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Laptop for student
My son needs a new laptop for when he starts Uni. I want something that will last three years probably in a less than ideal environment. Therefore I want something robust, reasonably performant with a decent screen. Remembering back to my uni days I remember last minute late nights getting coursework done and my son has…
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WiFi problems
For the past couple of days,I've been experiencing problems, with Wifi, upstairs. We have a sky router, and I connect to the wifi upstairs, via a Comtrend Ethernet adaptor, which is linked to a Sky wifi booster, with an ethernet cable. The wifi drops, intermitantly, both when I use the phone or tablet. It's so random, it…
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Engineer broke phone!
Hi All I'm looking for advice. I smashed my phone screen and took it to a third party repair shop to be replaced. The engineer basically broke every aspect of the phone, the speakers, the microphone, the fingerprint recognition, didn't replace heat transfer pads....etc. I had to take it to another engineer to confirm and…
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CCTV camera in external areas of block of flats (carpark/bin area etc) - GDPR rules and regulations
Ive searched high and low for explicit guidelines on the GDPR rules for CCTV cameras in external areas of a block of flats which is owned by the RMC of which the leaseholders are shareholders (so private property?). No cameras would point to the public areas outside the gated development, but would cover carpark/bin…
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Blocking App iPhone
It seems once an app has been downloaded on to an iPhone that is set up as a child’s iPhone in family sharing there is no way to stop that app being downloaded again, without stopping all access to the App Store. Or possibly starting with a fresh iCloud account and wiping the phone. Please correct me if I’m wrong.
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LED Candle 60W light bulb
I am looking for an halogen equivalent light bulb...I currently have lots of these... https://www.amazon.co.uk/Halogen-Candles-55W-60W-Classic-Dimmable/dp/B008H20AHG/ref=psdc_248788031_t2_B00CV11XRA - these are 630 lumen output. Want to replace with equivalent LED dimmable bulbs. Please can anyone assist as all the ones i…
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iPhone app help needed please
Does anyone know of a reasonably priced and easy to use app which records incoming and outgoing calls on an iPhone and lets you share the recordings please? I've seen a few in the App Store that do this, but they seem to charge up to $9.95 a week for a year, after a very short trial. I don't mind paying for this sort of…
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Dell Precision laptop - changing BIOS to enable boot from USB
I need to try to recover a deleted file from a Dell Precision 7520 laptop using a bootable USB drive that contains a Knoppix Linux environment with the recovery software that I wish to use and I just wanted to check the steps I'll use before I try them out: 1) Access the one-time boot menu by pressing and holding the F12…
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Anti viris/VPN
Since I've more or less been forced to use internet banking as my local branches of bank have closed or gone all machines in the branch, I've been more concerned about internet security. I have been using AVG Anti Virus and AVG VPN for Mac, both have seemed ok and I think have been doing there job, I scan my PC weekly as a…
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Now TV App on LG TV "too many devices" error message
Following a recent update to the app on LG Tvs now TV seems to think that they are new devices. Logging out of the app and logging back in doesn't fix this , you have to log onto the nowtv website , delete the device from your list and then start the app again . Or perhaps wait for an update to the app
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Laptop screen
My daughters Toshiba laptop screen has suddenly for no apparent reason has gone light grey half way up the screen, and you cant quite access the log in section.. Is there a quick fix?
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Photos going to One Drive
On my Samsung A70 phone, when going to gallery, a notice has been constantly advising me that I should be transferring my photo's to One Drive due to something expiring in July. I'm of the opinion that this I'll cost money. Ideally my phone camera pics should go to Google photos, nothing else. Has my old brain…
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Android Phone - Best App for Store Reward Points
Hi I miss out on so many points because I can't be asked to carry all these pieces of plastic around with me. I'm far from the best techie person too! Is there an easy to use and ultra reliable app for storing reward card details, Boots, M&S, Shell, Airmiles, Co-oP, Tesco etc.
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HELP WITH WIFI DEVOLO BOOSTER PLEASEEEEE
Hi, My house is 1902 and very long with my daughters bedroom at the back. Please can anyone help me with a tech problem regarding a Devolo booster which is plugged into my virgin rooter please? The lights on the Devolo keep going to red, trying to connect every 2/3 mins to the other Devolo upstairs but there is nothing…
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Sub or Drop Down menus on android phone
i have an honor lite 10 phone. Recently it stopped recognizing drop down menus. For example if I receive a notification from my doctor saying i have a message to acces i have to enter my date of birth to access it and the 1-31, January to December and year boxes do not open for me. Nothing happens if i click on them they…
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Load tester for checking caravans
Hi, could anyone tell me the best load tester that is easy to use on my caravan please, somebody has said because i have a twin axle caravan and a motor mover, and I have a large battery that I need that is more than 100 amps. any help, please.
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VPN and working from home dilemma
Hi all Need some advice, my son has been working from home and has a requirement to use a VPN to access sensitive work files. Seems our ISP Sky has now blocked the network and this is causing issues . I didn't want to call Sky with this issue as VPN's are generally not meant to be used Any ideas on how to get around this?…
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Computer Advice needed, please.
A new PC/Mac or just upgrade my old desktop? I have lots of time on my hands now I'm on my own and I'm keen to set myself a task of photo slideshows and some simple video editing. I have 100's of photos and many video 'clips' of my grandchildren. I do have a 10 year old Windows Laptop (i5) but I rarely use it. So my PC…
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Gmail login/access
Am I able to access my Gmail on my phone and my tablet/PC? If I log in on my phone I then cannot access my emails on my tablet and vice versa. Is there a way of having access on both devices?
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Pioneer Car Radio help
Hi i have a Pioneer car radio, the model is FH-S820DAB. What i'd like to know is does anyone know of a way to alter the bass settings apart from just changing the equaliser presets such as dynamic, flat, normal etc? I cannot find an option to do this anywhere but to me it's a basic essential requirement to be able to…
