Techie Stuff

Someone has sent me an audio file by email. I want to download it ( yes it is safe) but have it easily accessible on my home screen not hidden away where I can't find it. How do I do this, please? I'm on Android

I’ve been with Verisure for several years. When I first got it, I was genuinely happy with the system. I wasn’t keen on having cameras inside my house, but the explanation made sense — if the alarm went off, the cameras could help verify what was happening rather than just sending an alarm signal. Experienced a few events…

Hi any ideas on the above, why has gemini disappeared? Google maps loads as soon as it eads my phone but no gemini anymore,

trying to move into a new property, in the process of trying to get openreach to get signal for the internet company but things are soo slow, I need to move, can anyone recommend a router that I can put a SIM card in to give me mobile data? Mobile company won’t allow me to terminate the contract so I can get a mobile…

Looking for a good portable speaker. I spotted these in Currys. Seem a bit expensive though? Also, ear piece which I can touch which will allow me to answer phone while driving, hooks over ear Also

Following the recent Freeview terrestrial channel changes on 16th Sept 2026, I have been unable to receive ITV2+1 or ITV4+1 on my Sony Bravia TV. They both appear in the programme guide flagged with 'Please Re-tune'. Channel re-scanning via the 'Digital Setup' menu on the TV makes no difference. According to the Freeview…

I have used mail.com as my primary email for some years. I have recommended it for years. The ability to break emails into folders, the ability to set rules and filter emails into appropriate folders, the ability to set up "alias" email addresses, etc., etc. made it something special. Then, recently, the interface changed…

Hi I use my laptop or Chromebook mostly Recently started using Chatgpt or whatever its called and often the Goolge one I've looked for free apps that talk back to you - but they are not free, or I cant get them to work which is the best one, ie easy to use for general stuff Thanks

What is the cause of this pop up ? I can't stop them from repeatedly appearing - its infuriatingly annoying….

Does anyone find that chatgpt is too quiet, i can only hear the voice responses in an absolutely silent room with my phone volume on max, also the voice response is very slow and deliberate, too slow.

I deleted 40 and blocked the senders this morning. Is there a more efficient way to stop them? I don't really want to change my e mail account, but »»»»»>

There’s a solar eclipse in 4 months time, and I wondered what other people are doing about it? I’m planning to stay in London where it is a 91% partial eclipse, and I have some cheap eclipse glasses in my Amazon basket. Are others simply ignoring it, or travelling somewhere where the eclipse will be total, or just staying…

Be gentle - I am trying to get my head round this but do not handle change well! Scenario - have had BT email for decades, with a main address and what used to be termed a subsidiary address (used to be able to have several). Main is what I call my "personal" email used for family, friends and official & private stuff…

I have an email address on Yahoo, which annoyingly when I start a new email offers me a list of people some of whom are in my “contacts” list (that’s ok) but also people who were once contacts but now deleted, may have been on multi-addressee emails but not mainstream, some of them are people now several years dead. Is…

One of the WhatsApp groups I'm in has posted an alert that group admins should turn on Advanced Privacy' to prevent Meta AI from gaining access to all sorts of personal data. This appears to be a recent thing. However others have said that the warning is a scam and should be ignored. Is there a recent increase in the risk…

can anyone recommend a chromebook instead of windows i want to play games and learn code as well as youtube

I have been liaising with Apple for 3 weeks now trying to get this resolved. My son is in my Family Group and I have settings for him to prevent installing apps without asking for me to review them, no in-app purchases and no 18+ apps etc. He also has a time limit which should automatically go off at 7pm until 8am. Because…

II have been seeing an error code when I try to access Netflix (as I normally do) via my Humax box. The error code is tvq-pb-101 (5.2.12). It looks as if Netflix is going to work normally then, after a few minutes the film cuts out and the error code comes up again. II tried all the recommended steps to fix it and nothjng…

We have several Alexa devices and one Google Mini. What's driving me mad is that they use different wake words. I quite often get it wrong for the particular device I'm using. Is there some setting that allows the same wake word to be used on all of them?

Just had this from our kid ….. any comments Just for your info. My Acer Aspire 14 AI has a charging cable with a 13A plug on one end, a cumbersome transformer thingy halfway along and a USB-C plug on the other end. My Moto G phone has a about 1 M cable with USB plug on one end and a USB-C plug on the other end. There are…