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  1. Andy_con

    SSD and Laptop Screen Questions?

    just got a brand new dell inspiron 17" 5000 series laptop the £479 one from the dell outlet centre http://www.dell.com/uk/p/inspiron-17-5748-laptop/pd?ref=PD_OC as with most things in life you cant always afford what you want. its comes with a 1tb spinning hard drive, my old laptop has a...
  2. Andy_con

    Home CCTV Using a Digital Camera

    I know there is a fair amount of interest on this forum about cctv. now cctv cameras, lets be fair the quality isn't really up to much. even a half decent IP camera is just about ok, again nothing special. why hasn't someone come up with a way to use a digital camera or mobile phone as a CCTV...
  3. Andy_con

    Hi-speed Video Cameras

    not sure if anyone is into their hi speed videos, but some interesting products for sale at the moment. id give one of my nuts to own a decent hi speed video camera granted no 100k phantom flex but pretty good for the money fps1000...
  4. Andy_con

    Processor Question?

    just got one of these dell laptops, its comes with an i5 processor and the spec on the dell website says up to 2.7GHz but when I check the spec on the laptop it only says 1.7GHz, why? what am I missing?
  5. Andy_con

    Brand New Dell laptop and connection issues to BT homehub

    got a brand new dell inspiron laptop yesterday, it will not stay connected to my homehub 5. every 2-3mins I lose connections, its taking me about 10mins to write this post. im about 2 metres away from the homehub but only have like 2 bars of signal and it wont keep them is this a normal issue?
  6. Andy_con

    Watch the first ever video of a laser beam moving through thin air

    http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/27/7920771/laser-captured-on-video-moving-through-air-for-first-time
  7. Andy_con

    New Oil Filter question?

    does it matter how cheap an oil filter is? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Oil-Filter-for-Renault-Clio-1990-2013-/301337822904?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&fits=Car+Make%3ARenault%7CModel%3AClio%7CCars+Year%3A2005%7CPlat_Gen%3AMK+II%7CCars+Type%3A2.0+16V+Sport&hash=item46292246b8 they got...
  8. Andy_con

    I Really Want a Smart Watch

    http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other/best-smartwatches-and-wearables-of-ces-2015-montblanc-withings-polar-and-more/ss-AA7S72u I really really like the idea of a smart watch ive got a sony xperai z2 anyone else got a smart watch are they useful?
  9. Andy_con

    Sony Xperia online/cloud backup help

    having just smashed the screen on my z2 I need to get the data off - phone numbers and bits like that. do xperia's have any inbuilt cloud backup facility? I found some sync thing and it says its synced but cant get that data onto a xperia z I have here
  10. Andy_con

    Mandiant virus Help

    everything was good on my laptop was just uploading some dropbox stuff and bosh i get this http://malwaretips.com/blogs/mandiant-virus-removal/ problem is everywhere says to remove it you need to get into safe mode, but i cant. i hit safe mode and the computer loads a load of files, goes...
  11. Andy_con

    Dual Screen Help

    just *borrowed* a couple of old HP desktops from work and I want to run dual screen on one. sorry to sound stupid but whats needed to run dual screen?
  12. Andy_con

    182 Just failed MOT - Help

    sadly the 182 just failed its MOT on steering rack gator has gone and emissions problem. garage want £75 to do the gator, can anyone offer any advice on how to go about changing this or where its located? im aware emissions can be a right pain to solve any general advice on this one? they were...
  13. Andy_con

    New Laptop Suggestions?

    its time for a new laptop, my one is currently going down hill fast. ive always had a dell, no real reason other than I like them and they are generally good. open to suggestions of other makes. the main use I use my laptop for is general web surfing, but I also use CAD a lot and I want to be...
  14. Andy_con

    Nice Keyboard

    no reason other than pretty lights, I want!
  15. Andy_con

    Bloody Thunder and Lightening

    Bloody Thunder and Lightening blew my home phone, modem and wireless home hub. I heard the home hub pop and it smelt of burning, BT are useless you get to speak to a man in india. got some crappy home phone and my land line works, got a new modem but no internet. how fooking annoying
  16. Andy_con

    USB OTG question

    does anyone know with usb otg, can you record from the camera straight onto a hard drive with usb otg? rather than record on the phone and transfer afterwards
  17. Andy_con

    recharging air con?

    Could you use this to fill a complete air con system? Or is it more just a top up thing http://www.halfords.com/motoring/engine-oils-fluids/air-conditioning-recharge-supplies/ez-chill-auto-air-conditioning-recharge
  18. Andy_con

    Hi-Speed Videos Shot on Phones

    as im slightly obsessed with hi-speed video at the moment and I recently got a xperia z2 which shoots 120fps, I thought id start a thread. I would be interested to see if anyone one has managed to get any good hi-speed videos on their phone, I know the iphone 5s does 120fps also a few of mine
  19. Andy_con

    Show Us Your Camera Sliders

    just been drawing up some plans for a motorised camera slider. think im going to go down the milling machine route of using a ball screw as they are so cheap, about £30 for 500mm - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/281159373846?var=580220744476&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 with...
  20. Andy_con

    horrible creaking noise on 182

    It's been getting worse and worse The best way to describe it is a loud creaking noise from the front possibly passenger side when turning the wheels, breaking, going over bumps How do you know when the cv joint is going? About a year ago the cover went on the passenger side so s**t could...
  21. Andy_con

    Video Play Back Problem

    just got a new xperia Z2 and ive done a few 120fps videos. they play fine on the phone and on facebook but my laptop is struggling to play them. its craps out after about 2 seconds and goes fuzzy and judders so I cant watch it. I just use WMP to play videos, I did just try the sony software...
  22. Andy_con

    Usb to Ethernet (cat5) solutions

    When out doing laser shows you need all the controllers on stage and then you get given a single cat5 cable back to the lighting booth. I want to use 8 of these over Ethernet http://www.pangolin.com/flashback/flashback3.htm Anyone got any thoughts on solutions for using 8 of those...
  23. Andy_con

    50000mAh Power Bank Charger

    just got one of these - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/191092989730?var=490277987805&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649 want it for bike riding so I can have the sat nav on all the time and for festivals so I have unlimited power. if it gives 30000mAh ill be happy ;) the plan is...
  24. Andy_con

    Machined Aluminium Battery Cover

    following on from the aluminium foot rest group buy just wondering if there is any interest in a machined aluminium battery cover? can engrave what ever onto it and can anodized or powder coated?
  25. Andy_con

    ISA-bus Help

    I want to get this working on a modern computer anyone got any suggestions? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ocean-Optics-PC2000-PC-Plug-In-Fiber-Optic-Spectrometer-ANZI-TYPE-/271191379560?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f24440e68
  26. Andy_con

    Suspension / Top mounts help

    im well aware there are a million threads on top mounts but i need some advice. the 182 is currently in the garage and im expecting them to come back and say the top mounts need replacing. the well know issue with the 182 that when you put full steering lock on the banging noise, is this a top...
  27. Andy_con

    IP Camera and Wireless Router help

    I have a stand alone tower PC that I use for CCTV, its not connected to the internet. ive only ever had one camera so I just plugged it straight into the Ethernet port and everything has worked fine. just got two new IP cameras so also got a belkin play N600 DB wireless router to connect it...
  28. Andy_con

    Command Prompt Help?

    following this guide http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=82693 am on this part PREPARE TO FLASH On Windows, open a Command Prompt with Administrator permissions (with UAC, right-click Command Prompt and select Run as administrator). On Linux, open a root shell (sudo -i/su). Change to...
  29. Andy_con

    MS Outlook Proile and .PST Issue

    ok after my laptop fooked up last week I had to reinstall windows, before doing so I grabs the .pst outlook file so I could keep all my emails. reinstalled windows and MS office, when starting outlook I had to make an account which is fine and I did. I then imported the .pst file I grabbed and...
  30. Andy_con

    Windows 7 - Startup Failed

    was using my laptop this morning and normal, it frooze and i got a blue screen. laptop restarted and i got a failed to start error. after spending 2 hours going through the startup recovery tool i managed to get it back up and running, but now i will only log me onto a temporary profile where...
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