PC World Forums http://pressf1.pcworld.co.nz/ en Sun, 26 May 2013 06:18:01 GMT vBulletin 60 http://pressf1.pcworld.co.nz/images/misc/rss.png PC World Forums http://pressf1.pcworld.co.nz/ Windows 8 and LibreOffice http://pressf1.pcworld.co.nz/showthread.php?133074-Windows-8-and-LibreOffice&goto=newpost Sun, 26 May 2013 05:49:58 GMT I'm still helping mu neighbour set up her new laptop. We (I) installed LibreOffice. It is working OK in general, but there seemms top be a problem with interacting with touch. It doesn't seem to be responding to scrolling gestures for instance. Has anyone else experienced this? It doesn't help that I am new to Win8 and touch screens myself, so it could be something I am doing wrong.

I also found pressing the back-arrow moved the cursor some number of lines up the screen rather than back a few characters :mad:. I'm thinking of going to Open Office instead - any thoughts? ]]> PressF1 Tony http://pressf1.pcworld.co.nz/showthread.php?133074-Windows-8-and-LibreOffice Asus seashell laptop turns on then nothing. Tried everything and clueless. http://pressf1.pcworld.co.nz/showthread.php?133073-Asus-seashell-laptop-turns-on-then-nothing.-Tried-everything-and-clueless.&goto=newpost Sun, 26 May 2013 05:08:05 GMT Reseted cmos - didnt help Took out memory - didnt help Tried to release static charge - didnt help Tried hooking it to a different screen via the vga connection - didnt help Tried cleaning everything, taking everything apart then reassembeling - didnt help Checked power from battery and ac... Reseted cmos - didnt help
Took out memory - didnt help
Tried to release static charge - didnt help
Tried hooking it to a different screen via the vga connection - didnt help
Tried cleaning everything, taking everything apart then reassembeling - didnt help
Checked power from battery and ac charger - all fine - didnt help

Also on mother board - Fan working.
I also checked if theres power with a multimeter on - Harddrive, video connector to the screen and few other stuff. everything got their volts!

Another thing - A friend of mine gave me the laptop - He was trying to set windows but told me bios recognized the hard drive but windows didnt. And after a while display shut of permanently. Then he gave it to me to check.
Anyways really clueless, would appreciate help ]]> PressF1 trami http://pressf1.pcworld.co.nz/showthread.php?133073-Asus-seashell-laptop-turns-on-then-nothing.-Tried-everything-and-clueless. Google Earth http://pressf1.pcworld.co.nz/showthread.php?133072-Google-Earth&goto=newpost Sun, 26 May 2013 04:19:48 GMT Hi folks, I am hoping someone may be able to shed some light on why all of a sudden I seem to be unable to run Google Earth from Google maps. Worked ok before this, but now get a pop up saying Plugin is installed and to restart browser to see it in action. I do that, but just keep getting the same... Hi folks, I am hoping someone may be able to shed some light on why all of a sudden I seem to be unable to run Google Earth from Google maps. Worked ok before this, but now get a pop up saying Plugin is installed and to restart browser to see it in action. I do that, but just keep getting the same message. Any ideas? Running latest IE with Win 7 Home Edition.
Rny. ]]> PressF1 rny http://pressf1.pcworld.co.nz/showthread.php?133072-Google-Earth Weird browser / website issue. http://pressf1.pcworld.co.nz/showthread.php?133071-Weird-browser-website-issue.&goto=newpost Sun, 26 May 2013 03:50:05 GMT Lately I've been noticing that sometimes when I go to www.youtube.com and / or www.facebook.com the page doesn't display at all. No error message, just a plain white page.

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It's really weird.

This is in Chrome, tried it in IE, same thing. Win XP Home.

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]]> PressF1 pine-o-cleen http://pressf1.pcworld.co.nz/showthread.php?133071-Weird-browser-website-issue. How to copy contacts! http://pressf1.pcworld.co.nz/showthread.php?133069-How-to-copy-contacts!&goto=newpost Sun, 26 May 2013 02:53:06 GMT I have been trying to copy my contacts from Windows live mail to an external hard drive and just can't do it.
I am using windows 7 on my Laptop, so would appreciate it if some one could help me! ]]> PressF1 Ruby http://pressf1.pcworld.co.nz/showthread.php?133069-How-to-copy-contacts! How to safely open a suspicious email? http://pressf1.pcworld.co.nz/showthread.php?133068-How-to-safely-open-a-suspicious-email&goto=newpost Sun, 26 May 2013 02:38:07 GMT Yes, I know well that the normal answer is 'You don't!' and I normally don't. However, in this case I have been trying to email a govt department which is renowned for its extreme tardiness. I sent an email a few weeks ago by their internal process (can't remember whether it was using a form or not) and today I got an email which I suspect is a response. The problem is that the sender is "Individuals email" and the subject is "Re: Send an Enquiry Form submission", which is very noninformative. It has no attachment. Telephoning them to check on its validity is out of the question as you could write a book while waiting for a human to answer (that is why I emailed them in the first place!) and the call is often disconnected after about 20 minutes of waiting anyway. So if it is a genuine reply I don't want to trash it as that would kill my enquiry and I would be back to square one.
I am sure I have read somewhere (? on this forum) that it is possible to quarantine an email and open it in a safe environment. Is that possible and practical? I don't use email preview as my understanding is that that can trigger an undesirable payload. My email is live scanned with Avast but that is probably not bulletproof (nothing was reported for this one).

Would be grateful for any help. TIA

Using Eudora client and Fastmail email service. ]]> PressF1 Robin S_ http://pressf1.pcworld.co.nz/showthread.php?133068-How-to-safely-open-a-suspicious-email tv on demand - IE9 issue http://pressf1.pcworld.co.nz/showthread.php?133067-tv-on-demand-IE9-issue&goto=newpost Sun, 26 May 2013 02:32:36 GMT On my laptop when I watch TV on demand with IE9 the little menu bar at the bottom of the video has disappeared so I can't expand to full screen. This applies to TV1, 2 and 3

- Works fine with Chrome
- Works fine with IE9 and Youtube
- Reinstalled flash player, no change
- Changed IE9 default player to Quicktime, no change

I've Googled for hours but can't find anything. Please don't say "just dont use IE9". It must be a simple fix but how come only for TV on demand with IE9.

Any help much appreciated ]]> PressF1 ecurb http://pressf1.pcworld.co.nz/showthread.php?133067-tv-on-demand-IE9-issue Photography http://pressf1.pcworld.co.nz/showthread.php?133066-Photography&goto=newpost Sun, 26 May 2013 00:27:43 GMT Anyone know of any good/decent photography forums? I'm looking for one that's kinda like PF1, a few regulars who will have time to help. Unfortunately with something like XDA you have so many people asking so many things (from really noob questions to really technical ones) you can get lost and not actually have any decent discussions.

Mostly looking to talk about analogue process and various techniques. My latest wonder is where to get Orthographic film and paper like Kodalith (I found a few pieces of damaged/exposed kodalith and really liked the outcome of it when I did some enlargements)

If any if you know a good forum, or have any discussion I'd be interested to hear back,

Cheers,

TEG ]]> PC World Chat The Error Guy http://pressf1.pcworld.co.nz/showthread.php?133066-Photography UPS suggestions for a Router only? http://pressf1.pcworld.co.nz/showthread.php?133065-UPS-suggestions-for-a-Router-only&goto=newpost Sat, 25 May 2013 23:19:30 GMT Am wanting to get a UPS just for my Router (NetGear N600 Dual Band) so that with any power outages can have Internet! What unit would anyone suggest that would give say 2 hours? Thanks Am wanting to get a UPS just for my Router (NetGear N600 Dual Band) so that with any power outages can have Internet! What unit would anyone suggest that would give say 2 hours? Thanks ]]> PC World Chat stuffed http://pressf1.pcworld.co.nz/showthread.php?133065-UPS-suggestions-for-a-Router-only 0 - 60mph in 3 seconds - standard production model http://pressf1.pcworld.co.nz/showthread.php?133064-0-60mph-in-3-seconds-standard-production-model&goto=newpost Sat, 25 May 2013 21:20:37 GMT OK, all you petrol heads, drool over this performance :lol:

VIDEO

(original post in Whale Oil) ]]> PC World Chat WalOne http://pressf1.pcworld.co.nz/showthread.php?133064-0-60mph-in-3-seconds-standard-production-model <![CDATA[California man finds Verizon's unlimited FiOS is capped at 77TB]]> http://pressf1.pcworld.co.nz/showthread.php?133054-California-man-finds-Verizon-s-unlimited-FiOS-is-capped-at-77TB&goto=newpost Sat, 25 May 2013 08:09:22 GMT Holy smokes! Interesting article (http://www.geek.com/news/california-man-finds-verizons-unlimited-fios-is-capped-at-77tb-1556313/) at geek.com. Holy smokes! Interesting article at geek.com. ]]> PC World Chat braindead http://pressf1.pcworld.co.nz/showthread.php?133054-California-man-finds-Verizon-s-unlimited-FiOS-is-capped-at-77TB mouse as finger print scanner http://pressf1.pcworld.co.nz/showthread.php?133053-mouse-as-finger-print-scanner&goto=newpost Sat, 25 May 2013 07:24:43 GMT 4000dpi seems to be more than sufficient where are the linux drivers? 4000dpi seems to be more than sufficient

where are the linux drivers? ]]> PressF1 Mirddes http://pressf1.pcworld.co.nz/showthread.php?133053-mouse-as-finger-print-scanner Info for prospective Xnet Fusion (VOIP) bundle users http://pressf1.pcworld.co.nz/showthread.php?133052-Info-for-prospective-Xnet-Fusion-(VOIP)-bundle-users&goto=newpost Sat, 25 May 2013 05:25:43 GMT It pays to shop around if you need to buy a separate Voice Over IP Adapter for your existing router/modem. For example, Xnet sell their SPA112 adapter for around $135. You can buy the same adapter from eLive for $80 inc gst and with free freight. An eye-watering difference.

True to Telecom's style of marketing, Xnet announce their Fusion plans in a straightforward way but what they don't tell you in their sales spiel is that you'll be billed the full monthly amount of the bundle plan you choose, even if you do not use all of your broadband allowance for that plan. I had to dig for that information on the phone to Xnet. There was dead silence from the Xnet rep when I pointed out that this info should be plainly visible on their website and in their sales literature. ]]> PC World Chat braindead http://pressf1.pcworld.co.nz/showthread.php?133052-Info-for-prospective-Xnet-Fusion-(VOIP)-bundle-users Got some spare time on your hands? Try this http://pressf1.pcworld.co.nz/showthread.php?133051-Got-some-spare-time-on-your-hands-Try-this&goto=newpost Sat, 25 May 2013 04:41:00 GMT http://planefinder.net/ Zoom in and select a plane in flight, Click on it and get flight info, click on Google Earth Icon and fly the plan over Google Earth. You could spend hours doing this.. http://planefinder.net/

Zoom in and select a plane in flight, Click on it and get flight info, click on Google Earth Icon and fly the plan over Google Earth. You could spend hours doing this.. ]]> PC World Chat paulw http://pressf1.pcworld.co.nz/showthread.php?133051-Got-some-spare-time-on-your-hands-Try-this Freeview decoders http://pressf1.pcworld.co.nz/showthread.php?133050-Freeview-decoders&goto=newpost Sat, 25 May 2013 04:37:51 GMT While we have a sky dish, we have 2 TV's and freqently wish to watch different programmes. Neither TV has built in freeveiw, and I have seen Satellite Freeview, and I prefer the terrestrial version as there are, I understand, more channels, including CTV. Also it gives something of a safeguard against rainfade that happens occasionally with sky.

Has anyone any recommendations for a terrestrial decoder, as we hope to move back into our house shortly after protracted earthquake repairs, programmed for one month, now 11 weeks and counting. ]]> PC World Chat Brucem http://pressf1.pcworld.co.nz/showthread.php?133050-Freeview-decoders