Techie Stuff

We have had Virgin TV for several years and at the start managed to find local BBC news way down in the channel list. A friend was on local ITV news but we can't get it. He was on Calendar which covers Lincolnshire but we can only get Yorkshire news! Is there a secret channel list? How do others watch their local news? I…

When I open the MS Photos app on my laptop and click on "Gallery", up comes a vast amount of photos. Where are they all stored? Where's it pulling them from?

So my dad passed away recently and I have his Samsung mobile with me. No one knew his passcode so we cannot actually get into the phone. my question is, if I sell the phone on, do I have the option of a hard reset and will that wipe the passcode on it? I have tried this but not having much luck. Any advice appreciated I…

Hi all, I have a missing channels question if anyone can shed some light in this darkened corner it would be very much appreciated. I have 2 TV's Tv 1 is in the living room, Its an LG C4 oled Tv 2 is in the dining room, Its an older Panasonic Viera led. Both run from one aerial and both have excellent signal and reception.…

Some time ago, my wife played about with some images in MS Designer to see if she could get on with it. She didn't like it, so subsequently deleted the files that she'd saved from her doings in it. Long story short ... last week she found out that she needed some of those files, and the only copies we could find were the…

Our 10yo HDD 4 camera system has died. The cameras are OK but being 10 yo could be worth swapping to a new system rather than just the HDD box. However, thing I'd like to be better is the App. The system is too far n from the TV to operate via the mouse, and would like an App which would allow you to record to the phone a…

Hi all looking for a bit of advice on charging iPhones please. So, we are a family of 4 people. We are sat in an Airport and I decide to plug my USB C cable into the charging table and the other end of that USB C cable into my iPhone 17. All is good. Later, my wife uses this same USB C - USB C to charge her iPhone 17.…

If you're an Apple user with one of these gizmos then unless you know it 100% works with Android could you kindly wait on the Apple owners to ask this. I don't want this to turn in to a 'only works with iphone' thread. Also any suggestions of Smart Tag - nope. Too bulky for a wallet in my opinion. I own the ST1 & ST2 and…

Hopefully someone with technical experience in this field can give some advice.Hopefully enough explanation below but can possibly add more. The issue. I am in a rural area ( on the edge of a village rather than put in the wilds) so my property does not get a good 4G mobile signal. It is down around -100dB but fluctuates…

Can anyone recommend a good reliable black and white printer with affordable cartridges and costs less than £50

I should explain that I am not very tech savvy being of the "older generation" so if I'm honest I find it all very confusing!Microsoft has emailed me to advise that our Microsoft 365 Personal due for renewal on January 4th is increasing from £59.99 a year to £84.99 !! I really cant afford to keep paying this as we in fact…

I understand that MS has decided that my Office 2016 pro plus lifetime licence (NOT on-line) is too old and has stopped providing updates. So I need to upgradeWhat's the cheapest (acceptable) way to upgrade to Office 2024 pro plus (lifetime licence) - again NOT on-line ?Groupon ?Any downsides to this version ?

This little icon is on the Swarey B-1502 portable power generator. It looks like a solar panel. Does it mean that my solar panel is connected?

My husband has asked for a soldering iron for Christmas, but whilst I'm familiar with silver soldering using a blow torch, and did soldering of electrical items at school... I'm a bit confuddled by the different options available. I'm hoping this is the right board to ask this question. Budget is circa £200 although…

I have just bought a new printer which is a canon model number TS3750i the problemis it came with no Setup or Installation instructions and I wondered if someone on could maybe loate info and forward it to me otherwise willhave to return the printer.Thanks for reading this

Hi all I am looking for advice and education here. I read a well know PC magazine and it recently recommended purchasing the TRAVEL router TP Link TP-WR1502X. I was curious to know what was so good about it so I did a bit of research and YouTubing. It appears that one of this devices main qualities is that you can take it…

Hello everyone, I've already posted a topic on the nVIDIA Community (https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/forums/geforce-graphics-cards/5/580198/newly-installed-geforce-gt710-has-no-audio-on-hdmi/) and raised a ticket with MSI about this, but I thought I'd ask here as well as I'm sure someone may know the answer. Our PC…

I like to listen to the radio during parts of the day but my wife dislikes it. Answer has been bluetooth headphones, but with these I don't hear the phone or doorbell. Looking for recommendations for a medium quality headphone that enables me to hear both. 

My friend has her broadband router in the centre of her flat and needs the wi-fi from it to stretch a bit further as she occasionally has trouble with her connection to the TV. In the first instance it needs to be simple so no mesh networks etc and I'm wondering if simply raising the router by a foot or so is worth a try -…

Hi, Wish to connect my laptop to the Television set in a Travelodge room. The laptop screen is very small and i am trying to lay out a printed circuit board, so i need a bigger screen. I have a HDMI to HDMI lead, and the TV has a HDMI port in the back of it, so can i just plug in my laptop and use the TV screen with my…