Does anyone own a Samsung Galaxy tab ?? i want a way of keeping in touch ie email,IM,skype,sometimes to be able to check my website status online but also being very portable not laptop size hence this was the reason i was look at a htc Desire S but i am thinking is the screen going to be small for what i want.I wont be using it alot during the day just say a few times to keep on top of things hence this is why this morning was looking at the Samsung Galaxy tab as that has a nice 7inch screen but is still very portable and can be taken with me all the time.

So am i going down the right route or can someone offer another option that i have missed.

Rick

Exec: I have an HP OfficeJet Pro 7600. I buy my branded HP cartridges from JustInkandPaper. As they ship from the Channel Islands, you are not charged VAT. Prices are inclusive of delivery which, in my experience, takes about 3 days. They also provide recycling postal envelopes for your used cartridges.

Exec. I have an Epsom SX200(copy,print,etc)
I get my compatable ink from Internet-Ink.co.uk.
They hold about twice the ink and are about half the price.
After ordering from them I now get a further 10% off.
If I order in the morning they are on the doormat next day(so far)

mac

Many thanks, Mighty Micro.

A much appreciated tip. Have just opened an account and given them an order.

I do prefer to stay with branded inks, having experienced massive problems with compatible inks previously. Anyhow, thanks for the suggestion, Tyketto

PS. I'm looking for a good robotic form filler and credit number filler-inner 'App' which will work on my 'Windows 7-64bit' desktop. I used to use Roboform with Windows XP so am looking for something similar.

Can anyone help by suggesting something? It's overcoming the 'compatibility issue' with the Win 7-64bit that's the main problem, I believe.

I do recommend KeePass Password Safe for storing Accounts, UserNames, Passwords and associated notes.

I also recommend an info' site, which has tons of articles, guides, info' and info' downloads.

Have a browse at:

http://www.makeuseof.com/

Antec's brilliant Power Supply Size Calculator:

http://www.antec.outervision.com/PSUEngine

Looking for a usb powered cdrom for a notebook any ideas on a no frills supplier please.

Mrga

Try this one and with the best price being from Amazon. You could pay more than double elsewhere.

http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalog?hl=en&q=AMA-BYCD2-U&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=17657894011638013168&sa=X&ei=21HnTbGPEImEtge_zOW6Cg&ved=0CGAQ8wIwCQ#

But I'm suprised you aren't going for a DVD Rom instead:

http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalog?q=usb+powered+dvdrom&hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=4079789699002356233&sa=X&ei=z1LnTdLjGYy5twfS-OzMCg&ved=0CFgQ8wIwAQ#

Thanks Exec just ordered the dvd rom from amazon :-)

Just a note to say the ink arrived from Guernsey this morning.

I ordered two blacks, being Black and PhotoBlack. I am interested to observe that the outer packaging had been removed and just one cellophaned cassette of ink was inside a single cardboard envelope. There were thus two of these. The effect of this is that the Date Stamp on the outer cartonof the cassette is completely absent.

Looking at one of my UK 'normal' cartons, I see this date stamp, that's printed on the store carton, is actually the 'Warranty Ends' date.

Hmmm?

Anyhow, I checked the web site. In the T&Cs they say:

"Note that all products are original and genuine and have a one year guarantee."

Exec: Yes, I've noticed that they've started doing that recently, I assume to cut their postage costs. They certainly used to ship the entire outer carton.

Might be worth asking them, but I'm sure the explanation is innocent.

Correction:

Sorry! What looks like a code number on the cassettes actually says

1. 2013/02
2. 2012/12

Doh!

(and so not short lived ink either!)

anyone know is this a virus "akamai netsession interface" or is it ok, as i've just noticed it in my programs list

A bit of Googling brought this stuff:

http://www.akamai.com/html/misc/akamai_client/netsession_interface_faq.html

Akamai is a company that has lots of servers all over the world. Many very popular web-sites use Akamai servers for offering audio/video content to users. When you watch or listen to audio/video streams from a CDN like Akamai, you usually do it from a server that is the nearest to you.

Akamai NetSession is a p2p technology. This means that you get media content not only from Akamai servers, but also from other users like you. Not only you get this content, but also share it with other users. This sharing is mutually beneficial.

Akamai NetSession may help you to watch videos and listen to audio streams more quickly and smoothly. It makes sense to remove it if you have problems with it.

AND

What is the Akamai NetSession Interface?
The Akamai NetSession Interface is distributed networking software which greatly enhances the quality and speed of downloads and video streams you get from websites that support Akamai technology. The Akamai NetSession Interface handles the caching, reflecting and sending of files delivered to you through the Akamai network. The software is safe and secure, and does not contain any adware or spyware and never will. It can also be easily removed if you no longer wish to use it (see 'How do I uninstall the Akamai NetSession Interface?').

Why should I use the Akamai NetSession Interface?
The Akamai NetSession Interface improves the speed and quality of downloads and streams that your favorite sites are able to provide to you. You'll see a great improvement in your download experience. The client does away with much of the traffic spikes and network congestion that can make the Net a difficult place to get your content. Most sites that support the Akamai NetSession Interface do so to provide you a much richer, broadband-enabled service offering.

How does the Akamai NetSession Interface work?
When you click on a link utilizing the Akamai NetSession Interface, the technology creates efficiency and speed in several ways. The client works by coordinating all caches of content on the network, including caches on end user machines as well as thousands of Akamai edge servers distributed around the world. Mostly, the client employs significantly more intelligence in the download process:
downloading from multiple sources of a file simultaneously
capable of connecting to other end user machines to help speed delivery
continually looking for (and connecting to) faster/nearer sources of a file
intelligently routing your download around network congestion and traffic spikes

What information is shared between the Akamai NetSession Interface and my computer?
The Akamai NetSession Interface captures and stores about the same information as a standard web server. The Akamai NetSession Interface is made up of various networking protocols designed to manage the distribution of files over IP networks and is solely used for that function. And just to be clear: The Akamai NetSession Interface is networking software only. Absolutely zero personal information is *ever* captured, shared or stored via the Akamai NetSession Interface.

How do I install the Akamai NetSession Interface?
The Akamai NetSession Interface is technology that is integrated into other software applications that utilize the Akamai desktop networking technology. Akamai also distributes a Download Manager that can integrate with the Akamai NetSession Interface.

What are the minimum system requirements for the Akamai NetSession Interface?
The Akamai NetSession Interface works with Windows 2000, XP, Vista as well as Mac OS X 10.4+.

How do I uninstall the Akamai NetSession Interface?
Windows: The Akamai NetSession Interface is a network library integrated into other applications. When you uninstall any of those applications, the library uninitializes. If you wish to uninstall the Akamai NetSession Interface, go to the AdminTool found at C:\Program Files\Common Files\Akamai\AdminTool.exe

What are the Do's and Don'ts of the Akamai NetSession Interface?
Akamai has always provided professional software that respects its users and their systems. The Akamai NetSession Interface has been so non-intrusive that people often have questions as to what the background service DOES and DOES NOT do.

The Akamai NetSession Interface DOES:
provide client networking technology to enable applications to enhance their video and file download capabilities.
enable secure, closed peer-to-peer networking so that websites can deliver files to their users economically and with faster downloads.
provide in-depth information about what the Akamai NetSession Interface does and how it works.
provide simple ways for the user to turn the netsession interface off
provide a simple uninstall process
provide an AdminTool for the user to see utilization system resources and client activity

It DOES NOT:
monitor your browsing or other Internet activity
pop-up ads
interrupt your web viewing experience with prompts or other annoying software tactics
interfere with other applications on your machine
hide itself on your system
take over your computer, nor monopolize your computer's resources

Is there any way to see the Akamai NetSession Interface's networking activity and other settings?
The Akamai NetSession Interface has an advanced settings interface. Most users can access the administrative tool in C:\Program Files\Common Files\Akamai\AdminTool.exe
Launch AdminTool from the command line
AdminTool supports information about cached files, network activity, and other applications utilizing the client library
AdminTool also provides ability to uninstall and turn the client off

Does the networking service work when I have a NAT or firewall set up? Do I have to do anything special for the Akamai NetSession Interface to function properly?
Akamai's desktop networking technology is built to automatically detect the network environment (including NATs) and perform the most effective networking techniques to send or receive the data prescribed for delivery. Akamai has designed the client to work without any configuration on your part. That means you don't have to set up port-forwarding, turn your Firewall or NAT off, or do anything different than before. As there are always unique system configurations or new network setups that come up, the networking library provides information to the applications that depend on it about any networking request that could not be fulfilled. For more information, or to provide feedback or input on an unsupported configuration please send us your feedback so that we can continue to improve our software.
Thanks!

What is this TCP connection that I see when I do a netstat on my machine?
Like most network communications software, the Akamai NetSession Interface communicates with a centralized directory, what we call the Akamai Control Plane, so the network knows your system's network status and availability. If downloads are slow, or sources are unavailable, the client can ask for more client sources, or alternatively switch to pulling from other servers.

Will the Akamai NetSession Interface ever deliver content to my system that I have not asked for?
Absolutely not. Only content or downloads that you have asked for will be downloaded by the Akamai NetSession Interface. In addition, some content providers may allow you to sign-up for background-delivered content channels. For example, a sports site might offer a highlights reel that you can sign up for and have background delivered. If you signed up for that channel, it will be pre-delivered to your system as the highlights are made available.

Will uploading or sending data overwhelm or saturate my connection?
Only certain websites and applications utilize client-to-client delivery capabilities. For those applications that use this library capability, upstream bandwidth utilization will only happen when the network is underutilized and is intended to be unnoticeable.

Seymour Clearly, thanks

I did read on some sites it was a virus, so just making sure its ok, none of my 4 virus checkers a said anything yet

I dont believe this, one of my monitors has gone off, the power light and display of the monitor is not working its one of three plugged into my new 2 week old graphics card

Any thoughts what the proplem could be?? HELP

RG69: With what you've told us, it's impossible to be sure. But it sounds like the power to the monitor has failed. This may be (a) the power supply to the monitor, (b) the fuse in the plug on the monitor's power supply, (c) a disconnection between the monitor and its supply (is it an external power supply?). Sorry, not enough information to make more intelligent guesses.

MightyMicro, its a seperate powersupply 95% sure (in a wheelchair cant get full access), but the computer still thinks its there has it put all the icons and extends the display to it so very difficult to see anything am doing even trying to set my monitors up to use only 2 that I can see, This is not the first time Viewsonic have done this must have had 3 in the last 2 years, but not the power light going out, display not working but power light stays one

Having an intermittent problem with Powerdesk Pro 6 file browser. When I close it the window disappears but the process remains active within Task Manager. If I try to open it again nothing visible happens but another process is added in T.M. Only by ending all these processes can I open a new window.
By the way I have been using this same copy on numerous HDs and operating systems for years. Problem has only shown up when I moved HD to newly built pc. O.S. is Win7 ultimate. Eveything else is running well. Have uninstalled several times, removed all references in file system and registry before reinstalling but nothing helps.
A solution would be great or can anyone recommend a good, free file browser?
tia

Just placed an order for some ink for my Canon MG6150 printer. Compared to PC World, these guys are a heck lot cheaper. I'm sure the cartridges will be fine. Will update here when I receive the ink.