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anyone still using a VPN?
Until a couple of months ago, I used a VPN (tunnel bear) to access US content. Specifically Netflix. (I would point out I am a fully paid up Netflix UK subscriber just there are a lot more shows available on Netflix US). anyway of course Netflix blocked all Vpn access earlier this year. Reluctantly, they said, as it was…
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Please recommend a basic laptop - again!
Oh no, just when I was thinking it's a while since a 'please recommend a laptop' thread, so now's my big chance, and someone else has beaten me to it. However here goes. I've been tasked with buying a basic laptop for our parish council. Price is £250ish and the main criteria is that it must have a good clear screen! 15+.…
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Can anyone recommend a laptop?
Hi Is there anyone who can recommend a laptop for a student? He has had his current laptop for 4 years and it has been brilliant until he placed it on a surface were it slipped off and the screen cracked etc. Don't think it is worth having it mended. His current laptop is a Fujitsu AH531 15.6" which someone recommended on…
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iTunes duplicate songs
Evening. Until recently there was an option under the 'view' menu to show duplicate songs. I updated iTunes the other day and this seems to have gone! Does anyone know if it's just my PC being daft or has this been removed by Apple? Thanks
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123 Reg
I have a business email account with 123 reg that for the last week has been intermittently working. 123 seem to have huge issues both in terms of service continuity and client satisfaction despite the service which has not been adequate for many users to rely on for business. Am I legally entitled to compensation for lack…
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outlook explorer 2007 changed overnight!
yes, really. and its driving me loopy.so any help would be appreciated. previously the mail opened up down the side you tapped on the inbox and that would open up down the side, tap on the first mail and it would open up fully in the mail area, could then just delete that and the next message would appear automatically in…
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Here is the latest Microsoft's sleight of hand
MS is changing the way Win 7 and 8 users get their updates. Instead of each update being listed - it seems we are now going to just get 1 mega rollup update containing all the non security updates each month. See https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/windowsitpro/2016/05/17/simplifying-updates-for-windows-7-and-8-1/ Its…
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laptop from pc specialists overheating?
I purchased an optimus series laptop coming to just 2 years old now and I have had to apply my own thermal paste twice in this time. First time was sept last year and again yesterday as it shut down for no reason and then I notice the CPU and MOBO temps in (speccy) were touching 85c+ idle Temps are down now to around…
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Kaspersky Internet Security - Enabling Virtualisation
Hi I had Kaspersky Internet Security (KIS) 2015 and was using the Safe Money component. This seemed to work fine on IE but I couldn't get it to work on Chrome. I now have KIS 2016, but cannot get Safe Money to work with Chrome nor IE. Having investigated the reasons behind Chrome, apparently I have to enable virtualisation…
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Email forwarding problems with Gmail and then Apple mail
i have used automatic forwarding with Gmail many times. Tried again recently and although the emails are forwarded automatically with attachments, they are arriving about 1 hour later. Time is important. I am receiving emails from a friend in exactly the same way through their gmail account and mine arrives at the same…
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Dumb question alert
I have Malwarebytes on my pc and have just upgraded to Avast pro , do these 2 programs do the same job ? I'm having issues with pages loading its either taking forever or not loading at all.
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Firefox Restore Last Session
Hi everybody, I set up Firefox to automatically restore last session and it does it for a couple of sessions then I have to keep pressing Restore Last Session. Anything I can do to rectify this?
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Dropbox
How is it possible to get extra storage space with Dropbox without paying. I have done the invites to friends but unfortunately know one has accepted recently, as this would have been the ideal way to get extra storage.
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Family member sent the wrong TV
Looking for a little bit of advice here, a family member ordered a Tv from her catalogue, paid £300 for a 40" cheap brand TV (interest free over a year), she asked me yesterday to come over and set it up as they are useless at techy stuff, so i set it all up, binned the boxes and took her old TV to the tip for her. Then…
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How can I get to start of imessage in iphone from 9 months ago?
Hello everyone Wondering is there any way I can get to the very start of an imessage on my iphone 4 from 9 months ago? I'm scrolling back and I know it will take ages to get to the very first imessage from one person. Is there any easier ways of doing this? Also, is there any way I can copy these imessages/texts to my…
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Laptop very slow?!
For last few days I've been having a progressively slower laptop even though it's only a few weeks old. Lately, I've been getting this message: ''A script on this page may be busy, or it may have stopped responding. You can stop the script now, open the script in the de!!!!!!, or let the script continue. Script:…
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New domain and Outlook email
Hello Could you please tell me how to buy a domain name and then set up an email address using Outlook. I need to do this in order to show a business profile to research suppliers before I set up a fully fledged website. Thank you FB
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Recommend a CD/DVD writer
Just bought a new Macbook, old one had one built in, need an external one, only for private use so not expensive Apple one.
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How to create a website?
Hi all I'm after some advice please. My OH is a sole trader and wants to create a website for his business. It doesn't have to be anything fancy and he wants to do it as cheaply as possible. All he is really after is a front page advertising his business and maybe a couple of sections for a gallery and reviews. Could…
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PC wont boot from CD
Cant get my head around this one. Installed XP CD fine but cant seem to get my PC to boot from anything else. I have burned an ISO image to a DVD trying to load Linux as a dual boot OS and set BIOS to boot from it but Just errors saying drive not available? Even tried noting CDc Drive as the only drive available to boot…
