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18-05-2013, 07:55 AM

howardb replied to a thread Vintage / retro home computers - looking for in PC Hardware and Gadgets

I still have my 48k Speccy boxed up in the garage - open it up every few years to have a blast down memory lane. Still works great and it has the...

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18-05-2013, 07:34 AM

howardb replied to a thread DSTV signal poor on TV1 and TV2 in DSTV, TopTV, SABC, TV services, Movies and Multimedia

Is your LNB still intact (plastic cover) - may need replacing as they don't last forever. Which decoder model?

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11-05-2013, 07:49 AM

howardb replied to a thread 4 digit remote control code for Samsung LED TVs in DSTV, TopTV, SABC, TV services, Movies and Multimedia

SAMSUNG 0036, 0057, 0064, 0087, 0117, 0119, 0181, 0205, 0291, 0397, 0583, 0614, 0645, 0729, 0793, 0839, 0841 Try these ones - also for Samsung...

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10-05-2013, 05:42 AM

howardb replied to a thread Wireless Network Attached Storage in PC Hardware and Gadgets

+1 for offsite - Dropbox and Skydrive work well for me; all my photos/docs are backed up there together with a portable HDD

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09-05-2013, 09:25 PM

howardb replied to a thread SSD HDDs in PC Hardware and Gadgets

OCZ always good (well so far). +1 for ADATA - also a good choice (very good value). I would suggest minimum 120GB - are you using Windows?

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09-05-2013, 03:48 PM

BlackMamba replied to a thread AlwaysOn boosts free WiFi in SA in Broadband and IT News

yeah great stuff indeed

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09-05-2013, 08:21 AM

The_Techie replied to a thread Gmail App in Android 4.2.2: no zooming in Android

I'm not entirely sure (don't have my phone on me to check) but I think you might have to turn on the auto-fit messages option in the Gmail app's...

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08-05-2013, 10:17 PM

howardb replied to a thread Wireless Storage Device in PC Hardware and Gadgets

Seagate has the Wireless Plus drives, but their a tad expensive imo - approx. R3050 for the 1TB locally Features wireless and USB 3.0, 1TB 2.5" HDD,...

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08-05-2013, 05:36 AM

howardb replied to a thread HP ProLiant MicroServer in PC Hardware and Gadgets

Can try one of these from IcyDock - MB994SP-4S, 4x 2.5" HDD in a 1x 5.25" bay, SAS/SATA Hot Swap Backplane RAID cage It's compact and reasonably...

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06-05-2013, 08:49 PM

howardb replied to a thread Keyboard stickers to change layout in PC Hardware and Gadgets

Like these for about $6 (R60)? I doubt there's anywhere locally, you may have to get from overseas...or through wantitall for R264 if you want to be...

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05-05-2013, 05:04 PM

howardb replied to a thread N36L MicroServer died - replacement motherboard? in PC Hardware and Gadgets

Thanks for the comments everyone. I tried the following so far: - disconnected everything and tried to power up, nothing; the rapidly flashing...

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05-05-2013, 04:58 PM

The_Techie replied to a thread Official HTC One thread in Android

BlinkFeed is OK, haven't really used it all that much. But it does its job as a centralised hub for your social media and news, I guess. Not really...

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05-05-2013, 10:17 AM

howardb started a thread N36L MicroServer died - replacement motherboard? in PC Hardware and Gadgets

So my N36L finally gave up the ghost - seems to be the motherboard. I have tested all other components, PSU is fine, RAM good, HDD good; when the...

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04-05-2013, 09:18 AM

The_Techie replied to a thread Official HTC One thread in Android

Some more feedback regarding this phone: Standby time is truly remarkable. Been off the charger for over 10 and a half hours (with only brief...

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03-05-2013, 06:12 AM

BlackMamba replied to a thread Zambian vice-president: 'South Africans are backward' in News and Current Affairs

and da whole thread is hijacked by anti Ancsm Hateras

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