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Cheap but good GCSE laptop
My son will start on his GCSE's in September. It would help if we could get him a laptop. We have VERY limited money. BUT, obviously, GCSE's are a big deal. So we want to help. Therefore we would like to buy him a new laptop, with all its warranties and guarantees. One that we can afford ... so, as cheap as possible. BUT,…
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YouTube converter
Does anyone know whether youtube converter is safe and legal? There are some youtube things I want on my iPod. E.g. language videos, sleep stories. Not the pictures though. Not sure whether it will give my computer viruses or it is legal.
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Looking
For a program that will look for any software and programs that are out of date and keep them up to date,used to have one called secunia at one time but it now appears to be no longer available,anyone got any ideas T.I.A,
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Bag less Hover
HI can you advise me which is the best one around at present Budget one Hundred Pounds
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Energy usage physics electricity question
In my living room i have a chandelier style light bulb on the ceilijng. It has space for 3 candle shaped light bulbs. One bulb has blown so there are now only 2 working light bulbs. Does this mean that less energy is being used ? Someone said to me that the energy being used is still the same as if there were 3 bulbs…
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Samsung J5 2016 Not able to send text msg
HI can anyone advice why I am not able to send the above on the phone have the allowance on my package able to get im via Facebook Await the response
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Ceiling speaker 'splitter switch'?
I think I'm going to buy one of these https://www.richersounds.com/hi-fi/mini-hi-fi/denon-dm41-dab-blk.html Our 'project' is wired for four ceiling speakers - two in the kitchen and two in the lounge, but the area is 'open plan' I'm probably going to buy some speakers from screwfix, maybe these??…
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Cheapest Streaming Laptop
Hi. My 15yr old son is looking for a laptop to stream his video games on his Xbox1. He only has a budget of £200 and I've not got a clue what to suggest for him. Please can somebody give us some suggestions - he certainly doesn't mind refurbished. Thanks in advance :D
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Will i still be able to upgrade a windows 8.1 machine to windows 10 for free?
I'm thinking about buying a refurbished PC today and it comes with windows 8.1 pro 64 bit Will i be able to upgrade this to windows 10 for free? The Seller says: "Professionally installed with genuine Windows 8.1 Professional 64-bit" Since its a genuine copy of windows i thought i might still get a free upgrade?
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Software to sync to NAS
I have a D-Link DNS320 NAS. My wife is useless at remembering to run the CMD file I have put on her desktop that backs up her stuff to the NAS. Her laptop is running windows 10. Is there some software I can install that starts automatically and quietly in the background copies any new files she creates or old files she…
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please recommend one of these 3 tv's
Hi, I have not a scooby about tech but have found one of these 3 tv's for a 50 inch that i need and i have a budget of around £440 so these fit the bill. Can the good folks here recommend the best one based on the spec and best one for wall mounting.…
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Help with Vax Steam Cleaner!!!!!
Hi. I have a Vax - S85-CM Steam Clean Multi Steam Mop and I have larger Ceramic tiles across the whole of my downstairs. I have underfloor heating as well. I was previously using normal floor cleaners with a sponge and a microfibre cloth to clean my floors and I have always struggled with having a horrible 'greasy' look on…
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odd win 10 laptop behaviour - fixed by avast restart
OK - long story, fixed when I decided to run a full virus check using Avast, which is my default virus checker. I just wondered if anyone had any ideas why this happened. The story: Today I couldn't compose a Hotmail email. Clicking on 'new' just opened a blank window. After a while I decided to shut down the PC - it had…
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Sky HD Box
The gaff I've just moved into was upgraded by the previous guy to Sky HD.I've always set the FTA channels myself,but don't have a HD box.I do however have an Openbox which is HD capable,but although I've searched Sky28A,Astra 1C and Astra 1H,I just get endless variations of Drama,Yesterday,Dave,etc,and none of the…
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Ipad keeps asking me to enter my password for email
My iPad keeps asking me to enter my password for one of my email addresses (not the one I use for Apple ID), the message pops up randomly and can be 7 or 8 times a day, is this some kind of virus or is my other email address stored somewhere on my iPad that I do actually need to enter my password for? It’s not on my new…
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Advice please for a new TV
Hi guys Looking for a good 40 - 49 inch TV, around £350 mark. Any suggestions or advice? TIA. Kev
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http 500 error on MSE?
I normally use Google Chrome as my browser (W10) - for the past few months, whenever I try to access MSE Forums, I get this error message - I have cleared cache/cookies but same issue? forums.moneysavingexpert.com is currently unable to handle this request. HTTP ERROR 500
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Raspberry Pi webserver
I have had some helpful advice on here in the past which led me to get my 14 yo a Pi for Christmas. Today we got it up and running. Son now plans to use it as awebserver to host his website on. A couple of hours has seen him set up some of the basics such that he can post text on a page that is readable if you know the IP…
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Advice needed for purchase of TV recorder
I am hoping for some recommendations.....I have spent a few hours trying to research what I need to purchase but just seem to be getting lost! My elderly mum has a TV with built-in Freeview via terrestrial aerial. She also has a basic old set-top box from Virgin with basic TV channels, which she uses mainly for catch up…
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ZTE Blade A512 only plays sound for one second
I have a ZTE Blade A512 running Android 6.0 that plays sound only for a second when playing a YouTube video etc (or anything else) through the speaker, then it goes silent. The sound is fine through the earphones. I tried using the SoundAbout app to tell the phone not to use the headphones but that hasn't fixed it. I can't…