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Questions on OneDrive
Hi, I've previously asked questions on this topic but felt it better to start a new question. I am helping a lady out and have been working from my home. The lady has created a shared folder in onedrive. She has sent me an email with a link to this folder. My Questions are: 1. I need to know how I can access this shared…
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Recommended refurb laptop sellers
hi, years go this site was very helpful in getting me a really good refurb ex-business laptop with did me great servioce but its time to replace. I'd like to do the same again but the place i bought from then, MSCcom, appears to have disappeared. Does anyone have any good recommendations for sites? I'm looking for a decent…
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No longer receiving Bank OTPs issue
Good evening, My mother's not too tech savvy and has given me this to fix for her: she used to get OTP texts from her online banking but they've stopped arriving. Other texts, such as from my phone arrive fine. I've tried the things that come up in an internet search - apps are up to date, cashe for the messaging app…
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Google timeline Android
I used to be able to see my Google Timeline on my Android (12) Moto G 31 phone but since the latest "upgrade" I can't seem to find it anyhow.Can anyone advise?
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Active Watch
Hi, does anyone have a recommendation for / experience of an activity tracker watch that's compatible with an iphone 7plus please, but not too expensive thank you
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Recycling Canon ink bottles (not cartridges)
Hi all I've just bought a new printer, one of the ones with tanks to refill from bottles rather than replacing cartridges. I thought that was more sustainable - silly me! The bottles are sturdy and good quality: it seems a shocking waste to simply stick them in the landfill bin, but Canon don't appear to reuse/recycle them…
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WIFI Internet speed on a HP laptop 15-BW-069
I was given an HP 15-BW069 with Windows 11 pro 22H2 and when I test the internet speed on WIFI I get 52Mbs download speed and 49.4Mbs upload speed with my virgin media 1000Mbs internet. With wired on my desktop I am currently getting over 500Mbs download speed and 90 Mbs upload speed though later on in the evening it will…
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Best Way To Reorganise And Simplify A Website
I have a longstanding site with two parts - an online shop and an earlier part of the site containing information about the products. Years ago the shop software was basic and did not do well in google. The information pages already were listed and tended to come up in searches.The shop software is now much more…
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Windows 11 - how to show images full screen
I have a file of images lifted from websites which I use to illustrate various points to small groups of youngsters, and it works best if we look at them in turn on my laptop. They all open at different sizes. Is there any way, perhaps using different (hopefully free) software, that I can get is so that as I go through…
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Options for playing Music on Plex?
We have an Amazon Echo and an Echo show. The how has the screen glitching issue but still working until my Wife tried to play some music through Plex where it failed and said the account needed linking. It should be linked it has worked fine for a while now, but selecting the link option gave a webpage not found error.…
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Password Managers
Saw a post elsewhere on the board that was 8 pages long & there was a lot of talk about password managers & it made me think.... So the whole idea behind them is you only need to remember 1 password & everything contained within the manager should really be a large gobbledygook password. So in theory, shouldn't your master…
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NVR CCTV to standalone screen
Hi, I have an SPro NVR in my attic hooked up to two cctv cameras. I can connect to it and view the cameras on my mobile using the DMSS application but I would like to have the cameras permanently displaying on a small screen in the living room (I'm thinking 14" screen or so) It would have to be wireless but don't want any…
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Collabora Office for Chromebooks
Currently looking for a small device to carry around. Take to an internet group to learn more and the library where I can work in the warm. Also a quick way into the internet on the kitchen worktop and such.Trying to keep the cost down to around £100 area. It seems that a Chrome book is the smallest and lightest but I'd…
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Korg i5M- Vintage Interactive Music Midi Module Synth Drum Machine
The floppy disc drive no longer works in a vintage interactive
music midi machine called a "Korg i5M". Does anyone know how
the music on floppy discs which were originally used in this machine could still
be used with this machine? Would a "Nalbantov USB Floppy Disk Drive Emulator N-Drive 100 for Korg
i5S, i5M, IX300" work…
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Printer scanner
I need a new printer/scannerMy old Epson has seen better days I need one that will take 3rd party cartridges - and is also not too expensive to run or buyWhat is recommended ?
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How can I add red noses and antlers to a photo?
We are planning Christmas tree baubles, containing a photo of Me and Im. It would be mildly amusing to add red noses, antlers or other jolly Christmas novelties. Is there a free, easy to use app or whatever? Using iPhone for the photo. (Explain like I’m 5!)
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iPad forgotten passcode - what’s backed up
I’ve somehow managed to forget my iPad passcode while on holiday. I know I can wipe/reset it by plugging into a PC (there’s a local electronics shopping centre nearby) and then restore it from the last back up. i use Notes a lot on it, and some are stored on iCloud so I can access them on my phone too, but the majority of…
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File size
Hi, I have an MacBook Air, about 10 years old, I've seen that some Pages files, which are one page long and don't contain anything fancier than maybe a bullet list, are 1 mb. Does that seem large to you? The bigger picture here is that that laptop if getting full so I'm always on the lookout for deleting or compressing…
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RECEIVED from solutioninstitution.com - is it legit
Hope this is the right place. Apologies if it isn't. Was checking through my Spam and came across this, received on 15 November. Is it a scam/phishing/whatever? And should I do anything about it? As you can see, it talked about needing clarification to avoid deleting the account within 12 hours. That was 10 days ago... The…
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Using images on MSE
Is it possible and wise to post an image to say Dropbox or similar and then to link to a question posted on MSE forum?