Computer Users Group

[traceyjp1]

have you tried spellcheck.net

[Lucille]

Thanks for the advice on spell checkers.

I know next to nothing about these things but hope someone else might. Do you think that £11.95 for a 4GB stick is a good deal? I want it to store my photos.

[silverst170]

Thanks for the advice on spell checkers.

I know next to nothing about these things but hope someone else might. Do you think that £11.95 for a 4GB stick is a good deal? I want it to store my photos.

Smiths have them on special Lucille

[Lucille]

Do you know how much?

[elwoodsusanm]

Thanks for the advice on spell checkers.

I know next to nothing about these things but hope someone else might. Do you think that £11.95 for a 4GB stick is a good deal? I want it to store my photos.

Lucille it all depends on how many photos you want to store? I have a 750gb external hardrive for mine. This makes for easy access and processing at any time
Sue

[DJG]

Do you know how much?

You can get a 4gb from Play from £6.99 or an 8gb for £11.99 and it's free postage

[silverst170]

That's cheap Doreen ......................
Lucille I'd go with that one

[Lucille]

Lucille it all depends on how many photos you want to store? I have a 750gb external hardrive for mine. This makes for easy access and processing at any time
Sue

I think 750gb is too big for what I need, we have just bought an external HD for cloning the HD, I was going to get a USB stick just for my photos so I will have 2 back ups of those to be on the safe side, lets face it photos are irreplaceable

You can get a 4gb from Play from £6.99 or an 8gb for £11.99 and it's free postage

This is half the price thanks for letting me know.

[DJG]

I've bought several from them going up in size each time.
Never had a problem yet (touch wood).
The first one I bought was 128mb and cost £24 the size is laughable now but it shows how much they have come down in price

[grammyknit]

I hope someone can help its regarding an acer laptop which when power cable plugged in it works fine but when take it off doesnt come on when I have checked battery it says full and it comes up with ac only it was only bought at xmas so cannot be battery gone down. any ideas how to get it to run off the battery otherwise its not portable laptop.
Regards
Myra

[rugersmum]

have you checked your power management settings have a look somewhere in control panel power options

[grammyknit]

tried that thats where it says ac only and thats greyed out so doesnt let you change it
regards
Myra

[2magpies]

tried that thats where it says ac only and thats greyed out so doesnt let you change it
regards
Myra

Hi Myra, I have an Acer Laptop too, and I can only alter the battery settings when I have unplugged the AC power cable - then the battery options are no longer greyed out. HTH

[Fuschia]

My DD has a Sony Vaio and her battery stopped holding a charge after about a year, so always has to use the power adapter. Its a pain and its one thing the manufacturers don't guarantee, plus a new battery is about £180, so her laptop is no longer 'portable'.

[grammyknit]

when I unplug the power computer wont switch on. just goes dead.
thanks for suggestions.
regards myra