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Propably burned bulb takes out electrics. Quesiton.
Hello. Today first time something tripped 2breakers in my house. I mean i was sitting on Windows 10 desktop ,like always and i hear BUM from fuse box. And power go down and lights goes off. Pc turned off. I have that pc almost 1 year and something like that never happened. I think there was not circuit overload,because all…
Microphone problems using zoom on new laptop
I have a new Dell Inspiron laptop. I've had a number of meetings on zoom, and everyone is telling me that my sound fades in and out. I've checked all the settings and have run all the tests here: https://www.dell.com/support/article/en-uk/sln287143/how-to-troubleshoot-audio-or-sound-recording-issues?lang=en (All, except…
Facebook
In the last few days whenever I go to Facebook it only shows the posts that people have put on in the last few hours, then it says 'You're all caught up for now'. I used to be able to scroll backwards and forwards to posts that appeared in the previous days/weeks. Is there something I can do to rectify this to how it used…
Help needed with my smart tv and connecting to apps
I have a sharps 50” smart tv connected to a virgin TiVo box. I can connect to Netflix , YouTube , and amazon prime but when I try to watch bbc iPlayer, itv hub , My5 or 4all it just says “no signal“ and I cannot connect . Any ideas what the problem is ?...
Recovering Deleted Photos from Android Phone
When I have a lot of photos on my phone (Moto G7 Power), I hook the phone up to my laptop and copy the files across to a designated file, check that the photos are on the laptop and then delete the files from the phone (via Windows explorer, so not directly on the phone). For some reason, I failed to check that the photos…
Hot Point fridge freezer
Hi, I had a hot point fridge freezer delivered yesterday. We left it upright without turning it on for 5 hours and then turned it on overnight and this morning it is still not cold. The freezer is a little but cooler but no way what it should be. We've used the reset option. can hear a motor running in the back like a…
Which brother printer to buy pl?
Ancient HP printer packed up so looking to buy a cheap mono laser. Low home user. Just need odd documents to print and budget. Have seen these two printers. Pl can anybody advise which one to buy from Argos? Needs to be able to use compatible toner. Thanks Brother HL-1112 Mono Laser Printer194/6417 £59.99 Brother HL-L2310D…
Photos on my phone
Hi I have a Samsung Galaxy J6 phone. I have my photos saved in albums in the Photos icon on my phone. I can see all my photos when I go into this icon. I recently downloaded the FreePrints app so that I can get the photos from my photo printed off for free and I only pay delivery charges. However when I go to select the…
New computer
Hi guys, I've seen there is a sale in pc world at the moment, my friend is after a computer. She is a teacher and may need it to teach lessons if schools shut again. She has seen this one in pc world…
Printer not working on Win10 Pro
I have HP Deskjet 3050A on Win 10 Pro (USB connection) but have the following problem: "Windows has stopped this device because it has reported problems. (Code 43)" How do I fix this please? Thanks
Apple music home sharing ..
Please tell me I'm not the only one who has given up trying to use it . Short version : All of my Apple products have been updated to latest software updates . 2 advisers can't fix home sharing. Latest Apple TV / 2018 imac/ latest software on iPad mini 4 and iPhone se long version : Last night , after doing the obvious and…
CLOUD BASED
HI Can some help me as I work via the above at work but it seems my pc slow down or freezes if left idle for even a few minutes or the pc shuts down by itself or get the message not responding close app thus I have to restart the pc and thus lose minutes of my work as on time management at present the apps I use are email…
Removing Apple Account from Macbook Air
My daughter's Macbook Air is to be returned as seems to be faulty. can anyone advise please as to how we can remove her apple account from it .. without actually deleting her apple account. She is really worried about others having access to her account when sending for repair .. or losing everything from her account.
Anyone know how to remove the music?
At the start of this year I went to the recording of a TV show, Britain's got talent if it matters. They allowed you to record videos and take pictures with your phone if you wanted to do so. I took a lot of videos. I have a lot of family members who are fans of this show so when I got home that night I, Without thinking…
excel formula not giving the correct answer
I am trying to convert metres to feet and inches using excel. If I convert 1.45 metres to feet and inches by multiplying 1.45*3.28 I get 4.76 and if I convert that to feet and inches using =INT(F1)&"' "&TEXT(12*(F1-INT(F1)),"# #/#")&CHAR(34) I get 4' 9" However the correct answer should be 4' 9 1/8" which you get if you…
Paypal Deducts fees after fraud
I had an item for sale on Ebay. Someone bought it and paid me into my paypal account less the fee pay pal takes. Turns out the buyer had hacked someons account, and asked me to ship to a different address. I then got notified by Ebay about the transaction being fraudulent and told not to ship etc. PayPal then refunded the…
Samsung phone Google problem, cant use the phone
Hi folks, My partner has a very annoying problem which at the moment really means her Samsung 2016 a3 phone is virtually a brick. Yesterday she started getting a pop up on it, saying google play services has stopped working and there was no way to get rid of it, pressing the x or clearing all recent apps did no good, it…
free broadband
Hi,my brother in law lived in a house without a landline. (The place did have a landline socket on the skirting board}. The neighbour on the other side of their party wall did not mind him using his mobile phone, presumably drawing on her system, and this worked well for years.Quite a bit later he bought a laptop, together…
Google Chrome
Hi When I click to go back, it skips a page and goes 2 pages back. It happens every time. Any idea why? Thanks
Wireless printer help
I've recently bought an ASUS VivoBook and now want a printer. Only really needed for occasional printing, so don't want to spend a lot. Doesn't need to print in colour. I've seen a Cannon printer for about £35 in Argos. Just wondered if there's anything I need to be aware of when purchasing, such as are all printers…

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