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Alex, 2 questions , first re Alexa sound & 2nd re BBC
Happy Easter. We have both the Alexa smart and Google smart speakers Re BBC - it is auto-linked to the smart speaker and does not ask for a password to BBC and we have the App for it on the mobile Re Alexa, we have no mobile app as the mobile phone is full and started using it without the app and all is well other than 1:…
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Amazon Echo
To listen to BBC Sounds it is necessary to create a link between the device and the BBC. I've followed the procedure and received an email saying that the link has been created. When I try to play BBC material Alexa says that I need to connect it to BBC Sounds. I've gone through the set up procedure several times and…
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What does this Capacitor identification mean on a circuit diagram?
Hi all. I'm embarking on a repair on my ancient Arcam Alpha 5 CD player and I've found a great forum thread (very old but still relevant) on a site called Pink Fish Media, giving me some good advice on what the problem might be. I can see, on the circuit diagram I've found, that the suspect capacitor is shown as C416 470U…
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Femtocell and WI-FI calling
My new Samsung A52 has WI-FI calling enabled. I also have a Three Mobile Femtocell that I have been using for a few years. Which will take priority when I make a call or send messages? I am having problems receiving OTPs (one time passes). HMRC and First Direct are typically very slow taking up to twenty minutes to arrive.…
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How to remove obsolete gmail addresses?
As soon as I start typing a "to" address in gmail, a list of suggestions comes up. Most of these are not what are listed in my "contacts" but seem to be addresses with which i exchanged emails several years ago! It would be nice if I can somehow delete these obsolete addresses, but I can't see a way of doing so. Can it be…
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Dumb question about email
I'm not good with this stuff so here's my question. I am off into hospital for a few days and there's no mobile signal to be had there. But there is wi-fi, apparently. Does this mean that my wife and I should still be able to communicate via gmail email?
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Moving date/time on lock screen
Is it possible to reposition the large date and time on the lock screen on a laptop from its fixed position of bottom left to say at the top? TIA
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Guitar humidifier?
My son has bought a new guitar and is talking about a humidifier, any personal recommendations, or any to avoid?
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Best 'bang for buck' washing machine today?
In desperate need of washing machine. I normally research like mad before a big purchase but just dont have much time on this so thought I would ask on here. If you have just bought a 1600 spin speed , A or B energy rated , relatively inexpensive machine (below £450) and think it's very good, could you tell me the model…
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Starter DSLR Digi Camera choice's
Is there any recommendation's when choosing DSLR Camera. I intend to use indoors shooting some soon to be made home improvements. Maybe before and after photo's to compare and possibly create short Final Cut Pro movie. What features should I consider and finally how does a budget Camera for a few hundred pounds hold…
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giving ex partner a lump sum
Hi . I have recently split up with my partner and although we are not married and the mortgage is in my name only I would like to give her a lump sum of around £40000{roughly half the equity of the house since she has been living there} as she has paid for most of the bills and also a fair amount of money on…
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Odd behaviour with my MacBook Air
Yesterday and today I clicked onto the icon for MSE and found I had to change my password to log on as it would not accept me. This morning was the same, so again I had to change my password to get online .No idea why this has suddenly started to happen !!!!!! previously I just clicked on the icon and was straight on. It…
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Cannot open files Windows 10
When I go to File Manager and look at 'documents' the whole list has a grey X over each file and I cannot open them. Any ideas please.
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Monitor web sites
A friend has a teenage child who spends 20x longer on homework than needed. This is causing them all to not have enough sleep. My friend suspects this is because their child wastes a lot of time on the internet. Any easy way that the home network can be monitored? Normally she would not want to do this but the situation is…
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Bought USB rechargeable light from Amazon that has no CE marking
Not sure if this is the best place to post this but couldn't find anything more suitable. I guess it's sort of techie. We are going camping this weekend and I bought a USB chargeable lantern from Amazon UK to hang in the tent. It has over 2k reviews, most of which were good, and the price was decent.It has arrived and…
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Motorola G30 keeps dialling 999
I recently upgraded from Android 11 (never had any similar issue) to Android 12. On four separate occasions in the last week my mobile has put me in touch with the emergency services, which made me feel terrible about wasting their time. I can't work out how to stop stop this happening, or indeed why it's happening. The…
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Disposing of iPad?
Not keen on the idea of throwing it in the bin. But at the same time it wont turn on. Tried going through Apple for repairs etc ages ago but IIRC their suggestions involved turning the thing on ... which it wont do. Made a thread on it some time ago too but we got nowhere. So trying to have a clearout of the house &…
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TV All in one solution for my needs ?
Howdy ! Nothing desperate , but issues with my broadband over the last couple of days have got me thinking . Current setup ; Toshiba Tv/ DVD combi 32" 12 years old . Only 1 hdmi socket but have junction lead for 3 devices. Can plug computer in Humax Freesat recordable set top box Apple TV Box Have ancient Mac mini , but…
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2sv and cookies
I've been trying to add 2 step verification (2sv) to my email, but lack of knowledge about cookies is proving a problem.The 2sv kicks in each time I login with the same device. On Chrome I have: Block third-party cookies which seems to mandate: Clear cookies and site data when you close all windows So under: Customized…
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Best Bluetooth transmitter for HiFi quality audio
Morning all, I have a Roland RD-700NX digital stage piano. It is not bluetooth ready, therefore I need a transmitter which I can plug into the headphone socket so I can use my bluetooth earphones (these are pretty damned expensive, so I don't want to replace with wired ones). Which would be the best transmitter to use? I…
