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Hi guys. Installed zorin 8 on my netbook...very impressed But is it an ok distro to learn to use linux on I know its based on ubuntu which is derived from debian...but does zorin have any limitations or pitfalls when learning about linux...or is it all the same thing... Continue reading...

Thanks to iOS 7.1 and the super-fast Apple A7 processor the iPhone 5s can now be set to quickly and automatically take high dynamic range (HDR) photos whenever it senses both bright lights and deep shadows in the same image. That makes it great for photos where the sky is clear but the trees are dark or when you want to capture a friend or family member at home and the lighting balance leaves a lot to be desired. Best of all, auto-HDR is really easy to turn on! How to enable HDR Auto on the iPhone 5s Launch the Camera app Tap on the HDR at the top. Choose HDR Auto. That's it. Your iPhone 5s will now choose when it's appropriate to use HDR, and when it's …

Clear your weekend; F1 2013 for Mac and Windows just got a ridiculous discount on Steam for this weekend only. Until March 17, pick up Codemasters' latest official Formula 1 title for 75% off the regular price, giving you a whole lot of game for not a lot of money. The ROW version costs just $12.49/£7.49, with the Classic Edition and its retro content available for $16.24/£9.99. The Classic Edition upgrade and downloadable content is also discounted by 75% should you already own the regular version of the game. The timing couldn't be any better, with the new Formula 1 season kicking off this weekend in Australia. When you're not watching the racing, this is a perfec…

Steller for iPhone lets you create beautiful stories through your images, words, and videos. Create categories and then fill them with all of your memories. You can then share your creations however you'd like. Need inspiration? You can easily check out what other Steller members are creating too. We take lots of photos with our iPhones but what do we do with them once we have them? While you can always [create a shared Photo Stream](, it's nowhere near as interesting as a visual storybook that contains not only photo and video, but your own words. If you're familiar with Storehouse for iPad, you'll be right at home with Steller. The concept is very similar. You…

Microsoft Office for iPhone and iPad is reportedly ready for release, so why has no-one seen it yet? According to a report from Reuters, new Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella, is at the center: Microsoft already has a full iPhone and iPad version of Office ready for release, the sources said. The only question is when Chief Executive Satya Nadella, who took over in February, will pull the trigger. Nadella wants to widen Office's customer base but has to balance that with the flagship Windows franchise, which benefits greatly from tight integration with Office, especially on desktop computers. We've been hearing reports of a version of Microsoft Office for the iPa…

AirPlay Mirroring lets you wirelessly beam whatever you're viewing on your iPhone or iPad to your Apple TV. Whether you're using a dumb network TV app that doesn't include built-in AirPlay or just want to game on your big screen HDTV, AirPlay Mirroring lets you share almost anything and everything in just a few taps. How to beam content from your iPhone or iPad to your Apple TV with AirPlay Mirroring Swipe upwards from the bottom of the screen on your iPhone or iPad in order to launch Control Center. Tap on AirPlay. Select the Apple TV you'd like to mirror to by tapping on its name. Turn the Mirroring option to On. Continue using your iPhone or iPad as usual wh…

I got a blue screen the other day & couldn't get to my hotmail account. I used "go to last good Configuration that worked" but now I have not J file to get my photos off my camera chip. Help. Continue reading...

The Toshiba has not been used for 2 years due to virus infestation. I was able to get it online, run an old version of MALWAREBYTES and when it asked for a restart, I received a boot error NTLDR is missing Press ALT CTRL DEL to restart. No XP disk, but I have a Compaq presario running XP. What files do I need to load on a cd to make a boot disk for the Toshiba? I have changed the bios to start up on the cd rom. Continue reading...

How do I know if my XP system will take either 7 or 8, it is at least 5 yrs old Continue reading...

While typing yesterday my Word 2010 changed from the cursor going to the left side of page to start a new line and moving ahead of the typing and went to the right margin and now pushes the print to the left. Not sure what to reset as I didn't change anything?? Continue reading...

I turned off my computer (desktop) last night and walked away. this morning it is stuck on "windows is shutting down" it won't boot & when I turn off the cpu the green light stays on. help I'm afraid to touch anything else- not very computer savvy. Continue reading...

Im having trouble upgrading from window 7 to windows 8.1. it get to 93% installation then stops Continue reading...

Original title: Surface Pro HD Graphics 4000 9.17.10.3062 I have 5 surface pro's in a medical environment. They are all Windows 8 (not 8.1 as the integrated IE11 interferes with the md database). Screen resolution is set to 1366x768 in order for the database program to properly fill the screen. 4 of the tablets have HD Graphics 4000 9.17.10.3062 and they work fine. The resolution totally utilizes the full size of the screen. The 5th tablet does not have that driver. I cannot seem to find it anywhere. I have turned off updates. I have tried every drive from intel website but they force me to use the 1900x resolution in order to use full screen. Any other resolution make…

Today I have just bought new card reader ELECOM MR3-A006, but when i insert microSDHC card, windows 8 as well as Windows Vista shows removable drive but does not detect media. However my cellphone detect this media and it is working fine. In Explorer it shows drive but when i try to open, it display "Please Insert Disk into removable drive". Below is my system configuration: Dell Vostro 1510 Windows Vista Home / Windows 8 USB 2.0 I tried to below solutions but none of this worked: 1. change drive letter from My Computer > Manage > Disk Management 2. Uninstall USB mass storage drivers Similar issue happens with my laptop's inbuilt …

My computer has restarted itself several times, it tells me it's a problem with my Intel Rapid Storage Technology Driver. The solution is apparently an update from ASUSTeK Computer Inc. I have downloaded this update (file name: IRST_12.8.0.1016_ANdisable_Win8.1_64), and I've tried both right-clicking and running as administrator and simply double-clicking and the same result occurs - A black box opens with writing, more writing appears, then it closes (. I have sat and waited and there is no indication that there is an installation wizard loading any time soon, or that there is anything installing at all. I was wondering if anyone knows the solution to this problem, …

I have a windows 8 pro upgrade disc which i want to put onto a netbook but it has no disc drive. can i still download it from the internet and use the product code i already have without having to pay for another one? Continue reading...

I have a canon canoscan N124OU USB scanner. I can not use it with my laptop because they took the twain suport out of windows 7. I would like to know if they would at least provide this for those of us who do not want to throw away perfectly good working equipment. Continue reading...

Hi, I have 2 problems with Windows Speech Recognition that I need help with: 1. Whenever I start Windows Speech Recognition it immediately inserts the words ‘The on’ or ‘The on up’. This becomes quite annoying if you use the software frequently because you have to delete that phrase before you can continue dictating. I can’t delete these words from the Windows speech dictionary because it only allows you to prevent individual words appearing and not entire phrases. 2. Another problem I have is that Windows Speech Recognition randomly inserts a word (the same word) into sentences repeatedly when I don't want that word and didn't say it. I can’t edit thi…

I've tried to do backup and all settings of it are available, but then windows sais "The request is not supported (0x80070032)". I followed instructions on this page, and here's the problem. Task Scheduler is disabled and cannot be enabled, while everything is alright with all the other services. I've done the same backup before with the same external disk in the same way and everything was absolutely fine. The problem started right after an update, so the technicians may find the source of the problem in update files. Continue reading...

I have a Win 7IE9 computer with Dial Up Service and over 3100 Administrative Events in the Event Viewer. If I can figure out how to clear up the Administrative Events logs could that improve the Dial Up service which is very slow I'd appreciate any suggestions you have. thanks There's an instruction in a Microsoft discussion regarding Event Viewer that there should be a "Clear Log" option in the Action menu but it's not there when I open Event Viewer on my computer. (or by opening a command prompt. According to the Micrsoft Event Viewer 18 page discussion it should be possible to set the Maximum size (in KB), o the Logs file, by clicking on properties, but I can't g…

plz help me. i have tried regedit too. and no in run all paths are specified . plz help. Continue reading...

Ive tried controlpanel search, add ons, toolbars, homepage, I just cant find it anywhere. Ask doesnt show as my home search engine but any searches throw up "Ask" results. Who on earth is "Ask"? Tried malwarebytes, superantispyware, spywareblaser and cant find Trojans or virus. Ask is giving me the proverbial. There are third party removal tools like w**.threatsupport.com/fix_other/ask_removal2.php?data=Ask%20Search I dont know whether they are just as insidious. Why doesn't Microsoft put a removal tool at my disposal. If Im so annoyed Id almost go to apple.... Honestly, I just want an answer from the horses mouth, Microsoft, not some dot me Montene…

How can I stop being redirected to different links other than the ones that I should be directed to? Continue reading...

I see this on my PC now in the Taskbar icons. But I can't find any reference to it anywhere on my system. I did a search for cltmngui and nothing comes up. I've search Program Files and Program Files (x86) and there's no reference at all to Search Protect or CLTMNGUI.exe. I'm running a full scan with System Center Endpoint Protection but so far it has found nothing. Any help is appreciated. System Specs... Dell XPS 8700 Special Edition Windows 8.1 Pro (Clean install) <Split From: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/protect/forum/protect_other-protect_scanning/cltmngexe/77c7f7db-3c33-40fb-adf6-e27470270ac6> Continue reading...

I am using Windows 7 and IE-11. I just migrated from a hard disk going bad to a new had disk for my C: drive (don't know if this is part of the issue or not). All of a sudden I can no longer download any files. I have no other problems that I am aware of. When I try to download anything I get to the ribbon at the bottom of the screen that asks if I want to "Open" or "Save" and no matter which button I click nothing happens. I get no error messages. I have deactivated Norton 360 both anti-virus and firewall but no fix. Norton support was no help, they wanted to remote into my computer but we could not download the required file. I have reset IE-11 to default settin…