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iPad wont turn on. Yes, tried charging, power & home, plugging in to iTunes...
Noticed last night my wifes iPad looked like it had ran out of charge. Strange as it was charged to 100% on Sunday. I put it on charge for her as i went to bed. Got up this morning and noticed it was still blank. Power button didn't do anything. Power & home held for 15 seconds doesn't do anything. Various cables plugged…
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Cheapest, good laser printer
I've started doing crafts which I could do with a laser printer I'm not a professional. I'm looking for a cheap laser printer. Any suggestions?
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One for the PC experts, flashing bios.
Morning all, I'm trying to flash the bios of a Gigabyte BXBT-3825 small format PC. It's on v1 of the bios and needs v3 to run any 64 bit op system. The flash has to be run through dos. I have no problem using dos as a rule, but this time I'm stuck! The systems running W7 pro. I restart, F8, run 'Safe Mode with Command…
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Amazon Echo
Hi My elderly mother won an Amazon Echo in a prize draw. She has no internet access in her home. Is there anything she can use the Echo for or do all the functions require internet access? Thanks
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Browsing History
I use Firefox at the moment but I was told it only keeps browsing history for so long. Is that true? Is there a way to set this to a longer period? Do other web browsers keep history longer?
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Onedrive photo issues
Hi all. I've got all of our photos stored on Onedrive with shortcut links to them on my laptop. They all have the little blue cloud next to them to say that they are stored in the cloud. However, if I double click on one of them to preview it, it downloads it and then there's a tick in a circle to say that it's downloaded.…
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Wifi Extender issues
Help - am tearing my hair out! I'm in Spain, old house, thick walls but with fibre optic. Am trying to get decent wifi downstairs - mainly so I can use the app to alter timings on cat flap and monitor his comings and goings. No wifi signal reaches downstairs. I bought a wifi extender which did initially work weakly but now…
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LIBRE OFFICE download? HELP!!!!
Hi all. I have been running Libre Office version 5.4 for many years without problems, so the other day for some mad reason I decided to "update" it. Now all I get is a page the size of a postage stamp to write my text on in the libre Office Writer instead of an A4 size. I have tried everything and I mean everything to…
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Microwave oven losing power?
I have a fairly old microwave oven (purchased about 4 years ago) that has been in storage for a fair while due to a house move and hasn't been used for about 1 year. I've recently started using it and some of the items I'm using it to reheat seem to be taking longer then when I was using the appliance last year. Is it…
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Which file sharing platform
I want a file sharing platform so the public have access to the word or PDF files via a link. Which do you recommend OneDrive or Google my drive? I already have my rough sleepers mapping on my drive. Thanks
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Cheap Gaming PC
Any recommendations for cheap gaming pc? Where to buy etc..
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Soundbar with built in sub?
Bit of a limitation with getting a soundbar with our current setup as it'll block off the remote sensor on the TV. Getting a new stand is out of the question really as is wall hanging. Could build the TV up on the stands with cut glass maybe as one workaround. Was just weighing up which soundbar to be looking at as i know…
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Software for youtube
I want to create English lessons for Arabic speakers on YouTube. I was going to use google slides, but can you do a voice over on the slides so you can publish on to YouTube. i was also looking at perhaps animation. Is there any free software which is suitable for this?
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Scanner Printer
I sell postcards and need to scan each one separately can anyone suggest a scanner printer that will manuly or auto feed. I use HP photosmart that allows me to scan 4 cards at a time and separates them but would like to feed in cards.Cheers Richard
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Webcam PC and VPN
I wish to buy webcam with microphone for PC and looking at videos on YouTube it seems 1080p picture is not very crisp. Is this best I get buy? I have a HD monitor. Plus looking at free VPNs it seems these steal your data. What's the cheapest buying one and doesn't steal your data? Doing zoom meeting, etc. Thanks
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Best way to recycle/sell my laptop & wipe it clean?
I’m wanting to get rid of a laptop as I’m getting a new one. I don’t necessarily have to make any money from it by selling it just as long as it’s recycled properly. It works and that but needs a tidy up and clean. Any suggestions of what to do with it? Plus how do I wipe it clean? It’s Windows 10 that installed when I got…
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AOL mail
Hi - can someone help please. I have had several emails from aol stating ‘we are letting you know that AOL mail will no longer support third party applications (such as third party email, calendar or contact applications that weren’t developed by aol) using outdated sign in methods. We have noticed that you might be using…
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zoom meeting ?
I have to do the digital awareness course through a zoom meeting ( for speeding ) zoom will not download on my laptop for some unknown reason. can I join this zoom meeting without downloading zoom onto my laptop, any help welcomed thanks
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How to make word doc's for public access
Is it possible to put word doc's and PDF's some where so that the public can access them with a link? I have about 30 files 15 word and 15 PDF all contain foodbank lists for Greater manchester and would like to put them somewhere that the public can access them with a link. I don't know what to do so would love step by…
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Alternative to Norton for Linux
Hey everyone, just joined; great to be here and hope you can offer advice I'm looking to switch over from Windows to Linux, I'm new to Linux so will be using Ubuntu (I also like it as Ive tried several and happy with this distro). I currently run N360 and want the security of a like product. I know that Linux is more…
