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Archives for October 2015

Laptop battery.
Hi My wife has a new laptop and keeps getting a warning about the battery being over 70% charged all the time. She has the laptop plugged in to the mains all the time, should I remove the battery? chubb3g114
tip to wallmount a router that doesn't have wallmount socket
Hi. have a 3 floor house (ground, 1st, 2nd) and it's not possible to get internet to the 3rd floor of the house if I have the router in the ground. I current setup is that I have a router wall mounted in the 1st floor landing, placing the router in the rooms weakens the signal and we found the landing to be the best place…
forcing presentation of GWR Wifi Login/Registration
I am quite techie, but this one defeated me. The laptop in question is a DELL Windows 7 with usual corporate security On the GWR train home, I connect OK to the GWR Wifi, but it shows up as limited internet connectivity. I know at this point I need to register to activate the connectivity, but whatever I did (rebooting,…
Use Windows but surf with Ubuntu
Been using Linux on & off for many years. Just updated Linux to a later version. There are so many problems with security & viruses using Windows I am surprised that peeps don't just abandon Windows for surfing & use Ubuntu instead. Nowadays it is idiot proof to install & use. The free software that Ubuntu offers is pretty…
command promt pop up
Every so often when I start my PC (win7 os) I get the cmd box popping up for a split second several times then it stops I think its the command prompt box looks like the same box I get when I type CMD in the run/ search box I have ran scans Norton, malwarebytes and msert all have come back clean Why has this started to…
Savoo.co.uk
Hi All, have just started using this search engine as it gives money to charity.All well for first couple of weeks - now when I do a search, only the first page shows. Clicking on NEXT only takes me to a blank page. Anyone any ideas? Search engine is powered by Bing.
microsoft office
Mornin, I have had a document sent to me which can only be opened in Microsoft Office as I don't have MO is there another way to open this doc? I do have a free open office thingy, any help? Smudger
How to transfer windows live mail to another pc?
I purchased a new laptop. My old laptop was windows 7 premium & my new one is windows 8. I tried to do windows easy transfer but it wont allow me to do it via a network. I have no access to an easy transfer cable or an external device. Is there a way to move all my windows live mail emails from my old laptop to my new…
iPad help needed
Hi -I have recently been given an iPad mini. I have transferred all the content of my earlier IPad 2 on to the mini via iCloud. What I would like to know is if I delete all the photos on the mini (to free up space) would they still be 'in the cloud' and on the other iPad? I'm a bit of a novice and frightened of losing the…
Samsung GT18160 Texting Problem
I hope I'm in the right place but please feel free to move me if not! My sister sent me a text on Sunday with her new phone number, I saved this to my phone and replied to her with a text but it failed. I double, triple and quadruple checked the number but it still failed. I sent a text to her daughter to see if she could…
Win 10 and USB
I wonder if somebody could help please. 1/ I down loaded Windows 10to my HP laptop and I seem to have lost a lot of my files. I have done a search on line and tried some of the suggestions but they are not working. I have not downloaded any suggested software.. 2/ I went to my back up memory stick - a Corsair and that is…
AV console has stopped working
Given my laptop is a 2007 DELL Inspiron 6400, I'm not really surprised. But what does it mean? It has recently started appearing when I removed AVira and started using Panda. Any links? Google returns pretty much nothing. Anyone? Thank-you all.
Switching broadband - Cease on the line?
We've recently moved house, and transferred talktalk to our new home. However, after realising how terrible talktalk are, we've decided to cancel (as we're still within our cooling off period) and switch to plusnet. We told talktalk we were cancelling on Saturday, and joined plusnet on Saturday, both over the phone.…
How good are Googledocs spreadsheets for basic accounting
I have an old compute with Excel 2002 installed which I am very familiar with, meaning I can do most things I ever have to on any spreadsheet. I have been asked to help somebody do some basic accounting, nothing fancy just the usual sales / expenditure details. I was wondering how good the spreadsheets are on Googledocs. I…
Win 7/64 ROLLED up updates
My wifes laptop has just been rebuilt and now I am ensuring that it is running with all available updates However - it has only updated Adobe Acrobat and kb2502789 / kb2524840 and has now given up with updates I have been waiting for a good hour with no further updates appearing Do MS not offer a single file to download…
Help with Alt Text etc
After running a small business for many years, we have just discovered the benefits of adding 'alt text' to our images - so we have been changing all our images to contain words in the alt text section, but what else do we need to do, once the image has been saved and you reload it - the alt text seems to have disappeared,…
How do you remove a floating frame from an Open Office spreadsheet?
I inserted a floating link to 'my pictures' accidentally, but 'Help' doesn't appear to state how to remove it. I expect it's in the edit option but I can't work out how to select the frame to do this (right-clicking does nothing).
New - first - laptop
Looking for a laptop for 16 year old Ds Needs it for school and some gaming - bit dazzled by all the recommendations on thevarious review sites, so grateful for any advice His friend just got for his birthday a HP Pavilion 15.6" screen, 8mb(?)ram, integrated graphics with AMDA8 (apparently) - whatever it all means, though…
Kingston DT Rubber USB 3.0
I'm not really expecting an answer to this but at least I can document the issue for others. I have an HP 8300 Elite SFF desktop with a recent Windows 10 install. This has one set of USB3 ports. I have a Kingston DT Rubber USB 3.0 thumb drive. I have some other USB3 thumb drives. If I plug the Kingsyon drive into a USB 2.0…
*labal*
Hi Not that it matters, but most of what follows is true... I have a clean install of Win 10. I re-installed Skype, and do not want it starting automatically, so I ran RegEdit and searched for 'runonce' which puts you in an area where you can see "run" which is for for things that start at bootup etc. Removed Skype and…

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Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland to cut overdraft rates for millions but hike them for others – here's what's happening and full help
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Warm Home Discount expansion confirmed with millions more eligible for the £150 top-up this winter – here's what we know
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Martin Lewis: At last a chance to fix Council Tax flaws impacting millions – debt collection, difficulty challenging your band, discounts and more
Major flaws in the Council Tax system in England could finally be fixed in future, as the Government has launched a wide-ranging consultation to review hideous debt collection practices, the difficulty of challenging your band, the overly complex and horribly-named Severe Mental Impairment discount and more. MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis, who has long campaigned on these issues, shares his response and analysis.
Energy complaints to be dealt with more quickly and Energy Ombudsman to get new powers under Government plans
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Warm Home Discount expansion confirmed with millions more eligible for the £150 top-up this winter – here's what we know
Around 2.7 million more households, including 900,000 families with children, will become eligible for the £150 Warm Home Discount this winter, as the Government has confirmed it will remove the existing 'hard to heat' eligibility criteria. The extension has only been confirmed for winter 2025/26, with further changes possible for future years.
Base rate held at 4.25% – here's what it means and when it might be cut next
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Winter Fuel Payments to be reinstated for millions – Martin Lewis explains how it'll work, what it means and if it's an improvement
All State Pensioners in England and Wales will receive a Winter Fuel Payment this winter, though those who earn over £35,000 will see it clawed back through the tax system. It means nine million pensioners will get the £200 or £300 top-up. Here MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis shares his instant response and analysis, and we include answers to your key questions.

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