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Laptop recommendations for a non-techie
My brother, who is in his 50's and not very good with gadgets and computers, needs a new laptop. He wants to use it for banking, facebook and also putting a few files on for his business (probably word and excel). Im quite good with computers myself but I haven't bought one for a few years and so a bit out of the loop! The…
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TV sound squeak?
I've had my large Samsung TV for nearly 3 years. At mid volume, I sometimes hear a squeak, not all the time, it's intermittent. Is it worthwhile repairing or wait til it dies? Was bought from Argos? By the way, I think they sent me the wrong one...was either a newer model or slightly larger, I didn't complain. Doesn't make…
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Direct download of updated printer driver
I'm just downloading/updating Sierra from Mavericks. I'm aware that the printer software/driver will need an update as my Epson DX4450 (ancient but still functioning well) was already an updated driver etc for Mac. Epson do have the Sierra downloads for Mac on their website. This is a direct download which is sitting in my…
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1&1 internet domain overcharging/mis-sold package?
Hi, I've only just noticed that my domain provider 1&1 have been deducting bills from my Paypal every couple of months for random amounts. I used to only pay a yearly bill of around £30 but have just been receiving invoices of around £19 and then others of up to £50. I'm really confused and it looks like they are charging…
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Been sent some nasty stuff through Facebook - No way to report
I am an administrator on a fan page, someone recently started sending messages that contain videos of people doing some very sick things with animals. I tried to flag it to Facebook but because it is a fan page I can only mark it as spam. If I go through the route of reporting a message I where I type in the user who sent…
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How do I remove preinstalled McAfee from a netbook?
Hello. I have a secondhand Acer Aspire One netbook with MS Win8.1 installed on it and it has McAfee preinstalled, and I want to unstall it because I am NOT paying a subscription to reactivate it because it has run out and I want to install a freeware antivirus software program like AVG2017. Problem is : When I try and…
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Quickest way to make bulk Youtube videos from images and mp3
We have a high quality set of images and 20 sec product overview in MP3 for each of our 500 products. What is the quickest way to get these created for free? I have had a look at Animoto but just too expensive. Any ideas how I can create videos easily, for free and at speed?
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Office 2016 key
I am trying to find out what my Office 2016 pro plus key is - magical jelly bean key finder only shows Windows keys - is there a safe, working, free alternative ?
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Windows10. Lenovo PC. Can't launch internet explorer after updates
I have a Windows 10 Lenovo PC. 64 bit. 4gb. Intel (R) Pentium (R) CPU J2900 On Friday it started to do updates when I shut down. Today I cannot launch Internet Explorer. This is first time I've switched the PC in since Friday. All my favourites (internet sites) have been lost. For the brief moment it tries to launch it is…
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Problems accessing wifi and google on home network
I turned on my laptop just now and clicked on my Virgin Media wifi connection. It reported it could not connect and when I trouble shot the issue, it reported that the laptop was trying to connect manually to xxxxxxxxxx, ie a hotel address last visited two months ago. This is no longer on my laptop, or at least not in the…
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Alarm GSM addon
Hi, I have a Honeywell Accenta G4 alarm and would like to know if anyone has come across (hopefully tried) an addon module that allows the unit to send text messages when the alarm activates and when the alarm is unset and set. Would prefer sub £40 and simple DIY installation. Thanks Annie
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chrome critical update
A "chrome critical update" has appeared on my laptop. I'm a bit suspicious of it because the web address starts "https://yududfooducate......" Just wondered if anyone else has had this and if it's genuine? Thanks
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Nokia Lumia 930 wireless problem
Just got a Nokia Lumia 930 phone and it wont connect to home wi-fi although it is fine with other wi-fi's.Googling the prob. someone says that it could be the router which is a Thompson TG585 v 8. Any solutions to this please.All other tablets, phones and laptops connect fine and this phone connects fine to other wi-fi's.
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Fuel Broadband, now Post Office Broadband
A quick head's up to all those who transferred across to Post Office Broadband from the now defunct Fuel Broadband on the promise of a £20 all-in fee for 18 months. I received my first bill from Post Office and it's £28 quid! A ropey start. We'll see how they respond to my email.
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Need help??
Going USA 9th sept What plug socket adapter do I need? Type A or Type B?? MacBook Pro adapter use Type B but IPhone/iPad/IPod Uses Type A Are all plugs Type B now (But can use Type A adapter)
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All in one PC
I am looking for a recommendation for an all in one PC for my son about 21" screen, budget up to £500. For study and YouTube! Thanks
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Tablet Advice
Hi, I'm looking for advice on a tablet for my cousin's partner. He currently has a netbook that a friend gave him and broadband, but he doesn't use it enough to justify the cost. Lately he hasn't used it at all, partly due to health. He's reluctant to get rid of the internet completely, so we came up with the tablet idea…
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iphone gift
Probably wrong place and maybe wrong forum. Kindle Fire 3rd generation can't get rid of this con pop up saying we need more beta-testers for the new iPhone 8. Press ok to participae and you will receive a free iPhone 8. It is an obvious scam my guess to find out if my email address is live so you get more rubbish mails.…
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Make a recording from BBC iPlayer?
Looking for a simple way to save some programs, nothing complicated please and preferably free. I have a Macbook Pro, 10.12.6
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JD Downloader
Hi Can anyone advise how I use JDDownloader to download music from YouTube onto an MP3 player. I have downloaded JDDownloader onto my PC but not sure how to use it to download music from Youtube. Thanks
