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Which AI tools do you use?
Which AI tools do you use to save money, boost your income or organise your finances? Let us know your success stories (how much did you save? What did you learn?). Does your bank offer any AI tools and if so, are they a help or a hindrance? We'd like to hear of any duds you've tried too. Thank you. ___________________…
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Techie Stuff sticky
🖥 Useful thread from the Forum: * FAQs - Techie Qs & As (Some of the information in the links may be out of date, so please do check the dates of posts first). If there are any other useful Forum threads on this board that you think we should add, let us know 🗣 🖨Other helpful content from MoneySavingExpert.com: * Best free…
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Creating extra gmail addresses
Be gentle - I am trying to get my head round this but do not handle change well! Scenario - have had BT email for decades, with a main address and what used to be termed a subsidiary address (used to be able to have several). Main is what I call my "personal" email used for family, friends and official & private stuff…
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Yahoo email - non-current contacts
I have an email address on Yahoo, which annoyingly when I start a new email offers me a list of people some of whom are in my “contacts” list (that’s ok) but also people who were once contacts but now deleted, may have been on multi-addressee emails but not mainstream, some of them are people now several years dead. Is…
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Eclipse August 2026
There’s a solar eclipse in 4 months time, and I wondered what other people are doing about it? I’m planning to stay in London where it is a 91% partial eclipse, and I have some cheap eclipse glasses in my Amazon basket. Are others simply ignoring it, or travelling somewhere where the eclipse will be total, or just staying…
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Alexa Plus - Anyone Using It ?
My daughter has gone over to Alexa Plus and in my opinion it is awful. Unlike the old Alexa I have to talk to it slowly and concisely for it to understand then it takes ages for it to respond. And the new voice sounds condescending when it does deign to answer.
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chromebook instead of windows
can anyone recommend a chromebook instead of windows i want to play games and learn code as well as youtube
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DVD Player instead of Streaming Apps?
Hi All, Due to the frustration of adverts and also the many different streaming apps, with their own subscription fees. And then on top of the subs you still often need to pay to rent or download the films, I am considering going back to a DVD player. There are loads of DVDS in CEX for example , or online ebay, amazon ,…
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"Local Energy Advisor" spam calls
I've been on the TPS for decades and it's reduced spam calls no end, but obviously some people still ignore it. As well as the "bank security department" scams, which probably originate outside the country, one persistent annoyance is the "local energy advisor" calls. These have been going on for years and should have been…
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iPhone keeps changing parental settings to 18+
I have been liaising with Apple for 3 weeks now trying to get this resolved. My son is in my Family Group and I have settings for him to prevent installing apps without asking for me to review them, no in-app purchases and no 18+ apps etc. He also has a time limit which should automatically go off at 7pm until 8am. Because…
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WhatsApp Advanced Privacy - alert
One of the WhatsApp groups I'm in has posted an alert that group admins should turn on Advanced Privacy' to prevent Meta AI from gaining access to all sorts of personal data. This appears to be a recent thing. However others have said that the warning is a scam and should be ignored. Is there a recent increase in the risk…
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Netflix problem with Humax box. A Server related issue.
II have been seeing an error code when I try to access Netflix (as I normally do) via my Humax box. The error code is tvq-pb-101 (5.2.12). It looks as if Netflix is going to work normally then, after a few minutes the film cuts out and the error code comes up again. II tried all the recommended steps to fix it and nothjng…
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Powerbank
So, I think I might get myself a powerbank. I have never really needed one much as the Moto phones I always choose generally have quite a good battery that lasts several days between charge with my normal use. However, recently I have had to do some work that requires full day use of GPS for W3W location records, and…
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Mixing Google and Alexa
We have several Alexa devices and one Google Mini. What's driving me mad is that they use different wake words. I quite often get it wrong for the particular device I'm using. Is there some setting that allows the same wake word to be used on all of them?
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Charge cable query
Just had this from our kid ….. any comments Just for your info. My Acer Aspire 14 AI has a charging cable with a 13A plug on one end, a cumbersome transformer thingy halfway along and a USB-C plug on the other end. My Moto G phone has a about 1 M cable with USB plug on one end and a USB-C plug on the other end. There are…
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Reluctant to move from Freesat
Am I alone in not wanting to change /buy a Freely TV?
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Virgin email closing down
As per the title. (apologies if this has already been posted) ntlworld.com blueyonder.co.uk virginmedia.com virgin.net Are domains that are being closed. More details here https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/09/09/virgin-media-offloads-email-services-to-third-party-provider/5295230
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Alphabetising 200GB plus of classical music arranged in composer order
OP (quoted below) is looking for an elegant solution to the problem described below, and posed their problem in a thread in Savings & Investments. Requirements (which have been drip-fed over several earlier posts) are that it must run on Windows 10, needs to be quick, and must guarantee files are listed in the file table…
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Tv with a slightly better speaker than bog standard
Looking for a 40-43 inch tv with all the smart apps and importantly a reasonable speaker audio built in. Is dolby atmos a sign of an ok speaker? I want to spend about £2-300. I'm not talking amazing speakers just slightly better than the bargain basement speakers which are unusable. I mean for example I find the amazon…
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Very hot CPU on laptop.
Hi. I've been given a neat wee HP Pavilion laptop (14-ce3501na) to wipe for its new owner. It's immaculate, and looks little used. Reset seemed to work fine, but I was aware that the fan was very noisy, and ran for much of the time at high speed - wife complained bitterly. Anyhoo, when setting it back up for the new owner…
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Random WhatsAp suspension.
Anyone been randomly blocked from using their account lately? I am a light user of WA, just using for family coms and a number of groups related to a sports team I am in. This morning I got locked out of my account immediately after inviting two new players to one of these groups. I am assuming these request may being…
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Where to download Bitdefender Virus Scanner for Mac?
I've lost access to the App Store and don't seem to be able to get it back, so is there any other (safe) location where I could download the free Bitdefender Virus Scanner for Mac? Thanks.
