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Acer aspire desktop pc start up guide
I'm really confused. I bought an acer aspire from curry's and on the website it said the box will contain a start up guide but it wasn't in the box. I contacted currys because I want to make sure I'm setting it up right and they are arranging an exchange, only I have to wait 7 days for another computer. Just all feels…
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deleting an email address
My mom had an email address with sympatico. She did use it at all the last few years so no one knows if it's still working. She's now died so we're trying to tidy up all the loose threads and this has been mentioned. Not sure if anyone will be able to find her password so as a stop gap I've sent an email to her address and…
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Clicking link in email
I have recently clicked on an innocent looking link in an email only to then have 5 or 6 adult sites to pop up and open instantly. Has anyone had a any similar incidents? The email looked quite genuine (in fact saying Money Saving Expert!) as was the link within it, but obviously it was disguised. Unfortunately I deleted…
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"Keep your Apple Account safe and secure." email
Myself and Mrs B both had these emails yesterday afternoon from appleaccount@insideapple.apple.comGoogle results are inconclusive - links go to https://c.apple.com with a whole string of characters after ... which then loads https://support.apple.com/en-gb etc Spam? Rubbish? Genuine? Any thoughts?
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Pen / stylus for typing using android phone
Can anyone recommend a cheap 'pen' or stylus just for typing and editing text on a G62 Motorola screen? Do people normally buy a related pad to fit the stylus and phone on so the two don't become separated?
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Problem with Printer
I have a problem with my printer as I just went to print some invoices when nothing happened I went into the print queue and there was a message saying printer offline.I have tried different things but still shows off line and I need it The printer is a Brother DCP-J315W the O/S is windows 10
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Kitchen LED lights issue
I have a kitchen that was installed just over a year ago and some of the remote controlled LED lights are now only working with a very poor level of light output. This change happened just over a week ago. The remote control doesn’t have any branding on it. The remote controls three sets of LED lights that are accessed by…
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The Times App - Classic version
I have been a subscriber to the Times for many years. I read it on my Fire Tablet, and despite the occasional crash, it was relatively stable. Around August/September 23, I started getting messages that the existing app was no longer being supported, and I should download the new "Classic" app. I eventually got around to…
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Password-protection or encryption on USB sticks
My wife and I keep a folder of essential documents on a USB stick and we would be happier if this wasn't easy for someone to open if we lose the USB stick. Given that we're both old codgers who are not up to speed with this stuff, I thought the answer would be to get one of those USB sticks with built-in encryption, but a…
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Connecting a portable DVD player to TV ?
Hi all, Yeah i realise no-one watches DVDs anymore :smile: but i picked up a few from charity shop..The only DVD player i have is a Sony portable that i had for camping trips or for nipper to watch in the car.It still works well, in fact used it recently while we waited for Broadband installation ( Smart TV, and dont watch…
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SD card as alternative to USB stick?
I've just discovered that my new Windows 11 Home laptop has a slot on the side for an SD card. Can you use an SD card like a USB stick for file backup etc, and if so, what are the pros and cons?
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Office 2016 HUP - new laptop and Office 365
I bought Office 2016 some years ago via work HUP. I now have a new laptop, which has Office 365 trial installed on it. I have also managed to do something to log in with that 2016 account username / password. However, when I now try to open (e.g.) a Word document from an email (I haven't yet transferred my contents from my…
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Spam phishing emails
I've been getting a dozen emails a day pretending to be reputable companies eg Boot, B&Q, Screwfix. I block every email but the same ones keep coming back with a different sender email. Usually a a string of what I think are underscores (___________) then a long string of numbers. I've got a outlook/hotmail account and…
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How do I rotate a photo on the forums please
Not had it happen before but a photo I was posting turned itself sideways.It appears portrait in my folders. May have been rotated long ago. Any way I can turn it right way up?I did a search and looked for right click ideas and the toolbar.
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How to Stop Amazon Searches Appearing on Wife's Tablet?
My wife has a Samsung tablet that also has my Amazon account on it as she uses it to buy e-books from Amazon Kindle to read on the Kindle app on the tablet. This has the unfortunate effect that anything I search for on Amazon on my tablet or computer appears on her tablet. Just now she shouted up to me, I don't like these…
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Paking ticket from euro car parks
Hi, I wonder if anybody have any experience or knowledge of similar problem.This morning have received a parking ticket for staying at carpark for local small supermarket. The rules are that 30 minutes are free, no return for an hour. On the ticket it states that my car was parked there for 9 hours 10 minutes when in…
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Photos have Wrong Address on Android Phone
I have a Samsung A15 Android phone and for some reason it has started to put my next door neighbours address on my photos, 12 instead of 10, I must have stood too near to the dividing wall of my semi when taking a picture. I can find the details of the pictures and can change everything except the address, it doesn't give…
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curry's repair
i took my son's gaming laptop to curry's to have the space bar repaired as it came off and would not clip back on, i have a care and repair plan but was told it does not cover external issues, so i paid £50 to have the laptop sent to curry' tech team and was told there would be additional charges for parts and i will be…
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iOS 18.1.1
I have an iPad (8th generation).I'm being notified of the update above. However it's telling me I need more storage to install it. I have deleted everything I can but still don't have enough storage for it. Is my iPad now defunct? Anything I can do to fix this?
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What TV to buy..
No idea why we are finding this so difficult but looking for advice on how to choose a new TV for our lounge. I did check distances and our eyeline would be at least 2.5m from the TV which according to samsung's site is perfectly suitable for a 65". The issue we have is that on the left side of the TV we have double patio…
