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Strange speed test results
I've just done a speed test on my laptop and my phone. Both connected via wifi at home. Laptop is Dell inspiron, phone iPhone 6s. Both only on house wifi - no data on phone. Download speed on laptop through Google chrome 8.9 mbps Download on iPhone also Google chrome 36.6 mbps I realise a check via cable would be more…
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Is hotdeals .com a legit company?
Went to wrong website. Went to hotdeals .com by mistake. Clicked what appeared to be the 'discount code'. Was taken to eBay, and in other tabs: a site selling beds and another saying 'click to unlock code'. Are they a legit site?
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How Should I Set Up Privacy and Security on Firefox?
I am using Firefox v88 as my browser on a Windows 10 computer. What do you recommend I do in settings?Currently I have it set as strict - is this best? Should I also opt for https-only mode?On many websites I get a box inviting me to accept cookies where it is always easiest to click accept all rather than scrolling down…
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G mail asking for correct credentials for AOL
I have a Samsung smart phone it uses G mail which I signed up to but rarely use, most of my mail is on AOL who wanted some changes a while ago to allow second systems to access the mail which I did and all has been working well. Today I noticed a request from G mail for my correct credentials for AOL, When you click on…
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Advice/recommendations please on antivirus and msoffice
Recently bought a new laptop. The free trials of the anti virus and the msoffice package are up soon. Would like to know which antivirus is best quality and value and which msoffice option is best (seems to be personal, shared and professional options?) At the moment I think I have the personal which is fine but may need…
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How on earth do you contact Ebay customer service/ fraud team?
Hi all Looks like myEbay account has been hacked and I need contact Ebay to discuss this. I cant even sign in to look at my account as my password had been changed. I cannot seem to find any particualar number to call for help and teh one number I could find 0345 3553229 just rings off Luckily does not look like any money…
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Accessing printer that is not physically attached to computer?
I have printer which is not WiFi enabled. It is currently attached to a Windows 10 Pro desktop computer. I have a laptop running Windows 7 Home Premium. Both computers are connected to same home WiFi network. Can I remotely print from my laptop? If yes, how?
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Facebook
Does anyone else get totally fed up with posts saying "Suggested for you" on their Facebook page? I have just sent a couple of hours hiding from this cr*p. Why do they do it, it is not advertising anything?
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Webcam Issue on Old Laptop
After doing a Windows Update at the end of March, the webcam on an Acer Aspire 5552 started displaying a chopped-up image. I've tried Windows Updates, Zoom updates (the software I need the cam working for), webcam driver uninstalls & reinstalls, webcam device uninstalls and reinstalls, graphics driver uninstalls and…
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Any Gmail experts about?
From time to time I need to reply to emails when time is of the essence, and my reply normally consists of three sentences plus a signiture name and phone number.Is there any way of saving a template in Gmail such that I could either drop or copy and paste it into my reply, if necessary changing just two or three words?…
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Photo Album recommendation for Windows 10
I would like to start organising my photos into 'albums' . I would like to distribute these albums across the family easily. Am I right in thinking the best way to do this would be via an application that produces an .exe file at the end that can be run easily by anybody I distribute it to? Or would there be a better way?…
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Word on refurb laptop problems
hi there grateful for any advice. I bought a refurbished HP laptop a couple of weeks ago from Curry's ebay. Word was installed so I created my CV and a couple of other documents. All was well until earlier this week when suddenly I could not edit my CV - only view it. I am constantly being prompted to activate it via…
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MSE News: Spotify to hike prices by up to £24/yr from June
Music streaming giant Spotify is to hike the price of at least some of its paid-for packages from June. Read the full story: 'Spotify to hike prices by up to £24/yr from June' Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply.
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Recommend 27 Monitor
My IMAC is playing up and as its a 2012 edition and I have already spent @£200 having it fixed but still having problems looking to use my 2018 MacbookAir as main computer but link it to a 27 inch monitor. Main use- Spreadsheets, internet and Nextflix. Hoping to Sell iMac which has SSD + 16GB RAM. Lots of choice hence ask…
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convert paper document to word for free
i have a scanner so i understand the first part of converting a paper document is to scan it onto my pc. however i want to convert it to a word document so that i can use it as a whole but change the odd detail as and when i need to. i dont really want to pay for software. so is there a way to do it for free? the…
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Has anybody had weekly emails from MSE stopped??
Hi all, my weekly emails have stopped but when l put my email address it just says I'm already registered. I'm not very savvy with anything technical, and l really don't want to have a new email address. Any help would be appreciated.
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Lenovo flex 10 power issues
Hi all My partner has the above laptop that's suddenly decided not to turn on. I've checked the power supply with a multi-meter and that seems fine (around 20V at the output) and the socket on the motherboard seems to be OK (all the joints seem to be nicely soldered). There should be a small LED near the power button that…
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ORSKEY Dash Cam 1080P Full HD Car Camera DVR
hi I have the above but wish to know why I can not view the pictures or recoding for the front camera as need to see the time scale of this moring recording as had nearly had collision with minicab but he say he indicated
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How do I know when texts have been read ?.
Via Android........Sending messages via Messenger is great, simply because you're able to see when and if they are read, as the icon drops, whether they reply is immaterial. Send text messages using the phone/messages facility is useful when you need to be reminded of hospital appointments etc. but to use that medium to…
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Router Advice
Hi. Current provider of Broadband is Vodafone. Average download speed 47mbs (it was 52 a while ago but seems to have drifted for some reason). Couple of questions I have: 1 wifi access to my pain cave at the bottom of the garden is a little bit hit and miss. Router is at the front of the house, about as far away as it…