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New computer stopped working
My old laptop threw a fit the other day, I got it back working but thought its time for a new one, got a Lenovo Yoga 7i that had good reviews on Which, got it click and collect from John Lewis because they give two year warenty. Brought it in tonight and set it up, installed firefox as browser and checked my passwords had…
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Wireless Net Extender
Help please! I have a wireless TP Link Extender which works well to provide internet access to downstairs in our property in Spain. Our Internet Provider has just changed the Huawei router and I need to change the password on the Extender but I can't work out how to do it! I don't have an ethernet connection on laptop and…
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Temporary Internet provider
Hello, a property I may get be moving to (on the Isle of Wight) is in an area that does not currently have broadband but it is due to be installed in the street in around six months time, according to the provider. I was wondering if anyone can suggest a good temporary Internet solution without long term contracts that I…
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Gmail/Android presentation mystery
Until yesterday, when I tapped the Mail icon on my Motorola G7 Power I was presented with the usual list of emails in my primary inbox and I was a happy bunny. Today, it's decided to be different. Now when I hit Mail, I get a page with a colourful cartoony picture in the middle and it says "You've finished. Nothing in…
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iPhone messages sent as email
Any ideas how to chamge my daughters phone. If she has no wifi or data the message is supposed to go as a text but for some reason hers goes as an email? It’s not for just one contact either. Have done the settings iMessage off and send as SMS but I can’t see anywhere it says send as email?!
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imac 2011 and BOOTCAMP
Bit out of my depth here so advice please. A colleague has lumped this massive imac on me and said "put windows10 on it". Always up for something new to play with... 2 options I think:- parallels (surely windows will be mega slow in a VM?); BOOTCAMP the best option surely. After trying to get BOOTCAMP to use the windows10…
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Bought ebay iPad, still got sellers details on it
I bought a hardly used iPad mini 5 from ebay, received it today and it’s unlocked (no passcode) but has all the sellers apps and photos on it still. I tried to ‘reset all content and settings’ in Settings but it says ‘verification failed. Error connecting to Apple ID server’ Is there an easy way to wipe it, without sending…
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Has my iPhone been hacked or got a virus
Hi last night before bed I looked at my calendar for today & discovered multiple entries for that (that I couldn’t delete), that looked to be in a foreign language - maybe Greek. this morning they have changed to English, but random things, saying I’ve been hacked, another someone is watching me, another download Macfee…
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Video thumbnails - some just icons
I've tried everything. Some of my videos are just icons not thumbnails. I tried the Folder option route; always show icons never thumbnails with the box unchecked. I used the Media Preview Configuration app, I used the Icaros app, I tried changing the default player from Media Player Classic to SM Player then to VLC…
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Is Argos Monthly Care worth it .. fridge & washing machine
Our daughter is about to buy a new fridge freezer, as well as a washing machine and has been tempted to add the 'Argos Monthly Care' insurance scheme .. is this a good idea? The fridge cover would be about £2.50 a month .. I guess for ever, or there's a 3-year breakdown cover for about £50. We've always just bought from JL…
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Upload slides to youtube
Is it possible to upload a google slides presentation to YouTube.
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iPhone Photos
Can anyone help me, when I take photos with my iPhone 8 and now SEV, when I go to print them on something like Photobox, it says they all need cropping as they are all slightly too large to be either 7 x 5 or 6 x 4. Can anyone tell me how to take a photo that I can then print without having to crop, am I taking them in the…
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Best Alternative to Norton 360 ?
I have been using Norton 360 for a few years now without too much fuss.. But it has thrown a wobbly now ( we are unable to verify your subscription due to an internal error... ) I have uninstalled and reinstalled a couple of times now as per advice of what passes for "support" on there, but still no good. Rapidly losing…
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118 account disappeared
I have come into some money and want to make a payment to my card. Except I can't. 118 app kicked me saying fingerprint has expired and now they don't recognize my password and trying to reset won't send me the relevant email. Seems very fishy like I've been hacked but all I get from them is "you have been passed to the…
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Broadband/TV recommendations
Hi all, i am looking at saving money on bills and one that I need help with is my Broadband/TV package. I currently pay £82 a month for 100mb bb TV and phone (it was an offer I got originally for £40 after ringing and saying I’m looking at going elsewhere). I know I could get a deal either with Virgin (current provider) or…
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120Volt 160W Coffee grinder
I have a USA 120v 160watt Bodum coffee grinder which Im not certain if its working or not . I need to test it somehow but dont want to blow it or anything else . The only step down transformer I have is a AUTOTRANSFORMER model SC5327 Input 220/240 Output 110/120 Max Load 30va (which I assume is for usa electric shavers…
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Android multi tasking screens
Advice please. This question related to what I believe are called the multitasking screens behind the main screen on Android devices. I'm not referring to the home screen or the screen that holds ALL your apps whether open or unused. This is the screen of currently running or at least recently used apps and are in the…
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Landline surge filter?
Rural location - landline phone only (internet is WISP) Last year both our landline and our burglar alarm (which is linked to the landline) got killed by lightning - luckily, insurance paid but we still had £50 (?) excess for each. Last week it was lightning again so I unplugged the phone line but can't unplug the phone…
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*#*# spam mail
Last chance saloon before I change my email address, which I don’t want to do because it’s just not fair. For a long time now, my junk mail is loaded every day with ( at times) bordering on !!!!!! emails. Now I now it’s junk, but even so, I can’t stop it. I’ve done the things advised - gone into settings, rules, & blocked…
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Bluetooth -v- Thread
Have seen a few small smart appliances recently that state they are using Thread as their communication mechanism rather than bluetooth recently. Never really had the best experiences with bluetooth and wondered if others had had experience with both and can say if its worth spending the bit more to get Thread support?
