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Wired Games Joystick / Controller
Need to get a couple of USB wired games controllers to go on an old PC which I have now got connected to the TV but don't know one from another. Any suggestions?
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Buying a Nintendo Switch
So with the latest lockdown I'm looking at buying a Nintendo Switch for myself and my daughters (aged 6&7). I'm not good with technology...my last console was a PS2 about 17 years ago! My question is....what do I need to buy besides the console? I believe a docking station is required to enable me to game on my tv…
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IPad air 1
Hi guys, got a problem with my I pad air 1. Been working great for 5 years. Tried to switch on this morning and not! Plenty of battery when I used it yesterday, but none today. Tried to charge it but not charging at all. Showing battery empty. Do. Batteries just go ? Usually just have to charge more often as a sign it is…
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Canon DSLR camera
Hi all I am. Able to get a DSLR Camera from my work place salary sacrifice scheme. I currently have a bridge and I do like it but sometimes I don't get the shots I want. The bridge camera is a Canon powershot. I've see this kit. Does anyone else have it and is it a good buy. CANON EOS 2000D DSLR Camera with EF-S 18-55 mm…
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Help with internet connection
Tried to use my laptop this morning. It’s loading some pages really slowly, not loading others, getting a “no internet page” even when the internet is connected. I’ve rebooted the laptop and reset the router several times. When I use the windows troubleshooter thing on the “no internet page” it says something about not…
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Chrome bookmarks question
When I open Chrome on my Android phone and tap on the three dots in the top RH corner, the menu that comes up starts with "New tab" at the top of the list. Is there any way to re-order this list so that "Bookmarks" comes at the top of it? With my dodgy eyesight, that would be a real boon.
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Boston Dynamics
For anyone that hasn't heard of them they build robots for Darpa and other industrial industries (including SpaceX), the yellow dog is only $75k... I just couldn't help myself posting their new years video, perhaps now is the time to seriously start thinking about prepping? https://youtu.be/fn3KWM1kuAw
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Another broadband speed question
I have just upgraded to TalkTalk’s 35 fibre offer. I did so because the internet seemed so slow ... Using my laptop near the router gives me a speed of 37. My desktop (admittedly ancient) in an adjacent room is getting speeds of 3.4. It’s not the walls blocking the speed as if I sit my iPad next to the system box it gets…
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USB3 HDD Don't work on my TV
My wife had a Samsung 2TB HDD to play her Box Sets ripped to MKV. The drive went kapput and I bought a new Seagate 4TB USB3 HDD. Unfortunately it didn't work and I read up likely problems. One was partition size above 2TB is a no no to TV's (maybe media players too). I reformatted and had a Primary Partition of 2 TB which…
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Epson XP-202 scanner over wifi problem
Hi folks My old but trusty Epson XP-202 printer/scanner is connected to my laptop via wifi - but although I can still PRINT over wifi, the Epson Scan app which I use now tells me it cannot connect via wifi. I've uninstalled then reinstalled the software etc etc but still no joy. Strangely, the Windows Scan app ( which I…
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Hmmm… can't reach this page?
Looking to switch media provider, every time I try to click on offers this pops up (see below) any advice appreciated, thank you. (Please explain as if you were talking to a child) Hmmm… can't reach this page www.zenaps.com refused to connect. Try: * Checking the connection * Checking the proxy and the firewall…
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Mark Up Documents
I have some pictures and documents that I need to mark up at the bottom of the face of page of what they refer to so i can email them to the recipient. I would prefer not to print them off as there is a lot of them that may require another ink cartridge. Is there some software that I could use that could help me do this,…
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Recurring wifi problem with laptop?
Would anyone have an idea of what's going on with this? About a year ago I had a problem with the wifi on my laptop. It would randomly disconnect many times during the day and would need 2 or 3 restarts first thing in the morning before it would connect. I tried a number of things and nothing fixed it, so I did a clean…
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Can't load Word or Excel
All of a sudden I can't load any word or Excel documents via File Explorer, nor can I open the programs themselves. All I get is this alert. Any ideas?
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Broadband speed
I appreciate a lot more people are online at the moment but I’m not getting the guaranteed broadband speed from Virgin at present. It’s a nightmare getting through to them and they want to increase my bill next month so I’m wondering whether to switch provider. I’ve used Ookla to test speeds throughout the day, with…
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Printer setup problem
I am working away from home and trying to get a laptop to print to a USB attached printer shared from a desktop.The setup looks OK and I can print a test page, but printing from Word gives the error message "Cannot print due to a problem with the printer setup".The troubleshooting tool can find no issues.Both machines are…
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What does this HTML do?
Can an HTML expert please give me a rough idea as to what the following HTML, sent with an email to my hotmail address from outlook.live.com <hxsxau@cgocable.ca>, does: Your email address needs to be updated. Your Hotmail email service has been upgraded. However, because you have not yet updated your settings, you won’t be…
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how do I remove 'ads by google'
Hi again! can you plz tell me, when I'm on the internet reading the news on here or whatever, I get little adverts along the bottom of the screen. then the advert disappears and it says 'ads by google' how does one stop that, other than uninstalling google? thanks.
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which antivirus do you use.
Hi. just wondering which antivirus to put on this laptop. its got windows 10, so will the inbuilt windows defender be good enough or do I need something extra? there are loads to choose from. I'm with talktalk and they have a basic one called homesafe. just wondering what your thoughts are.
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replacement laptop after rejecting Acer
Firstly I have sinned, I bought a laptop based on a recommendation from someone without checking on here first, and I bought it from Currys/PC World. I bought an Acer Aspire 3 (ACER - Aspire 3 15.6" Laptop - Intel® Core™ i5, 256 GB SSD) and whilst I love the speed and use of it my integral webcam has been a problem from…
