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MacAir to MacBookPro
I'm changing from MacAir to a MacBookPro. What is the best way to transfer everything from my MA to the new MBP. I literally want to keep everything I have on the MA, including emails, documents & Football Manager games :D if that's possible. I do have an external harddrive (TimeMachine) that I could use but some google…
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PC constantly on a restart loop almost immediately after turning on.
It's ok now (i think), but I'd like to know why it was likely to have done it as that's never happened before. I could've sworn that when i went to bed last night i turned my PC off, but perhaps I didn't as when i woke my PC was on. So i turned it off. Came a few hours later to turn it on & it just kept looping. I'd get…
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Websites/Apps for storing and sharing paper documents?
Good Morning Folks Can you suggest any good websites or mobile apps which can be used to store and share paper documents? Thanks
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Decision tree form
OK, post 2 in the tech section for today. Is it possible to create a form in Google forms or in a spreadsheet(Excel) that will provide an answer at the end depending on the answers given whilst filling in the form. This is essentially a decision tree, The answer to the question asked depends upon the next question asked…
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Create tweet splitter
I'm looking to see how difficult it would be to create a twitter splitter. What I mean is to be able to create a programme that will automatically split text into 140 character (or less) sections which can then be posted on twitter. I know there are already programmes available to do this, but the company I am looking…
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o2 Email account is to be closed.
I need someone to point me in the right direction here. Ive just received a message informing me that my o2 email account is to be closed in June. Ive had this email address for about 12 years. In told I need to create a new email address with another email platform. Is this correct? I was hoping to use my existing o2…
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swapping messages over wifi using ipad and android
I am looking for some inspiration as to what app I can use in the following scenario. A group of 3 people with iPhones and iPad wifi tablet and 3 people with Android phone and iPad wifi tablet out in the field - one person in the office with iPhone I need the six peopleout on the road to be able to send photos and text to…
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which Apple Macbook to buy????
I am looking at buying my wife an Apple Macbook but have run in to a few difficulties choosing which one. Just to put it straight I am not interested in buying a Windows Laptop but it has to be an Apple. She will be mainly using it for editing her photos now she has taken up photography, and also for watching films when…
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Upgrading to windows 10
I'm going to upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10 sometime over the holidays. I need help with what to untick so that Microsoft doesn't pass on my details to other companys / track me etc. There was a thread ages ago & a poster commented on how to keep your info safe but I can't find it. Hopefully, those of you that have…
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Epson Printer Problem
Friend of mine has an Epson Stylus 830 printer. It started to make funny "whirring" noises and refused to print. I asked her to bring it round with some spare ink cartridges. I put the new cartridges in and the ink monitor registered them as being full, where-as the ones I took out had registered empty. However, despite…
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Give iMac to charity?
So I have my sons 4 year old iMac, good spec all working fine except the screen is broken. Works fine with a monitor. I would like to donate it to a charity, any ideas? I have asked locally but no-one wants it.
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Signal strength and battery life.
Wasn't sure if this should go in this section or mobile but thought I'd get better results here. Ever since I've had a mobile phone I've been with O2 or some variant of O2 (Tesco, giffgaff etc). I've always had a full signal. 2G/3G/4G and whatever was before those. I have never had an issue with signal. Always five bars.…
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New laptop - swapping HDD with SSD
Hi all, I've just bought a new HP laptop which has a 500gb HDD and I want to swap it for a Samsung Evo SSD which I already own. I thought about erasing the data on the SSD to start afresh as the new laptop comes with a Windows 10 pro disk. But my Samsung Magician is asking me to create a bootable USB. I have no USB sticks…
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17 inch laptop recommendations
It appears that the current trend over the past decade or so has been smaller = better, especially in laptops. Chromebooks and ultra-portables are now dominating the shops. However, I have no interest in those at all. My laptop needs to serve a few purposes: - I watch a lot of TV/films on it. The bigger the screen the…
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ipad locked?
Hi Guys, need a bit of help unlocking my ipad please. Did an update this morning, and at the end it asked for Apple ID and Password. It also said the ipad is linked to my e-mail address,AOL,please use original set up ID which is Gmail. ? I am using the original one , but it says this one cannot unlock ipad? after dozens of…
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nowtv boxes; external batteries - need a charity to donate these to.
Or do I just take to local tip?
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Problem with driver!!!
Help needed please, Just tried to load an old PC game on to my laptop, got close to the end of loading it on and it would not finish, can't remember what it said now!! Anyway so I tried again same thing so gave up. My problem now is every time I log on to my laptop I get a message that says: DRIVER BLOCKED DUE TO…
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"Talk Straight" ISP
I have been tasked with investigating a new ISP for my employer - they believe that "Talk Straight Group" - trading as "Schoolbroadband.co.uk" offers a good deal. This is an independent subsidiary of TalkTalk - so I am wary. I was wondering if anyone reading this - had any experience of this ISP ? Any comments - good or…
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Misbehaving Touchscreen
I have a Medion All in one pc about 4 years old, the touch screen misbehaves from time to time with cursor hovering at lower right of the screen I go to settings (now windows 10) and delete the touchscreen driver (G24 236 SP12014 Touch Panel) and am happy using without touchscreen however it keeps coming back, reinstalling…
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Fire Stick and Kodi surround Sound
Is there any way of getting the content to play through my surround sound? I currently can only have it through stereo on the TV and not the surround sound which is linked up to the DVD player. I have sky hdmi from sky box to HDMI 1 I have from HDMI 2 a switcher with DVD in HDMI 2 (1) and Fire Stick in HDMI 2 (2). I have…
