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Bing safesearch pop up - strict enabled
Keep getting a pop up when I search on Edge Bing regarding their safesearch, the rest of the page is blank with no results showing. In Bing settings it doesn't give me a choice but says the region I live in, ie the UK, requires strict enabled and it is showing as strict in the settings (there is no choice to change it).…
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lost windows live mail contacts list
Hi All, My Windows Live Mail 2012 was fine yesterday but today the contacts list has disappeared!! How do I get it back? Using Windows 7. My contacts list is fine on BT Yahoo. How do I export it back to WLM 2012 This weirdo has never happened before. Mike
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Phillips Hue - Terms of use, possible charges for basic functionality?
We have recently purchased some Phillips Hue bulbs, a Hue bridge and Alexa. The real reason for doing this is because some of our light switches are in awkward places so the motivation is making it easier to turn lights on and off rather creating colour schemes and so on. My understanding is that we would need the light…
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Galaxy tab a problem
As above. My tablet has not received any emauls since 31sth august and it say 'last synced 31st August. I dont know what to do. Someone said turn the sync on but have no idea. Also the creen otienteering seems to have stopped and i cant find how to change that either. Any help please
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Shsd
First of all many thanks for the help the other day, currently busy cleaning up the laptop, so started looking around for new SSD, the thought came into my head how much would a 750gb be, and saw…
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New look to Chrome
Anyone else get the new Google Chrome update and what do you think? My first impressions is that I don't like it but I'm not sure how to revert back to a previous version without it updating again.
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Firefox: highlight active tab...?
Since the TabMixPlus add-on stopped working in Firefox, I've found it really hard to identify (at a glance) which tab is active. TabMixPlus let you change the colour of the active tab, so it really stood out against the others. I've managed to modify the userChrome.css file to enable multi-row tabs (another feature from…
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Printer problems ?Windows 10
I have an HP Deskjet F2180 printer-scanner. I have been having huge problems connecting it to my PC (Packard Bell imedia S3730). Firstly it was not printing properly. It would print some parts of a document, but not most of the text and pictures etc. So I tried installing, uninstalling. Then went onto HP website and…
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Anyone tried to repair a mobile phone?
My missus got her Nokia Lumia 635 soaked a few months ago. I tried drying it carefully but it was dead. She has a replacement now (different make). I took it to a repair shop but after leaving it with them they said they didn't have others from which to swop bits, so they couldn't help. She had some nice pics on it, so I'm…
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adding a second modem - virgin media
I hope this makes sense! I recently moved into a new flatshare, we have virgin media, the hub 3.0 is in the living room. The coaxial cable that connects to the modem in the living room has a splitter, and the second coaxial cable goes up into my bedroom. I thought i could just plug that cable into the back of my previous…
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Is this real
Anyone downloaded this? The system is severely damaged, found (4) virus! 4 September 2018 We have discovered that it is a corrupted OPERATING system 37,2% and contains (4) viruses. If You do not remove the virus right now, this can damage system files, data, applications, etc. You need to do (step by step): Step 1: press…
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Any Word 2016 experts who can help?
This is a followup to an earlier post. I have some existing Word documents, created using the Normal template, which I wish to convert to a different template, which I have created and stored in the Custom template folder. I am using Word 2016. In Word 2016 for Dummies it says if you wish to change a document's template…
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Help with choosing correct SSD
I am looking to swap out existing HDD for SSD but am lost in all the jargon. M2 vs SATA? I have an old HP PROBOOK 455 G2 and am struggling to identify which SSD would fit? I'm not worried about losing any files and came across this for reactivating W10…
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How much will this cost me to run?
I have a food dehydrator which is 600w and has a thermostat from 105F to 165F and is powered by a fan at the back of a cabinet lined with shelves for the food you wish to dry (9 tray Excalibur). None of the suppliers can tell me how much it is costing me to run. I have solar so during the day I can safely run it without…
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Want to install Win10 on totally new SSD
HI all I know the answer to the question in the title may seem a bit obvious just by typing that exact phrase into Google or Youtube. However, virtually every hit I get on Google or youtube shows you how to TRANSFER the EXISTING copy of windows 10 (currently on my Laptop) to my new SSD. The difference is... I don't want to…
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Upgrading to SSD
In 2011 I purchased a laptop with a spec to last, which it has, and has served me well the i7 version of this https://www.asus.com/Laptops/N55SF/specifications/ With the prices of 500gb SSDs and sdcards coming down significantly, i was considering upgrading as loading is slow. I have cleaned up several times, with no real…
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Does this make it safe?
Hello I have just bought a new laptop. If I take the hard drive out of my old one, does this make it safe to get rid of, ie: None of my information will still be on the laptop? Thanks
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Hotmail query
I usually access my hotmail through the mail app on my iPad on a day to day basis. I have a number of folders set up and depending on the email, may move some of them to one of these folders. However, I have noticed that many of these folders are empty when I access them on my iPad. If I go into outlook on my computer, the…
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Buying a new laptop. Any recommendation?
So unfortunately, my laptop for 3 years is not working anymore. According to the repair man I have to buy a new HD for my laptop since it's the one that's not working. They formatted it and ALL my files haven't backup SO... I lost ALL MY FILES and I still feel devastated. I want to start fresh, by buying a new one where it…
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Best Place To Sell Old Mobile Phones
Hi, can anyone recommend the best place to sell old mobile phones? I have an iphone 4 and 5 sat gathering dust after upgrading. Might as well try to get some ££ for them. Thanks
