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Warning messages when switching on laptop / Transferring contents to new laptop
When switching on my ageing Samsung laptop with Windows 10 upgraded from Windows 7, I see these warning messages with yellow triangles on the screen: and I continue with no obvious restrictions. (By the way, when checking security, I see that results of searches for the second of these have been blocked as potentially…
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recommendations for camera phone
I am looking for a phone with a decent camera. eg one where i can control shutter speed, aperture, zoom lens, slow motion video. Can anyone suggest something at a reasonable price or am I looking at a fortune?
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Samsung - Adoptable Storage
Is it possible to format the sd card on my Samsung Galaxy S2 tablet to use as internal memory the software is on Android 7.
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W10 1909 - Well That Was Quick And Painless
As title - nothing exiting happened, took less time than the routine monthly updates.. The only weird thing is it shows as installed on 25/05/2019 which is, I assume, when I installed 1903.
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Black Friday Deals on Amazon Echo / Google Assistants
Various deals on Amazon and Google Home Assistants. e.g. Amazon Echo Dot £22 and Google Home Mini £19 Available from various suppliers including Currys and Argos.
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Wifi 4G hotspot device or use mobile phone hotspot?
I'm off on holiday to the Caribbean soon and will need a network connection to pick up weather/email etc. I'll buy a local sim for the data and have a couple of old phones available. Am I better buying a Huawei (or equiv) 4G wifi hotspot device and popping the sim in there or just using my old Samsung S5 with mobile…
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desktop/tower suggestion please
Some great suggestions on threads here for budget (ish) laptops in the £280 to £350 ish range recently. Can any one suggest an equivalent PC as desktop/tower/mini that is currently available plus monitor for a similar price? Refurbs not being considered at present and gaming machine not required i3 i5 with ssd fast enough.…
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HP Desktop hard drive failure UPDATE
SEE POST NO. 24 FOR UPDATED POSITION. I have an HP desktop, which is now 6 years old. Windows 10. When I tried to turn it on a couple of days ago, I got the black screen with writing, telling me the hard drive had failed. Fortunately, I had backed up my stuff, so I'm not concerned about that. However, I'm not sure if there…
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Amazon Echo Dot
I just purchased an Amazon Echo Dot on the Black Friday sales and I am really pleased with it. Just a couple of small queries: I will be using it mostly to play music. Should I keep it turned on all the time or only when I am using it? Do I need to always keep it plugged in or is there a battery in it which gets charged?…
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Firefox 32 bit
When I go to Task Manager it shows Firefox 32 bit. In fact quite a few of the other Processes are shown as 32 Bit. My Wndows 10 runs on 64 Bit. Is there a conflict here or is this normal?
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Vpn ...
Hi Looking for some help please. If I use a VPN outside europe, can I watch UK tv? I dont/ can't understand how they work. Thanks
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Best noise cancelling headphones
Hi What are the best noise cancelling headphones at a reasonable price please. Looking for something that cuts out all types of noise Regards geminigem
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HP printer taking a long time to connect
Recently when I send something to my printer it takes a age to connect - it does eventually but only after a very long time. Why is this? How can I correct it?
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Changing from Linux to Windows
Hi, I have a laptop that runs nicely with Linux. It's a Lenovo machine and it runs absolutely fine for me. I recently purchased some software that is only available on Windows so I want to switch to Windows. I want to spend as little as possible on this. I've had a look at various options and could do with some advice on…
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Wii gets stuck at choose language screen
I’ve bought a used Wii. Before I return it I wondered if I could resolve the problem of it being stuck at the choose language screen. Nintendo say the sensor bar may not be working. It is - the infra red lights show up on an iPad screen as they tell you to look. The remote is synced to the box correctly. Any ideas? Thanks
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Google Nest problem
Hi' Bought Nest Hub (lounge) no problems Mini (bedroom) no problem Mini (dining room)..... "Play radio 4" - all OK "play rolling stones" - Google says "here is a spotify station playing rolling stones" then I get something totally random -Dolly Parton ! "Play Dolly Parton" - Google says "here is a spotify station playing…
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How can I check the origin of a website/when it was registered etc?
Hi all, As the title says, is there a way I can check the legitimacy of a website, when it was registered etc? Thanks
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iPad Black Friday
As I mentioned sometime back I want to buy an iPad Pro, to replace my old iPad Air which is almost out of space. I’ve been doing some research today and am coming to the opinion that refurbished or an older version maybe the way to go. In particular I’m seeing a number named as 3rd generation and as 2017 Pros. How do those…
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Video Call on Samsung Mobile
Not too savvy on this technology and have a question. If opening WhatsApp and selecting a voice or video call. The screen is split and you see both yourself and the caller. I appreciate that is a data call and will come off allowance or not if WiFi. If opening contacts and using video call the screen this time is whole and…
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Different Temperature and Weather Forecast
I have an Alexa Echo Show and a Galaxy 10.1 A Android tablet. Both show the weather forecast and temperature on their home page but they show different temperatures and weather. Both set to my home address yet the give different results. Why?
