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not able to get to some sites
Hi, I am running windows 10 and using Firefox as my browser, this afternoon I tried to check something on Which but nothing happened, not able to go to their log in so did a reboot but still the same, no error messages it just starts to show its trying but quickly stops without doing where I wanted to go. Tonight I had a…
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Whats the best way to share a post on Facebook so that most people can see it?
Hi there Folks, Overall I'm not a big fan of facebook but have a page on it, Just wondering what is the best way to share a youtube video there so that most people or friends can have a chance to see it? I see there are several options on the facebook page itself, share to newsfeed etc other than just clicking on the…
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Apple Smart Phone mini jack
Our Church has a sound mixer with many inputs - mainly XLR's for radio mics and CD/usb/card. On the mixer we have an input for an iPod - we use a wandering lead. It work's fine with my old iPad. We had a rehearsal for a wedding last night and the couple had some music on smart phone (I think an Apple) which doesn't have a…
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Emails locked out Microsoft no use at all
Hi Hoping somebody can help on this. The email address I use is a hotmail address and a few days ago I had a problem logging in because I hadn't been asked for ages I kind of forgot the correct password so had to use a password reset. After a time of tying myself up in knots, I had to use their password verification system…
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Signing PDF's
I am trying to sign a PDF using FOXIT READER "fill and sign"I have done this many times in the past - but now my signature is there, but greyed outHow do I get this to work ?
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WD Mybook External Drives -> Data Wiping Issue
Storage-device maker advises customers to unplug My Book Lives from the Internet ASAP. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/06/mass-data-wipe-in-my-book-devices-prompts-warning-from-western-digital/
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Making sense of home humidity sensors
Hi, I have a couple of expensive air vents in my basement which help keep the humidity in check. They display both relative humidity and absolute humidity however, the relative humidity / absolute humidity seem to be conflicting. I’ve used an online humidity conversion calculator to check the results and either my vents…
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Windows 11
So, Windows 10 was the final release of the OS... ...and now we've got Windows 11! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-57598554 (I wonder if it'll have the glass effects reinstated.)
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X Serious
Deciding if S Series fun as it is maybe lists via ebay. MICROSOFT Series X & 3 Month Game Pass Ultimate Bundle - 1 TB£479.00Quantity 1 06:00 25/06/21 PayPal Credit 3 mths 0% 1st debit card payment made whilst placing order. via Currys
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Light colour temp
Anyone know of any cheap way of taking a roughly accurate colour temp of a light? Talking within 100K would be fine. Did try a couple of iOS apps but only found one that claims to measure colour temp without an accessory but for the single light it registered between 7600k and 4150k... I suspect the light isnt perfectly…
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TV Aerial Help!
Hello, looking for some help please :s our TV signal is shocking. Missing most channels and loosing channels all the time. We thought we would see if there is a self fix before paying someone to come out! I've attached photos of our aerial in our attic and the box it's all connected to. Looks pretty ancient! (inherited…
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Epson Printer Service
Any suggestions would be welcomed. Contacted Epson Customer Service early in May as XP-960 printer needs replacement ink pads. List count of the number of times Epson have said they'll collect to Service... then was offered a replacement printer. I was given the serial number and model of a printer which was to be…
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Spreadsheet: Line-up matching cells next to each other (Excel/Liberoffice)
This comes up a lot for me, and I'm getting tired of doing it manually, so I wonder if there's a systematic way... I have a long list of data in alphabetical order (column A). Each cell is unique. I have a second list (Column B) which is roughly the same dataset as the first, but has some items missing. I want to…
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Subtitles on Catch up services
Subtitles on TV catch up services are woeful. For instance, I am hard of hearing and wear a deaf aid. Through my regular TV ITV Hub provide no subtitles to any programmes. Complained to them they said they had some catching up to do and this issue was not considered when Hub was launched, but I can watch it with subtitles…
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Nationwide sending me infected emails
Nationwide keep on sending me infected emails"ALERT: A virus was detected in the contents of this
email, which have been removed for your protection.ClamAV Report: /tmp/66108: Heuristics.Phishing.Email.SpoofedDomain FOUND ----------- SCAN SUMMARY ----------- Infected files: 1 Time: 0.063 sec (0 m 0 s)" Is this a known…
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Useful/Informative Trade Magazines?
I realise this might seem a little odd, given that dead-tree media is supposed to be, well, dead, but I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for good, informative sysadmin/cybersecurity/general IT magazines that are more than just thinly-disguised ads for vendors? That said, we'd probably settle for…
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Norton renewal cost outrageous, advice please
Just been sent an email to tell me my norton 360 subscription will be automatically renewed at £84.99 unless i cancell, which i have done. On the norton website you can buy the same product for half the price. Can i just buy a new product and will i have to uninstall my current norton product to install the new one
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Best laptop for basic use, such as browsing the Internet
My parent's laptop is on it's last legs, don't need anything fancy, no need for office packages etc, just basic internet use, as their laptop cannot support updates for browsers etc and is playing up. Any suggestions for a value for money option please with some future proof regards browsers etc please?
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Windows 10 Start up time
Recently installed windows 10, start up time is really slow, I power on then have to wander off for 5 minutes until it shows log on screen, then wait another 5 minutes, to open google chrome, etc, is this normal for windows 10. windows 7 was instant and opened google chrome straight away? Thanks
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Ssontong dash cam issues
This Ssontong dash cam is in my company car, set up to record on a loop, recording 5 minute videos until the SD card is full then it records back over the top of old videos. I witnessed an accident this morning so brought the SD card in to see if I had the footage. On opening my computer files I can see the videos listed,…
