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HEIC files help
On new Win11 laptop I can’t view photos (uploaded from iPhone on Win10 laptop & copied on new). Pop up shows ‘xx.heic The HEVC Video Extension is required to display this file’. Link to Microsoft store is to MS app HEVC Video Extensions £0.79 but says it’s to play videos on any Win10 device. Store also offers lots of HEIC…
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Looking to buy hand held vacuum cleaner
But am a bit confused. Seen one that comes with a usb -c charging cable. So far so good. But it has a 11volt battery. I think normal usb chargers are 5v. So how is this cleaner charged. Thanks
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Windows shutdown mystery
If I go to shut down my Windows 11 laptop when I've forgotten that I have a program running, I get white text on a black screen inviting me to either close the program (?) or shut down anyhow. And that was the same with our previous laptop running Windows 10. No problem. What is also not a problem but is puzzling me is…
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Thoughts on Humax Aura PVR?
We have an older Humax Freeview recorder that is starting to be unreliable. The Humax Aura is a possible replacement, but I see several user reviews on both John Lewis and Amazon that say it is best avoided. As usual there are the "best thing since sliced bread" vs "don't touch one with a barge pole" reviews, anyone got…
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Has anybody any experience of the eero router?
I signed up with Fibrus today due to their very low prices ATM. I have a FTTC connection but it's garbage due to the house wiring so need another. I knew Fibrus use the eero router but I made the mistake of researching it only after I'd signed up. I still can't quite believe that eero would mandate that their router not…
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Laptop for school work / games
Hi all, looking for advice on a laptop to buy my 11 year old - first year secondary, and probably needs her own one now for schoolwork instead of using mine or my partners'. It will be her xmas present this year. I've been a Mac user for years due to my line of work (design/marketing), so I'm a bit of out touch with the PC…
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Two landlines support
hi all. We moved into a house in April and there are two telephone lines running to the property from the telegraph pole near the property. One goes to the main house and the other to an outbuilding at the back of the property. The main one works - we have everything plugged in and working. I’ve tried plugging a phone into…
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Dull colour on Humax but normal on Sony TV.
UPDATE: 11 November 2025 at 0750 hours. The problem with the colour on programmes viewed via my Humax Box seems to have resolved itself. I tried everything I could think of and, yesterday, the colour was really dull. When I turned my Sony tlevision and Humax Box on this morning the colour had gone back to normal. I am not…
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Bitwarden - how best to share bank logins with family in the event of my death
Hi all, Ive recently started using Bitwarden. I know it has a feature where you can share passwords with a family member. I really only want to do this so in the event that I die/become incapacitated, my family member has access to all my bank accounts/investment platforms. I obviously dont want them to access my bank…
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Router issues. No internet/TV at all!
Earlier today my router was running as normal. For several hours now it's been flashing orange/red. I accidentally switched off the plug earlier (I wanted the one next to it) but it was only off seconds. When it came back on the lights started flashing. I've turned it off before and never had an issue. I've tried switching…
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Email provider not gmail
Can anyone recommend any email provider that's independent of things like Google? I don't want a Google account and just want an email account with user and password with a simple.interface.
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What should i do about Synthient Credential Stuffing Threat Data
I have received an email from Have I been Pawnd which I am signed up to to say that 2 billion email addresses have been compromised. Do i need to change my password ? NB I have been a member of this Forum for at least 10 years [DorsetDave, 1,2,3] but it says I can't post a link ! ]
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MSE App data error.
* I have the Android app and while checking yesterday I noticed that it had my retiral month/year wrong. * Ah well, I thought I could correct it following the published procedure. But no, I could change many things but not this particular piece of data. * I then thought I would contact some helpful app-type person by…
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Scart to HDMI Converters?
My friend's in the process of buying a new TV, but he has a lot of old vhs tapes. He's been collecting since the 70's. His old TV has a scart socket to connect his vhs player, obviously new TV's don't, so he needs a converter. (Some of the titles have never had a dvd/bluray release, or are extended editions ect). But, I'm…
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Converting a Chromebook to run Linux - any snags?
I'm hoping to get a laptop for a family member who is a typical day-to-day Linux user (i.e. not a technical Linux user). Her typical use is mainly browsers - Firefox and Chrome both open with (usually) lots of concurrent tabs, plus Google Earth and the occasional spreadsheet or two.At the moment the best value for money…
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Hacked/spoofed email
Someone sent out emails to my mum's contacts, looking like they had come from her email address, asking if people used a well known internet shopping site. If people replied, they then got a further email from a similar looking email address asking them to buy a gift card for her. She has changed her email password with…
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Windows file sorting puzzle
Whilst moving stuff to a new Windows laptop, I've found a big folder of music files which are in sub-folders named according to the artist. Which is all very well, but I can't search for a tune if I can't remember who the artist is! Is there perhaps a way of copying all the individual files into a new folder with them…
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SIM holder question
What's this little red-circled notch in my SIM holder? My SIM won't fit.
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Yamaha YDS-120 Digital Saxophone
I bought this digital saxophone a while ago and at present, I put some backing music on my TV and play along with it as you would normally. In some situations, I would plug some headphones into the stereo jack on the saxophone, but leave one off so I can hear the TV along with what I am playing. So, there is the query. How…
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Asus laptop storage container
My Asus laptop died yesterday, just said it had to restart due to an error but then would not restart. Took to a computer repair guy today who advised motherboard gone and not worth or unable to fix. He couldn't even get it to switch on to copy my drive. Unfortunately I hadn't backed up my drive for a couple of months 😳 He…
