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Free phonecalls on line
Has anyone tried voice.google.com/u/0/signup ?I can't get it to work.....
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Yes another laptop thread :)
I realise that there are a few laptop advice requests, so here is mine!My current laptop (Asus X550C) is a few years old and I feel like I need to replace it as it is struggling to keep connected to the wifi (router in same room at eye level and other devices stay connected with no issues) and I have to keep resetting the…
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recommend a radio / tuner for internet radio stations?
Hello, I'm looking for a not too expensive radio which can be played through my hifi, - a radio that I can use to listen to internet radio stations, like La Scala, for example. At the moment I just have an old Pure DAB radio which seems to work fine for the digital stations. I don't have Alexa or a smartspeaker, and don't…
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iPhone, Apple Watch and FitBit
Hi, I have an iPhone 7 and a Fitbit ionic. I was recently bought a Apple Watch for my birthday Calls and messages won’t come through to the Apple watch. Could this be because the Fitbit is linked via Bluetooth to the phone already? Not sure if two wearables can be linked to the same phone and work in tandem TIA
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Cheap pc for Minecraft
Hi all Back in the 1990s and 2000s I used to build my own PCs for gaming. We currently have a Kindle Fire for the 7 year old girl, and the adults have laptops/tablets. With lockdown i thought it would be educational to build a PC with the 7 year old...with funds tight, I am looking through eBay for a second hand PC I can…
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Laptop help?
I need a cheap laptop for my kids online learning, would this be the sort of thing, or anything else I should look for?https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FAST-Dell-6430U-Ultrabook-14-Laptop-HD-LCD-Core-i5-Windows-10-64GB-SSD-4GB-RAM-/393018238058?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49292
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Google Mail forwarding
Couple of weeks ago I received notification from Gmail that forwarding of emails would be turned off sometime in January, (have lost the email about this), unless signing up for Google Pro. Can anyone shed any information re this?How much would Pro cost?I use Windows Live Mail and would like to keep on using it, any way…
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Dishwasher error code.
I'm going to look at a dishwasher with a fault later. Front panel showing two flashing leds (approx once per second). One is the salt low indicator (not illiminated during normal wash), the other is above it an "X" symbol. There is a water leak as well as. Any ideas particularly regarding the LED flashes? Mod:Hotpoint…
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E reader for senior
An elderly relative loved reading. Now having vision problems. I've wondered about an E reader with adjustable font size. Needs to be easy to operate. Budget up to, around £100. Birthday coming soon. Ideas appreciated.
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Looking for new laptop - suggestions please
Hi, I am not very techie, Need a laptop. Mainly for word , occasionally excel. Using the internet and storing photos. what specification should l be looking for? Do not want to spend a fortune but want something that is durable. Not a Lenovo please thank you
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Microsoft package
My daughter who is learning from home for the foreseeable future needs access to Word and PowerPoint for her home learning work that the school is sending. In the past I avoided the annual subscription model and bought a basic package for one device for about £50 which was permanently installed. I cant find where to buy a…
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Recommend a battery charger
I've got an "intelligent" battery charger that I use for AA and AAA batteries, but recently it's been playing up. Sometimes if I put a battery in to charge, it'll say "Null" on the display and won't attempt to charge that battery. If I take the battery out, stick it in my old cheap 'n' cheerful "dumb" charger for a while,…
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do I need anti virus for new phone?
Hi got a new phone. its a zte blade. seems far more than I need really, but the guy in the phone shop seemed to think thats the one I should buy. Any way I have on this pc avg free edition anti virus. and it knows I got a new phone. its suggesting I should get avg for my phone too. should I do that? never had anything like…
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Vauxhall astra 2017
Hi I have a 2017 astra elite and sometimes when I take my key it the radio doesn't turn off as it should and I can't lock the car. I have to fiddle around with it in the ignition until it registers the key is no longer in. I'm not sure on what needs to be done or any 'cheap fixes' Cheers
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Phone screen repair, lockdown etc
I took my phone in for repair on the 13th December. I was told it would be complete in 24hrs. Called the following day to hear that the screen they put on it was faulty and they'd ordered a new one ASAP which should arrive in the next few days. Inevitably this went on and on and on with them not being able to source a new…
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Anyone seen any USB flash drives with write protection?
As per the title, looking for a good quality branded USB flash drive 64GB? with a write protect switch. My old one is too small these days, Google search finds Kanguru but that is not a name I have heard of untilnow. Anyone seen any SanDisk, Samsung or Toshiba etc? Thanks
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Brother Printer Driver
Just bought a Brother DCP-L2530DW Mono Laser Printer but I’m unable to get the printer driver to install on my custom built PC running Windows7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1 with 8GB RAM, 466GB SSD and AMD FX-6100 CPU. I went through the process of setting up the printer from the supplied installation disk but the printer driver…
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Google sheets help
Two problems that I'm sure are easily resolved!! 1. Two page workbook, with a summary sheet collecting new monthly data 1st of the month.As I only want the data from the latest month what formula is needed to auto collect on the 1st of each month ( or when a new month cell is populated with new data) At the moment I have…
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Deploying a Wordpress localhost website to web
I’ve been developing a Wordpress based website on a laptop using a localhost server. It’s my first attempt and I’ve used YouTube vids to learn it gradually. All’s well and I was ready for deploying it to my actual website. The Duplicator plugin was recommended, which I’ve used in the past to copy my draft site from one…
