TP,many thanks for help,the bluetooth usb thingy,do you get them from PC World and how did you get it to setup for the internet,i think for the use that i would go down the avenue of using my phone too.

Thanks for your help.

Rick...

TP thanks, will give it a go. The other option is to buy a pci wireless card for the pc's

MB,

My bluetooth USB transmitter came with the laptop, but it will be the same as those at PCW.

You have two steps. First you have to get your laptop to 'bond' with the phone using bluetooth.

Once you have created the link with the phone you have to teach the laptop's dialler how to tell the phone to connect to the local GPRS signal. This tends to be rather more specific as you need to know the settings your cellnet provider uses.

Most people have URL sites where the connections are explained and they are a bit like setting up your normal mail server on a PC.

Like all this stuff it is a real pain to set up - but the thing about GPRS is that once set up it works the same in Patagonia as it does in Alaska.

And if you have your bluetooth phone configured you can then use a bluetooth enabled PDA, like my Asus MyPal 716, to check your e:mails when you can't be bothered with carting a laptop around.

I have a nice bit of software called StockManager on mine and it picks up stock prices, from any exchange, using Yahoo Financial - so I can monitor my portfolio with the PDA anywhere and at any time.

TP

TP,bought another Vodaphone datacard yesterday,so when i am away next week can collect all my emails and place some trade while away from the main pc.

Many thanks for your help

Rick...

MB,

Good luck with the new card.

Still deliberating about my PDA and TomTom.

Might I borrow your version to see if it works whilst you are away.

Rgds

TP

TP,you have mail.

MB,

You likewise.

TP

Wondered if anyone could help.
My computer has started making what sounds like an alarm noise almost all the time and it has become most iritating. I believe it is in some way connected with the machine overheating or becoming hot.
Can anyone suggest a solution or give me some guidance as to what to do to resolve it. My computer expert contact is away and unavailable.
Thanks in anticipation.
P

Photo,

Greystone lives in much sunnier climes and was advised to create more ventilation around his laptop and put a fan near it.

He's not reported further probs so it might have worked.

On the other bugs make the machine make those noises. Have you run your virus checks recently?

TP

It started way back January this year and I had an extra fan fitted which seemed to cure it but since last weekend when the weather became summer it has become almost nonstop.
Have Mcafee firewall and virus scan which I run regularly and indeed have run again this morning with nothing detected.
Thanks for your imput.
Rgds
P

P,

Greystone also used a vacuum to clean out the filters.

TP

Which filters do you mean.

The filters around the fans.

They clog up badly and reduce the effectiveness of the fans.

TP

Thanks TP will give that a go.
P

Is there a fan on the processor chip. If it has stopped working then that may cause it. On my BIOS setup there are settings as to what temp the alarm goes off and it shows me the current temp.

Just an update on yesterday's wireless router/modem problem.
As i could connect wirelessly but not through ethernet cable, i ordered
a wireless pci adaptor from Dabs which arrived in the post this am, excellent
service.
We are now up and running connected wirelessly, so fault was in ethernet
part of router, the problem now is although its still under warrenty i'm
stuck without it while its repaired or replaced, hmmm.

CloudB,

Why not stay wireless until you take a holiday and don't need the router for a few days?

TP

ThePublisher,
Where did you get the software "Stockmanager" as I am looking for such a programme. SD

SD

http://www.tinystocks.com/sm.html

TP

The Publisher
Many thanks. SD