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Huawei P30 automatically deleted my videos
During a recent update on my Huawei P30 phone, a day or so afterwards I noticed some family videos were missing in the gallery folder. So after panicking for an hour decided to check the folder entitled recently deleted folder, and to my relief they were in there. But this could have spelt disaster because the recently…
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Samsung S8 - no-one can hear me properly
I have a samsung S8 phone since January 2018. For the last few months every call I take; the receiver says they cannot hear me i.e. as someone said "it sounds like you are in a hole/tunnel". I have no issues hearing the receiver. I have done some troubleshooting today. I have tried disabling apps; deleting caches; cleaning…
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Fitting a TV Bracket - two screw holes only to attach??
Hi, I recently bought a second hand Philips 32PHT4503/05 TV set 32" Flat Screen as a TV to put up in the dining room - the plan was it was very light so I could put it up on the wall easily. I ordered a TV bracket which said it was the right fitting - and then I noticed that there was only two screws to fit the bracket in…
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Flight simulator advice
A friend of mine seems to fancy trying a flight simulator. She has a laptop and large monitor attached to it. Laptop not massively powerful but broadband very fast. Looking for recommendations for what software to use that's free or cheap - and will she need a joystick or something - if so please point me in the right…
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Chrome Browser won't work on TSB website (Win 10 Laptop)
I use the Chrome browser on my Dell Win 10 Laptop. Today, I can't access the TSB website to log into my bank account. The website opens but an error message says "Something went wrong. Your browser isn't able to find the page you're looking for." Strangely, I can access TSB properly using Chrome on an Android tablet. If I…
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Phone wont open accurx link from GP
I have an s9 doctor sent me a sick note via text when I clicked on the link my phone couldn't open tried to open with photos but kept trying to load unsuccessfully ...downloaded file my phone said couldn't open and sent me to PLAY to download the app it ...downloaded app still couldn't open it
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which LED projector to choose?
Hey everyone, I am about to buy a new projector for my office use which must be LED. I need recommendations for selecting one. Any suggestions are welcomed! Viewsonic M1+ (https://viewsonic.com/me/products/projectors/M1+.php) Benq i500
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Moto G7 Power text notification sound alert
Thank you for reading my post which I am editing just now. Although I don't understand how I managed to put text alert notifictions on silent, I found, by footering, that I had somehow done that. I also struggled to find the correct setting but, after my earlier post now edited, I managed to track it down. Thankfully it is…
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Dismantling (removing back cover) Packard Bell OneTwo L5800
This is a 'how to' as I've just done this job and couldn't find the info on t'interweb, even tho' others had the same issue. Hopefully folk will now find this thread should they search online. It's this type of all-in-one PC, an oldie but very capable of everyday tasks. I took mine up to 8GB RAM and swapped to a Solid…
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How annoyed are you with GoDaddy email(appears only to be Thunderbird so I guess TB is the culprit)
Godady moved my email to their new Outlook 365 platform at 1700 today, in their words that was "Your email move was a roaring success" yeah right, looking at my inboxes it was a total nightmare, It will take me days to sort out two of everything absolute pants, oh and the survey they send doesn't exist, I wonder why?.
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Add References to new updated word
Anyone know how to add references in on the updated word? I’m not a tech person and have realised that over the last few weeks but now I am about to hang the towel in and give the up!!! Why did word have to update!
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Windows Start Menu Not Working
Hello all, My Windows 10 start menu is not opening. I ran through all of these steps on this step-by-step guide provided on the Internet. So no matter what I do, it will not open. I'm not ready to do a fresh install on Windows 10 Pro again because I'm in the middle of my college semester doing my Projects on My…
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Acer Aspire A315-54 Just Died
Hi,I bought this 18 months ago (Argos) and it has only had light use (1-2 times a week), all the software was up to date and the battery charged.After about 10 minutes on Monday night, it just died and won't turn on.No lights come on.I have tried two different working power packs, but still nothing. I have tried re-setting…
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Sky+ hd box
I have been having a few problems with my sky+hd off and on for a number of months now. Recordings fail, it comes up with no satellite signal, usually on the channels I watch..not all of them. Usually it sorts itself out once I've switched it off at the wall then back on but has started to take longer. I have checked the…
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Starter Airband Scanner
Hi all, Not sure at all if any members have any insight into this, but I'm interested in buying an airband scanner/radio. It's just to have a but of fun really, listening to aircraft comms. We live about 8 miles in a straight line from the airport (main UK). We're not on a landing/take off route, so the planes are about…
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Making a Ethernet Cable Question?
So I'm trying to make my first ethernet cable. Cable I have has 4 cables (2 wires twisted together for each so 8 total) - green & white, blue & white, brown & white and orange & white. Do I untwist the cables or crimp as they are? When the cables go into the end connector do they have to go in a certain order and if so…
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Help with excel formulas
Hope this is the right place to ask, apologies if not. I realise there are specific excel forums out there but thought I'd try my luck here to save registering elsewhere. I need to create an excel document where if a text value is entered into 1 cell then the adjacent cell has a numerical value. The table below shows how…
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create a single word link in a post
i often see replies in posts that contain a word like 'here' in blue that when clicked on take you to a specific web page rather than pasting the whole URL into your post. how do people do this, particularly on this forum? i have googled it but must be searching for the wrong thing as not found a simple answer yet! many…
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Sony VAIO laptop
I have picked up a working Sony Vaio that I am looking at as a background project Last used around 2015 needs the HDD wiping/removing if it gets moved on Think all the keyboard works, battery is probably dead Boots, screen looked OK when old user took off what they wanted from it. Decent enough spec even though circa 2010…
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ipad connecting with WEP
A family member is using a TP-Link TL-WR743ND WAP. Her son has been given an ipad by school and it complains that the connection is WEP, which is not considered secure. I've checked the spec, it supports WPA2, so I'm at a bit of a loss to understand why the ipad would be connecting using WEP. Does anyone have any idea what…
