
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    DVD splitting...

    Best thing would be to 'rip' the DVD to your PC for starters , you'll end up with .vobs in a folder on your hard drive . You could however rip as avi or mpeg ,depending on your 'ripper' this will enable you to edit using a video editor . In terms of software , there's lots to choose from but...
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    re-installing XP is there an easy way?

    I use Paragon products at work , does the same thing as Ghost etc .I would build a new PC , install drivers , Service Packs , updates and all the programs I would need , then install Paragon Drive Copy .Install a second new HDD [as slave] and run the software . Disk Copy made a perfect copy of...
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