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Connect my iPod to new Honda?
The iPod, old model no bluetooth, works fine in our old car and I have tried changing the lead but when I plug it into our new Honda hr-v it charges but will not connect to play. So frustrating as our "travelling" music is on it.
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Broadband connection monitor?
I have a reasonable broadband connection but it seems to drop out quite frequently. I can measure the broadband speed easily enough but what I really need is an app or website that can measure the connection quality over a period of time. Does anyone know of such a thing please? Thanks.
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Which Bluetooth earbuds
So clueless. I have a Walkman mp3 player. Tiny, light battery lasts a very long time. 36hrs playtime. I do wear it gardening or traveling but still have the wired earbuds that pull out for a pastime. Listen to podcasts, radio, books and music. Looked at Bluetooth earbuds from Argos which are £29 to 😵💫 Would the cheaper…
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Unexpected WhatsApp message
I’ve received a message from 'Bess' saying “Hello, are you Mr Finn, the yoga instructor from UK?” I'm struggling to understand what the scam is?
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Pairing a Virgin remote with TV
I have a Virgin V6 remote, and I can't use it to control the volume/mute/on-off functions on my new LG TV. I have followed the Virgin steps to pair the remote with the TV but none of the 34 codes offered work during the laid down pairing process. Anyone know how to resolve this and successfully pair my remote with the TV.…
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MP3 + Spotify player recommen dations please
I just want to play MP3 files and listen to Spotify over wireless earbuds while I'm working in the shed. What's my best bet for something that's dead simple for geriatric techophobes on a budget to set up and use? Preferably mains powered but that's not vital.
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Microsoft 365 subscription or one off payment from Groupon?
My subscription for 365 has ended, new personal subscription from Amazon is £76.49. I only use it for Word and Excel, so it seems a lot of money. I saw an offer on Groupon for Office 365 Pro Plus for £6, so I have bought that and have been sent a link. My query is, can I still keep all the spreadsheets from previous years…
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Street View not working..?
... on Google Maps. Suddenly. Today. For no apparent reason. A black screen is returned each time I drop the little guy on a location. Any ideas, folks?
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Roberts radio + ear thingies?
I have a Roberts Sream 93i radio. It has on the back sockets for headphones, line output and ethernet RJ-45 whatever that is. I would like to listen to it via those little cordless earplug thingies. If this is possible, what do I need to buy?
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Email + android issue
I'm reposting as the 1st post disappeared. My broadband provider is v-media, through which I get an email service. It used to be ntlworld and now it's vmedia.com (personal emails addresses). With my old android Moto g9 play, I can't access emails at all. With my newer moto g04 phone, I can log into emails but the 'forward…
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Android phone playing up
I'm experiencing issues going online using my Motorola Play phone. As an example, when logging onto MSE forum, I'm asked to confirm whether I want to accept cookies or accept 'essential only'. Regardless of which tab I click, the next page has the MSE logo only with the rest of the page blank. Can anyone advise on how to…
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What's happened to Google searches? (Just noticed Amazon for now)
So since yesterday I've noticed a change when I Google search Amazon. For however long now I'd type in Amazon, click the first link that comes back & be on the Amazon main page. Not now. So if I click that first link for example, I'm taken to Amazon where "amazon.co.uk" has been searched in the search bar. If I want the…
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Bluetooth and digital/analogue conversion
So my computer uses Bluetooth to send music to my headphones. Does the conversion from a digital signal to analogue take place in the headphones (so that a digital signal is being transmitted), or does this conversion happen on the computer first? Since the built-in soundcards on most computers are fairly low-spec, this…
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Browser help please
I'm having problems on my android phone. On some websites, I get a message saying I'm using an old browser, other times a search takes me to a random page I haven't searched for. I'm using chrome and it's on an automatic upgrade so shouldn't be a problem. I'm not very tech savvy, any knowledge I have has been on a need to…
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Data protection act
Is it a breach of the Data Protection Act for a sports club to give out members telephone numbers to other members?
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New laptop - Windows Free.
Hi guys. It's been a while. Finally my laptop has conked out beyond repair so it's time to buy a new one so I am looking for recommendations. The thing is I want to get away from Windows and try a new OS (Possibly Linux). Does anyone know if it's better to buy a 'clean' laptop with no OS or buy one with Windows…
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Help me sort out my old Lap tops / PC
Hi All. I appreciate
any help on my collection of computer related issues. Background: I like retro gaming, using the actual
discs etc not an emulator or anything online, things like settlers, civ, axis
and allies etc. I also need some online ability away from my work laptop. But I
do have a work laptop that is suitable…
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Help with new laptop
A plea for help setting up new Windows 11 laptop I’m overwhelmed by all the choices which seem to be needed instantly before I can move on. Comes with 1 month free trial Macafee premium preinstalled. I don’t want Macafee at all! It used to be virtually impossible to get rid of but can I now just uninstall the app via…
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Instagram hacked - Facebook suspended.
I found out about a month ago that my IG account had been hacked - I noticed that I couldn’t login when a friend asked me to follow their new business. It turns out that I had been hacked in Dec ‘24 and had dismissed the emails about account changes as phishing attempts. I rarely use Instagram, nothing bad had happened,…
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Passkey confusion
Looks like they're going to make our life even more difficult. Apparently I won't have a password, but an ID tied to a specific device. It can be a PIN. But I can only use it on one device ! Or I'd have to set up syncing or some such nonsense which I don't understand. So, suppose I want to do an important transaction on my…
