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Protection for my Android phone
Hello
I have a Samsung Galaxy S8 and wanted to check what I need to provide adequate protection.
I have Malwarebytes Mobile Security (Plus Annual) which is £43.49 per year. I also have the free version of AVG AntiVirus. I've read online that: 'AVG Antivirus has a 100% malware protection rate across operating systems. In…
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In what order should I do these things when setting up my new phone?
Hello I’ve ordered a new phone that I’ll be collecting in a couple
of days. I’ve changed my SIM deal and have switched to Lebara and got
my SIM card in the post from them. I want to keep the same number on my new phone and I’d like
to transfer photos and apps from my old phone to my new phone. So I’ll have to put the new…
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Freeview reception...
We have a 14 year old bog-standard, non-smart, 26" Toshiba "Regza"(?) TV picking up a terrestial Freeview signal via a bog-standard, old fashioned TV aerial stuck on the chimney. Over the last few months we've noticed what seems to be a really significant improvement in the quality of reception and picture definition. Does…
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Text not formatted correctly
I am setting up a new (mini) PC and have discovered that text is not being formatted correctly - right across the board - from "search box" to address bar in Firefox and EdgeI am unable to include "spaces" in text ..... Anyideawhy ?
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Landline goes to mobile, sound is being distorted by router?
My friend was with BT for broadband and landline and is in a protracted switch to Talk Talk. His landline is being directed to his mobile temporarily, and it's the new line over the broadband setup. The call quality on his mobile using WHatsApp is perfect, but when using the landline number the sound is severely distorted.…
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PC tower & monitor shopping around
Hi, I need to replace my deskop PC which I was told might have a hardware problem (mend it might not be worthy). I would like Windows and I used the PC mainly for internet, Words/OpenOffice and a few other programs. I would like a tower with monitor. A friend said the following would be enough:- a 2-3 old model, like a…
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Any Epic Games experts?
Any help appreciated as I am clueless with gaming. Some background: I have a microsoft account with 2 Xbox devices (2 kids).Both kids play Fortnite on their xbox;s (different gamer tags). I had trouble changing parental controls on Xbox 2 but my own Epic account only seemed to link to Xbox 1 so wasn't able to change the…
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Strange Excel Problem Office 2013 SOLVED
When I try to enter todays date in an excel cell using ctrl + shift + ; I am now getting the time 12:54 instead of the date. 13/12/2024 It was OK until about half an hour ago. I rebooted my computer but it made no difference What have I done and how do I fix it?
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sky mobile sim
Hi my son has the above but i am not able to call the number as it goes to voice mail but if i call his what app account which as same number am able to talk to him as days short and he goes to scholl and want make sure he is fine his mother worries as well Any help would be nice
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Laptop keyboard broken but otherwise fine
Hi, I have a really decent gaming laptop and the keyboard no longer works. I'm pretty sure my toddler son climbed up at the table and bashed it. I'm kinda tech savvy, and I used an on-screen keyboard to check everything over, tried uninstalling the keyboard itself and it's drivers and reinstalled, did updates etc. but I…
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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…
