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Is USB recording worth having on lower end TVs?
My 10 year old TV has broken (sound but no picture at all) and I'm looking to replace it with a 43inch Smart TV for £300ish (a little more if it seems worth it). I had been using a Humax recording and streaming box in conjunction with the TV, but thought if I could get a TV that does both these jobs it would cut down on…
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Jet2 online check in Turkey Unavailable
I’m trying to check in online but keep getting a message saying it’s not available. I pre booked seats at time of booking, baggage is included, I have my own insurance. I don’t want any other extras so all I fill in are my personal details & tick the hazardous items list. I’m trying to get my boarding passes so I can use…
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VAT Filing - Free Software
I need to file VAT returns for my old business. Until now, I have done it online, but HMRC seem to require me now to do this 'digitally'. (They don't mean on my fingers!) I want some free software, just to do the 'bridging'. Does anyone have any recommendations? Anyone used Vatify?
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HL 1212W blinking light!
Hi, i am trying to print from this printer but it was blinking colour that appears to be red/yellow. What can i do? Kay
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Cutting a Word Document
Hi, I have a Word document, it has information on it which is mostly generic, however, there are areas within it that relate to 4 different sections. So when I want a document with only items for "Section 1", I have to do a manual cut which can sometimes be time consuming and it runs the risk of errors (cutting the wrong…
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"Windows photo viewer can't display....."
OS: Win7 Pro 64bit. Ok so let's not stick on the fact that the OS is Win7 as I really don't see why that should magically make this an issue UNLESS M$oft released an update which causes this issue. If that isn't the case then I don't see how Win7 can cause this problem. Onwards.... So basically I can open some images but…
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Moving settings etc from current Windows 10 computer to new Windows 11 computer
Hi there I currently have a Windows 10 (Pro for Workstatons) PC and I
am getting a new Windows 11 Home PC. I was wondering if there’s any way to
transfer my existing settings/setup/customisations etc onto the new PC? The
files I want to keep aren’t a great problem, I can identify them and move them
over, but when you’ve…
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Sky glass
Has anyone got sky glass if so is it any good without full fibre broadband
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Total AdBlock on iPad - Cost £2.99. Does it work?
Has anyone used this - it costs £2.99 - so it says. Wondering if it is worth it to stop all the ads on my iPad or if it is just a scam. Would appreciate any advice please. I have a 2019 iPad Air. Many thanks.
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Samsung Mobile 'phone purchase timing
Although she hasn't wanted one before we are in need of a mobile 'phone for my wife. We have got our eye on a recent Samsung mid range model. (Which best buy) We are unlikely to change and therefore want an extended period for security updates. (Nothing to do with wanting the latest fashion) At the moment the Samsung phone…
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Anyone know how to export contacts from Outlook and have everything copy?
I'm trying help my wife, she uses Outlook at work. Their wonderful IT dept managed to delete all the contacts in everyone's Outlook on Friday, so she's spent all of Saturday entering the info again. Now she wants a backup of the contacts info. I've followed the info I've found online to save the file as a .csv which kind…
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Shutdown, Sleep or Hibernation
I have 5 PCs and two QNAP nasbox servers in my home (most of these are used for work purposes). In this day and age of trying to reduce electricity usage I'm just wondering what the best options are for these machines? A couple of the PCs use SSDs, but the others are all bog-standard HDDs, some of which are RAIDed. But…
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IP address question
Hi l guess this has been asked many times before so sorry it l am repeating the question. I don't know to much about IP addresses and how they work so l would like to know if l post something on a forum can l keep my IP address private? Is it linked to my internet or the internet l used to set up the account? Not sure if…
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Replacement Lenovo laptop battery
I have a Lenovo laptop just over 3 years old. It is beginning to show signs of holding less charge. Lenovo don't supply its battery. The only suppliers I can find have a limited number of very mixed reviews. The battery doesn't need to be replaced now but I will probably want/need to replace it in a years time. If Lenovo…
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How do I stop spam Emails from Google Classroom without making things worse?
For some reason I'm suddenly getting spammed by someone from Google classroom. Does anyone know how to stop them? According to one set of instructions I need to go into google classroom first to turn them off. However, if I do that it warns me that others will receive my details, so it could make matters worse.
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Printing not working with new laptop
I was bought a new laptop with Microsoft Windows 10 in S mode. The problem is that the system says I need new drivers to use my printer with the laptop. When I try to download drivers from Canon they are blocked as everything needs to go through Microsoft store. I don't want to remove the S mode. I have been printing via…
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Pixels in emails
I recently had an email from my bank. In it, they said that they send pixels which allows them to find details about email accounts. What technology allows them to do this? And can a hacker use it to compromise email accounts? If so, how can you protet your account?
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Cheap new laptop for Linux
Any suggestions, please. Thanks
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HMRC PAYE RTI tools software 32bit issue 22/23
New to this site, this may help others. I run HMRC basic rti tool on my computer. Good spec but runs Windows xp home sp3... For anyone that remembers that. I use it for documents data basic business letters, accounts etc very small business. My computer would not update PAYE tool for 22/23 As 32bit is no longer catered…
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Linux USB Automatically sign into wifi?
I have Linux Mint 20.3 Mate on a USB drive so that I can see if I could ditch Windows on my laptop. So far Windows wins. Every time I boot I have to manually connect wifi and install any programs and files I need. I tried making it persistent using Linux Live but as far as I can tell that did not work. Is there a way to…
