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Connecting Freesat box to existing sky + dish
Hi,. I have a new Manhattan SX Freesat box that I want to connect to an existing sky+ dish. A couple of questions please. 1.)Do I have to change the existing sky + LNB to a universal one to receive Freesat? 2.) The new universal LNB I have( in case I have to change over ) only has one connector on it but there are two…
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Screen flickering new phone
I bought a Motorola E14 a few days ago( I had the previous model E13 with no issues)and have noticed an issue with screen flickering, it only happens for about 5-20 minutes at a time usually every 24 hours or so. It seems to happen mainly when I am charging my phone although that could be a coincidence. I don't think it's…
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New Samsung Phone Security alert saying viruses
I bought a new Samsung phone A35 about 10 days ago. I am now getting security alerts saying I have got virus on it. Think it is advertising security like McAfee or other protection. It is frightening me. Can you please help me once again. As I am elderly I value the help and support on these forums. Sue
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Blue screen on my childs computer
Hi, My child PC randomly showed but a blue screen and then the computer crashes. He has to restart. He has tried updating some drivers not held. Appreciate if you can advise how to resolve this. Thanks
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Transferring whatsapp messages to new phone
I've just got a new Samsung and want to transfer all my whatsapp messages and contacts from my old Samsung. Using google i found this https://faq.whatsapp.com/209942271778103/?cms_platform=android but when it got to the bit about scanning the QR code I hit a problem which was the phones couldn't locate each other and the…
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Help with photobook please
I have purchased a photobook from UK Photo Gifts, and can't work out how to get the photos onto the 'add photos' section. I have made an album with the photos I want on Google Photos, but when I try to add these it only gives me the option of adding from 'my files' on my laptop. Im sure there must be an easy way to do…
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Data Dashboard
Hi, I wondered if someone can help me? I need to create a data dashboard using bar charts, pie charts, line charts. It's for a paper i am trying to write. I can do this in excel but it looks a bit naff. Is there a free (easy!) program i can use? I've tried using google data but its not very user friendly for an old bird…
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ITV X
I downloaded the app on my Ipad Mini, thinking I would be able to watch programmes while they're being broadcast. Unfortunately, it seems that you can watch previous days' shows, but not while they are live. We have the free version of Freeview, ITV X, do you need to subscribe to watch live shows? Thanks for any advice.
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Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro Ultra 7 - why so 'cheap'?
https://www.currys.co.uk/products/samsung-galaxy-book2-pro-se-15.6-laptop-intel-core-ultra-7-512-gb-ssd-silver-10263994.html?
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Facebook Phone App - a couple of 'notifications' cannot be removed. Grrr.
Hi.I have Fb on my PC and phone. The same notifications come through on both, and are usually click-click deletable on each with no hassle. Except for two that I cannot get rid of on my phone app - they have been there for weeks, now, with no obvious way to remove them. I have deleted them on my PC as normal; the option to…
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Problem with transposing/using password on both laptop and iPhone
This is a really odd problem and I think that I'm going to struggle trying to describe it. I access lots of websites from either my iPhone or my laptop, each login has a unique password, for which I use password vaults. When needed, I generate a random password on the laptop, then manually copy it across to the phone. To…
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Windows 11 professional And Office 2021
I had seen adverts on line for both of these for just £9.99 How is this possible? Is it actually illegal?
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Tracker recommendations for wanderers pl!
Looking for a suitable tractor for a relative with memory issues. Been recommended iPods but do not have an iPhone, got android. Would rather have one with no monthly subscription. I have seen two key rings tracking that might be suitable. Tech silver or Angel sense can anybody advise on these pl. There is also smart sole…
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problems using a wireless Contour mouse
Backstory: I was prescribed a left handed XL contour mouse at work as part of reasonable adjustments about 30 years back. Love it! Various employers have continued to supply these for me over the years and when I was made redundant a couple of years back I was allowed to keep my latest mouse as no one else was going to use…
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winmail.dat file
Hi I have done
some test email sending attachments JPEG, PNG, PDF and Word files from my PC to
my android phone. When it
hits my phone using either data or Wi-Fi it is winmail.dat file for the name of
all attachments on my phone. Yet when I
send the same attachments from my work email account (.org) using the same PC I
can…
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When clicking on a link it goes to the side bar
This is driving me crazy. Mac air early 2015 hard disk was wipe out by computer shop as could not log in. Found out it was due to faulty key pad. I have connected an external keyboard so that I can log in to internet as old Mac type only in capital letters. Thought have sorted the issues but now every time I click on a…
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Thunderbird email programme
I use Thunderbird Nebula 128.2.3esr (64-bit) software programme for accessing emails. Have used for many years, but these past few months it seems incredibly slow when moving emails into various folders. I only have 3 folders, with not many emails in them, and compact them every week or so. Does anyone else use this…
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How to charge this Laptop Bag? SOLVED
Hi I bought a rucksack from Currys the other day, as it looked a lot better than the one I had been using for taking my laptop away. And it came with a male USB cable on the inside, and a female USB port on the outside. There were no instructions. And I couldn't work out how to charge the bag in order for the bag to charge…
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DAB+ Radio in Car?
My car only has a AM/FM radio and now that there are no AM radio stations to listen to and reception is terrible anyway and FM is also limited, the radio station I listen to most is now only available on DAB, I have decided to get a DAB+ radio for my car. But what? Replace radio, expensive, use phone, probably get lifted…
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Duplicate Yahoo Emails
I've downloaded the Yahoo mail app for the first time onto my android tablet but am now receiving duplicate emails. One is addressed as part of my email name the other to 'me'. How can I stop this happening please it's surprisingly annoying.
