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Google Chromecast
I bought a Chromecast from the Google store in November. It has now ceased to function, and having exhausted all the possible remedies, I wish to return it to Google, which appears to be impossible. The phones are closed 'due to Covid', emails are not answered, and there are no contact details anywhere, so I am stuck with…
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Help required with Linked In
Hi Folks I hope you're all well. Can someone kindly tell me how
to send a message on Linked In to a person (or group of people) who are in a
particular profession e.g engineering? Thank You
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How do I recover outlook.com password?
Hi all My daughter recently created a new outlook email address which she would need for this week. Unfortunately, she has forgotten the password to this account. We have been through the "recover account/password" form several times but it is stating she is not providing enough information. The form asks for recent emails…
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Which laptop?
I can't decide which laptop to buy. They all look similar but there's a price difference. The laptop will be used for writing documents, emailing, scanning and printing, use with a graphic tablet (light, personal use, I'm no graphic design expert), general webs urfing, watching youtube videos when I should be typing (hee…
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Email forwarding
I use Outlook for email - just the free web version (outlook.live.com). I've tried to set up a mail forwarding rule, so that when mail arrives from a specific address, it's automatically forwarded to another (gmail) account. The rule looks to be set up OK, but it's not working - mail from the specified address doesn't…
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Physics / mechanics help pls
Anyone good at mechanics problem solving please? It's a simple situation but I don't know the answer. Suppose you have a weight, say 100 kg for a round number, and it is suspended by two ropes. Now if those ropes were vertical, the weight on each would be 50 kg. But what happens if the ropes are fixed at an angle like say…
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Changes to LastPass Free.
I've used LastPass free for a number of years on my computers and mobile devices, however it now appears they are restricting it to work on one type of device only. It's going to be a right pain copying some of the complex passwords over. Does anyone know of another password manager that works across all devices? What's…
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Forgotten pattern lock on Samsung
Hi all, Just wondering if someone can help. My younger brother has set up a pattern lock on my mum's Samsung J5 phone. He has forgotten the passcode that he set up! (Argh!). My mum now cannot get into the phone. I have looked online and almost every page suggests pressing 'Forgotten pattern' and this will allow you to log…
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How to get Chrome to store my user name.
HP
Pavilion laptop running Windows10 Home 20H2 and Chrome Version
88.0.4324.150 (Official Build) (64-bit) All
my regular web sites are saved as bookmarks on the bookmarks bar and
almost all of them auto fill my user id when opened. This saves me a
lot of remembering and typing dozens of user names. The
one exception is…
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Normal freeview TV without being smart
Is it possible to still be able to buy a freeview tv without it being a smart tv? Asking for my parents who dont want anything too complicated so they dont push wrong buttons or something. They dont have broadband at their house anyway so a smart tv would be useless. They want a TV that just turns on and thats it, they…
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Laptop switching off when in sleep mode
Another mystery has started happening with my Toshiba Sattelite Pro Win 10 laptop - always up to date with latest software. Our usual pattern is to put the laptop in sleep mode when not in use (momentarily press the power button). This has always worked fine - for years. Now, in the last two weeks or so, we've noticed that…
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Old iPhone logs
Hi all, I have an iPhone 6s Plus on O2 and want to see my historical call/text logs from 2017/18. I don’t think I’ve got any old backups I can utilise but have seen there are various pieces of software I could use and just wondered if anyone has any thoughts or recommendations as to which may be the best please. Thanks.…
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8 mm Video Tapes
Hi all. I have been sorting out the loft and I came upon the old Sanyo camcorder. I know it doesn't function any more but there are several tapes that I would like to look through. I have tried to look but is there anything such as a viewer for these tapes or would I need to have them transferred to DVD disc individually.
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Weak security on router
I don’t know what has happened. Error showing weak security on router. Wpa/Wpa2 tkip is not considered secure and should configure the router to use wpa2 aes or wpa3. Husbands iPad on same WiFi is nit showing this message. Which update shall I use. Thanks for any help.
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Slow laptop
Hi all. My daughter is using a laptop which has been getting slower and slower. I figured I'd reformat it and completely did a reset back to factory settings so that Windows was reinstalled and nothing else. It still seems pretty slow to be honest and I'm wondering if there might be a component (motherboard/processor - I'm…
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wifi DFS channel?
I am on Virgin Media broadband with the super 3 hub and have a tablet connected to the 5gHz wifi from my hub.I installed a wifi analyzer app on my tablet and found out that there are 5 wifi users nearby and we are all using channels 34 - 60 on 5 gHz.And next doors' signal, when I am in my lounge, is actually stronger than…
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Putting New Phone protector on my screen,where to go for an installer/fitter? Phone shops are closed
The clear transparent screen cover, (which has glue) and goes over your phone screen, screen protector is it? In this lockdown, I need a phone repair shop specialist to install it. I know anybody can install it, but they have experience of installing loads Phone, Samsung galaxy A12. How much should I expect for the phone…
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Android 11 & Samsung Cloud?
I bought a Samsung Galaxy S10 around last May after being an iPhone user for 10 years. I have been pestered since then to make the switch from Samsung Cloud to MS OneDrive. I think at the moment at least, I have more storage with Samsung Cloud than I would do with MS OneDrive. At any rate I have declined each time. I have…
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url characters & icons size
One, unsolved problem after the other... As you can see from the screenshot attached, the characters at the top of the webpage, bookmarks and icons in bar task (and characters in drop down menus) are very very small. The text/pictures of the webpage is better to read and only 100%. I think I changed something but can't…
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sound bar problem
have connected my hatachi sound bar to my samsung smart tv it works fine when watching ordinary tv but when i watch now tv it is just a cracklinh noise it is connected with a opticalaudio digital cable .thanks
