Techie Stuff

Looking for a 40-43 inch tv with all the smart apps and importantly a reasonable speaker audio built in. Is dolby atmos a sign of an ok speaker? I want to spend about £2-300. I'm not talking amazing speakers just slightly better than the bargain basement speakers which are unusable. I mean for example I find the amazon…

Hi. I've been given a neat wee HP Pavilion laptop (14-ce3501na) to wipe for its new owner. It's immaculate, and looks little used. Reset seemed to work fine, but I was aware that the fan was very noisy, and ran for much of the time at high speed - wife complained bitterly. Anyhoo, when setting it back up for the new owner…

Anyone been randomly blocked from using their account lately? I am a light user of WA, just using for family coms and a number of groups related to a sports team I am in. This morning I got locked out of my account immediately after inviting two new players to one of these groups. I am assuming these request may being…

I've lost access to the App Store and don't seem to be able to get it back, so is there any other (safe) location where I could download the free Bitdefender Virus Scanner for Mac? Thanks.

I have one but the charging is really quite slow. I bought this Ugreen one: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CCVG2ML6?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_4&th=1 It's good in that it's slim but it's just a very slow charge. My wife has this one:…

How do i create a facebook check in venue?. Most venues come up on facebook when you tap 'location'. I have looked on google and other search engines without any simple instruction. I tried following this but the 'check in' is now location and there is no add (venue name), I'm baffled. jeff How to Create a New Check‑In…

I have a USB drive connected to my laptop with an old 1Tb HDD in it I can see it under control panel / device manager - but not in explorer Why is that and how do I see it ?

As title, i need to combine 2 pdf documents into one file. I have made it work in open office, but the 2 1.2Mb files add up tp 7Mb and the reciepent wont take files over 5Mb. Been trying for 2 days now with no success. (Its pdf copies of a log book if that helps) Please help

The basis of this would be bank info - bank names, account sort codes/numbers (but no passwords) and then what to do with said accounts in the event of emergency/death. As I understand it, Google Drive isn't the most secure of things. What about doing this kind of thing within Proton Drive? As far as my understanding is,…

I am swamped under thousands of unsuitable listings on Ebay and Amazon: can you suggest something? I am looking for a projector that (i) can play films and so forth stored on a USB flash drive; (ii) can be used when mains electricity is not available, so would need to run from rechargable batteries; a USB power bank, or…

How water resistant are modern mobiles? Are they all similar quality or are any a lot better? Can many/any take going in water?

I'm switching to Sky (or have switched) for broadband which will become active this coming week. I'm told through their correspondence that it's "easiest" if I download the MySky app. Not sure how accurate that is but I download it all the same. I was once a Sky customer so go to sign in & it wants me to reset my password…

Hi, [EDIT…..this is now solved] This morning, the CV Library website won't let me log on. I've been using it for years, but for some reason this morning i cant get on it. I cleared browser cache and cookies, and tried a new browser but no luck. The Forgot password thing doesnt work either. I cant even register again using…

Just installed Echo. When not in use it frequently says "There is someone at the front door" We don't have a Ring security setup so what is prompting these messages?

I am trying to compile a list of ISPs that allow the end user to swap their free router for something a lot more powerful. I want to consider ADSL, VDSL and Fibre variations.

There are 4 different email addresses on my Laptop either Outlook or Hotmail, Three of them are working fine so the connection is okay and working. However one of them will not send messages they are stuck in the outbox saying queued. I have deleted them and tried sending them again but the same result. As I have received…

i dislike windows laptops, constant updates, slow performance. are there realistic alternatives? i know of linux but wouldnt know how to set it up? can you buy laptops that run linux already, or maybe dos? and why isnt there an android laptop available?

Yesterday a message appeared on my Chromebook to say that support was ending. This wasn't a surprise as I knew about this when I bought the machine. The message had a link to learn more. In the link it was explained that I could continue to receive support but that it would be at the expense of running Android apps and…

I have a number of apps pinned to the taskbar eg Outlook mail ,Thunderbird client etc. Lately when I start up , frequently nothing appears on the taskbar . Furthermore if I open something eg browser, email client , and then minimise the app ,it still doesn't appear. Some time after starting , sometimes hours ,the taskbar…

Hi. Looking for a cordless mic for mil so she can engage in group Zoom meetings/lessons on her PC. I've read that BlueTooth can be laggy, which is a shame as her PC has it built in. Thoughts on best solution, please? She's not bothered about video, but if a combined mic/camera is the best option, the camera can always be…