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Epson XP-8700 problem
Printing photos from Windows PC. Set up is cable linked After clearing a paper jam I'm getting a message "Memory device is not inserted. Add a memory device" I presume this refers to the connecting cable but this is quite firm at both ends. Am I missing something?
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What is the problem with my phone
Hi all, i have had my poco m6 pro for about 18 months now (private purchase)and i started having problems with charging about a month or 2 ago where the fast charge facility stopped working. I did post on here about that and tried everything that was recommended including a battery recalibration but nothing seemed to work…
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Help With A New Laptop
Hi everyone, I hope you are well. I need some help in getting a new laptop. I have some vouchers for PC World so ideally looking from there. I have been to PC World for some help but the response I kept getting was "we have lots of laptops, feel free to pick one out". Currently, I have a LENOVO - Yoga 7 16" 2 in 1 Laptop -…
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recommendations for home printer?
Good Morning, I'm looking for a recommention for a decent home printer. I'm looking for something that offers a decent print on paper and card (up to 250gsm) and isn't going to require ink purchases every 5 minutes! Ideally it could scan and print A3 but i'm aware that this limits the options. i've read loads of 'best of'…
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Gmail off line ??
My Gmail App is telling me that I am required to complete additional steps before using Gmail app - but it doesn't tell me what those steps are...............it appears to be OFFLINE - How do I switch it back ONLINE ?I was using the app before lunch but it suddenly has problems ...
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Cheap FM transmitting car play / android auto devices for the car?
First off, I already have something that resembles this, so I'm not just asking for any old FM transmitter. With the car I've got, story short I really don't want to be putting too much money in to it as it's just a temporary thing. No idea what I'll get next, obviously. The next car could be a single DIN unit, double DIN,…
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HP Stream memory help please
Morning all! I bought a little HP Stream a while ago and I really like its size and the keyboard (no space wasted with numeric keyboard for example) and I knew that the memory wasn't great. However I thought that as all my documents etc are out in the cloud on google drive, I wouldn't need a lot of storage and could just…
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USB power bank
Any thoughts about buying a USB power bank, how can I ensure it actually has the capacity it says it does? Lots for sale on various chinese shopping sites but their rated capacity leaves a lot to guess work; some are advertised as 100,000mAh, which they clearly are not going to be.I have equipment to test the capacity but…
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Another new laptop help plea
In May I bought new Dell Inspiron to replace existing 12 year old model. After many hours on phone with Dell, laptop was returned due to non functioning WiFi. (It was a Realtek WiFi ) I need a basic Windows laptop, no gaming, no video editing etc. I’m drowning in all the choices but considering this one, which is probably…
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Broken optical out on TV- need a solution please
One for the tech bods please. The optical out on my tv has broken. My soundbar only has an optical connection. Is it possible to buy a connector that will convert an optial in from my soundar to a a HDMI port on my tv so I can continue to use my soundbar? I am hoping to not have to buy a new tv or soundbar Thanks as always…
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Volume changes on it's own
I have an HP ENVY Curved All-in-One - 34-b010 I have downloaded the latest driver(?) for my Real High Definition Audio card = 1.41.1094.0 RevA. I have an annoying pop up flashing every few minutes when the volume changes up or down on it's own. Any ideas on what to do, other than throwing my PC in the bin?
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Help! How do I reduce a long link to 'Click here'
the title says it all! I want to put a very long link in an email but I know there is a way to replace all that blurb with the words 'Click here' or even 'Here' Easy directions please! I am not a computer whizz. Many thanks
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Android mobile version of Outlook acting up
I view Outlook on both my pc and my mobile. My pc is working just fine, same as always. My mobile version is not. What happens on the mobile is that when I open Outlook and it opens at the Inbox the latest email is from February, followed by one from a month earlier, and then others from over a year back. Sometimes it will…
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Ditching OneDrive suggestions for online photo storage (not Google)
I need recommendations please for online photo storage. I currently automatically back up my photos to both Google and OneDrive and to a seperate hard drive. A bit of overkill based on paranoia of losing important photos and frankly laziness. Whilst One Drive is handy for accessing things across devices I'm sure I could…
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Facebook, not seeing latest posts.
When I go to Facebook I get loads of old stuff and adds. I can live with the adds and sponsered bits but why do I not see up to date things. Is there something I can do to rectify this?
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One UI 8 & connecting to a PC
Samsung 24+. Various annoyances with this new update but I'll start with the one that's causing me the most bother so far. Before the update to OUI8 I would connect my phone to my [Win10] PC & I found that so long as the phone was 'opened' then I could access the files via File Explorer ok. Since the update to OUI8 it…
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PC system update?
We have the acer travelmate b117 as below from you and we are getting a message saying "Windows 10 support ends in Oct 2025.Your PC doesnt currently meet the minimum system requirements to run Windows 11" Does this mean the PC will be come useless in Oct 2025? Is there anything we can do if this is the case?Also noticed it…
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Solved : Vax Rapide Carpet Cleaner - Not dispensing water
I have a Vax Rapide Carpet Shampooer - after 12 months and only 4 decent uses, it stopped issuing water onto the carpets even though a thorough examination showed no obvious fault. Vax Helpline totally useless. I looked on several "Self-Help" boards and found that lots of other frustrated people have the same problem, but…
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How to get Alexa to...
I would like to listen to past Radio4 programs but can only get Alexa to give Radio4 live. I get past programs easily on my phone but not on Echo show and speakers.
