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Apple Help?
So I currently own Silver 2018 MacBook Pro 13inch 4 USB-C/Thunderbolt ports (2 Each side) with Intel chip 8GB Ram 1TB SSD. MacBook still works fully sometimes a bit slow and battery don't last as long but is in very good condition. What the best/Cheapest way to get M4/M5 Equivalent MacBook Pro/MacBook? I don't have the…
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Thoughts on Humax Aura PVR?
We have an older Humax Freeview recorder that is starting to be unreliable. The Humax Aura is a possible replacement, but I see several user reviews on both John Lewis and Amazon that say it is best avoided. As usual there are the "best thing since sliced bread" vs "don't touch one with a barge pole" reviews, anyone got…
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Samsung Galaxy A34 - Outlook Mail problems
Over the past week or so I have had problems a few times with my phone failing to update my mail. The mail update on my laptop etc - just not on my phone. I have googled a fix. It just doesn't seem to fix my phone permanently. I've had to clear my Cache (via Settings, Apps, Outlook, Storage, Cache & Clear the Cache) That…
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Unpowered Pressure Washers...?
There are many ads for these devices - many simply boxes that go between the tap and nozzle - claiming to be at least as powerful as a conventional mains powered pressure washer - but how do they work ? Do they actually increase the flow rate or just the pressure via reduced nozzle size ? how - surely you are limited by…
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Windows 11 update has broken the internet.
Help! Apologies for the long post below, but in a nutshell I have lost some internet access since updating and need help with what to try to get it working again. This is the only website I can access where I might get help. Recently I stupidly unlocked my Win 11 pro version from the ultra stable 23h2 and allowed 25h2 to…
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Tv sound disappears
I have a Samsung series 6 smart tv. I think it must be about 11 years old. Every now and then when streaming the sound just goes off. I can fix it by turning the tv off and disconnecting it at the mains, then when it is switched back on it all works fine for a little while. The problem doesn’t seem to affect terrestrial…
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Switching to full fibre
Switching to sky full fibre. Concerned about installation and whether they need to dig my driveway. House semi detached with integrated garage.
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From 50 mb to 75 mb
Switching to full fibre with sky soon. Currently getting 50 mb with bt. Low user mainly browsing and watching Netflix. With sky can get 75 mb for £21, is it worthy to pay extra £2 for 150 mb a month single user. Thanks
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Switching to sky full fibre
whilst switching and requesting to transfer my phone number. Could not do so as according to bt I do not have a phone line with them I do have digital voice. Not sure what to do now. Pl advise. Thanks
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Vax Platinum Power Max Carpet Cleaner: not picking water up from carpet
Just received the Vax platinum power max cleaner has a gift, but it doesn't seem to be sucking up the water when shampooing, anyone else had this problem please
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Worth getting a firestick?
Got WiFi and basic virgin plan £34 at the moment. Is it worth getting a firestick? This one?
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Size of televisions
Who else here is not a fan of larger televisions? I have a 32" screen and it is plenty for me, plus where one sits in my living room, a screen any larger will be partly obsured by a wall shelf I have for a pricey turntable and one of my expertly placed pricey hifi speakers.
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Converting partition from exFAT to NTFS
Hello, I've got a 4TB Seagate Desktop Expansion USB3 hard drive that was shipped formatted as exFAT and I would like to convert/change it to use NTFS in line with my other hard drives. The Windows Disk Manager window looks like this: Disk 0 is mySeagate Barracuda 2TB SATA3 internal drive, Disk 1 is my Seagate Desktop…
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Solved. New win 11 laptop - win explorer keeps popping up on start up.
OK, I've tried solving this myself, using web advice, but nothing I try works. I've turned off Autoplay and have made sure it's not in the start menu. I've seen advice to try disabling it in Process Manager but there is no disable option for it. Also, I see Ai advice like "Disable Folder Restoration: Open File Explorer,…
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Youtube question
First time Youtube poster - I've just put some videos on Youtube - they are "processing will begin shortly" - how long do I wait for the next step ?
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unable to log in to Outlook
Hi My Outlook e mail for work works fine on my desktop with the Outlook app but when i try to log in on my phones or on the website login.microsoftonline . com/common/login I get " Your account or password is incorrect" Yet its the same e mail and password that i used to log in to my account on the desktop outlook app and…
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Samsung phone – unacceptable high-handedness !
Samsung updated its ‘One UI’ layer to version 8 on my phone. Result : Panic : I couldn’t switch it off ! Fortunately, thanks to chatgpt I got it working. It turns out they had intercepted the side button in order to force a sign-on to Gemini AI. It seems they want their users to talk to the phone instead of using menus.…
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Internet disconnects
My Windows 11 machine sometimes can't see wi-fi connections - even though they are there. I have managed to fix this in the past by restoring windows but I'm not sure if this is the best idea. I wonder if this is a hardware issue and maybe I need a new laptop. Any ideas? Thanks in advance?
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Laptop charger is on the blink
Hi, I have a Huawei Matebook D Laptop bought a few years ago, I think in approx. 2021. It has Windows 11 Home. My 65W USB-C charger which i've used for years now seems to be intermittently failing. It seems that when I fiddle with the wire coming out of the charger, the charger then starts working again. (so its as if the…
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Bitwarden: Update your encryption settings
I get this message when I open Bitwarden on mobile (but not PC). I'm immediately met with a prompt to enter master password (rather than biometrics - and a hard reset of the phone doesn't change that this time). Once I do that and unlock Bitwarden I'm met with the title message The new recommended encryption settings will…
