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MemTest86
Has anyone ever run it? if so how long did it take?
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Toshiba TV power button flashing red and green.
It doesn't happen all the time, and is more of an irritant than a problem. I do wonder why it does it. Sometimes it flashes for a while and then the normal screen comes on. At other times it will flash and then switch off. When I switch back on it may go straight to the normal screen or flash for a while first. I can't see…
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Best smart device with decent sleep tracking
Can anyone recommend a smart watch with good sleep tracking? I was looking at the Samsung ring but I read that it cannot compare to a decent smart watch, but when I look at some of the Samsung smart watches, they have very short battery life. I have an old, generic brand smart watch but the sleep tracking is inaccurate,…
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Solved : Vax Rapide Carpet Cleaner - Not dispensing water
I have a Vax Rapide Carpet Shampooer - after 12 months and only 4 decent uses, it stopped issuing water onto the carpets even though a thorough examination showed no obvious fault. Vax Helpline totally useless. I looked on several "Self-Help" boards and found that lots of other frustrated people have the same problem, but…
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Sign out of Microsoft account and use a local account W11
As per the title, I've just got a new Windows 11 laptop for my daughter. During the setup it made me log into microsoft account and I'd like it to run on a local account. Can this be done, I can't seem to get it to....?
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Editing pdf files
I don't often get pdf forms to fill out, so I haven't had much experience with them. It seems that sometimes they can be edited, and sometimes they have to be printed and filled out manually. And sometimes the manual ones can be edited after going through various menus (though I've never understood what has changed). If I…
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Some FastStone Image Viewer pictures come up blank
Hi Guys Got a problem with FastStone Image Viewer, Every now an then i get a blank picture come up and when i double click on it i then get a picture with an X on it like the one i upload here Has anyone got any ideas how i can get my picture's back? Would be much appreciated because i don't know how to solve it. ( Sorry…
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Buying laptop direct
Has anybody had any experience of buying a laptop direct from Lenovo. I have one in mind but have read some horror stories, these are mainly on Trustpilot so maybe can be taken with a pinch of salt. Thank you in advance.
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Cloud Storage that's Reasonably Priced
I'm looking for a cloud storage for my macbook. I'll need to store up to 100 Gb over multiple computers (not phones) for a couple of years. Tempted by Idrive's Mini deal for 100Gb for under £3 per year. I know that sounds too good to be true so I'm asking if anyone has used them and can let me know how well it works, or…
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Cookies in Firefox on new computer
I've recently bought a new laptop (ASUS Zenbook 14 OLED UM3402Y), on which I use Firefox 134.0.01 on Windows 11 Home 24H2. I've noticed with a few websites that the banner to select which cookies to allow is shown briefly then disappears before any option can be selected. In most cases this doesn't appear to impact site…
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Curious about this UBlock Origin block
I've just had a delivery from Evri, a regularly used courier and have received the usual email asking for feedback. However when I click on one of the star symbols I'm taken to a page that says "uBlock Origin has prevented the following page from loading: [loads of code here] Because of the following filter: ||awstrack.me^…
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Microsoft Project 2010 - Linking Activities
Hello, I hope someone can assist with a task I have been asked to "force" in a project gantt chart created within Project 2010. It requires a task duration to be subordinate to the dependencies. It may not be possible - in which case, at least verifying that would be a conclusion of sorts. Task 1 start 20/01/2025. Duration…
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Sky Booster EE120
Hi can anybody help a non techie person. We have SKY broadband and TV in the house and have had to use a booster box in the house to get the signal from the house to my office almost attached to the house even then the signal is only one dot and one bar on the strength indicator on my computer. Its even poorer in my…
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stupid questions about Whatsapp
OK so I've discovered that my landline international phone plan doesn't include calling mobiles in France. And my French friend only has a mobile now. So has suggested I get set up on Whatsapp. I think I can manage this - I use WA at work on both my mobile and laptop so I think I can get it to work. That said WA was…
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How do you delete WhatsApp messages which have been backed up in Google docs?
I heard once a WhatsApp message has been deleted from Google docs due to encryption it can't be found by anyone or is very hard. How do you delete particular messages in there?
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Networks supporting 2G only phones
My mum doesn't use the internet at all on her phone; just calls and texts, and very very low use at that, so she has a 2G only phone which suits her just fine. Tesco Mobile have texted to say that with their upcoming 3G switchoff she will need to get a new 4G capable handset. Their site is clear as mud but suggests that…
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Marantz app on Android
We have a Marantz M-CR611 https://www.marantz.com/en-gb/product/archive-network-audio-players/m-cr611/810151.html It uses V Tuner for 'internet radio' who no longer support BBC stations! We have connected an old Moto G 7 plus running Android 10 via bluetooth and it works fine - job done. On my current Moto G 31 (Android…
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42-43" TV Recommendation (£500-£750)
Could anyone recommend based on experience and any good offers out there. Looking to buy in next 24-48 hours. Just watch tv for sport, movies and general viewing (not gaming) I have done some further research and the Samsung QN90D 43" is appealing. But is it good value at £700? Could I get a similar TV at a lower price?
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Deleting Facebook account
How do you do this? And once deleted, can anyone recover it? I was abroad and my Facebook account said someone had logged into it in London at at time when I definitely wasn't there. Why did it say this?
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Microsoft Log-in Problem
I am having a problem
logging in to One Drive and Skype on my Windows10 PC. For example with One
Drive in particular (the same thing happens with Skype) I receive a
message on start up stating… “One Drive isn’t
signed in. Please enter your sign-in info to start syncing again.” However when I try
to sign in a black…
