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Adblock Plus = OUT, uBlock Origin = IN
I asked a question a little while ago about removing a stupid space wasting liked videos link that appeared on youtube. Several options were mentioned and one of them was uBlock, silly me should have looked at it sooner. WOW. Previously i used Adblock Plus and NoScript to strip away all the rubbish, the ebay collections…
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IPad 1st Generation. Can I update from IOS 5
I purchase a 1st Generation IPad on E bay at a good price. I realised it had restrictions being an old model. I was wondering if I can get I can update past !OS 5 to say IOS 7 to enable me to download Google and few other items. If so how do I go about updating.
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Saving whatsapp
Is there a computer program which save whatsapp messages and pictures together? I know you can save the media and have the messages saved as a text file but is there a better way of doing so, like a whatsapp web look?
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Humax box deleting Freesat recordings
My humax freesat box seems to be deleting recordings of its own volition. The memory isn't full, so I don't know why it's happening. Any advice on how I can remedy this?
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Whatsapp to Samsung Galaxy
Is it possible to download Whatsapp to a Samsung Galaxy Android phone? thank you.
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Batteries after 15 years
I am trying to renovate my old Nokia Communicator 9000i phone and have found an old BLK-4S Li-Ion battery for it - It has not run for 15 years - I have placed a 99p bid on a OEM charger on Ebay and await a win I don't expect the battery to hold a charge - but will it run the phone when charging ?
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HP wifi printer. Won't connect to wifi.
Hope someone can help, I have a HP 3634 printer, I bought it last summer. Set it up in ten minutes and all worked fine. Come to last night, I decided to change my wifi password, something I do every few months. (It's a VM super hub 2) Now the printer refuses to connect to wifi. At first it was saying wrong passsword, when…
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updating my netbook
I have an Acer Aspire One D255, which came installed with Android 2.? and Win7 Starter (since updated to the Win 10 freebie). I have since added Linux mint 17 (so I have 3 OS's). As the pre installed Android is virtually useless, I would like to replace it with Remix OS. Can anybody please explain how to do this, so Remix…
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Acer Aspire 5536 Laptop
Have an issue with my laptop, it takes an age to switch on, I can hear the fan going but nothing on the screen. I have done the battery pull. Also replaced the battery. Nothing on the screen then after a few hours it shows Windows. Any ideas? Hard drive on the way out? Had the laptop since 2009.
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Cheap tablet - large screen.
I am thinking about getting a new tablet, mainly for web browsing. Currently have an iPad third generation but the web browsing has become very slow. I also have a Kindle third generation but with a small screen. So I'm looking for a cheap tablet with a large screen and one that'll last (I know I'm asking a lot). Any…
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FM radio app for Android...?
Having installed a Cyanogenmod ROM on my Android phone a while back, I've only just realised that there's no FM radio app. I spent a while searching, but couldn't find anything that was free with a simple UI (i.e. no internet radio, just FM frequency and volume options). Does such an app exist?
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Task Host
Can I ask what a Task Host is .
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How to fix Acer E5-571 keyboard issue
I have a problem with some keys on my Acer laptop. Keys q,w,e,r,t,y,u,and i are fine, but o returns 0=, p does a backspace delete and there are similar issues on other rows. When I plug in a USB keyboard that works fine, although a few days ago I did have trouble getting it to read from USB. I emailed my local repair shop…
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Stopping Bing search, W10 FF.
Right, ive clicked the drop down menu, clicked "Google" as my search engine, all the others are unticked, but when I try to search, it defaults to bing search. Yes, ive searched the web, & done all that "Disable Cortana" stuff & every other suggestion but nothing works. Any clues? Ta.
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soundbase under £350
Been trawling the net for recommendations for a soundbase. Ideally I would like surround sound without all the speakers but I know that is not really possible with a soundbase. So any thoughts on Sony htx3 or Cambridge tv2 v2? Or maybe another make for me to look at.
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Calculator problem
My child has Casio FX-991ES Plus. We are in Mode 1 – COMP setting. When she types a sum (e.g) 25 + 62.50 + 50 + 125 = this gives her an answer in a fraction (525/2). Someone told me to press SD button (top of DEL button) to see a decimal answer (262.50). We can’t be pressing SD button each time, a sum is typed! What’s the…
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Help! Trying to find an easy way o download Mplayer & Google Play onto firestick!
Hi! My broadband is not fab & drops out occiaionally.....so I have tried to sideload in the past onto Fire Stick but in 90% of cases gave up as failed/internet dropped etc. I'm trying to download Mplayer as one of the apps on Fire Stick needs it? Any ideas??? Have googled it but seems that ES file explorer is used a lot (I…
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10" Windows Tablets
I am looking for a 10" Windows 10 (compatible) tablet - it must be reasonably rugged (or have the option of a rugged case) - it must cost less than £250 and it MUST be PXE network bootable ! Any suggestions ?
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no sound on Acer Aspire laptop
I have 3 month old Acer Aspire ES 15 laptop which was working fine until today when suddenly the sound has gone. Running windows 10. Any advice, please?
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Internet Drops - ISP or Dongle issue
Hi Im forever having issues with my win 10 pc dropping, first I thought it was because it was just windows 10 but I have a laptop also on win10 and it never drops regardless how far away I am. My PC is in a room next to the router, but I cant run a cable from it. I bought the PC with a wireless card inside new, and could…
