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Stolen iPad mini
My iPad mini was stolen out of a hire car in Spain yesterday. It has a 4. Number Code that you have to put in to start it. I suppose this is a lock ? Does that mean that the theif can’t activate it? Do I need to do anything else ? I’ve obviously reported it to the police it don’t expect anything. I also have an iPhone but…
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Nuisance Message - FB
Hi I have received some pretty scary messages via FaceBook - the person messaging me is unknown but they seem to know some very personal stuff. Is there anyway I can trace this anonymous person please?
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hotmail firefox
Anyone else having trouble? For nearly a week now I've been able to read emails but replying/sending is very hit and miss. Mostly they don't go "Cannot send at this time please try later" Same happens when trying to save a draft. Sometimes logging out, clearing history and cache etc seems to help but not always. When I…
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2018 Annual Survey scam FF
I have had the above pop up twice and searched the internet for help how to get rid of it. I have looked in add ons and extensions and only 2 are there, the y are Avira Browser Safety and are disabled and Avira safesearch plus which is also disabled. Having read a lot online any ideas how to stop this from popping up…
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How to download movies recoeded on sky box
Hi can some please advise I am able to do the above as recorded movies on brother sky box but to move on to a USB stick and watch at my place
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Is Raspberry Pi the best solution to start learning linux?
I always try to learn a couple new things every year, and this year I decided on linux/basic coding. I am currently learning python, now it is time to dive into the linux community. I've never installed an os on a computer before. But I'd like to start playing around with the linux os and start poking around some of the…
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Get WiFi in detached garage
Hi I’m hoping to get a decent WiFi signal in my garage, house signal doesn’t reach. A power line adapter works for a laptop with a cable but WiFi would be better for phones etc. Do I just buy another router and pair it somehow with my Bt home hub 5? Many thanks
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Wifi booster
Have some real dead zones around the house., as router is on upstairs landing. My desktop PC uses wired connection to internet, so if I buy a booster for wifi in other rooms, is it quite safe from a security point of view (probably a very stupid question I know, but I do worry about these things:o) Also can anyone…
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Internet problems
My mother's internet has been giving her grief for some time. I had a look and observed that videos wouldn't run for any length of time. They were constantly stalling and it made them unwatchable. I also noticed a lot of "could not find this site" errors when web surfing. Usually a retry would bring the page up. My…
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Do you run Linux - if not why?
Just want to check what people think about Linux.
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Multi-monitor set up help
Morning all After some help please, I currently have a desktop PC with 2 x 23” monitors side by side, it would like to introduce a 3rd, larger main monitor. (31.5”) What do I need to check and do please to incorporate this? Is my PC up to running 3 monitors? Will mostly be simple charts on webpages so it won’t be graphic…
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Difficulty finding printer inks
My regular supplier of printer inks does not sell inks for my new Epson XP352! I cannot find many sellers for these inks, have I picked a 'dud' printer? Any help appreciated please.
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Video hosting sites you can download from (565 MB file)
I know you can get round the YouTube downloading restrictions but I just want to upload my own video so that family members can download it easily (and legally ). It wouldn't matter if there was a time restriction on how long they would host it. Thanks for reading.
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Virgin TiVo replacement box remote codes?
Hi, We have just had our TiVo box replaced by Virgin today for a V6 box? As we were unable to watch Netflix due to constant buffering. The installer left as the box was booting up and told me just to follow the instructions and I didn’t anticipate a problem..... Alas.... I was prompted to hold down the clear and tv key…
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Excel query
I want to input numbers such as 17099131256910302 - it shows variously as: 9131256910302.00 when formatted as a number to 0 decimal places 1.70913E+15 when formatted as general or text How can I get this number to show correctly please?
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uSoft Office install query
I have several version of Office progs installed (under win 10 pro 64 bit) to ensure full compatibility with all files since before 2003 and I also have licensed copies of some progs only from the earlier versions so wish to keep installed all I have. At least one prog installs anew when the prog is opened (might be more)…
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Very Payment Confusion
Not quite sure if this is in the right thread because I couldn't find one that fit exactly but I have a couple questions! But I'm a little confused about what it says on my account summary and I can't access the chat function to ask them. I got something on the Take 3 payment scheme, and it's split it into 3 payments of…
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Which device should I pair speaker to?
I've bought a bluetooth speaker and it is currently charging up via my chromebook. Once that is done, I have to pair it with a device. When in use, it will only be used in our home, so does it matter whether I pair it from my chromebook, galaxy A5 phone or galaxy A6 tablet. Once this has been done, will I automatically be…
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Amazon prime or apple music
We have just upgraded from a hi fi to sonos one speaker. We are looking for the first time to have either amazon prime which I think includes music or apple music. What are peoples experiences of them please? We have also just purchased Amazon echo for our daughter for Christmas. We have IPads and iphones in the household…
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SSD for laptop
I am looking at buying a refurbished laptop, probably something like a Dell Latitude about 4 to 6 years old. I have a couple of 250 gb SSD drives which were given to me, there about a year old, have tried them in my pc and they work fine, I would like to fit one into the laptop, 250 gb is enough for me as it will be mainly…
