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What am I sharing (apart from the pics) when I post pics publicly
How do I minimise the information posting a photo on a public forum make available. I can see location and I have turned that off Thank you.
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WD My Passport Ultra - can't access drive
So I've only recently found out that drives can lose their data in an unpowered state. I completely wasn't aware of this being a thing at all. I was under the impression that if data was written to a drive & that drive was put in a drawer then (so long as the room wasn't subject to extreme temperatures) that drive would be…
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How safe are Lithium batteries in e-bikes etc ?
I keep on seeing articles about house fires "caused" by lithium batteries in e-bikes - but further down the page, it generally says "modified or home made". How many fires are caused by OEM Batteries in standard / Unmodded OEM bikes/wheelchairs etc ?
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Email provider suggestions?
My brother, who is even more IT ignorant than me, has been having enormous problems with Microsoft email accounts which, it seems, are insisting on ever more layers of verification and back-up phone numbers/alternative accounts, not to mention pushing sales and AI like there's no tomorrow I've told him to walk away from…
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Virtual landline
Moving over to mobile broadband will mean ditching our landline number that we have had for nearly 50 years, as we’ve moved it with us when we moved home. We still get calls on it, although we usually make calls on our mobile phones. If there’s a fairly cheap way to retain the number and redirect it to a mobile phone or…
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Free second telephone VOIP number for social media
Hi, does anyone know of a reliable, free site where I can get a second telephone number for free to use for 2FA for social media sites like Instagram etc as I don't want to give them my actual telephone number? I've looked at a few including textnow, hushed and vyke but the reviews suggest you get innundated with ads, they…
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Connecting bank accoutning as a business
Can anyone recommend a reliable way to connect bank accounts for reviewing financial situations? Trying to avoid manually going through statements but not sure which providers are actually dependable.
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Gmail folders missing on phone
My email provider is Fasthosts, where I have an IMAP mailbox. When I log onto webmail I can see the folder structure that matches what I have on my laptop using Thunderbird. Until recently the same folders could be seen in the Gmail app on my phone (Motorola Edge 40 Neo, Android 15) by selecting the three bars, but now all…
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Acer pc with Dell monitorkeyboard etc
I am planning on purchasing a new PC and have been looking at an Acer. For someone who is not very techy how easy would it be to utilise my current monitor/ keyboard/ speakers etc which are all Dell with a new Acer. Would it just be a case of downloading drivers?
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Free 'Send reminder' option for website?
Hi all. I run a monthly men's group and have set up a website with information. While the group runs on the same day/week of each month, I'm aware that people can forget as it's not very regular. I'd really like to have something on the webiste that they can click that will then send them a reminder a few days before the…
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Need to connect a sub router to loft of house
Up until a few weeks ago I had a network cable connection between my loft sub router and the ground floor where the broadband router is located. The cat 5 cable was attached to the drain pipe of the house and has now stopped working. Therefore, I need to find a new way to get a wired connection to the loft or to go in for…
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Laptop won’t connect to my printer
This discussion was created from comments split from: Onestream increasing tech support charge.
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Flaky 5 app on my TV
Hi, I have this TV The 5 app seems to be very poor: It takes ages to load & often hangs Please note: I have very strong / fast wifi signal and all other apps work well. I have deleted and re-installed app, but no improvement.
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"Local Energy Advisor" spam calls
I've been on the TPS for decades and it's reduced spam calls no end, but obviously some people still ignore it. As well as the "bank security department" scams, which probably originate outside the country, one persistent annoyance is the "local energy advisor" calls. These have been going on for years and should have been…
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Nest thermostat thinks we're Away, when we're not
Don't know whether this is linked to the lastest IOS update, which mentioned they were fixing bugs with Airtag locations, but yesterday when we came home, the Nest didn't recognise we were here. We didn't notice it until 2 hours after the heating was due to come on, that it seemed cold in our lounge where the thermostat…
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Advice on 4G router please
I want to replace the rather poor and expensive broadband service to my house with mobile broadband. I can get a mobile data sim for £3 a month whereas the broadband provider wants £32 a month. So, I’m happy to give mobile a try. There’s a tower 1/2 mile away and despite the hill in between the signal is okayish. There’s…
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Air tags?
Do they work in remote areas with no mobile network coverage?
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Samsung TV - Freesat EPG
I'm thinking about buying this TV Samsung 55 Inch QE55Q7FAAU Smart 4K UHD HDR LED TV I will be using my current sky dish to connect to the tv. can anyone please confirm if it will pick up all the freesat channels and give me full 7 day EPG?
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??? Just had this appear on a family member's Samsung phone.
What on earth?
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Security monitor/ microphone / speaker for elderly
My elderly mother is hardly ever left alone but I need some way to contact her at home on the very rare occasions that I have to leave her unattended for a short period. She can no longer cope with answering the phone as her hands are too arthritic. Is there a gadget that's pretty easy to set up which I could use to speak…
