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dual sim smartphone
I'm looking for a dual sim smartphone. I want to use 1 sim for all data and the other for just text and calls. I can get hold for 20gb for a year data sim card for £30. I would rather just buy that and use that for all data for the year and then use a £5 a month giffgaff simcard for voice only (100mins). This would be much…
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Buying new PC - how to transfer data from the old one? Help!
Can any kind soul give me a short, idiot's guide to how I can transfer the contents of my documents thingy here on my old PC over to the new one when it arrives? Please: assume I have zero knowledge of techno-jargon...which is preciously close to being the truth... I don't know a file from a folder... nor do I have any…
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defering upgrade from Win7 to Win 10
I use Win 7 on one computer and like it. So much in fact that at the moment I want to keep Win 7 and not upgrade to Win 10. But I keep getting the promt to upgrade to Win 10. I've read some where that it's possible to prevent this prompt appearing, but can't remember where I read it. Can anyone help??
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Formatting s d card
My wife has a Samsung Mini Galaxy ,if I put a new s d card and format it will it erase all her photos and videos.Please be patient with me as I am in my sixties and not very tech savvy.
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Help please to stream movies from phone with Chromecast
I have movies from Showbox on my phone (sony experia E4) and I want to play them on my TV via Chromecast. I'm getting the message NO MEDIA PLAYBACK AVAILABLE. What am I doing wrong? Please can anyone advise me?
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Canon charger for camera battery goes off before battery charged
Hi Folks, I have a Canon battery charger for the batteries for my Canon camera. When I put the battery into it the orange charging light comes on for a few minutes, then just goes off. There is a green light that comes on when the battery is fully charged. That isn't coming on, and when I re-insert the battery the orange…
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Simple address book for iPad?
Nothing complicated, easy to update, free if possible.
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Problem uploading photos
Hi everybody, Me again. Dad's got another problem and I was wondering if you kind folk could tell me how to solve it. He is using sky yahoo email and Mozilla Firefox. He is trying to upload some photos. They take ages to upload and he gets an error message unable to connect to your inbox. Error 18. However he did the same…
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Problem using Bing to open web pages.
This is happening on my Son’s laptop. He uses Bing to search, types in the required company name, such as a holiday company. The page opens and when he clicks on say Airport Choice and selects an airport from the dropdown menu, a duplicate page opens and the original page freezes. If he tries to use the duplicate page the…
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Microsoft reveals details of Windows 10 usage tracking
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-35251484 Microsoft has revealed details about the data it is tracking via its new operating system (OS), Windows 10.
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Problem using Bing to open web pages.
This is happening on my Son’s laptop. He uses Bing to search, types in the required company name, such as a holiday company. The page opens and when he clicks on say Airport Choice and selects an airport from the dropdown menu, a duplicate page opens and the original page freezes. If he tries to use the duplicate page the…
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Sky + to HD
Hi can anyone help My mums Sky+ box has broken and looks like it is beyond repair, a friend has given me their old Sky + HD box to use. Does anyone know if it will work or do I need a new card for it or do I have to pay for the HD etc Thank you
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Windows Live Mail 2013
Hi all, I am running the 2012 version with windows7. Is it worth moving to 2013? Mike.
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New hi-fi/stereo options advice.
Hello. I am after some advice for a new hi fi that will be replacing a Sony RX70 all in one system that he has had for 15 years. That system had a 3 cd disc compartment, twin tape deck, FM/AM radio, RCA inputs and I think 55w RMS per speaker. The cd drawer doesn't open like it should and needs pushing in to close it and…
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Myvirginmedia tech problem
cancelled, cancelled
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Lenovo Yoga 2 11 notebook sound is very quiet, anyone?
I have a Yoga 2 11 notebook, less than a year old. The sound is very quiet and it is hard to hear unless you are close to, even with the sound turned up to max. Looking around the web it seems it is not an uncommon problem. I posted a query on their user forum but there are not many users on it and I did not get a…
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Google Chromecast blew up
I wasnt home but the mrs said yesterday the Google Chromecast plugged into our TV 'popped' yesterday, took out the trip in the consumer unit for the downstairs socket circuit and there was a burning smell. When I checked through, 'HDMI 2' port wasnt showing on the TV so traced it to the Chromecast, unplugged it and the…
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file view etc
Dear all just one more problem At the top left of the web page there are a few useful settings tools such as ' view file etc. Someone answered this before when asked by someone else. I don't remember so if anyone can jog my memory kindly thanks. sebastian
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Microsoft Windows Family - HELP please
My daughter has just purchased a Nokia Lumia 535 and is trying to install Instagram/Whatsapp etc. It's come up with a message saying - 'my family needs to be set up etc etc' I've added her to our 'family' on Microsoft and allowed access to websites etc. I've refreshed and everything looks fine. She still can't download…
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Windows 7 and Windows 10 on same PC.
I have Windows 7 on my laptop. I currently have Windows 7 installed on 2 separate disks and I can choose which disk to use at start up. The laptop has two disk bays. Both Windows 7 installs are activated with the same Acer OEM code that came with the laptop when new. If I upgrade to Windows 10 on one disk (for free) and…
