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google calendar needs refreshing for "Today" button to work.
Any ideas? It used to work fine, but stopped working recently - until I refresh the tab it shows the last day I used the calendar before. FF 66.0.5
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Budget Gaming PC
Hi, I'm looking for a budget PC to play tabletop simulator. It doesn't need a lot to run but my macbook does suffer some slowdown and the fan goes bananas. I'm looking at this for £250 with upgraded ram to the 16gb, and 'downgraded' SSD 120GB as I don't need much space.…
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Problem with Virgin [Merged]
I am upset with Virgin Media - they want to charge £20 plus a monthly fee for us to be able to stream. A service which was working perfectly until today. I would rather cancel than be blackmailed. Do they have reps on here that can explain this policy? The girl on the phone can't.
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Amazon Music Unlimited - free trial queries
Hi Amazon have offered me an Amazon Music Unlimited free 90 day trial following a purchase I made. I've never used it before, I guess it's like Spotify? It says I can download to listen offline. If anyone has used this facility, do you get to keep any of the music you download after you cancel the subscription? I'm…
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Antimalware query
On my task manager I see: Antimalware Service Executable – 135.1MB of memory Is this a usual / normal amount of memory being taken up? My laptop is running W10 Home. thanks
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Domain parking for .com
I am looking for recommendations for places I can transfer a couple of domains to park them/keep them. I dont have them linked to web hosting or services - I just registered my kids names .com after they were born (many) years go and have just kept paying every couple of years - maybe one day they will be famous and need…
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Whatsapp problems
I don't know if I should have put this in the Mobile section, but here goes. Recently, Whatsapp has had a few problems on my phone. While the phone is 'open', I get the sound indication, but when the phone 'closes', I don't. But the second I physically lift the phone, to check, it sounds, and the message comes through,…
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Old TV/Netflix
Hi, What would be the cheapest way to get Netflix on an old TV (Sony KDL-32CX523) Chrome cast? Fire stick? Thanks in advance
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Cctv problem viewing app away from home
We got one of the Aldi CCTV sets, wired connection, got it all up and working fine at home. Downloaded App to iPhone, works fine when connected to WiFi at home. Nothing when ion 4G or away from home, just shows offline. Had it suggested it is Port Forwarding so read up and done that I think. Still nothing. Strange thing is…
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Hard drive laptop upgrade
Hello I bought an SSD hard drive to add as a second in my laptop. Although I am good with hardware, I don't have the tools and it may be risky for me to do the upgrade. I do not want to give my laptop to stay with anyone without me watching it as I am afraid they will copy my data. I am also worried that all those tiny…
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Sites that are not encrypted eg Blogs ,websites, emails etc
Over the past few months I have noticed when using certain websites, blogs, emails that they are telling me I am not safe as they are not encrypted. Some are sites I have used for many years. According to what I have read - it is up to the owners of the sites to encrypt them. Please could someone explain this . Many Thanks.
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Easy U Tube MP3 Converter
In the last couple of days the Easy U tube MP3 converter which has been downloaded for some time, has stopped working.When I try to get into the site a message comes up saying it cannot be reached. I am having no problem getting into any other websites Has it been withdrawn or is it just a temporary technical problem.…
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AOL problems -
I’ve had my aol account for years but for the past year or so, on and off, I get a message saying “sign in failed”. This could happen at anytime and not when i am using my account. Even though I know my password and put it in it invariably comes back with the same message and I can’t get in to read emails or send them. I…
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Web Page Trying To Load
I am a moderator on a re use site & have come across a strange problem that I cannot sort out. The site has a mapping facility & when I click on the zoom in or out buttons the page will not load. I just flicks up every few seconds & says ' Waiting for ' in the bottom left of my screen. All other parts of that website work…
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Best budget smartphone?
Hi Just needed your help/advice on the best budget smartphone i should go for? I want something as cheap as possible (it'll be used as a 2nd phone) and dont mind if its 2nd hand/refurbished. Ideally only wanting to spend £50-£70 or so. Only really thing i would like it to have is 4g Can anyone offer any advice on what i…
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Home Hub 6
According to reports on the internet the Home Hub 6 is supposed to be the best yet with the best range ever as it has 7 Antenna. But in my option the Home Hub 5 has a better range. What do others think?
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Curious copy/paste problem
On my win 10 laptop, I often use copy/paste to search the web. I find a product name on one web page, copy it, then open a new tab and paste the name into the address bar. This mostly works OK but I've recently found that sometimes what becomes pasted is not the copy just done but the one before that. If I redo the…
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Sky and Humax from same dish possible?
From a tech ignoramus, could you please help. We have cancelled sky and looking at other options. We have two rooms where we want different things. I am happy to watch BBC and ITV mainly, but want to record and pause. I have already been advised on here that the Humax record box is best for me, as we have terrible…
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New Printer pre-loaded with compatible inks - potential damage?
Hi, I bought a 'New' printer from Ebay which was described as having the box open and pre-loaded with compatible inks. It came with the cheapest, leakiest campatibles possible and these are pretty variable in performance - either fine, faded or not printing at all. I think there is a manufacturers warning that…
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Samsung S7 - Video Recovery
Hi everyone, I'm sorry if this has been asked anywhere already, I did search but can't find an answer and have been hours trying out various apps. I've deleted a video of my kids from my phone accidentally and wondered if there was a way to get it back, preferably before they get up and realise that I've done it. They take…
