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amazon scam email showing in message centre
I received one of the usual Amazon scam emails telling me I had purchased an Amazon device (which I haven't) I went onto the Amazon website and looked in the message centre and the message is on there too! They all say that the correct way to check if the email is from Amazon is to look in the message centre! I don't know…
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Android / Samsung - how to find out which of your numbers someone called?
S24 running dual SIM. I don't give my number out freely & I don't get all that many calls. I also don't answer to numbers I don't recognise. I've fairly recently started running dual SIMs & today had a call from a mobile number I don't recognise. Is there a way to find out which of my SIM's that number called?
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Need new laptop and printer needed
They are both 18yo so I've had my money's worth out of them. I don't use my printer that often but after my laptop decided it couldn't communicate by wifi with the printer I used a direct cable when I needed to print, but after that worked ok for a few years now I get a 'the printer is not responding' message. I've tried…
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Intruder software NeatOffice
Hello, I have been using Libre Office since MS started charging annually instead of selling their Office software. Some time ago I started seeing documents saved in a different format. I thought it was a basic version of MS since there is always a sign asking me to buy the full version. It turns out is is another software…
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Alternative browser to Firefox
Any thoughts or experiences of alternative browsers to Firefox running on windows? Going off that a bit with the addition of various bits of AI, might be time to jump ship now before it gets overwhelmed by AI. Thoughts so far are:* Pale Moon * Waterfox * Librewolf * Vivaldi
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Odd Virus/Spyware Issue
Hey everyone, My Son's (8) laptop has some kind of virus/spyware going on which I'm unable to get rid of using my usual (rather oldskool) tricks, I'm hoping somebody can help or point me in the right direction? Essentially he clicked a link for Minecraft Colouring via Google search, in Chrome, however, it was an add. Upon…
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VPN for BBC iPlayer and Now TV (etc) abroad
Last time I tried to use a VPN for watching the Beeb or Now TV in Europe both sites blocked it. It was ExpressVPN. Does anyone have recent experience (good or bad) with watching/streaming such content abroad? It annoys me that I've already paid for the platform services (TV LIcense, Now TV subscription) but I'm still…
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Seeking a clean & free TikTok downloader for content work (Savefrom/Easydown too many ads?)
Hi everyone, I’m a content creator and I often need to download TikTok clips to my laptop for editing and mood boards. I’ve been struggling to find a reliable, clean tool lately and wondered if the MSE community has any recommendations? For a long time, I used Savefrom, but the pop-up ads have become unbearable recently. A…
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Lenovo Yoga 7 16" 2 in 1 Laptop - Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 Dead
Hi all, After some advice please. My current laptop is dead. It powers up but by the time I put my passcode in, it freezes. Sometimes it works for a minute or two, other times it just freezes right away. A week or two ago, there was a flashing light where the power socket is. I did a quick google which showed a video and…
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car dash camera
hi Hope all are well I have the above fitted in my polo 25 but for the past few days gettin low battery and it turns of I not use car as i did before oct 25 as got made redundent power fpr camera is via cig light port in the car can any one advise what the issue could be as dash camera is less year old but not hve box for…
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Anyone familiar with Atlas VPN
There seem to be good deals with Atlas VPN, but the price seems curiously low to me. Anyone got any info on them, are they satisfied with their service?
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Need help picking disabled students allowance laptop
Disabled students allowance laptop help Hi All I have had the email aboit the laptop that is being given as a standard one. Not fully versed on tech like this but want to check if anyone else has it or if you know it's decent. I am grateful for it especially for the software which will help me so much. Just want to check…
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Mass copy files to Azure Blob
Dear experts, we are looking for a way to send a lot of data from SharePoint to Azure blob. Basically we want to archive old files so we do not run into quota issues with SharePoint as it is getting very expensive. Anyone has found an easy way to do it. We need to be able to filter based on modified date as access date is…
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How to change PIN for laptop
Hi, I have a Laptop (Huawei Matebook D), and its running windows 11 Home. When i turn it on, it asks me to put my PIN in.....i now want to change this PIN, do you know how?....i went SETTINGS -> ACCOUNTS, but cant find anything there......other than a place where it says "PIN", but it says "This option is currently…
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Sound has stopped working on Laptop
Hi, I have a Huawei Matebook D laptop running windows 11. I've had this for several years. Recently, when i plugged headphones in, it only played sound out of one earpiece...i changed headphones and it was the same...so i went hunting around in Device Manager etc, and the Settings->Sound area, and i clicked a few…
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Help needed for elderly tech-phobe
Hi all Not sure if this is the right place to post this, but my mum (70s) has quite an old Samsung phone. I've no idea what she's done or how she's manahed to do it, but every time she turns it on she's bombarded with constant messages and popup notifications that appear very fishy from what she's described. I don't live…
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Looking for a new laptop
I am planning to do a CELTA course online (basically re-training to teach English as a foreign language). I then hope to teach online. I need a new laptop for this, but am a bit of a technophobe. A friend recommended the ASUS Vivobook 16 (£379) as a good all-rounder, with the HP-15 as a second choice. Does anyone have any…
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Wi-Fi security conundrum
I use a Fritz box router. It has wpa3 enabled for WiFi. Logging into the router I can see that my iPad is connected with wpa3. So, why is the iPad warning me about weak security and telling me that it has a wep connection?
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How do I remove 'All Bookmarks' option from Chrome Bookmarks Bar?
Windows 10 laptop with
Chrome browser. An 'All Bookmarks'
option has recently appeared on my bookmarks bar. It is to the right
of the double >> chevron on the far right of my bookmarks bar. It does nothing, it takes up space for 1 more bookmarks and I want to get rid of it. I
don't want to get rid of any of my Bookmarks,…
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Mobile phone number porting
I currently have: Giffgaff SIM in main iPhone, on PAYG Smarty SIM in old iPhone, on rolling contract to test reliability when travelling Both phones are linked to my Apple account. I now want to port my number from Giffgaff to Smarty. Should I put the Smarty SIM in my main phone before requesting PAC from Giffgaff or…
