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Wifi 6 router compatible with Apple Time Machine
Can anyone please recommend a Wifi 6 router with a USB 3.0 port which is compatible with time machine please? It will be to replace my BT Smart Hub 2. It won't need a modem as I have fibre to the premises. I want it to keep my MacBook backed up.
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software update for old i pad mini
I have an old i pad mini and I am now finding all the apps I wish to download require ios 10 or above, my software is only 9.3.5, when I look for update it says it is up to date. Does this mean due to the age of the i pad I can't up date any more. Thanks for any help.
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Cancelling a magazine subscription on the Kindle app
I've got a 28 day free trial for a magazine on the kindle app. I'm trying to find out how to cancel it. When I go into Your Account > Memberships and Subscriptions and then I click on the magazine, there's two categories - Payment method and Advanced Controls and it tells me when my next payment is. But I can't see how I…
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AMD Athlon 3000G - Seen any in stock?
I've had one of these on back order (awaiting stock) for about 6 weeks. Has anyone seen any stockists that have them available for less than, say £60? I can find the AMD Ryzen 3 3200G for ~£105, but that would be overkill for this build given its very specific usage.
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Information on a Surface tablet power block
Can someone fix me up with a bit of information please. I have bought a case for a Surface 7 12.3 inch tablet but found a niggling problem in that I have to stretch the piece of elastic over the bottom corner of tablet that helps to fasten the tablet to the case when I want to connect the charging cable.This elastic is…
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good alternative to ipad ?
Hubby has an ipad 2 which has become obsolete. He's looking to replace it but is finding it hard to find an 8th generation ipad in stock - the one that was circa £330 is about his budget. He's also a bit miffed by the way apple stop supporting ipads after a time and they become useless, but he does like the built in…
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Podcasts of old Simon Mayo Radio 2 shoes?
This is gonna sound really strange to some but I assure you it will certainly cheer me up and make at least me smile. Some years ago I used to work in an environment where the Simon Mayo show on Radio 2 was on in the afternoon. I REALLY looked forward to it. Quite boring I know but I loved that show. This week I saw a quiz…
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Powerline Plug issue
I came back from the shops at lunchtime to find the main fuse for the downstairs had tripped. We'd been getting power outages the past few days so I put it down to a possible power surge but later when I was on my laptop upstairs connected via a ethernet using a Trendnet powerline plug I couldn't get connected to the…
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Smart Video door bell
Can anyone recommend one of those smart door bells with a video? So I can see who is at the door? At the moment finding it harder to hear the bell as we get older :) I don't want to spend a fortune. I have an apple iphone so would like to use that. Thanks for advice.
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Will wireless keyboards/mice interfere with one another
I'm planning a new office indoors and might have 2 set ups on the one desk. If i had wireless/bluetooth (unsure of how the wireless works) keyboard and mouse on each, would they work independently? Or would there be a clash?
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Tablet upgrade
My Partner currently has a Samsung 10" Tablet which is about 6 yr old, he uses it for emails, web browsing and storing photos on. He is not very tech savvy but would like an update, either a better Tablet or a small laptop or a chromebook which I understand are scaled down laptops. Something around the £200/£250 price.
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Broadband Prices
Hi I am looking for broadband for a new house. Will the major broadband providers such as BT, Sky, Vodafone etc move from their published prices? For example Sky are offering Superfast broadband for £27 a month. Will they be prepared to move on this or can you only haggle with them on broadband/ TV packages combined. Same…
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When should warranty start?
I bought a Dell computer from their Outlet Online Store. Computer was sent from Ireland so took about a week to arrive from the time it was ordered. However, they registered and started the warranty on the day it was despatched as opposed to when it was received/first used. It would seem that various consumer laws are…
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What operating system should I put on my quite old computer
Following a few difficulties when we needed emergency docs etc I need to improve our old computer I think. It’s Windows 7 vista home premium service pack 1. 32 bit. 3GB RAM. Dell dimension. AMD 64 x 2 Dual core processor 4000+. 2.10 GHZ. It does always seem very slow. Not sure what browser we use. It’s hasn’t got Microsoft…
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Can CPU be upgraded ?
Hello it's a HP laptop 15s-fq1xxx Intel (R) Core(TM) i5-1035G1 CPU@1.00GHz Memory 8GB many thanks
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Benchmarking 2 systems
As mentioned in another thread I have literally just built 5 PC’s with used parts. They all ended up core i5 PC’s with 8GB of RAM. Ironically my work PC and home pc are very, very similar spec but I want to see if the new ones are better/faster than our existing machines. Is there a simple piece of software that I can use…
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Which is best Windows backup?
Hi all A few weeks ago my friend gave me a load of office stuff from his business that was closing down. I managed to put together 5 PC’s. All have 8GB Memory, SSD’s, core i5 chips and I have also clean installed (and activated) Windows 10 on each PC. So, I’m now going to sell the PC’s but before I do I would like to back…
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Nextdoor
Wonder if anyone can help please, I've been a member of the nextdoor site for sometime but I've been having problems getting to the site yesterday and today. As far as I am aware nothing is different. Sometimes when I try to log in a picture of several people working in an allotment comes up and there is a small white…
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Import a £150 multimeter rom China
Hi, I want to buy a multimeter from China for just over £160 and it will be shipped via DHL. Postage in included. Does anyone have an idea how much it will cost? Also there are no European, or distributors in any other country for this. Apparently I have to pay DHL £25 (documentation?), + Vat + import duty + additional…
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Faulty HP printer
On 5/7/2020 My SIL installed & registered my new HP 8015 inkjet all-in-one printer. Early Saturday morning I heard a strange noise coming from it & on inspection could hear a sparking type sound & could smell burning plastic. I contacted HP & they’ve agreed it’s a hardware fault; they are offering to send out a…
