Just had a phone call from a mate - he has tried to use a PC which he hasn't used for a few months and is being asked for a password for his userid - as far as he is aware, he has never set a password - he is using XP home - any ideas as to how to find or circumvent the password?

Since there isn't a password, the answer to the question is to tell him, 'Enter nothing at all (ie, don't enter anything) and just click OK.'

Skinny

If a blank passowrd does not do the trick, PM me and I'll send you an ISO image of a CD that will reset the password. I'm afraid I can't remember where I got the program from.

Optimist - email sent.

Skinny

You need to include your email address in the PM if you want me to forward the file.

Skinny

I've now found a site for the download http://www.listsoft.com/?id=12378

Optimist - thanks, I will pass it on.

Seymour & Haystacks - Thanks

Can someone now recommend a good FM transmitter so that I can play MP3 files from my laptop PC through my FM radios?

I see an assortment of devices on the market. Most seem to rely on batteries. Most work from the audio output of the laptop.

I don't want it to be powered by batteries.

Surely there are FM transmitters that can be powered by the USB socket?

I'd also rather pay a bit more for a powerful device that reached further than the common 10 to 30 metres that most seem to cover.

Any recommendations, friends?

TP

hi,sorry this is a bit OT,but can any one tell me how many pictures aprox ,you would get on a cheap 3MP Digital camera with 2MBs of built in memory.Its selling for 20 quid in Woolies and the memory sticks are extra (think they want 20quid for them).My present very cheap camera (100KP please don't laugh) can hold 19 "HQ" pics before getting full up. I would have thought I'd be lucky to get more than a handfull in the Woolies camera...its a Premier DS-3090S. Once again apologies for being o/t,cheers, Mike.

phobos

Assuming that it uses a normal compression you wil get one picture stored. Some cameras increase the compressio ratio at the expense of quality which would give you more pictures.

I recently bought a 1GB SD card for under 10 which would store over 500 pics.

yeah,I thought that I wouldn't get many,as my other one,has 16MBs of SDRAM for the 19 "HQ" pics........so in other words this woolies cam is worth next to nothin'with out the stick,no wonder they are reduced from 30quid ,though i've seen 'em advertised on the net for 60 and the sticks are still extra,I presume !.

phobos,

"I'd be lucky to get more than a handfull in the Woolies camera"

If you want to get a better camera than you already own I'd advise you to go to a camera shop and not to Woolies. There is next to no market in second hand digitals so, if you give them a budget, they will be pleased to have you as a customer.

I've got my wife's old Panasonic for sale, I think it is a Panasonic FX5
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2004_reviews/fx5.html

I say think as it is at home not here in the office.

I'll probably sell it to one of the people in my office. It's as good as new, but eclipsed by two years of development.

As Optimist says, memory costs peanuts compared with a few years ago. Any keen camera shop can afford to chuck in a gig or two FOC.

Just one important point that no shop will ever mention. If you wear reading glasses you must get a camera with a proper viewfinder. Without it you will find that composing your image with the screen on the back is next to impossible. The viewfinder is going out of fashion with the new p&s cameras - but it's a retrograde step for all us with reading specs.

TP

I keep on having to move my mouse left to right and up and down fast across the screen to pin point the place i want to click on to, anybody know why please.

Try taking the ball out of the mouse and cleaning the rollers.

Get a laser mouse, no more ball cleaning.

"Just one important point that no shop will ever mention. If you wear reading glasses you must get a camera with a proper viewfinder. Without it you will find that composing your image with the screen on the back is next to impossible. The viewfinder is going out of fashion with the new p&s cameras - but it's a retrograde step for all us with reading specs."


Yup,I do use reading specs.........my present digi Cam,was free via Which magazine (and that was a free trial too !) it only has a "viewfinder" ie you look thru a hole,and most of the time,I found you had to aim about 30 % to the left of what you really wanted to shoot to get anywhere near what you were aiming at.Hope that makes sense ! This Woolies thing (Premier DS-3090s)has a 1and half inch screen for composing.I've been busy today re-laying a stair carpet so havent had the chance to get anywhere nr woolies,so they may have all gone now anyway. My local woolies (maybe nationwide? ) are in such a mess,they are flogging stuff off dirt cheap,"new" DVDs,like Back to the Future Pt 1 3quid, 2001 (digitally remastered )a fiver and this "cheap" camera,reduced from 30 quid,then 25 quid and yesterday 20.

sorry duplicated post

It seems to be working better now since i did this, cheers.

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right, here is where I am going to show myself up

I connected a d link wireless router this morning, to the laptop that I use as my main computer. The connection is ok and I see a green cloud.

can I disconnect the blue cable now so that I can move my laptop to another room