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Which device (Google Home, Echo etc) do you control your NEST with?
Hi all You're probably all aware that there are some fantastic deals around at the moment for the voice control thingys. I was going to dive in and buy one but I'm not sure which device is compatable with our NEST central heating control. The Waters are also muddied given that all 4 of us in the house own iPhones.…
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Computer, Laptop or tablet . . . . . . . . ?
We're thinking about updating our creaking laptop and don't know whether to get another laptop or maybe purchase a tablet. We use it for email, t'interweb, writing of occasional letters and doing some spreadsheets, so Word and Excel often useful. What do you use and can you recommend anything . . . . ? Budget up to £1000.
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Wireless printing without wi-fi
Is it possible to print from an iPhone and Mac to a wireless printer without wifi? The printer is a Canon MX535
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Anyone know why wifi doesn't work?
I have wifi in the house, my phone hooks up to it, my friends' iPads do as well, but I recently bought a second hand laptop and it doesn't. When I open the network and sharing centre and click on wireless settings, I get the router device come up and it says on there 'connect automatically' but I can never use the wifi. As…
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Remote temperature monitoring without going diy?
I have a fairly simple query: monitor the temperature of a detached garage from the house, so I can stick a heater on. I've done a bit of searching and I don't see anything that doesn't involve a lot of money or work; like an arduino and temp sensor sending data to a server. Any ideas on something I can largely just plug…
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Question from a Technophobe!!
The other day, I decided to dust my laptop keyboard to get rid of biccy crumbs and a fair bit of dust. I gave it a good rubbing with a microfibre cloth. The laptop was open on desktop at the time. My problem now is that I can't shut it down from the Windows menu and have to use the main power off button!! :p My question…
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Internet/Amazon TV question
First how do I find out what speed my internet is? Secondly how does Amazon TV work, is that internet, or a dish ior aerial? We are having awful probs with ITVHub and Ch5 etc on the laptop - freezes and restarts or just won't work at all and husband is getting sick of it. And thirdly do you not need a licence for it? TY!
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Syncing bookmarks on iPad and iPhone
How do I set up my iPhone and iPad so that when I bookmark a page on one it syncs to the other?
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Connecting an android box to Sky router?
I'm trying to connect my android box directly to my Sky hub router so I can use it ethernet and am using a Cat 5 cable. I noticed that no lights are flashing on on the rear of the hub port I am using to indicate there is a connection. I have tried the other ports too. Does this wire actually work on a Sky hub as the yellow…
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Alexa and Spotify
I am thinking about getting my teenage daughter an Amazon Echo dot,but just have a couple of questions. Once you own the Echo,do you then have to pay Amazon to link it up with Spotify,or do you just pay the monthly Spotify membership (£9.99,though currently 99p for 3 months)? If we sign up for Spotify,can I just confirm…
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Thinking about getting my other half an Apple Watch for Christmas...
Just wanted some thoughts really on whether it was worth getting this Apple Watch... My other half has commented that his old watch doesn’t work anymore (just wants a battery!) but it is old and heavily scratched. So I thought I’d go all out and treat him to an Apple Watch with the cellular option. He has the iPhone SE so…
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decent sound bar
hi all going to buy a sound bar for my lg tv as the sound is rubbish or I might be going deaf. don't want anything really fancy, just decent basic, up to £125 or so. recommendations please?
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EGIS Server update message- Can't unistall
In the past week on my Acer computer each time I log on to my PC a window appears saying EGIS server want updating, but It will not update. I have gone into my Control Panel and have found the Win Locker which seems to have been installed since I have had my current equipment i believe the Win Locker is what drives the…
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Halfords website checkout error
Is it just me or is anyone else having this problem...? Every time I try to checkout an order and get to part 3 - payment details of the order process it just dumps me back to the start of the basket. I get the same problem on Chrome, Opera, Firefox and IE. Tried their live chat but all they say is to phone order instead -…
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Rear camera change iphone 7 advice
Just a long shot here guys but has anyone changed the rear camera on aniphone 7. The phone was damaged recently only to find after a replacement screen that the rear camera no longer works. So can anyone advise on the degree of difficulty to attempt myself or is this one best left to the pro's Thanks as always for any…
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Planet rock on Sky dish
Can someone with a sky dish see if they can receive planet rock today [ channel 0110 ]. I can get most channels, but there are a few missing (Capital radio, 0109 is missing as well). Thanks.
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This appears when I search
In the last 24 hrs or so, when I search using windows 10 (google) I get this https://s18.postimg.org/iscemy6w9/Capture.png What has happened? I see what it says, but to my knowledge I haven't done anything.
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Mobile Phones
I've seen all these phones in Asda for an ok price, I was wondering if there was any better than the other? Good camera wanted, large screen, usual online use, email, etc. The person I'm thinking of getting one for their Samsung S5 has stopped working, just won't turn on or even come onto safe screen don't know how to fix…
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Powerpoint presentation image size?
What is the ideal image size for a Powerpoint presentation? Some of the images that I need are in portrait format.
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Cordless Phone with Answering Machine
Am looking at cordless phones for my parents and need to get something ordered, have been looking on amazon at the Panasonic KX-TG6822EB twin dect cordless telephone with answer machine. Some of the reviews say the volume is low ringing and on the phone and it's not a good a good phone, others like it. Does anyone here…
