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Ditching OneDrive suggestions for online photo storage (not Google)
I need recommendations please for online photo storage. I currently automatically back up my photos to both Google and OneDrive and to a seperate hard drive. A bit of overkill based on paranoia of losing important photos and frankly laziness. Whilst One Drive is handy for accessing things across devices I'm sure I could…
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Starlink signal booster - mesh router?
Just installed Starlink and the coverage isn’t as extensive in my home. I can see they do something called a mesh router which would boost the signal further, however I’m wondering if someone could recommend a cheaper option please?
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VHS to laptop
Hi all. I have a lot of old VHS video cassettes of family film and want some of them transferring to digital. I do have a VCR but it needs connecting to my Samsung series 7 TV. Is there anything on the market which allows these cassettes to be viewed on a smart TV and to convert them. Really I'd like to connect the video…
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Talktalk email stopping - Thunderbird
I have an ancient TalkTalk (@tinyonline) email address which TT are finally (and probably understandably) declining to allow access to without payment of an ongoing fee, as I am not a TT subscriber. Email Transition FAQs - TalkTalk Help & Support TT has provided this link to advise on how to download emails, contacts, etc,…
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How to get a facebook account deleted that you cant log into
Hi, ive been trying for years to get facebook to delete an old account of mine that i cant delete myself as its on an old email network i havnt had for years so cant remember the password and cant reset password as ive that email address hasnt existed for a decade. Fb can see there has been no activity on the account for a…
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New desk top?
My PC has a sound issue and its not viable for windows 11; so I am thinking about a new PC or second hand. Pull the round sound plug out and it sometimes fixes the issue.The refurbed ones on ebay seem to be around £300 depending or the specifications.But what specifications do I need?I do emails etc and a lot of time…
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How to dispose of a mobile with a black screen which has passwords/info on it
I dropped a Samsung mobile and the screen went black.Iwas told it needed a new screen but as It was not economical to replace it so I bought a new handset. There are possibly passwords and informatiion on the phone. Any ideas where or how it can be disposed of safely. Grateful for any help or advice. Thanks in advance
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Excel skills are failing me
I have a list of notes (B) that people have put into a form in a XLS. I am trying to see which of these contain certain keywords held in a seperate column (M) so my formula is currently: =Or(IsNumber(Search(M$2:M$9, B3))) Drag this down so B3 adjusts for the 20,000 odd rows. This therefore returns a True if any of the…
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How do I follow a Facebook page
To reply to a Facebook post I need to follow the page and wait 24 hrs (I've followed the poster's profile which is easy). However, there's no follow option I can find on the page's menu. I've liked the page, but 24 hrs later I still can't answer the Facebook post. I've gone through various FAQs on how to do this and I'm no…
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new laptop and printer/scanner recommendation?
i'm not tech savvy at all and with windows 10 updates stopping and my laptop no longer communicating with my printer/scanner I think it's time to get replacements, I've had 10-15 years use out of them respectively so had my money's worth. As I don't know what I'm looking for can someone suggest an appropriate combination…
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Microsoft and Apple security UPDATE
Several months ago my brother in law passed away, leaving my husband as main beneficiary in his will. We are both executors. He had a six month old HP laptop and two year old iphone which we have been trying to access to see old family photos, and for my husband to use personally. Unfortunately we have been unable to…
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IPad & Bluetooth
I have two old IPads both with Bluetooth. I have been trying to get them to communicate with a fairly new PC running Win11 either by using Bluetooth or wired to the PC using USB With both methods the PC connects with both of the IPads and 'recognise' each other but I cannot transfer any files to the IPad. In both cases it…
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Expect your mobile to go off at 3pm this Sunday – here's why and what it'll sound like
Millions of smartphones and tablets in the UK will ring out and vibrate for up to 10 seconds as part of an emergency alert test at 3pm on Sunday 7 September.Read the full story: Expect your mobile to go off at 3pm this Sunday – here's why and what it'll sound like If you haven't already, join the forum to reply.
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Radio stream now gives HTTP 500 errors due to I suspect, DRM on the server. Any way around it?
About a month ago, the radio station I listen to stopped working on the Replaio app. It has also stopped working on VLC. I suspect the radio group who runs the station has implemented Digital Rights Management to stop third party apps from accessing the stream. From what I can gather, a key is generated that the server…
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Feeling Confused - Co-Pilot and a Laptop
So, basically I need a new laptop. Current one is 7 years old and as soon as I move the laptop or touch the cable jack, it shuts down. It won't hold any charge and only works when connected to the electric. No visible battery to replace. It's a Lenovo Ideapad 330s and Core i5. I'm ready for a new one. Recently my word…
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Cash Converters
To try and cut along story short. I bought my child who lives with their Mum an xbox one S a few years ago. Recently I found out it was supposed to of been thrown out after water came in contact with it and stopped working. My Ex and partner have a habit of pawning things into cashies. Does anyone know if I can find out if…
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How to pay for app subscriptions for teenagers?
My daughter is 14 and so does not have a bank account to pay for apps etc. Her phone account is not a child's account as apple stop child accounts at age 13. How can I pay for a monthly subscription for an app that I can control the cancellation of subscriptions for? I know I can cancel from her phone but its not that easy…
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Taking a screenshot of your bank transactions when the app blocks you?
Some times I need to take a screenshot of recent transactions. Some banks allow that but Barclays don't, as well as some others. Samsung user here so I thought I could get round it by starting up screen recorder & then opening the app - no good, it just makes everything black. I don't want to have to take a photo of it…
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New Android phone Motorola G85, two instances of loads of system apps. Removal?
as per photo. loads of system apps duplicated, the ones with a card logo on them. appears i could disable but not delete and don't want to do anything before i know whats going on and how to proceed. thank you.
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Most accurate device time?
I have three digital devices whose clocks differ by a few seconds. Is there any way of finding out which is the most accurate on any particular day? This would need to work in the UK and EU, so couldn't use the BBC pips.
