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GOOGLE OR MICROSOFT CLOUD
My free Microsoft 365 Basic has run over the cloud limit and they are now asking me to pay £1.99p per month for 100 GB storage. Google One is offering the same 100GB storage for £1.59p per month. So the price difference is negligible. I cant decide which is the best, I only use it for personal use not business, also I am…
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Driver for wifi dongle
I got a wifi dongle for laptop. Windows 10 is not finding any drivers Is drivereasy.com a good place to find it?
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Ring door bell and hive heating
So my house sale fell through and I lost internet so I got a 5G hub until the engineer visits. My question is how easy is it to switch the wi-fi network on a ring door bell and hive heating once I request the hive goes back on again? Any ideas?
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Amazon Prime increase.
Presently, I subscribe to Amazon Prime (videos only) at £5.99 a month and the add-free component at £2.99 a month. I also have the Paramount Channel which I took out last year for an annual fee of £35.49, special offer, which expires 21st November 2025. However, I've received an email telling me the £5.99 charge is…
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Microsoft SwiftKey app
I have this as my keyboard on my Samsung & for the most part it's been fine. Recently though it's not been carrying out the shortcuts I'd put in (which had been working fine for years until recent). I go to open the app & noticed its not even there in my library.if I access apps via settings then it's listed but as an…
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messing around on my Desktop PC
advice please .I have a desktop with a 2 SSD drives and I would like to wipe them both clean before I reinstall windows 11 I have been lent a copy of Aomei partition assistant which has a wipe disk function on it . Am I right in assuming that after using this software to wipe both SSDs clean I simply plug a USB Flash Drive…
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M.2_2 Socket Location sucess!
Found some time to remove rtx5070ti to view 2nd m.2 slot. Thanks Reddit +mser’s Most important gpu retention screw is back case bottom labelled m.i.c. I prob didn’t have to remove 2xusb type bracket silver screws -are those 3mm i lost one, Asus prime matx mb does have nice easy q release pcie-4 clip right of gpu. Power…
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LG or Hisense?
Obvs a very blunt Q, but are there any obvious pros and cons for either? This will likely be a 55" TV, and must have Freeview Play. Remote control ideally 'normal', and not stupid-smart. Ta :smile:
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Web Word version printing issue
Hope someone can help here. On win 11 PC set up very simply Word app on the web is used ( via Chrome). For many a month no issue. Recently ( last week or two so I am informed Web Word will no longer print to the local default printer and the is no menu option to select the printer ( or ad default) and the app automatically…
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Intermittent Electricity
Weird one this. The dishwasher stopped a couple of months ago, failing to finish the overnight cycle. Checked the RCD at the CU, checked supply voltage at the wall, checked fuse on wall switch above desktop - all good. The dishwasher then worked for a couple of nights then failed again with the same issue - completely dead…
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Best music subscription plan to recommend me ?
Hi All, please can you share your recommendations on what might be the best music listening subscription service for me. I was with Amazon music unlimited single device plan (£5.99) per month, but now I’d like to have two Amazon Echo devices. One in my bedroom and one in my lounge, when I set it up I got switched to the…
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Looking for TV with built-in recorder.
Hi.Mil currently has a Samsung Smart TV and a separate Manhattan dual-tuner recorder. All generally works well, tho' latterly some recordings have been chopped a bit. Anyhoo, she's looking for a larger TV - say 55" upwards - and the latest Manhattan box - the T4.R. And then she had a thought - isn't there a TV with all…
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Printer recommendations
Looking for a new printer since my HP Deskjet 2722e will not connect wireless or after removing the printer and HP scan and now will not connect to the network by manually typing WIFI password and automatically - being right next to it, also the laptop is too. Yet they always seem to work day 1. So basically any…
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WiFi camera that doesn't use a smartphone
I'm looking for a standard cam (something like this https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/226025633336 will spend more if needed) that doesn't use a smartphone for setup, or normal use. ie, I want to use Windows 10 + software to control it. In fact... this might be better under the tech section tyvm
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WiFi Meshy things for extending coverage?
I'm looking at extending/boosting/<insertcorrectterminologyhere> my home WiFi range & after some googling I was getting pointed towards mesh Wifi rather than 'wifi extenders'. Now if I've understood it correctly, these basically plug in to your router (BT Smart Hub in my case) & then you dot them around the house & job…
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Elnur Gabarron Heaters
Hi, not sure if anyone can help, but I want to share this experience anyway to see if anyone else has has simular problems. We had a grant passed late last year to have all our night storage heaters to be replaced with new modern ones. The heaters they fitted are made by a company called Elnur Gabarron, but for security…
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Worx cordless drill battery failed?
I have a Worx cordless (10mm/20V) drill (not hammer) bought a while back from Argos. Its had quite little use. Model number WX170.1 - battery number worx wa3549.1 A week ago it used it as a powered screwdriver to dismantle a bed frame and all went well until the very end when it appeared the battery was flat. I used the…
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New guide: Which smartwatch should I buy?
Hi all, We have a new Which smartwatch should I buy? guide, and we'd love to hear your feedback. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. Thanks for your help, MSE Ruby
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Freeview aerial cable broke
So my Freeview aerial cable is broken the end seems to have snapped off. It’s been pinned to wall so maybe been like that for years. Do I need to fix it or if I don’t use it just leave it?
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Android mail delays
Why does my phone have a delay of several hours from mail being sent to arrival on Aquamail whereas Gmail (program) is virtually instantaneous
