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Bypass Windows password?
I was under the impression that the password protection on a Windows user account (say on a shared computer) was pretty good - good enough to prevent unauthorised access by anyone without specialist knowledge, at least. Then I see a website which advertises a product which can be inserted into a USB port to allow access to…
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Recording web browsing to DVR
Is there an easy way of Recording web browsing to DVR? I want to have areal time playback of basically everything I see and do online. Just go to cookies, web history etc I hear you say, but this will not give an exact playback of what was happening there and then, Like being able to playback a meeting or to quote / prove…
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Windows 10 Pro - Permanent Flight Mode
DD1 lives in Germany. She recently bought a laptop (Dell E5440) which came with Win 10 Pro. She had a problem activating it (the normal process wouldn't work for some reason) so the supplier ended up sending her a Product Key. She activated Windows and then 10 minutes later found that Flight Mode came on and she's unable…
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Help moving Windows 10 to SSD please
Hi All, Very non-techy mum here, so please be gentle. Son has Asus laptop, with small C drive (29.1gb, choc a bloc full. Also ahs a SSD installed, 7 gb used out of 111. When I put in the SSD I set it as the default drive for stuff to be saved too, and that has been fine. Problem is that Windows 10 is on the c drive, which…
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Re I cloud storage
Hi Guys, I have just been notified that I have only 25% of free space left with my I cloud, on my iPad. Is there any way I can get more without paying the 79pence per month for 50gb? I am getting loads of photos of my new great grandson, which is taking up space, and want to keep them. Is the 79p the best and cheapest…
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Missing email
I have a domain with Namesco and a number of users with forwarding set up. My mother ditched TalkTalk recently and, as she already had a gmail account, I redirected her forwarding to gmail. Since then she has been complaining of email disappearing, i.e. emails that were definitely sent to her that did not appear in her…
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Too much digital?
I got a thought... maybe a discussion to be had... I work in IT and I have done for over 10 years but in this day and age I somewhat feel overwhelmed at times due to 2 reasons. 1.) Big brother / data privacy and how everything is captured for marketing purposes. Got nothing to hide but I feel like the internet is not what…
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Tracker to find keys etc
Im after a tracker for someone who can lose car keys, house keys. The tracker goes onto the keys and you locate them using a smart phone app. Ive seen the Tiles you can buy, These are tiles but the problem is they work on bluetooth which only has a certain range.…
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Howto run 2 Hotmail accounts on one pc
Hi Hope all are well Please can you advise how I can run 2 Hotmail accounts on one Lap top As the need to check regularly both emails thanks in advance
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I can't get pics on Skynews website on Samsung tablet
I hope someone can help For some reason the pictures do not display on the skynews website. All other website are fine on my Samsung Galaxy tab. I am thinking that it's a setting issue but cannot find any related setting that makes any difference. Any ideas please? Thanks
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Microsoft PowerPoint tax calculator
I've never used powers PPS before, but I'm eager to learn, I need something to put in my personal development plan at work, and I'm wondering if I could use it to create a basic tax calculator. The idea is that the user would be able to list their income, any reliefs they are due, and indicate if they receive marriage…
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Advice requested to buy mid cheapish pc
My son is 15 and i think he could really do with his own computer for study (at the moment the whole family is sharing 1 very old laptop). He has a keyboard, monitor and mouse so he says he would prefer a hard drive unit to a laptop as we will get something better spec for our money. He doesnt need the machine for gaming…
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Email blocking not working
I use Virgin Media email. When I Block an unwanted rubbish email I sometimes find it appears again. Then, if I block it again, I get the message The address you are trying to block is already on your blacklist. So my blocking is not very effective. Do other people have the same trouble with their Virgin Mail, please?
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Maths question.
Probably wrong thread, but I've been racking my brains over this simple maths question:- If a person travels 35 km in 1 hour 10 mins. what is her average speed? If you give me the answer please tell me how you arrived at the answer.
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Setting up a Mesh system - advice please
I have a lot of trouble with my fibre Plusnet wifi not reaching most of our house. I've bought a cheap Tenda Mesh system which seems to work perfectly at reaching the far end of our property although I am not sure I have it set up to its full potential. I simply plugged it into the plusnet hub and away it goes. I have read…
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Silvercrest speaker not discoverable
Hi All, Wonder if anyone can help me with this. On a shim I bought one of those little Silvercrest speakers to pair up with an Echo Dot. It was on offer for £25 (fish) and I thought it would be a simple way of getting the functionality of the dot but then having it louder when we wanted. However I didn't realise that the…
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How to archive old icloud & itunes back ups to external harddrive on pc/ laptop (not mac)
Hi all, I am trying to save costs and also start using my iCloud storage effectively. I have an iPhone and IPad and manually backup both up on my laptop (windows) by iTunes (ie plugging the devices into the laptop). As I have no space on my iTunes / laptop or now on my iCloud I am backing up videos and photos to my…
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Excel - Nested IF Statement
Hi I apologise for asking another nested IF statement question but I seem to be going round and round in circles and am failing to resolve :( I have a list of 'items' and against each item the user can enter a code (between 1 and 10; all good here). After entering the code value they may need to enter a sub-code value. To…
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Buying an iMac - Currys vs Apple Store
I need to buy an iMac quickly for work. I don't need finance. Currys is round the corner and they have them in stock. They are the same price as the Apple Store which is an hour's drive away. Is there any disadvantage to buying it from Curry's - as in, if it goes wrong can I just get it looked at by Apple within warranty…
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Which key will give me full screen by hiding fav/tool bars?
Many years ago on an my old PC, I was able to touch F11 I think and it would temporarily go to full screen, Favs/tool bar would hide. One touch would bring them back. Im now using HP Envy laptop and W10. but as yet I haven't fathomed out how to carry out this , just for short clips etc.
