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Facebook: Pages, Profiles and Whatever!
As a senior I’ve been in lockdown for sometime and more to kill an hour or two I started messing about with Facebook. I’m a member of one or two closed groups and have my own Facebook Profile, Page or whatever it is called for an individual! That’s part of the problem. I want.to use Facebook for some light fun but, like…
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How can you transfer a live smartphone screen image to a computer
I have seen many YouTubers show blown up images of their phone screen, while they are perhaps reviewing or just using an application. How is this done please ? Yes, I could attach a camera to a tripod and film the phone, but that would only really work if I wasn't going to be touching the phone .. my hand would cover the…
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Replace Asus Wired KB34211 keyboard
Can I replace an Asus Wired KB34211 keyboard with a Microsoft Wired 600 keyboard? If so how? I am attaching only some screenshots for both the keyboards (first two for asus). I can't tell which others could help. Driver details? IThanks very much. Thanks
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Microsoft Edge
Just read that Microsoft is pulling the plug on Edge in March. I run that on Windows 10. Do I need to do anything or will it automatically roll over to new one? Also, will I lose anything not backed up?
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Shopping with Amazon
I ordered an Xbox one controller at a good price from Amazon at New Year. It was not in stock, but the order was accepted pending dispatch. Several weeks later, I checked amazon. My item was not dispatched yet, but they had exactly the same for sale for immediate delivery at twice the price. Today, Amazon cancelled my…
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Email notifications on subscribed threads
Hi, just a quick question but I used to get email notifications on a couple of threads that I have subscribed to but now these notifications have stopped but the threads are still active. Can someone please advise me how do I subscribe to the threads to continue to get email notifications. Many thanks
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Breaking Away From Social Media and Time Draining Activities?
I've noticed that I spend a lot of my free time either reading what people are up to on social media, watching and reading reviews of products I might like to purchase, or scouring forums for life advice. Has anyone else had this problem? It struck me a couple of years ago on Christmas Day as I saw my 7 year old nephew…
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Body is 9 characters too short
When using MSE and I reply to a message by quoting a previous poster I get the above error messageIf I cut my reply and paste as a new message everything posts okay See screenshot, ignore contents
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Any recommendations for a budget mono laser printer?
Looking for something to replace a Brother HL-2035 from some 7/8 years ago. My wife's working from home and need to use it daily for around 100 double sided letter's a week . The old one has been fine for the last 6 months but it starting to fail and even with new toner and a new drum it's erroring all the time now. I've…
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ASDA 100 watt daylight bulbs
Was wondering if anyone had the same problem as me obtaining ASDA's own brand of 100watt daylight led bulbs? I contacted my local branch and they said they been discontinued, but I fail to see why as they are a brilliant bulb all be it a little over priced at £12 for a pack of 2 bayonet bulbs, but very energy officiant.…
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Be very careful purchasing from the NewEgg UK store. They are essentially Grey imports
Despite having a UK store where we pay UK VAT all goods purchased from NewEgg are essentially grey imports with no warranty. You should also be aware the return period starts from the invoice date which means you do not get 30 days to check the product is in full working order. I received my faulty RAM on 5th of January…
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Posting in Facebook Group Under Group Name?
Hi, I've been trying to do this for three days now and I can't find the information anywhere nor do it myself. I have had a group a while ago on Facebook and was able to post under the groups name and not my own. This new group I've just set up I can't for the life of me find out how to post under the groups name and not…
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E-reader: Buying Advice?
I am interested in purchasing an e-reader and wondered if people with experience thought they were worth it?Do you know if any that have features geared towards reading faster and challenging yourself to read longer and more often? Do they offer improvements over reading on a tablet other than the screen backlighting and…
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TV tech advice please
I'm trying to choose a new TV for my sister's flat and feeling a bit overwhelmed by all the options - I'm not up to speed with the technology! Can anyone advise? I'm basically looking for a smart TV that allows you to watch/pause/rewind/record TV and allows easy casting/mirroring of all types of devices…
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Can't Login to Nectar account on Win 10 Laptop - Solved
Until a few days ago I always logged into my Nectar card account via my laptop. Then yesterday, the login suddenly doesn't work. I get to the login screen, enter my 11 digit card number and click Continue. The password screen never appears. Instead I get a grey box with 3 bouncing dots and this never changes. I have tried…
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Openreach line doesn't enter my property - what to do?
Hi, hoping this is the right forum for this question. I put in the phones section too just in case. I am trying to switch away from Virgin Media to a provider via Openreach (BT lines network). However I have noticed that the line from the telephone pole that comes to the house is cut and hanging off. Do I need to book a…
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Great Suspender Chrome Extension malware
https://www.windowscentral.com/great-suspender-gets-pulled-chrome-web-store I use Chrome Extensions sparingly because of the threat of malware, but this really puts you off using any at all, apart form those from Google and other larger companies What do others think about security issues here?
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Gaming PC for my son
Hi, in the past few years i've found MSE really helpful with sourcing laptops and i'm hoping you can help me with this. My Son is 13 and wants to save up for a gaming PC, he's an avid xboxer but his mates are starting to go into gaming PC's and he doesn't want to get left behind. I've had a root though the previous posts…
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HOW TO FIX PRINTER OFFLINE IN WINDOWS 10
I don't know how this has happened but I cannot get my printer to print from my laptop it says printer offline. When I go to printer it says I have 10 documents in a queue. How can I put my laptop back online? I would be grateful for any help. I feel like I've tried everything.
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