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Archives for May 2019

Censorship?
An American colleague was messing around with my phone after he’d used it to make a call. He went to an adult website with the initials PH. The website kept coming up with the error “The server has dropped the connection” Long story short it appears that my service provider BT censors adult websites. I’ve no problem with…
Converting dab radio to bluetooth?
I have the following radio https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B077NGYG74/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and am contemplating buying the Bluedio T2+ headphones that has bluetooth. If I buy a bluetooth transmitter which plugs into the radio will I be able to listen wirelessly to the radio using bluetooth?…
Portable collapsible laptop stand
Hi, can anyone recommend a portable collapsible laptop rise stand? cheers Rich
17.3" laptop for £400 (ish)
My sister asked if I could suggest a "good" laptop for her. (Groan! I've no idea what spec laptops are on the market!) She'd really like a 17.3" screen, and "ideally" she has a budget of £400. (She knows I'll blow the budget! :D ) She wants it to work on multiple large spreadsheets, and general home/office stuff, and to…
Bootable USB with CD ROM Support
Ho do I make a Bootable USB with CD ROM Support? I already have it booting to DOS but there is no CD ROM support.
number unknown
new sim fitted , pac code from old company applied when you go into settings and look at own number it says number unknown phone has been tested , it is dialing and receiving on the old number that was ported over anyway to get my number to show in settings
HP laptop memory upgrade question
hi i have a HP Envy15-ah150na laptop that has been upgraded with a 480gb SSD. i understand this laptop has 8gb of DDR3 memory but am wondering if an upgrade to 16gb would be beneficial? i don't know if it has just one slot of 8gb memory or 2 slots of 4gb. if it has 1 slot of 8gb can i buy just 1 extra slot of memory to use…
Email, IMAP and Outlook...
Hopefully this is easy to answer. I use 1and1 (Ionos) for my email using an IMAP setup. The mail is viewed on a PC using Outlook. Outlook has decided to stop working - I can send but not receive email and it won't let me repair, or change the outgoing mail settings (although they are as 1and1 instruct). If I remove the…
3.5 floppy disk drive
I'm restoring an old computer and I need a floppy disk drive. When pricing them I have found that external USB drives are cheaper. Are they just internal drives with an adapter so that I can remove the drive and fit it in the computer? I need to be able to boot the computer from a floppy disk.
Facebook videos not playing in Edge browser.
Hi folks, A bit of a strange one here, youtube videos play fine In Edge browser as well as embedded youtube videos in other websites posts, but for some reason videos won't play on facebook, just see the icon for video and when I press the play arrow just buffering. Oh I know I can use a different browser etc but just…
Windows Media Player-Duplicate Songs
When I download music from my Windows Media player onto My Micro SD card the songs appear twice or more on my Windows Music Player. Is there any way I can delete the duplicates without going through the tedious task of deleting every duplicate separately. It does take ages, as I have over 700 different pieces of music on…
copy photos from Motorola to Macbook
Hello, I take photos on both an ipad and a Motorola phone and want to consolidate the photos of a recent holiday so that they are all stored on my Macbook Air. I think I could move them by connecting the Motorola phone to the Macbook air with a usb cable. Never done it before so is this the easiest way?? or is there a…
Xbox keeps dropping out with Virgin Media
Any techies here that can help? Since I swapped to virgin media, my sons xbox won't work, it keeps cutting out and he has to re-imput the password. As it has happened so many times, he has now been locked out of games (? terminology) online. It isn't possible at the moment to have a wired connection. Virgin won't help as…
Speed Up Laptop
I have a 7 or 8 year old Emachines E525 laptop. An excellent piece of equipment. Seem to be getting a bit slow to load simple webpages now. I have done all the usual things to speed it up but there is no real improvement. It has a 500GB HHD which is probably getting a bit tired now I would have thought. If I put a 1TB SSD…
Messages
Hi, One of my friends names on messages changed to WH. He did not change it and we have no idea why? :A
MS Surface Pro 6
Does anyone have any comments, good or bad, about the Microsoft Surface Pro 6? While it's not somewhere I would normally consider Currys PCWorld currently have a good offer on the i5 with 256GB SSD, £150 off the normal selling price and a Typecover thrown in free.…
New computer, switching on for the first time
I have just purchased a new laptop to replace my ancient laptop. My old laptop is on Windows 7, and the new one is on Windows 10 I know that when I switch on the new laptop for the first time I will go through some set up screens. My question is so basic and simple, I'm almost embarrassed to ask it, but here goes anyway.…
Help with maths, MB to GB?
So Giffgaff charge 5p per MB an EE £25 for 20 GB but Giff gaff claim to be best value? Someone who is good at maths please help me with this.
MSE Forums Thanks ticked automatically
Not sure if this is the correct forum to write this post. When I post an item on any forum the "thanks" box for all items in that forum are ticked automatically. This is not my intention as in my opinion all post are not necessary helpful.This has happened on two forum posts I have Posted on in the past few days. Why is…
help needed with google drive
Please can anyone tell me if it is possible to remove photos from google drive without them being removed from google photos. Many thanks to anyone who can help. Regards kje.

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Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland to cut overdraft rates for millions but hike them for others – here's what's happening and full help
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Warm Home Discount expansion confirmed with millions more eligible for the £150 top-up this winter – here's what we know
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Martin Lewis: At last a chance to fix Council Tax flaws impacting millions – debt collection, difficulty challenging your band, discounts and more
Major flaws in the Council Tax system in England could finally be fixed in future, as the Government has launched a wide-ranging consultation to review hideous debt collection practices, the difficulty of challenging your band, the overly complex and horribly-named Severe Mental Impairment discount and more. MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis, who has long campaigned on these issues, shares his response and analysis.
Energy complaints to be dealt with more quickly and Energy Ombudsman to get new powers under Government plans
If you have a complaint about your energy firm, it may be resolved more quickly in future, as the Government has announced a raft of proposals to strengthen consumer protections in the energy market. The planned changes include giving the Energy Ombudsman new powers to force firms to comply with its decisions – but it's still very early days. Here's what we know so far.
Warm Home Discount expansion confirmed with millions more eligible for the £150 top-up this winter – here's what we know
Around 2.7 million more households, including 900,000 families with children, will become eligible for the £150 Warm Home Discount this winter, as the Government has confirmed it will remove the existing 'hard to heat' eligibility criteria. The extension has only been confirmed for winter 2025/26, with further changes possible for future years.
Base rate held at 4.25% – here's what it means and when it might be cut next
The Bank of England has held the base rate at 4.25%. Below we explain why, when it might be cut, plus what it means for your mortgage and savings.
Applied for South West Trains 'boundary fares' compensation? Act now to claim it
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Winter Fuel Payments to be reinstated for millions – Martin Lewis explains how it'll work, what it means and if it's an improvement
All State Pensioners in England and Wales will receive a Winter Fuel Payment this winter, though those who earn over £35,000 will see it clawed back through the tax system. It means nine million pensioners will get the £200 or £300 top-up. Here MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis shares his instant response and analysis, and we include answers to your key questions.

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