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Microsoft problems
I'm not at all techie, so please keep any advice simple! Microsoft is giving me all sorts of problems. I pay for cloud storage for my important stuff, but Microsoft Onedrive interferes with the working of that. Is there any way that I can permanently switch it off? I'm also considering ditching Microsoft altogether as my…
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Can I edit these videos somehow?
Several years ago, my wife paid for some downloads of instructional videos. The ones I've managed to find seem to be ordinary mp4 or WMV files. She no longer needs to refer to much of the content, so is there any way we can edit out the bits that are now irrelevant but keep the bits she's still learning from?
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TV tuning and stuff
So unwillingly and because of a health problem I had to pay a fortune for a guy to get in the loft and connect an aerial to my bedroom so I can have a TV there for the days when I have to remain laying flat.He also tuned the basic old flat screen telly so it was up and ready to go. Now I hate having a TV in the bedroom and…
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Starting with a new Google account for backup
My current WhatsApp and everything else is backed up onto my Gmail account can I start perhaps on a new phone with a new Gmail account and backup everything from now no old messages etc onto this new account?
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Tapo p110 Switched on and off every 5 Minutes?
I have a Tapo p110 connected to a heating mat in a propagator and a raspberry pi which sends a signal every five minutes to either switch on or switch off the p110 depending on the temperature. Such as if it is less than 20 deg C every 5 minutes a signal is sent to turn it on and if it is more than 20 deg C a signal is…
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SQL book
Hi can someone recommend a book ( that's a thing printed on paper btw) that is good for learning SQL and is up to date? I can't do much online as I use a work laptop and it blocks external downloads but I can access some databases to practice on thank you
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Microsoft 365 scam
On 21 December 2024 I received an email from Microsoft telling me that they would be taking £59.99 from my credit card for my annual Microsoft 365 Personal subscription. On 20th January 2025 I received an email saying that they would be charging £84.99 next year. There is a video on YouTube explaining what Microsoft are up…
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Probably silly question about Samsung TV
Hi, I have a Samsung TV, details in photo, that was passed on to me by friends. I've been using a Google Chromecast to stream things via apps on my phone. However how can I watch normal TV on this or use apps on the TV itself? How do I set it up for that? Is that possible? I'd like to watch Netflix but have discovered the…
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HD Cloning - Macrium or Acronis?
Hi. Cloning a HDD to an SSD before swapping them. Both the above progs are, I'm sure, very capable, and I have used Macrium a few times in the past. However, I also recall some confusion over partition sizes and stuff when the drives are different volumes, so wonder if one is easier to follow than t'other?The HDD is a…
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Tiles, tags and locators
Good morning everyone I have a question about these tags, tiles etc. we are forever losing keys especially the kids and it needs to be android friendly and not set say to just Samsung as we all have different brands but they are all android. We don't want to pay subscriptions because basically they are always either in the…
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This box keeps popping up on my desktop. How can I get rid of it? Dell.UCA.Systray.exe
This box keeps popping up on my desktop. How can I get rid of it? Dell.UCA.Systray.exe You must install or update .NET to run this application. Framework: 'Microsoft.NETCore.App', version '6.0.0' (x64) Would you like to download it now? https:aka.ms/dotnet/app-launch-failed YES NO
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External HD back up
Hello clever peeps, A couple of years ago I bought a Toshiba 2TB external hard drive for backing up photos etc from phones, tablets and laptop, and recently tried to back up photos from my Samsung phone but the HD told me to format it before I could use it. If I do that surely it'll wipe everything that is on it? I can't…
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Trying to upgrade laptop to W11.
Hi. Sil's Lenovo Z575 laptop with an AMD A6-3420M CPU and 6GB RAM. Keyboard has failed - I recall replacing it before, a few years back - but it needs a new one again. So wondered, instead, if a new lappie is the way to go. Ie, would this one manage W11 if repaired - is it worth doing? Getting conflicting info - some of…
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LG 43LQ60006LA Smart Television. Update with new terms and conditions query
Hi all Thinking of changing my name to ih8technology, ha ha. I'm fairly new to all things 'smart' and don't understand a lot of the VERY LONG lists of terms and conditions they all seem to have. My LG television has just updated and produced a long list of various terms and conditions to read through and agree to of about…
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Will high end GPUs be sold out forever?
The 4090 was released 2 years ago and it's still impossible to get one without buying second hand or resale from scalpers with a 400% price margin. Forget the 5080/90 absolutely no chance of ever owning one of them. Even the 4080's are still sold out everywhere... I just don't understand it. When Apple releases a new…
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Missing BT openreach ONT - buy own ONT?
I am moving into a new property on Friday 21st February. I have an existing Sky Full Fibre 100 account that I am moving to the new property. The issue is that the ONT box at the new property has been removed, and although the box is still there, the power source appears to have been lost. Pictures below BTOpenreach won't…
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Macbook screen problem.
I have a 2022 macbook pro and the right side of the screen is black for about 2cms. I haven't dropped it or anything. is this a known problem, what should I do?
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Etsy photos uploading sideways from new Samsung phone
I just got a new Samsung phone and since I got it the photos I take are uploading to Etsy sideways. The only way I can fix it is to take all my photos landscape but this makes a lot of my photos look too wide with too much surrounding background showing. I take hundreds of photos so editing every single one of the will be…
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Panasonic TV not playing sound from devices plugged in via HDMI
Thought it was Virgin box initially but just plugged in a Fire stick to another HDMI port (and tried both in all of the three ports) and none have any sound. Using the native Freeview/apps installed in the TV means sound works perfectly. It's via an external Samsung soundbar and nothing else had changed. TV was new…
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O2 2g 3g switch off SIM card device 4g confusion
Hi. Not sure if this might be better in the phones thread but I'll try here first. So I have just received this SMS from O2; "O2: 3G is being switched off by all network providers. Our switch off will be by the end of 2025.As your mobile only works for calls on our 2G and 3G network, you'll need to upgrade your device.The…
