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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.
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New sim card only deal
Hi, I wonder if someone could help me with the techy part of the following please. I am considering buying a new sim only deal/ card, with a completly different provider. my current sim only deal has increased quite a lot. So I've found a good deal, but with a completely different supplier. So I'd be changing from sim only…
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External hard drive no showing in boot menu
Ok, another tech issue i need help with. 1. Trying to boot from a external hard drive windows 10 but not showing in boot menu at all? The external drive is showing in file explorer. Laptop Acer Aspire 3 2. Tried the same in another old HP pavilion laptop, the external hard drive was showing in boot menu. When selected it…
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Motorola G75
Can anyone help me? I have a fairly new Motorola G75 that I'm generally quite pleased with. The only problem I have is that when I get an incoming call the screen always shows 'unknown' even thought I have the contact saved. All whatsapp messages and texts show the name. I am going slightly mad trying to find out what to…
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Free Word that can be saved?
Good morning. Can anyone please recommend a way of creating a free word document that can be saved as I need to create a CV for my daughter? Thank you
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No channels found
No channels found when I switched my ancient Panasonic tv Have checked connections and aerial still no channelsTried in another room, still not working. Could it be the tuner, do not want to get engineer as might as well get a new one. Have used Roku and it does work with it installed.
