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USB Stick issue
Long story short - was using a 16GB stick as a home for a Linux Mint distro whilst trying to revive a (very) old laptop. Didn't achieve my aims with the laptop - I think the HDD is toast. But now the USB stick also appears to be b**********d. The issue is that when I insert in the Windows PC , I get a message "insert a…
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Air Fryer - which is best ?
Wife wants an Air FryerIt needs to be a dual drawer (we think !) - vertical (small kitchen)Which is the one to buy ?Ninja is a little too expensive (£270)
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Good webcam for use with MS Teams
I need to get a decent but budget webcam to use with MS Teams as my 10 year old laptop's camera doesn't cut it. Can anyone suggest what's good for around the £50 or less mark. I did look at the Anker Powerconf C200 but there's quite a lot of mixed reviews with it's use with teams. I've also seen the Logitech Brio 500 being…
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Wifi mesh
Hi,Hoping to pick a few wise brains please.Background: We've moved into a 250-year-old 5-storey townhouse that's tall and thin separated across the middle by a thick wall.We just had Plusnet installed ( Wifi 5 Hub 2 ) with full fibre planned for our street sometime next year.It comes in via the back into the phone socket…
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What is WINGET
A pair of folders have appeared in Apps/Advanced App Settings/ App Execution Aliases "WinGet Com server" and "WinGet MCP server"What are they and can the be safely uninstalled ?
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Large backup - suitable way to connect the drive?
I think one of my drives is failing so picked up a 4TB HDD to copy everything across. Opening my PC up, disconnecting drives & connecting up this drive to the motherboard is one option & probably the obvious one. Actually ended up losing a lot of files doing that once. I have one of these and also one of these. And in case…
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Problem Accessing My Outlook Email account
I have just changed my laptop and am having a problem getting into my outlook email account I keep getting my old gmail account which is still active but rarrely used how do i get into my outlook account
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Help With A New Laptop
Hi everyone, I hope you are well. I need some help in getting a new laptop. I have some vouchers for PC World so ideally looking from there. I have been to PC World for some help but the response I kept getting was "we have lots of laptops, feel free to pick one out". Currently, I have a LENOVO - Yoga 7 16" 2 in 1 Laptop -…
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Cheapest Office 365 family subscription source
Hiya, renewing on the Microsoft portal was always over £100. On amazon I was buying a year for £70 and it worked fine. Noticed prices have gone up and have been searching google. There seems to be sites advertising renewal fees for circa £60. Any reliable source?
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WARNING: Logged in to https://www.postcodelottery.co.uk and discovered a big data breach!
Please be aware if you use Postcode Lottery. Its had a serious problem this morning. I logged in only to find I was logged into someone else's account where I could read all their personal data. Refreshed the page and another persons details were laid bare.
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Fingerprint problem since update to Android 16 and One UI 8 - SOLVED
My Samsung phone recently updated to Android 16 and One UI 8 and since then I can't seem to use my fingerprint to log into my banking apps The apps say that biometrics are not set up on my device - of course they are, but the apps don't seem to think so! I've tried deleting and re-scanning my fingerprints but still no joy.
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Samsung to monitor via USB-HDMI cable. Not what expected.
So started up with Zwift last week & for the time being until I get a better setup sorted I was connecting the wife's iPad to a monitor via a USB-C to HDMI cable. It did the job just fine & was responsive. The monitor instantly displayed the iPad screen & there was no lag at all with swiping on the iPad showing up on the…
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Linking PC to mobile phone
Under Windows I linked my Android phone to my desktop PC. It actually works well, and I can do things like view my phone messages on the PC. Those messages include all the 2FA ones, which saves me hunting round the house until I track the phone down, but it doesn't seem very secure. It sort of turns 2FA back into 1FA. Any…
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3G switch off in my area. Phone/sim what next?
Hello, I received a email/text yesterday from my phone provider "3" telling me that the 3G network will be closed on 27th Nov. I currently use a Samsung Galaxy M13, which l think is 4g ready??? But I'm not sure about the Sim card in the phone. When l go on setting, there is no available 4G just 2G, 3G, and LTE/3G/2G, which…
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How can I learn Python in my own time, informally?
Hi all I want to stay learning Python… simply to stop me wasting my evenings watching Facebook junk videos etc when I could be using my time better. I’ve decided that I want to learn a programming language and I’ve chosen Python. So, I went to Google and every ‘free’ course always ends up not free. The same on YouTube.…
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Digital Signature via the Cloud using Trust Service Provider
Hello, I am currently applying to a remote role (that will be freelance / self employed position) and, having gone through a number of hoops to get to this point, their HR team have sent me an Acrobat document to sign. The signature has only two options: Option 1: Cloud SignatureSign online with a Digital ID hosted by a…
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iPhone - Google Photo's Backup
When google photos backs up your iPhone camera roll why doesn't is mirror whats on the the camera roll, Say a photo has been backed up but then I delete this from the camera roll why doesnt it delete it from google photos? Is there anything I can tweak in the setting to make it work like this?
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Why is my phone switching to America location?
I'm trying to buy something. Since people usually ask what - it's a Zwift membership. I'm on my phone, opened topcashback & gone that way in the hope I get the 4% but if I don't then I don't. Go to the membership & it shows GBP but instantly flashes to USD. I go back to the top, select UK as location & then the membership…
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Using mobile for backups
I had the idea of using my old mobile to backup my most important files.There's about 50GB on the Motorola G7 Power. About 11GB of this is inaccessible. Is this the size of the Android system?My files take up about 5GB, so there's ample space for half a dozen backups.But when I make a copy to the phone, 2 of the 5…
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Getting Libby books on kindle
I've downloaded the Libby app and I'm trying to work out how to get Libby books on my kindle. When I tap on one of my books and "manage loan" and "read with" I only have 2 options - Libby and Epub. Kindle is not one of the options. Just wondered if anyone could help. Thanks
