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Time Magazine - digital subscribers have 100+ missing issues
I’m not sure if this is the correct sub-forum or even the correct site to be asking this question, but here goes... For anyone who subscribes to Time Magazine’s and has a digital subscription, have you noticed that there are large periods of missing issues in the back catalogue? For example, if you open up the app on an…
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Samsung Galaxy S8+
I'm considering buying one of these. They are on sale for around £400 on Amazon (and are described as 'New'). They are on special offer on the Samsung website for £539 (with £100 trade-in discount for my old phone). Are the ones on Amazon likely to be genuine? How can they sell them cheaper than Samsung in their Black…
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Google Maps Location Puzzle
Hi all, A mate and I attended a gig in London on Saturday evening - whilst messing around with google maps on the train home I had mobile data on (4G) and could see my live location travelling back down south between London and the Coast no issues. My mate had since ran out of mobile data so when I tried to track his…
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Amazon Fire stick with Alexa- Ca you get the internet on your TV
I do not have a Smart Television. I was considering purchased an Amazon Fire stick with Alexa which is on offer at the moment at several stores (Tesco,Amazon, John Lewis to name some) for £29.95 which seems a very good deal. Will I be able to connect to Google for internet information on my TV through using the Fire Stick.…
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Safari extensions
Be interested to hear what extensions / add-ons Mac owners use with Safari, please.
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Need a new laptop - suggestions please
Hi there, After a real problem with my last laptop a Dell Inspiron 7577 (see herehttps://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5924388/dell-laptop-screen-faults-returned-repaired-fed-up) I'm now looking for a replacement laptop. Ideally I would like to avoid Currys PC World as my view of them has been severely tarnished…
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LG OLED55C8PLA - Sound Quality
Hi I am looking to buy the LG OLED55C8PLA TV as it has great reviews and I really like LG OLED tv's. I have seen some reviews that the sound quality form the tv isnt very good. I was hoping someone who might have this TV can comment please? Thanks
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OAP needs headphone advice
Techi viewers here have been excellent help to me in the past. I want to buy a wireless headphone gift but budget will not stretch to Bose qc35 and Sony WH 1000MX3 . The two, affordable to me, are Bose SoundLink® Around Ear Wireless Bluetooth® Headphones or the Sony WH-H900N . Is it worth paying an extra £100 to get the…
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How do I power these LED strip lights?
So I’m on the car boot this morning and like a kid my eyes are drawn to a stall with loads of flashing LED strip lights around it and it says they are £1 per strip. This has to be the bargain of the century. Surely? So I buy a strip and ask the bloke selling them how I power them. To be fair to him he says “If you don’t…
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apple deals?
Does anyone know if Apple products are reduced in the January sales? Looking to upgrade my ipad but not sure whether to just stick with my mini ipad 4.
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Resizing passport photo
Help pl I need to resize a passport photo 2 by 1.5 ins to 2 by 2 ins for Indian visa. Is that something I can do myself with help from the forum or do I need to have new photo taken with the new dimensions? Thanks
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WIFi Extenders/Routers
I have Virgin Media package which includes broadband, television and phone When upgrading to a V6 box they sent me a Netgear Powerline extender which works fine downstairs. However the WiFi reception/connection upstairs is very poor. I believe I need to put another extender or router upstairs to improve the reception. Do I…
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Thomson SpeedTouch 330
When sorting out I found a Thomson SpeedTouch 330. It has a small light for USB and ADS at the bottom. I have no idea what it was used for, can anybody help me here. Is it any use or should it just be binned. Thank You
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Gigaset SE572 WLA dsi
When sorting out at home I came across a Gigaset SE572 WLAN dsi which I used when my broadband contract was with Orange. I am now contracted to Virgin Media, so is the original piece of equipment any use. Can I put it in another room upstairs to get a better WIfi throughout the house, or is incompatible and should be…
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Help -which Humax ?
I'm looking for a PVR for my 80 year old mother. She's reasonably tech savvy but I'm getting bogged down with features she doesn't want/need which keep pointing me to the more expensive end of the market. All she wants is a simple recorder with an easy to use EPG for a freeview TV. Watch one programme and record another.…
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SSD nearly full.
My laptop has a small SSD (C) and a massive hard drive (D) over time my SSD has got full so I want to transfer all my files and documents over to the hard drive. Could someone give me some easy to follow instructions to do this as I haven't got a clue. I am using Windows 10. Thanks in advance
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Conductive adhesive.
I'm looking to attach two 1.50/1.00mm tails to a glass plate with an integral element inside the glass. As assembled the tails are soldered to the plate however I'm not having great success with soldering, can anyone suggest an adhesive that is electrically conductive. Current would be less than 4A (230V), and temp <110C.
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Why?
has my pound sign morphed into a hashtag? and how do I get rid of it please.........it seems to just affect 2 & 3 the others appear to be ok.....!@#$%^&*()
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Saving word doc
I'm not very good with IT so I'd appreciate any basic help :o How do I get saved word docs to open at the top instead of having to rotate each time I open them? I've installed Adobe Acrobat reader, the word docs I have saved on my desktop, have now changed to pdf. I've opened each one, but cannot get the doc to open at the…
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Hotmail - Email sending twice
Hi guys, I’ve been noticing that when I send emails on my iPhone, in the mail app, emails are sending twice. When I go into the ‘sent’ folder, every single one of my emails appear to have send twice. I have checked with the person I send the email too and they can confirm this. Can anyone tell me how to stop this as it is…
