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BBC forces iPlayer users to adopt email
Am I right in this supposition or is there something I'm missing? My friend informs me that their elderly parent can no longer access iPlayer on their BT provided service. This 80-something is now being required to provide an email address in order to 'register', without which the service is barred to him. He does not use…
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Cowon
Thinking of buying a Cowon Prelude HD. Has anyone bought one of these. I’m having to buy from Amazon as no stockists near me to try one out, have a few questions before I get one, hoping someone can help. 1..The Cowon is a HD player, would I benefit from a pair of HD headphones. Would be over ear type, don’t rate or like…
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Scatter graph help in excel
Hi I have an excel scatter graph - around 80 point in it. Is there a way of formatting each point into a different colour - red, amber or green. I know I can do it manually which would take a huge amount of time but wondered if it can be automatically by doing something to the source data. Hope that makes sense?
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Problems Re-installing Microsoft Office 10
Hi there, I'm hoping that someone might be able to help me out with a problem that I've been experiencing with Office 10. I'm not the brightest spark in the box when it come to computers, but will detail the problem as best as I can, but apologise if I miss out any crucial information. I installed it about 18 months ago,…
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Fake error: This site says firewall has defined...
My Mum has asked me to fix a problem on her laptop. She didn't click on anything when an message popped up saying 'This site says firewall has defined...' I can't remember the rest of the message apart from it saying system files need to be deleted, click ok. I've scanned the laptop with Malware Bytes (nothing found),…
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Help with Nero 18
I am really struggling with this software. Can anyone tell me how to export as an MP4 as it only gives the option as NVC?
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Leaving anonymous reviews on Google?
This is something i've thought of doing for a bit. Too often people only leave reviews when they're moaning about something. I'd like to leave reviews on companies i've used, especially smaller local companies, regardless of the experience, good, bad, halfway. I know when we've been looking for a company for something &…
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Which soldering iron to repair TV? New capacitors?
I have an old temperamental TV that won't turn on unless the room is heated to 21C or above. There are about four capacitors on the circuit-board that have blown, so I thought there's a good chance that replacing them will fix the problem. I've never done anything like this before, so I was wondering if someone could…
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POPup blocker no good now.
{Edited by Forum Team} I use chrome and poper blocker 4.0.8.1. Can anyone block all the new tabs this site throws out? It happens when you click on anything, the scroll bar, the white blank space, the search bar, literally anywhere I click I get a new tab opening. However, just now they stopped, maybe the website has a…
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Amazon Echo Dot and Amazon music unlimited
Bought the O/H an album for Christmas off Amazon, the next day I received and e-mail for 3 months free of Amazon music unlimited, which is handy as I bought myself an Echo Dot on Black Friday. Does this mean I can ask Alexa to play a random song I like and also a full album?
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Buying a Drone
Hi I'd like to buy a drone which takes good photos and video footage. I'd like to be able view the video footage on my laptop / pc. I think I would like to have onw with at least 20 mins flight time. It must be able to hover whilst recording video. Primarily I want it to do surveys of roofs but also I live near the coast…
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Booster
Hi Looking to get a wi fi booster to work with virgin any recommendations please
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7 meter cable run from B.T. Master socket
Is running approx 7 meters of rj11 cable from B.T. Master socket a worthwhile excersise to try and gain maximum fibre internet speed. I ask ahead of sky soon to offer upgrades from 40mb upto 63mb-hopefully by spring 2019. As my master socket is opposite side of living room from router I agreed at the time for the engineer…
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PC steering wheel recommendations for a durable and long lasting one?
PC steering wheel recommendations for a durable and long lasting one? I have one thrustmaster italia for pc that keeps breaking and have to return it for replacement cause it develops deadzones, anyone know of a good long lasting one?
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Windows 10 update options for laptop
I have a Dell XPS laptop which is running Windows 8 OS, I am looking to update to Windows 10 so I can some Windows 10 supported software. Looking online I am getting options for a licence only or a usb drive which is more expensive. What would be the best option for this purchase? I have a laptop and a desktop to put it on.
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Vax Multifunction Cleaner 6131
I bought a 2nd hand cleaner, the type in the Title. It not only lacked the parts required for wet cleaning but also had a water pump that would not work. To begin with, the standard pump is of a Linear design with a couple of one-way valves incorporated into it. The valves get easily clogged and the piston jams. I sourced…
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Would you store sensitive data on Google Drive?
I don't mean some sensitive photos you may have. As i help with a few family members accounts i'm looking at mapping it all out, listing direct debits - so what its for, how much it is, how frequent etc, standing orders & just account details. No usernames or passwords but certainly bank and account names and numbers. So…
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Smart meters install request by energy co
I’m using one of the minor companies as my energy supplier - they have suddenly asked when they can install a smart meter - I haven’t asked for this. Is this a good idea? Or is this still not the best time? Ta
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how to stop android from logging off when idle?
I have a new android tablet and set a password to logback in after it has been turned it off. However it is auto logging off when it is idle and then I have to log back in with my password again, which I don't want. How do I fix it?
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PS4 - Fortnite In App Purchases
we have 1 Playstation 4 which we share with 3 different login profiles Account 1 Mine - Primary account Account 2 sons - Sub account Account 3 second son - Sub account 3 separate epic games accounts for us all. If I buy in app V-bucks on my primary account account and buy some skins will this carry across over to both me…
