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How much needs to be spent for a noticeable PC upgrade & would it be worth it?
PC is really quite old. A few components have been upgraded along the way but Mobo & PSU are certainly the same as day 1 in 2010. By noticeable upgrade, I can look at stats on a screen all day long after someone tells me "go google" but that's all they are - numbers on a screen. I'm talking about a noticeable performance…
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Change text from lower to uppercase in word FIXED
So I have made a mistake which I did google but can't fix. I have written speech in a long document in a mix of styles e.g She said , “of course." And She said , “Of course." Now I think the second is correct so how do I change all "lower to "upper I could do a search for every letter - but I am hoping there's a more…
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Android phone cant get Greggs App
Hi, I wrote to Greggs about this but no reply. My Android phone (bought new in 2018) won't get the Greggs App. It downloads it but when asked to "create account" it gives me an error message saying "you have not filled out all the required fields"….but i filled in everything i could. Its a Samsung SM-J330FN. It uses…
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Password question
When I go into my Google account > manage your Google account > security and sign in - it says my live.com (Hotmail) password is weak and has been compromised. I changed my Hotmail password and made it very strong but still on my Google account it says it's compromised and weak. Anyone know why that is and what I can do?…
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Storage on my phone
Morning all. I have a Samsung A20e (bought around 3 years ago so not ancient) but it keeps telling me I've got hardly any storage left, less than 1%. I have a phone which has 32GB of storage. I hardly keep any pictures, never download films or big files etc. but have about 10 apps (BBC, banking, FB, Airbnb, airlines etc so…
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How to erase a partition?
Got a second hand drive. It came partitioned. I want to make it as one but can't. I had this once before with a used drive but forgot how I sorted it. I remember it taking me a bit of faff back then too. Probably only because I don't know what I'm doing. I have Googled this, which said to use cmd or powershell. As the step…
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Apple Pay: iPhone 17 won’t add new Mastercard cards but Apple Watch will
I upgraded to an iPhone 17 in February 2026. Apple Pay works normally with some cards already on my phone, including Mastercard cards, but I cannot add certain new debit cards. The problem: My Starling Mastercard debit card will not add to my iPhone 17. I get: “Card not added – Contact your card issuer.” The same Starling…
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New laptop or repair for a careless teenager
My daughter's starting 6th form college a short train journey away from September. She needs a laptop to take into college. She fairly recently broke the screen of her MacBook Air (2022 M2). I'm weighing up a repair (est £500-600 at the local Apple Approved) or a replacement £630 for an Azus Zenbook 14, Core Ultra 5 225H,…
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Compromised hotmail account
My mother has a Hotmail account. Mid-morning today I got a scam email from her. The Reply To field had a letter different from her usual email address (e.g. … ick … became … icck …). I also got a notification (I am her recovery email) that: Newsletter Software SuperMailer connected to the Microsoft account XXXX If you…
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How do I make an "interactive" PDF - NON-interactive ?
I have tried "printing it TO" my desktop - but this doesn't make any difference - it is STILL editable (interactive) - there must be a way ?
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Edit pdfs fixed sort off
Is there a free or cheap (i.e not paying £5-10 pcm forever) to edit PDFs? The output doesn't have to be in a PDF. The reason is because I often have to read PDFs with coloured text which causes me headaches. Sadly the people who send me PDFs won't provide text in black and white (I have tried) I have tried converting my…
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Google selfie video account recovery option
Google have introduced a new account recovery option for use when all other account recovery options have failed If you record a selfie video now and need to recover your account in the future you can basically identify yourself by this method and get your Google account back…
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Proposed soundbar - check
I have an old Sony Bravia TV KDL-32EX524, which i'd like to connect a soundbar to, in order to perk the sound up. Here's the specifications of the TV. I have in mind the Sony HT S2000 soundbar. Not because it's a Sony, but becaue the reviews seem good, I can't go any wider than 80cm, and it doesn't have a subwoofer (I have…
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How do I do a Text search on a whole load of PDF's ?
I have several hundred PDF's (Medical records) including handwriting - what is the best way to search the whole lot for a specific word or phrase ? Please don't say "work your way through them all, manually"
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Internal Security Camera possibility and privacy advice - NEW Questions
Hi, I need to set up some sort of camera to alert me to visitors, parcels, security etc. There is already a Ring doorbell but it does not cover my part of the house and I do not have any control or access to it (I live with family but separately). I am not sure if I would be able to attach a Ring doorbell of my own to the…
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black screen
HP laptop when going to sign in it goes to a black screen. After a few mins a cursor may come on, press power button sometimes work. If i can get on to power options and say restart it will load up .But i have to try a few options before it does load up after i try to sign in Any suggestions please.
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TV 'Dirty Screen' marks?
I have a 5 year old LG LG-OLED55C14LB TV purchased with a 6 year warranty from Richer Sounds. It has developed what I describe as dirty marks on the picture. These are not really noticeable unless there is a large area of colour such as the green pitch of a football game. Richer Sounds say it is screen burn. I accept that…
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Beware of digital game download purchases from CDKEYS - my experience
I purchased a digital download key for a PC game in late November 2020 as a Christmas gift for my son from the online company CDKEYS. In late December I tried to activate the PC game through the Microsoft store but the game code was flagged as already redeemed. I contacted CDKEY's that sold me the code and they told me to…
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Facebook
Is facebook down this morning - or is it something that I've done ?
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Saving in Google Drive
Question? How do you organise your files in Google Drive? The architecture is a bit of a mystery to me. Can anyone recommend a good YouTube video about this or explain at all. At the moment Google Drive just saves for me and I go into recent files. There must be more to it than that.
