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Word online, Libra office etc advice please.
I need some help in knowing how these work.I've used Open Office, Libra Office and Word in the past which all used to save to my computer and I could open on the library computers to print there.Post pandemic they have only Word and I can't open Office as an Odt. to edit a document. Also emailing documents most people have…
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Printer recomendations?
Hi all Just wondering if anyone can recommend a decent printer between £50 - £100. One that either doesn't require ink or you can get ink easy and if you run out of black ink you don't need to buy a whole pack of all the colours. As I will mostly print in black only. Also one where you can buy compatible ink on eBay for…
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Buying iPhone and SIM contract
Hi - basic question, can I buy the iPhone 15 I want and sort out getting SIM contract later as I don’t see options to do it together? Thinking to buy from John Lewis then sort out a SIM only contract
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FB had to change password but not getting the Notification
If this is in the wrong place Sorry I had my laptop cleaned up and then tried to log into my FB account. I must have changed my password, I did write it down but it was wrong . I requested a new one and was sent to my email with a 6 didgit code which I filled in, then changed my password. I then had on the screen check…
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Online kitchen design tool
I want a way to draw up my current kitchen layout, so I can make changes and see what fits where. Any suggestions?
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Does my PC have TPM 2.0
Not sure how old it is, maybe 6 years I've had a look around the bios pages but can't find anything. Any pointers?
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Microsoft Office 2010 v 2024
I've recently bought a new PC (not yet set it up). I currently use Microsoft Office Home 2010 on my old PC, but I was going to buy Office 2024 for my new PC because I was getting messages telling me that, because 2010 is no longer supported, it's not particularly safe. Can anyone advise whether it's safer to buy the 2024…
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Cloud to Cloud Data Transfer
I've a bit of data (about 20 GB) sat on BT's Cloud, nothing very important just old mobile phone dumps, some movies/music and other odds'n'sods that I'm pretty sure is backed-up or available elsewhere. BT are turning it off at the end of the month so ideally I would set up a download to my laptop and let it run till it's…
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Getting a broadband provider for only 12 months...
...is impossible. They all want 2 year contracts, I just don't understand this, so many people only live in one place for a year. Is there some technical reason for doing this or is it just about trapping people?
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Samsung QLED Malware?
Sorry if I sound stupid, but this worried me. I recently got a new Samsung QLED TV and suddenly today whilst watch Netflix a pop-up message say malware threat blocked 500000100000 something like this. Then the choice to report Always, Not Now or Ignore. Took me a while to realize I had to use the Samsung remote to accept…
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Best free video capture software?
Hi, we have just bought a vcr capture card to convert some of our old videos to files so we can continue to keep them (old school plays etc). What is the best free software for this? Also is there a best format for recording them in? Thanks for any advice.
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Firefox
I was advised of an update to Firefox, downloaded it, and now I've got an error message: platform version 131.0 not compatible with mini and max versions. Fortunately I've got Chrome, but I'd like to get Firefox back. How? TIA
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Wifi problems upstairs
I have ee router downstairs, the wifi connection upstairs is really bad. I purchased TP mesh from Amazon but works on and off. Not very good. I bave taken a ethernet cable upstoars which is connected to a computer which works fine. Can I have another router upstairs and connect ethernet wire to it and then other equipments…
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Sign a pdf?
Hi, As above, I need to sign and email last page of a pdf document. I opened it on readEra app. I'm using a Samsung Galaxy s8 plus tablet (no pen) Anyone able to give me idiot proof instructions pls? 😊Tnx
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Domain selling advice please
I have a number of domains to sell. They have been listed on Afternic for quite a while now with absolutely no interest. Now it could be that my domains which are .co.uk, are not as interesting a prospect as I thought they were or it could be that Afternic is no longer the place to sell domain names. Anyone have any…
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Echo Show 5 (3rd Gen, 2023 release) - need advice
Hi, I need advice on this. A few days ago, I bought this Echo Show 5 (3rd Gen, 2023 release) since it's on offer with Prime Deal, anyway, when it arrived, I set it up, but when it tried to update software, it stated Network error while updating, so I click on my WIFI on the device (Echo show) a few times, and it updated…
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CD/DVD writer recommendation?
Having some issues of bad writing on my win 10 PC especially to CDs ( I do not burn DVDs much ) so suggestions please? Detail: A bit long in the tooth ( me too! ) so unsure it is the media or is the writer.Recognising lasers do deteriorate ( especially burn ones of higher power) dvd tracks are smaller ( same writing CDs?)…
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Turn off I Message for just one contact
I have inherited an ancient I Pad and now if my wife send a text from her I Phone, it comes to my I Pad rather than my Android phone.She doesn't want to delete my email address as she may need to email me sometimes - is there another way?
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Cheap phone and tablet
Hi looking
for some direction please, my wife would like to replace her old phone and
tablet, we are talking old. Phone is a Moto
G5 that’s about 6 years old Tablet Samsung
Galaxy tab A 10.1 16GB +2GB Ram. That’s about 8 years old. As you can
see, both very basic gear. She has around £350 to £400 to spend. Phone is
just…
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Tethering a Mobile Phone
Having recently discovered tethering buried within an ISP’s Terms
of Service, I was wondering whether anyone has experience of doing this and
would like to comment on it? Jim Dolton last year made a YouTube video sharing
his knowledge of tethering and Kevin Thomas 4g.co.uk discusses it on his website. Tethering was not…