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Shared cloud storage with wife
Hello. Can anyone recommend a good cloud solution so that my wife and I can both back up photos from our phones to the same cloud account. We currently use Onedrive and previously her phone was linked to my Onedrive account and would back up photos to it but now she has her own Onedrive account in her email address for…
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Any reviews on Fairphone?
I don't want a fancy 'phone. I just want to take pics and videos for my own amusement, make 'phone calls and texts, use the internet a bit. Usually I buy Motorola and happy with the specs but my current one at only three years old is failing and I get so SICK of buying 'phones with built in obsolescence so I'm thinking of…
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Looking for advice - Close email account with Microsoft
Looking for advice as I have had hotmail account compromised by third party. I have noted this with microsoft support to close but I cannot actually contact anyone to close the account. I am locked out of account. I have followed all MS instructions and the instructions given by people in MS forums but I cannot contact MS…
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Delivery guy threw LED Spotlights 2 metres over the fence. are they broken ?
To make it simple Amazon parcel of LED spotlights to go in the downstairs living room. When ordered it and they came we were not in so the delivery man threw them over the fenceso it landed on the ground, he obviously didn’t know it is a fragile item. the thing is, could throwing them over have damaged them as they are…
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BT email on smartphone
What's the best way to use BT email on an android phone ?It seems ( I'm probably wrong ) that there must be 3 methods -- the BT website - BT's own app- an email clientI'm thinking the email client route. Do you agree, and which would be the best ? Thanks !
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WhatsApp 'More Options' not where it should be
I'm preparing to shift Whatsapp chats between 2 Android phones. The instructions I've read say to go into 'More Options', but 'More Options' isn't an option either when I press the 3 dots at the upper right, or when I go into 'Settings'. After pressing the 3 dots the only choices are New Group, New Broadcast, Linked…
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HDMI compatability problem
Our TV is via a Virgin box. I am trying to bring back into use a very old (20 years) 14" Evotel model ELED16L5ND. to put right beside my wife's chair as failing sight means she can no longer see the main screen. When I move the HDMI cable from the main TV to the Evotel there is no picture. Has there been some changes in…
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Setting up iPhone ready to scream
Trying to set up sons new ipjone upgrade, thought it be very simple and just put them side to side and transfer oh no no He had an iPad years ago and an iCloud ID to set it up. Can’t remember the password. Tried the forget password and it’s being looked at with Apple support now because we tried too many options. It keeps…
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Replacing the battery on my Moto G5+ mobile phone?
I bought this phone from new about 5 plus years ago at least, and it's been a excellent phone. The phone needs charging more often now and also appears slower, I do have a number of apps installed on it but from what I read it points to a new battery? A new battery I read is supposed to make a old phone like new, but is it…
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Openreach NTE5 question.
What are the chances that one of these develops a fault? Capacitor gives up? It's probably 15 yrs old. I'm on NOW BB, guaranteed 50Mbps, I used to average just over 60Mbps down 18Mbps up. Recently this has dropped to 40Mbps down and 18Mbps up. NOW BB agree that there is a problem and arranged further line tests from their…
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Forum SLOW
Is anyone else getting: - Yesterday was bad but today it is almost unworkable! Got time to hit "Post" and then go off and make a cup of tea!
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Jumping mouse
My wireless mouse is jumping about as I
try to write something and/or opens other sites on my bottom bar. The problem is worste when I try to write on line but also occurs
when I write on Word. I think the problem is faulty touch pad (I
cannot use this because I wear gloves due to severe hand eczema). I have tried to…
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How do you 'suck' browsers to the side?
So say I have firefox and chrome open. I'm wanting to read from one to enter info in to the other rather than bringing one up full size on screen & then switching to the other back and forth. I have somehow in the past been able to stretch these out in half screen size rectangles & then when I've moved one to the left…
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Charter - Problems giving maturity instructions
There is currently a problem at Charter Bank, where when you sign in and try to go into 'Maturity Instructions' - the system signs you out stating that you are signed in elsewhere. I just tried 3 times before giving up and phoning them -they said that their IT dept is working on it and that there is a (somewhat strange)…
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Unprotect a spreadsheet
I downloaded Chris Knights budget planner Useful but I want to personalise it for my family It is protected and wants a password to change Any help
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Power tripped - white goods not working
My electrical sockets tripped and my dishwasher is not functioning as it should, neither is my microwave. Dishwasher is Hotpoint LFT 228 A. Power is on and I can select any programme. It starts then No 3 flashes. There is also water in the bottom that needs removed. Microwave is Hotpoint MWH434AX. Power is on and it turns…
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Icons on phone screen.
I have two icons in white,at the botton of my phone screen. How can i delete them. Thank you.
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Raspberry Pi 4 fan?
I have a Raspberry Pi 4 that I haven't used for some time - mainly due to the fan noiseDo I need to run a fan - when the Pi is only doing basic tasks ?What will happen if the device overheats ?Will it permanently damage it - or just cut out temporarily and restart ?
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Merged: Delivery guy threw LED Spotlights 2 metres over the fence. are they broken ?
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What backup software do you use?
Referring to PC backing up here & Windows [10 in my case]. I remember yonks ago Acronis was the one that everyone seemed to use. This then shifted to Macrium Reflect some years ago. The thing I liked most about Macrium Reflect was ..... it was free! Just now gone to download it in order to do a complete backup to a new…