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HP Instant Ink - Free Plan Now 99p Per Month
This isn’t a question, more of an alert for anyone who hasn’t seen the email from HP yet. As of some date in December (I think it depends on your billing date), the free 15 page plan will be withdrawn and replaced with a new 15 page plan, which costs 99p per month (but where you can rollover 45 pages). There are also…
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Virus Protection for PC/Computer
Not sure if this is the right forum but can someone recommend the best virus protection on the market. Currently have McaFEE which is running out this month. Want to get another one, what do you recommend?
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Nest door bell
Hi, Can anyone recommend a chime which compatible with a Nest door bell? I am looking for something loud and may be options to change tones. Thank you.
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Want to buy a new laptop
We both have an iPad and want to buy a laptop. We used to have A desktop Computer but got rid of it. Sometimes we can’t download stuff on our iPad . What should we looking for . What speed etc . It won’t be used for gaming or watching tv . Not sure of budget as we don’t necessarily want to but the cheapest, and it not be…
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Printer ink
Just wondering I got an HP printer but the ink never seems to last that long concidering how expencive it is. Is there an economic mode I could set it on or something? I tried the cheap ASDA alternative ink once but had nothing but problems so I'm not buying that again. Are some other brands of printers more economic than…
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Adobe Flash Player discontinued support?
Just had this message and do I want to uninstall.Can anyone tell me what this is about? I thought many videos on BBC news etc were Adobe Flash. I sometimes get asked if I want to play it - always/once etc.
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HP INSTANT INK
Hi please can someone help? My daughter has purchased HP Envy 6234 today, advertised with 7 month free trial. She has downloaded the app and unsure what to do next? She is away in uni and said there are no instructions? Thanks
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Hitachi TV stopped playing Netflix
Hi, Have had this TV for about 3 years purchased from Argos, since Friday it will no longer play Netflix videos. Model 32HB6T61U Basically Netflix will load as normal but when you try to play, loads 1 % 2% etc then gives error message '" We're having trouble playing this title right now. Please try again later or select a…
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Upgrading a laptop
Hi all I've been asked to look at a Toshiba Satellite C660/C660D as it's running very slow.I've noticed it's got a 5400RPM mechanical drive and only 2GB of RAM (running Windows 10 Home). I've priced up a new drive (SSD) and some more RAM from Crucial but I was wondering if I can get the bits cheaper (and save my neighbour…
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McAfee scam re locked PC
Hi, clicked on a search result (for Ebay) on Bing and triggered a malware 'your PC is locked' warning claiming to be coming from McAfee and telling me to phone. I do have McAfee and have set it to run a full scan, I've also cleared cookies, history etc. Is there anything else I should do or will that be sufficient?
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Strange keyboard problem!
My mate is a professional writer and he's getting through 2 to 3 keyboards a year! They're not breaking as such, but after a few months the letters ware off the keys. I'm guessing that there must be some very odd in his sweat that's reacting with the white dye? He's bought cheap keyboards and very expensive one's (£50 MS…
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Online shopping with Ocado ..
Howdy! Due to being on the vulnerable list throughout the initial lockdown and going by instruction , I haven't been going into shops and haven't been into M&S for months . I have been using Tesco mainly and they have been very good . They have special slots for vulnerable as well Last night and this morning , trying to…
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CCTV Cameras (Hikvision)
We have a Hikvision wired camera system (not my choice of brand - I think it's terrible!), and I have real trouble with the app. I constantly get on Live View 'network is unstable ... connecting again', then it doesn't connect again, it says 'failed to find video'. I also have trouble with Playback which is completely dead…
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What is the best RAM configuration
I will be buying a new computer which has 2 banks of 2 slots for its RAM. Each slot can take a 32gb stick and an overall maximum of 128gb. I want to achieve a total of 32gb of RAM and I don't need to consider leaving empty slots for future upgrades... it'll be enough for my needs for as long as I have the computer. What is…
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Laptop number keys don't always work
I have a Toshiba laptop that I'm still quite happy with 5yrs on, but recently for some reason the number 4 key doesn't always work. When it won't work I have to press the number lock key for 5 seconds or so & this will often do the trick, but just for that moment. Can anybody advise if there's a simple fix? I've checked…
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Recording streamed audio off a website to save as MP3 on my PC?
Hi, Just wondering if it is possible to "record/grab" audio off previously broadcast UK radio programmes (they are still available to listen to online, but only for a limited time) to an MP3 file to then save to my PC and keep to play whenever I like? These are the broadcasts I'm trying to record/grab and keep, but I don't…
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Multi-Monitor Setup using Laptop
Hello, I want to connect my Lenovo laptop to TWO Dell monitors, so that will be 3 screens in total including the laptops screen. However I only need the laptop to act as a PC, I don't need its screen. As my Lenovo laptop only has a single HDMI output I purchased a Techole HDMI Splitter (Model: HS306) to enable me to…
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Can't Play Youtube Videos In Chrome
I can play them in Firefox and other Browsers but not Chrome. I have cleared cookies,caches and browsing data but still no joy. Can anyone advice?
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Amazon Echo Dot et al - Alexa
If I buy an Echo dot (or whatever) with Alexa, I can link it to Spotify and it'll play certain playlists when I ask it to, correct? But if I buy a second Echo dot (or whatever) smart speaker, I can't link that one to Spotify unless I pay a subscription to Amazon to do so, correct? But I can use them both as an intercom…
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Memory allocation error on PC
When playing certain games such as "Robinson: The Journey" and "Budget Cuts" it keeps crashing with the error "Memory allocation for X bytes failed" (where X is some large number). I found online people saying those with 32 bit Windows can do this to give a game more space:bcdedit/set IncreaseUserVa 3072 I am on 64 bit…
