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HP Instant Ink
Hi, just bought a HP printer and it came with 2 months free trial of hp instant ink. I can choose the level of use from 1.99 for 50 prints through to 7.49 for 300 prints, so I'm thinking go with the 300 prints, print like mad and then downgrade to the 1.99 plan before the end of the trial and I get charged. Have I missed…
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"Your email address has been stolen" email from Garlik Datapatrol
My mums just sent me a panicky email as she's received a mail with the above subject from this Garlik company saying she needs to log into to Datapatrol account to check what's happened. My first instinct is that it's a scam but this company does seem to be legit, and well it wouldn't be out of character for my mum to sign…
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Can someone talk me through removing Wondershare?
I have a laptop running Windows 10. My husband, for some reason best known to himself, downloaded Wondershare onto it and now I'm having loads of problems with the laptop - applications crashing, very slow etc. He has uninstalled from Control Panel but I'm still getting a pop up Wondershare Helper Exe every time I switch…
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An iPad app that can slow down videos but preserve pitch?
For music learning I'm looking for an app that can simply slow down playback of videos from the iPad photo album, but keeps musical pitch the same. Paid for is fine but need a free trial version first to check it really does this - so many misleading app descriptions in the App Store.
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Other people cannot reply to my comments on Youtube Videos!
Hi guys, I've had this problem for about 6 months now and it's annoying me! When i comment on a youtube video, nobody can reply to me. I don't know why! I've gone into my Google plus settings and made sure that my settings allow 'Everyone' to comment on my posts, but that hasn't made any difference. Any ideas what i should…
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microsoft edge playing hide and seek
I keep having pop-ups etc and cannot access certain sites, even on mse, I get them and screen freezes. since I have scanned with adblock and malware , I can now at least access mse with i.e. however, Microsoft edge appears when I click on its icon but then disappears straight away, I can just use i.e. , just that I had lot…
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Prince2 Courses
Hi, I didn't know where to post this so thought tech is as good as place as any..... I'm keen to do my Prince2 foundation cert but there seems to be a lot of variation in cost and I presume quality of the training providers. Can anyone please recommend someone? I want to do everything online, including the exam. Some…
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Ad block
Need help to block adds on windows 10 Microsoft edge thanks in advance.
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SAS and MWB necessary?
I have just re-installed Windows 7 service pack 1 on my laptop. I am using Microsoft security essentials and Windows firewall and Adblockplus. I used to use and run weekly, Superantispyware and Malwarebytes. Should I download them again or is it not necessary with what I am already using?
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W10 OEM v reg W10 installation
Hi I am revamping a laptop. I have got a new HDD and now need to install a new win os (prob w10). Apart from oem being restricted to the 1 machine, is there any other differences/complications to installing an OEM version rather than a none OEM one? Is it more difficult? I can't decide which to purchase. There is a big…
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Help please!!
My son bought his laptop to me as something had gone wrong with it, every time he switched it on it said 'Boot device not found. Please install an operating system on your hard disk.' I have W10 on a USB, but when I boot using that, it tries to install and I get to the option where I can select either repair or custom…
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Play HEVC media files of the PC.
What is the best way to play HEVC files on my PC? I'm currently using MPC with Madvr which play 10bit files but not HEVC. I hear the Win 10 media player has HEVC support but I'm on Win 7. Any ideas?
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Apple Should Be Ashamed
I bought an IMac via John Lewis two and a half years ago. John Lewis provided an additional 1 year warranty to make it 2 years. A couple of months ago the machine refused to turn on. As it is outside the warranty period I got a local repairer to take a look I then asked a second repairer to have a look. They told me the…
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Happy 50th Anniversary to Star Trek
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJYzUimSaDA Live Long, and Prosper \\// .
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dropbox hack
Hi, Can someone who understands these things please tell me if my email address and password were stolen in the 2012 dropbox hack, does this mean that the hackers could then access my dropbox account and view all the documents etc. that I have stored with dropbox? Many thanks to anyone who can help. kje
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Kindle Replacement
My wife's Kindle Fire has finally given up, keeps turning off and reuses to charge. This is a replacement for her first Kindle and is well out of guarantee. She wants a new device, not another Kindle Fire, something that she can transfer her paid for books and numerous cash coins for her extra levels on her games to. Any…
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Can't connect to this network (Win10)
The joys of Win10 continue! Because of decorating work, I have moved my computer to another bedroom at the back of the house. My router is downstairs so I cannot use an ethernet cable. All was well and good until yesterday when it started cutting out intermittently. Today, I can't connect at all. I have done a search…
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Deleting Characters in Excel
Hi, Apologies for yet another Excel query, I know I was slated recently, however I would appreciate your help. I have sent up the following formula and it works perfectly, however I want to delete the two end characters of the returned value.…
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Amazon fire stick/android box?
Afternoon So I live in the dark ages and havs never used or watched any Netflix stuff. I watch TV as it is, freeview/terrestrial. I don't have time for series and I'm a decade behind and not bothered. I use my smartphone for net and iPlayer etc. I do want to get in with streaming movies at the weekend. What is my best bet?…
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payroll software
Hi Can anyone recommend a fairly low cost UK payroll software, that works out tax, NI, overtime, holidays. It doesnt need to be RTI, I just need it to stop a little job becoming a big one!
