[Dorset] OT: Freedom of Panorama

2015-07-02 Thread Terry Coles
Hi, Sorry for the OT, but I feel that this is worth sharing. An amendment to the Freedom of Panorama legislation in Europe has hit the headlines lately and threatens the rights of ordinary citizens to take and share pictures of buildings in Europe. UKIP (predictably) are totally against it,

[Dorset] (Yet another) OT: Replacing Sony Vaio Keyboard

2015-07-02 Thread Terry Coles
Hi, Sorry for another OT, but I'm not sure how to proceed with this problem. My daughter has a 2 1/2 year old Sony Vaio SVT131B11M laptop with a faulty keyboard. The problem is that five of the keys don't work; this has happened progressively over the last few months, so I suspect that more

Re: [Dorset] (Yet another) OT: Replacing Sony Vaio Keyboard

2015-07-02 Thread John Carlyle-Clarke
I've done a couple of Dell laptops using YouTube videos, and while it's fiddly and a bit nerve-racking, it's not too bad. My advice would be to search YouTube for a video for her exact model of laptop that shows how to change the keyboard. Failing that, the only repair place I've used that's

Re: [Dorset] (Yet another) OT: Replacing Sony Vaio Keyboard

2015-07-02 Thread Tim
Hi Terry Many years ago I looked at replacing the keyboard on a Sony Viao (shut lid with something trapped between keyboard and screen), but I was un able to obtain a replacement keyboard as Sony only sold parts to a limited outlets, are you able to get a replacement? I spoke to Sony who

Re: [Dorset] (Yet another) OT: Replacing Sony Vaio Keyboard

2015-07-02 Thread Terry Coles
On Thursday 02 Jul 2015 18:19:11 Tim wrote: Hi Terry Many years ago I looked at replacing the keyboard on a Sony Viao (shut lid with something trapped between keyboard and screen), but I was un able to obtain a replacement keyboard as Sony only sold parts to a limited outlets, are you able

Re: [Dorset] (Yet another) OT: Replacing Sony Vaio Keyboard

2015-07-02 Thread Peter Merchant
On 02/07/15 19:13, Terry Coles wrote: On Thursday 02 Jul 2015 18:19:11 Tim wrote: Thanks both for your help. I can get a new keyboard for about £40 (not Sony original I suspect, but bearing in mind the reliability of the one fitted, that may be a good thing). I spoke to RapidPCs this afternoon