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Privacy , Google all around help please
Hi everyone, I had some questions, With these new privacy policy changes and security changes coming, is chrome and Google pixel gonna become less reliable? Am I more likely to be at risk with new extension coming etc, do I drop chrome ? Any help or advise please because I deal with vulnerable people last thing I want is…
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Who was your first internet provider?
In your life Mine was virgin media.
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How is this possible-scam email.
Just found an email in my junk folder with both my partners name and my name on it in subject and then my first name in body of email with a link to click which obviously I didn't. In subject line partners name has an unknown scam email address, just wondering how they somehow managed to link both of us up? I have run a…
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video files on Epson projector
I have a slideshow on a usb which was created in iPhoto on a Mac and has been converted from m4v format to both mp4 and mpeg files with the aim of showing via an Epsom EH-TW5200 projector. BUT the projector is not recognising and just says ‘no file’. Grrrrrr🤯🤬!!
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Very basic wi-fi IP Cam options.
Hello, Redbarber here. Newbie to this forum, but generally an old curmudgeon in real life. Wife and I are retired and travel a bit. A few years ago, I set up a very simple and basic camera system to monitor my front and back doors. We use this to watch for anyone coming up to the door, as well as to look for recently…
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Mobile phone charger query
Apologies if this is a dumb question. I've gotten a new mobile and the charger for it is 2-pin (I believe European?). Do I merely plug this into a standard shaver adaptor, or do I need to purchase a new specific 3-pin charger for it? It's a Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite, I don't want it to go bang.
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Classical music and MP3 players
Any classical music listeners who have found a good way of organising their music on an MP3 player? The phone and players I have all seem to structure the music as artist, then album, then song, and this doesn’t fit very well with how I want to use the player. Anyone listen to classical music and has found a better way,…
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Replace or upgrade 2013 desktop? Specs below
Hi folks, in december 2013 i bought the desktop as below. We now need windows 10 , a SSD ( it takes about 10 mins to start at moment) and the processor and graphics card are getting a bit slow(?). I do some gaming but not a heavy gamer. If Upgraded , how easy is it? Not too afraid to open the case and swap out hardware but…
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MacBook Air 13 - Logics board
Hi All, My poor Uni daughter has a
MacBook Air 13 (27 months old) and she's been told by Apple that the Logics
board is broken and that it will cost £391.00 to fix. Any suggestions/advice?
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What is "Reset the wi-fi adaptor" all about?
Every few days, at random times, we find that Firefox is "unable to find that site". When this happens, the internet connection symbol thingy on the right of the bar at the bottom of the screen has changed to a sort of lattice circle thing. If we right-click that and then click on "troubleshoot problems", the…
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Nuisance neighbour deliberate intermittent banging on our walls in the night
Hi, We have nuisance neighbours who bang on our walls very loudly in the middle of the night to wake us up, normally between 1am and 4:30am. This is carried out in an intermittent fashion, sometimes just one bang and sometimes three times which is why we know as we can hear the last one or two of them and then it stops.…
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Login Security
I have a concern about security on a website that I must use, I will not name them at this stage for obvious reasons. They have replaced the conventional login of Username and password to just your email address. My concerns are: * My email address is in the public domain * Email does not use adequately secure protocols *…
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This copy of of Microsoft Office is not activated, yet friend says 'mate' keeps reactivating it?
Hi all Before I start I am not asking anybody to assist me in doing anything illegal or asking how to circumvent any licence requirements. I am well aware of the FREE Libreoffice and swear by it for my needs. I also recommend Libreoffice to everybody I know. Please bear with me as this is a long story. Inadvertently it…
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Website and Domain-Go Daddy?
I need to set up a one page website just to showcase my business. Nothing elaborate, just what services I offer and a little about me along with contact information. I would hope to be able to direct traffic to my website. Looked at Go Daddy and there ecommerce and domain package, was coming out at about £150. Is this…
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laptop having issue 0x490 no os files found on disk - can someone help please
im trying to factory reset a laptop we got donated to use for our cat rescue work but am having trouble getting access to it..... i have the issue of 0x490 error code and no os files found on disk would anyone be able to help me on this please thanks
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Barcode scanner
Looking for a free UK barcode & price comparison site please.
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Which Cheap and Cheerful 40+ Inch TV
My current LG TV has stopped working after 4 years so I'm after a replacement. I'm not bothered about brand too much and would prefer to spend under £200. These are the top 3 I am considering. BLAUPUNKT 40/133O 40" LED TV - £170.05 JVC LT-40C591 40" Full HD LED TV - £189.99 Linsar 43UHD8000FP 43" 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV -…
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Dates on posts !
Am I missing something?. No posts are dated anymore. This has real consequences when posters are asking for urgent help, then it turns out its a resurrected zombie thread and the “urgency” was months ago! People waste their time helping ! i can only assume this “update” was on the cheap and to save money as nothing about…
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Playing Blu Ray disc in Windows 10
I had a Windows 7 Sony laptop with integral blu ray player. I took advantage of the free update to Windows 10 when it was released few years ago without realising that Win 10 does not include software to allow playing of dvd or blu ray discs. Is there any free reliable software which will allow me to play Blu-rays. I have…
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The new forum?
Can some one help me please in how I bring up the latest post on a thread with out scrolling through every posting. I have tried all that I can see but nothing works like it did on the old forum. or am I missing some thing? I expect That I am, but help on this would be appreciated.