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Help with Libre Office Please
I'm typing a list of certain bids in Bridge. Is it possible, using Libre Office to type the symbols for the four card suits, Spade, Heart, Diamond, Club. If it is, can somebody please tell me how to do it? I've tried Insert, Special Characters but they don't exist there. Many thanks.
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Cable vs. (Free)sat?
Probably a dumb question, but can you get "Freesat" via cable? Current situation: Have a Sky dish with 4 feeds, and multiple (!) terrestrial aerials. Freesat via Humax gives me 200+ channels, and Freeview gives me maybe 20 (I'm in a black hole in rural Scotland) Have been looking at houses and many have no satellite dish.…
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Need software to clean up ipad, please.
Yesterday, I installed "clean sweep" to my samsung A5 phone and found it to be easy to set up and have in such a short time, found it to be excellent, in that the phone runs faster/smoother. My ipad on the other hand, is now sluggish. I'm wondering if anyone can recommend software which after installing, will be equally as…
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Acer laptop
Hi, here again with another problem. My Daughters been trying to learn the driving theory test via a CD she bought. I gave her my old laptop to use but some of the keys don't work. The pass code are numbers and one of them is a number to get into it. Anyone any ideas how to bypass this and get the machine to serve its…
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Hotmail being perverse
Twice now I have sent an email to: recipient@company.co.uk and twice it has been bounced back as undeliverable, with the address changed to: recipient@company.cu.uk I have checked very carefully, and it is not my typo. On the second attempt, I cut & pasted the address from the company's website, and the error kept being…
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What's the diference, external hard drive?
I am looking to buy a portable external hard drive, but don't know much about the technical side of them. Can someone tell me what's the difference between these two? It will be used with my MacBook Air so in needs to be compatible with it. I will be grateful for any help given.…
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Alcatel One Touch Pixi 3
I have a Alcatel One Touch Pixi 3 phone and wish to pair it to my laptop using Whatsapp. Is it possble? Is the phone smart enough? How do I pair it?
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Do you need both cartridges for printer to work?
Printer suddenly stopped working. Documents in queue with printing error. Only the on/off light comes on. Printing error message. Have use print and scan with hp troubleshooter and windows fix problems. No problems found. Cannot print test page and it is showing in the queue as printing. I mainly print in black and…
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Indoor CCTV
I live by myself in a flat. Over the coming weeks I will be regularly spending a few nights per week away due to being needed by other relatives in terms of care (and I'm happy to help). I also have 3 holidays planned this year that will mean I will be away for a week or 10 days at a time. Last week I had a forced entry…
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iPhone 6S - not receiving calls (sometimes)
I have an iPhone 6S 64GB. I got this on launch date and then had the battery replaced under warranty by Apple around a year later. iOS version 10.3.1 My wife also has an iPhone 6S 128GB which was bought a year later than mine. iOS version 10.3.1. For a long while now i've been wondering about missed calls. I'll have my…
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is skype dead without MS?
From this afternoon I am receiving the prompt to sign in with Microsoft or open an account - there is no option to use the old skype account. Does any tech know a trick how to get it back? I'm using windows 7 an intend to until it dies.
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eBay item never arrived, advice please
A few weeks ago I ordered something from eBay, but after waiting for 2 weeks it never arrived, so I asked the seller for a refund. The seller sent me the tracking information proving the item was delivered, I checked the royal mail website with the tracking information and it showed a signature that wasn't mine. I…
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Building a web site
Hi all. I have just come from Hospital where I have undergone a total knee replacement and now have time on my hands. I have been keen to have my own website for a while now and thought this would be the perfect time to go ahead and create one. I have seen many TV adverts for these so called free to make sites but are they…
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Windows or Mac
My old Pc keeps getting screwed up by windows 10 updates - it came with windows 7 and I installed the free version but all my drivers are out of date and can't get new ones. Talked to a local repair dude who basically said bin it, not worth the work now. I'm running it with updates turned off atm and it's got a lot of…
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Printers and cloud print - techphobe questions
Hi, we need a new printer and I'm really rubbish with tech stuff. Our old Pc is on it's last legs - wont' tolerate windows 10 updates anymore but being unsure what I want to replace it with we bought a chromebook to put us on - wanted something to use on the move anyway. But being partially sighted I need a big monitor for…
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microSD, up to 32 GB
Can anyone explain exactly what microSD, up to 32GB means please. I know this may seem like an obvious question, but is this because you only used to get sd cards up to 32GB or is there something special that means that a 64GB or 128GB simply wont work? I've recently bought a basic levono tab3 (more info here…
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Free VPN
Does such a thing exist ? When googled "free vpn" only comes up with free "limited trials"...
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Using external keyboard with Android mobilephone
I have an external Bluetooth hard keyboard, Logitech K380 which I can use with a mobile phone to help me get over a hand disability. Please, can anyone answer this question? There are three soft buttons at the bottom of my phone: a triangle pointing backwards (presumably called a back key), a circle presumably called home…
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DELL problems?
Spent ages going through the minefield of reviews looking for a new laptop as the old one is on its deathbed. Looking to buy one of Dell's gaming laptops - Dell 15 7577 which looked ideal and on special offer Had one in the basket to buy, but I thought I'd check Amazon for buyers experiences, and was surprised that about…
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Reinstall of an XP laptop
Hi all. I'm thinking of reinstalling Windows XP on an old laptop I have. I have a win 10 replacement laptop but it doesn't have a Firewire 400 port. The old laptop has one of these ports which I occasionally use with a Digital Audio Interface. This is the only reason to keep it and it's running very slowly now, hence the…
