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Confusing information regarding going to fibre / loosing landline??
Lomng storu short, Plusnet advised that copper landlines will become obsolete next year, and advised if I wanted to keep a landline then I would need to go over to fibre, (which I want to do). Openreach engineer arrived to install the new cable, but advised we may need to dig up the porch and drive floor!! He then asked…
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Sound is gone after computer sleeps. Windows 11 pro 25H2
Windows 11 pro 25H2 Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-8100 CPU @3 .60GHz (3.60 GHz) Installed RAM 8.00 GB Graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 (2 GB) Storage 778 GB of 1.39 TB used After my computer goes to sleep and it awakens the sound drivers vanish and I have to then reboot the computer. I don't know when it started to do…
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Tv sound disappears
I have a Samsung series 6 smart tv. I think it must be about 11 years old. Every now and then when streaming the sound just goes off. I can fix it by turning the tv off and disconnecting it at the mains, then when it is switched back on it all works fine for a little while. The problem doesn’t seem to affect terrestrial…
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Annualised calendar view?
Hi MSE Forum I've got a two Outlook calendars (work/leave/rostering etc) and one Google calendar (home/personal). Neither seem to support an annualised view so I can copy/"super impose" one onto to the other, so I'm currently in lifemin hell trying to manually do it onto a paper calendar. I can't find a solution (iCal,…
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BT now require 2fa code for email - is this permanent ?
2 months ago I was REQUIRED to set up 2fa on my BT account. So, the position then became : 2fa code required to access account. Code NOT required for email . This seemed reasonable - I would be happy with code protection on the account but not on email. Then on 15/5/26 a code was required for email which I do not want. The…
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Bulbs for outdoor lights
I want 2 up & down dusk to dawn outside lights to replace old fashioned lanterns. I’ve found the lights but struggling to grasp lumens/watts. I need 2 x GU10 LEDs per light & AI tells me I don’t need dimmable. Product says max 7W I think 345lumen will be bright enough but, looking at Screwfix, do I buy 3.6W 4.2W 4.6W or…
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What free Ad blocker do you recommend?
I installed Total Adblock as a Google Extension yesterday, however, it keeps giving me pop ups and pages which open advertising their paid version. I also suspect it causes YouTube videos to halt since they weren't doing that before, although I have another adblocker called Adblock for Youtube.
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Don't F*** With Paste
…is the name of my Chrome browser extension that stops websites from disabling paste functionality, primarily on login pages. It's being flagged by a couple of minder programs as "risky", anyone able to recommend a replacement?
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Insert a link in a document
I have a document and I would like various words in that document to link to another document. Is that possible in Microsoft word? Eg please see here for further information. The see would be underlined and it will take you to another document
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Can't access bona-fide company website
Hi, Do you know why i cant access this website? www.smytec-ltd.com …i am getting messages about the firewall or soemthing
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Fields Data Recovery
Anyone had any recent dealings with Fields recently? Or any other recovery companies? Need to get primary HDD recovered as sod's law said my backup drive decided to go at the same time ☹️ Looks like PCB failure rather than platters and heads, flipping thing is dead as a doornail...
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Can't get Gumtree to work
Got an email saying someone has been in touch about an item I'm selling on Gumtree. Open Chrome up on PC (latest version, Windows 10), load up Gumtree but I can't access my profile. Anything in that blue banner - forget it. Burger menu - forget it. Clicking does nothing. Post an ad - forget it. Messages - shows nothing. If…
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Outlook on my new laptop
Do I need Outlook on my new Windows 11 laptop? It is sitting at the bottom of the screen and I have no idea why I would need it. I have Virgin email and also Gmail, is that enough. Make it simple as you can because I am old!
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How can I watch live TV on a computer
I have just got a new wide-screen computer monitor and thought about maybe being able to watch TV on a side window, while doing something else. I have tried with YouTube and it works but only in the very small 'normal' YT window on screen. When I click to make this large, the whole monitor is shown, even when I have two…
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How to 'bum-dial' an iPhone?
When a bum wasn't even involved. Sil's iPhone (not sure which model, but a recentish purchase) has made a number of unsolicited calls to folk in her contacts page whilst it was in her handbag. She was talking openly at the time which may have triggered it, but still. How to disable? Ta.
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I've pressed a button somewhere and...
The camera on my tablet is operating like trying to look in a mirror. As in - if I want to move the tablet to focus on an image on my left I have to move it to my right. If I want to move to an object above I have to move it down. Not only does this mess with your mind it's making me sea sick. Everything is upside down. So…
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Advice about contacting a company please
Hi I'm new here, so many apologies if I'm posting in the wrong place. I can't post links because I'm new, but the company name is a link, so I've just called them Change. They're a well-known petition website so hopefully it's obvious who I mean. I'm (definitely) not trying to promote this company! My elderly mum has £3…
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Print train tickets?
Four people going on a return train journey. Being old fashioned we prefer paper tickets. Bought on line but it seems to want to print two pages per person. I use FoxIT pdf reader but for the life of me I can't get the two tickets to go onto one piece of paper! (also tried Edge and Firefox) Is there a way?
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How to by-pass MS login PIN
Ok, I expect this to be a non-starter, as we obviously cannot have folk knowing how to get around other folk's login details. But… This involves a deceased's estate, for which a relative has been granted Probate and must now carry out their executor's duties. The deceased left their laptop, which will almost certainly…
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Old bloke locator?
I like to go gadding about the countryside on my mobility scooter, and in theory I text my dear wife every so often with my current location. When I forget, which I do from time to time, she starts worrying and I get it in the neck when I get home. Is there a simple to use way in which she can use her Android phone to keep…
