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    Heroes Reborn

    Has anyone seen this yet? I only just heard about it. I used to love the original Heroes series so I'm definitely going to check it out. It's set several years after the events of the original series and has some original characters revived, such as Noah Bennet, Matt Parkman, Hiro, and The...
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    Root [International] Omni 5.1 Alpha available for our good ol' S3

    Yep we can have Lollipop 5.1 on our old i9300. http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/development/rom-aosp-unofficial-slimlp-alpha-0-9-t2977801 It is only in alpha at the moment, but it is pleasing to know, nontheless. Charging up my phone ready f0r a flash...
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    why does libre office keep pasting text from word as a picture?

    Hey guys for some reason now when I paste some text from ms word into libre office writer (on Win 7) it inserts it as a picture, not text. I cannot edit it. I tried pasting it into another application and it worked. I managed to get it to work if I paste as special and choose rtf. I get...
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    Which CMS (Content Management System) is best to learn?

    Hi I'm applying for jobs and some of them want experience of using CMS and I want to know which would be the best (most popular or easiest) to learn, and how would I go about using it? I haven't posted this in Computers/IT forum because I thought it might be a more general job-related...
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    Washed earphones in jeans pocket

    Guys do you think they'll be alright? How long should I wait for them to dry before using them, and what kind of damage will detergent have done to their innards? stupid stupid stupid
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    Origin: 40% Off 48 hour flash sale!

    Just a heads up guys and gals :) https://www.origin.com/en-gb/store/deals/sale/flashsale
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    Is it rooted?

    If the phone comes with Cyanogenmod, is it rooted? And what kind of recovery does it have if anyone knows?
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    Play Store annoying nag pop-up

    Hey guys, is anyone else experiencing an annoying popup in Play Store app that wants you to add your phone number 'in case you forget your login password'? It happens to me a lot. And there is no way I am going to help google correlate my searching with my actual phone number, completing the...
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    Dead Space free on Origin

    Hey I discovered this give-away. Origin are giving away the first Dead Space under their On the House section. :) It's available for a limited time.
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    Any theme that changes colour of notification ticker and icons?

    Hi, are there any themes you know that set the colour of the notification ticker and icons (to red), as I want to achieve this without using xposed framework. I also would like it to change the colour of the network and wifi and alarm indicators. I would like a theme with which I can achieve...
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    xposed - gravity box notification nightmare (not really)

    Don't know if this is the best place to post this, but does anyone using Xposed framework know which setting in Gravity Box is likely to be putting notification sliders on my lockscreen? I have been through the settings and I can't find it lol. I'm sure I found it before but cannot remember...
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    Linux pre-boot request for key response (mounting issue?)

    Hey guys, seems like my foray into Linux has started in earnest. :) When I boot my computer, I get the following message: keys:Continue to wait, or Press S to skip mounting or M for manual recovery When I press S, it boots up fine, but I would rather not have to do this, and I would like to...
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    New Linux install grinds to halt [confirmed over-heating problem]

    Hey guys, I've installed Linux Mint 16 onto my Dell Studio 1558 laptop, and it works fine for a while but then it slows down. It slows so much that it becomes unusable (e.g. taking eight seconds to open the menu; browser doesn't scroll etc.) and I have to reboot. What could be causing this and...
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    kitkat dialer a bit meh

    Is it just me or does anyone else think the new dialer has made somewhat of a step backwards in ease of use and style? With the previous dialer I would just tap my phone icon, and would be confronted with the numerical dialer. Now I get a mishmash screen on which I have to tap again if I want...
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    Sherlock!

    The third series of Sherlock is coming to British TV soon. There is a pre-series teaser available to usher in the new season. I'm really looking forward to it. In case you are from outside the UK and have not watched this TV reboot, you should really check it out. It is a contemporary reboot...