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Hi, Has anyone else experienced a problem with trying to print their SA302 tax calculation? I have tried over the last two days and each time I try I get the same issue. The issue is that my name doesn't appear on the top of the tax calculation! It just says "no name's tax return". My name displays correctly everywhere…

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

Does anyone have any recs for a basic 40 inch TV. The basic requirement is that it has freeview/Freely, is 40 inch but more importantly starts up quickly and has a quick/zippy interface when changing channels etc. My parents current TV is not old but is an 'Android' OS and takes ages to start up - there is a message…

I have decided to follow the governments advice and purchase a decent sized Powerbank However - The 60,000 mAh one that I am interested in - may not actually be a 60,000mAh model - wonder what you lot thought ?https://amzn.eu/d/08gdi6Wd And what size should I go for ? My phone has a 5,000mAh battery and lasts several days…

How do I format this table so it shows a second zero after the decimal point. 11.10 shows as 11.1, 5.20 shows as 5.2 etc. I have tried all the obvious tools. Auto Format/Currency adds colours to all the cells. Month paid Standard Travel eating Total Jul 5.08 6.02 11.1 Aug 3.65 24.54 28.19 Sep 2.37 17.5 19.87 Oct 5.2 15.98…

Hi, I've done yet another thing I shouldn't have done! I have Windows 11 Home. I think I saved most of my files on OneDrive without understanding what I was doing. The consequences seem to be that all my files are on OneDrive only and I cannot even open them. I want them on my PC (and ideally with a backup online) instead…

I need to download LibreOffice and have followed a link from gov.uk website and find two versions (x86-64 and ARM64). Does it matter which I download? (Forum Search function didn't help me.) Thanks for advice.

A friend has told me that if I buy a new iPhone directly from an Apple store that they will transfer everything from your old phone onto the new one. Is that correct? If it is will they do it in front of me? This would be very useful but I'm just a bit wary of them taking my phone away and then having full access to all my…

The space could take up to 32", but I'd would be OK with slightly smaller. Samsung The Frame looks nice - anyone have experience? Is the audio quality OK? A Sound Bar isn't desirable in this setup. Looks like the One Connect box can sit in the adjacent utility room? And that has the power, antenna, and any other inputs. So…

I read an article on 14th Oct purporting to be an AI investment recommended by Martin. I almost signed up until I checked it out and found it was spam. Invest £200 to start with was the deal. Because I showed an interest I am being bombarded by phone calls from Mira who said she was with a firm called Aurelgate and she…

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.

I have opened a facebook account, hiding my birthday and other info from view of others, no picture and choosing the options which prevent other people sending me friend requests etc. I have joined in businesses live videos and reels and commented on them, which show on the screen, but not on my profile. My profile has a…

Hi. I am looking for a battery backup/UPS for my router. We get semi-regular power cuts but typically for no longer than an hour. The reason is twofold, I am sure randomly turning on and off must not be good for the router but also I often WFH so if I can make by BB more stable / keep connected that would be useful…

Looking to save any costs on bills. Have realised that our broadband is nearly £15 a month because we have 3 wifi extender boosters. If we don't have these then we get no internet in 3/4 of the house and the shed man cave next to the house and garage. This is due to the solid brick walls (old listed house not huge). I've…

My last mobile was a S22 there was no FE, I purchased a S26 FE I have opened the box never knew there was a FE model till now. Is there much difference? Silly question but is it better then the S22 and will the battery last longer? Ive had my s22 for 3 years and its been great for my needs, I have googled is the FE a good…

A question that I was asked yesterday re wifi calling with a mobile 4g router. If the router is using an unlimited data SIM from one provider eg EE, can one make phone calls via wifi calling if the mobile phone is with a different network eg o2 ? I said yes - but then doubted myself ! This was for a relative who was…

Getting them a little frequent now. I Googled how to see what's causing it which mentioned event viewer but I can't make sense of it. Windows 10 No real changes to the machine other than a different graphics card back in June which the PC ran fine with for 2-3 months with I think only 1 BSOD. Now I've had a few in a week.…

Hi, I don't like the features of Windows 11 and feel it is bloated. Has anyone used / recommend Tiny11? Many Thanks, :-)

Chosing between these 2 laptops below. Here are points: Would like it to have a RAM of 32 RAM Uses for it? It wont really be used for heavy gaming. browing online, youtube, report creating, video/photo creation/ and editing Don't mind spending extra £ The HP one only has 1 USB(A), and No Hdmi port Might wait until black…

I am attempting to use my Samsung laptop (Windows 11) to browse the internet. However, I am getting non stop fake McAfee pop-ups on the righthand side of the screen. There are 3 of them there now and every few minutes I get a large pop-up in the middle of the screen. The pop-ups all tell me, using various different…