Why Does My Laptop Freeze Playing Skyrim and MGSV?

http://ift.tt/106MD5r, I’d like some help with my laptop. Firstly, my laptop has the following specifications: HP Pavilion DV6 Intel Core i7-2630QM 2.00 GHz 6GB RAM DirectX 11 It also includes switchable graphics between: AMD Radeon HD 6700M Intel HD Graphics 3000 Last year, before December 2014, all was working fine. Around early December, I ran […]

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Why did my TV stop reading a USB drive suddenly?

http://ift.tt/ZMDsXC am really surprised to know that I am not the only person having the problem with connectivity between Sony Bravia & USB HDD Drives. But my problem is a bit different. I bought the Sony Bravia LED TV (KDL-48W605B) on 27/12/2014 and after bringing it home a day later, I tried connecting my Transcend […]

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How do I fix email folders that erase emails?

http://ift.tt/1qLz8xi using an email account from our DSL provider, AT&T (Formerly Bellsouth). It’s an @bellsouth.net email address. I got a new laptop with Windows 8 a year ago, and set up my email to the Windows Mail app. I have set up folders where I save emails ( I.E. kids school, sports, order confirmations, etc…). […]

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What wireless speakers will work with my home theater system?

http://ift.tt/ZMDsXC listen to some of my music through a cable channel on TV. I want to add wireless speakers so I can listen to it on a 3 season room. Let’s say the speakers would be about 20-25 feet away at the farthest point. I also listen to Pandora through the TV. My setup is […]

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Why is my external hard drive no longer recognized by my LG TV?

http://ift.tt/1ur7LQz there, I have a Western Digital 1.5TB HDD that is FAT32 formatted. I originally used this on a PC and now Mac (still go between the two) if I have to. I connected this external hard drive to my LG Smart TV LB7500 (Australian model) via the USB port. Initially, this worked fine, however, […]

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Why won’t my HTPC’s HDMI output show up on my LG television?

http://ift.tt/1xzaRCJ with NUC HTPC I have a DC3217IYE NUC kit running as an HTPC. I have had it plugged into my TV for about a year, and it works pretty well, sound could be louder but other than that no real problems. I had to buy a new Home Theater all in one and went […]

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How do I resolve error code 43 for Bluetooth chipset in Windows 7?

http://ift.tt/Yp0m6q properties dialog box in Control Panel – Devices and Printers – Bluetooth chipset displays yellow triangle with Code 43 error for Bluetooth chipset. Please tell how to resolve it. I tried drivers uninstall and then reinstall drivers and Registry Cleaner. But the Bluetooth icon is not yet displayed in bottom right corner as was […]

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How can I fix visibility problem with Google Calendars on iPhones?

http://ift.tt/1szOmvd issue has me stumped. It seems easy and straight forward but I can’t figure it out and could use some help: My wife and I each maintain a Google calendar. We share our calendar with the other person. We can both see each other calendars in a browser on our desktop/laptop computers. We both […]

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How can I stream audio to USB speakers via Bluetooth?

http://ift.tt/1mH6jXA can I connect Logitech USB speakers to a intermediary Bluetooth-enabled device to allow Bluetooth streaming to those speakers from another device?

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What are the pros/cons of connecting my Hotmail account to Office Outlook?

http://ift.tt/Z81CLv it useful to link a Hotmail account to Microsoft Office Outlook? Are there any possible risks or problems in connecting Hotmail to Outlook? I’m not asking how to link them, just the pros /cons of doing or not doing it. I’ve been using Hotmail in the new Outlook format since they converted. I also […]

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How do I fix iPad 2 iTunes sync problems?

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MakeuseofAnswers?d=qj6IDK7rITsI have a library of 20,000 files of music stored in iCloud. I use iTunes Match to access them on my iPhone 5 and Samsung Smart TVs. Using these devices, there are no problems. My difficulty is with my iPad 2. Every time I access the music app on the iPad, iTunes Match goes through […]

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How do I set up a home workgroup network with mixed Windows versions?

http://ift.tt/1ur7LQz everyone, I’m currently having issues running a home network with a Windows 8.1 PC as the central file server. The client PCs (there are 3) are each running Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP2 and Windows 7. Went through the setup process just fine, put every PC on the same WORKGROUP (not HOMEGROUP because […]

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How can I stop a friend’s over-shared Facebook posts?

http://ift.tt/1HkSaUC someone can help me as its driving me nuts. I have a relative who constantly shares every single thing they see on Facebook, especially things he sees on Instagram up to 10 times a day. I dont want to block him altogether, or hurt his feelings by saying Stop It. I just would like […]

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Why doesn’t MS Office autocorrect replace one of my custom entries?

http://ift.tt/ZMDsXC am unable to add a particular symbol to the MS Office Math AutoCorrect table in Office 2010. In most Office applications, press & hold left-Alt key and on the numeric keypad enter the 4 digits in the 1st column to produce the Spanish characters in the 2nd column. With Office Word, I have added […]

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Why did the Windows 8.1 update disable Bluetooth and speakers?

http://ift.tt/1ur7LQz! I have a problem since upgrading to Windows 8 on Dell laptop. After my upgrade, the speakers and Bluetooth devices stopped working. I have to restart my laptop to make the speakers work because once it is shut down and I open it, the speakers don’t work. I have tried to uninstall the 8.1 […]

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How do I fix the web cam initialization error?

http://ift.tt/ZMDsXC have a Toshiba Satellite C655 and my webcam doesn’t work. I’ve looked all over the web and I can’t find an answer to my problem. Every time I click on the “Web Camera Application” program, it pops up saying: Web camera initialization failed. Check your camera device and restart application or computer. I’ve tried […]

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How do I sync changes to SkyDrive from a tablet?

http://ift.tt/1mKcB95 have just started using SkyDrive at work, when I make changes to a document from the computer, I can see those changes in said document on our tablets. However, if I make changes on a Windows tablet, I can’t see them when I open the document from the computer. We have searched online for […]

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