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Freeview aerial cable broke
So my Freeview aerial cable is broken the end seems to have snapped off. It’s been pinned to wall so maybe been like that for years. Do I need to fix it or if I don’t use it just leave it?
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Android mail delays
Why does my phone have a delay of several hours from mail being sent to arrival on Aquamail whereas Gmail (program) is virtually instantaneous
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New Android TV Box and IPTV
I'm confused as to what has happened here. I bought a cheap Android TV box from Amazon (brand new). Set it up, and went to the native App called "live TV". I just wanted to watch the snooker on BBC. When it opened up, it is hosted by IPTV. It had every single channel you could think of e.g. Sky, UFC, WWE, Discovery,…
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Poor battery performance on tablet AND phone
I have a Samsung galaxy tab A 10 and a Moto g30 phone. The tablet runs Android 11 and the phone Android 12. They have a lot, but not all of the same apps. Both were bought in 2021. Both are showing the same symptoms (that started happeningat the same time): after a full charge the battery is showing 50% capacity after half…
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Where can I get a film developed online cheaply
I haven't used a film camera for many many years, but have been given an old SLR camera. I want to take a test film, but when I asked at the local shop (Max Spielman) the film would be £10, then about £15 to develop it .. so near enough £1 a print No wonder film photographhy is not as popular now .. I think ! Are there any…
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Duplicate file finder - external drive
I have two external hard drives which I use to backup / copy files to. Now I realise that I have multiple copies of files and photographs which are taking up too much space on the drives. Is there reliable programme which can identify these files - preferably free as this is MSE?Thanks
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Gmail + websites
The following has been happening recently - when going onto a website and clicking 'contact', if I click on the company's email address, it goes straight to my Gmail account as if I want to send an email using my Gmail email account. How do I stop this? Other weird thing is that my daughter said that I had been 'liking'…
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Best basic PDF reader which can fill in forms?
I've got a form in PDF format which needs to be filled in and signed, what's the best package to do this? I don't have a physical printer. I've just spent ages downloading a massive Acrobat file onto windows 11, then it tells me it only lasts for 7 days before I need to pay them, so I'm wondering if there's a free version…
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I Pad locked again!
'Nanny' (mother in law) has had an ipad for about ten years now.She's on her second one now. Can't remember exactly which model but it can no longer update the ios.For about the 4th time now, in the last couple of years, she has managed to lock herself out of it - it says <<security lockout - try again in 1 hour>>This only…
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Start Menu issue
Hi, I have a four year old Fusion 5 windows 10 tablet which has worked fine until recently, but is now unuseable because the start menu constantly opens and closes, it starts off slow and then rapidly opens/close so it's impossible to use. I have searched online for solutions but can't seem to find my exact issue and I…
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Error message
Error establishing a database connection... ... is flashing up when I attempt to sign into The Classic Competition Company via various links. Is the issue likely to be their end or mine? Thanks
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Car hoovers
Can anyone here recommend any cordless car hoovers please?
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Kindle - how, which and why ?
Wife is looking at KindlesI know nothing about themWhich model do we buy ?Do they all allow downloads from any source or are we limited to Amazon ?Any advice before we make an expensive mistake ?
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Vodafone broadband router.
We recently moved home. An engineer sorted out our broadband and got it up and working. It was reset to default where the password is beneath the router modem. I now need to change the password without typing in the crazy router password. I have followed youtube videos where changing the password is made to look so…
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Laptop not picking up wifi network
All off a sudden my laptop has stopped picking up any wifi signal.Works fine via ethernet cable.Laptop is HP Pavilion g6Other devices are connecting to the wifi, so not a router issue.I turned router off and on again to check too.Tried the windows 10 troubleshooter, Network adaptor - it says ' problem with the network…
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bbc.co.uk changing to bbc.com when abroad
My Firefox homepage is set to bbc.co.uk/news/ukWhenever I'm in Cyprus it changes after a couple of seconds to bbc.com etcJust starting to read about the local election results when, boom, up pops the attention seeking ginger prince!Is there a simple way of stopping this?
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Best/cheapesty way to buy Microsoft Office?
I have recently changed jobs and have previously used my work microsoft office login. That is now due to expire, as I have left and I therefore need to either buy a package or use free software. I have lots of spreadsheets, which I use regularly, so I am worried about losing, or not being able to access data if I transfer…
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I have a new icon...
I have a new icon on my android 11 tablet navigation bar. It's the left hand icon in the image below. It's appears to do nothing when pressed. It appeared overnight, no new apps installed (by me). Any ideas?
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Win 10 Laptop and Device Census
Edit: Not to worry, I've done a search and found how to disable it. My laptop started running that last evening. I turned off the laptop last night and back on again this morning. It's still running Device Census after two hours. Is this a problem. Why is it taking so long? Can I stop it? Thanks.
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First Smartphone
Hi I'm waiting delivery of my first smartphone (android) the only action I am certain of successfully completing is opening the box. Any advice would be appreciated.
