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Struggling to find a phone that meets my criteria!
I want a phone with a pretty good camera, has at least 6'7" screen, will take an esim and has a headphone jack (I'd rather not have to use wired earphones but I've tried 2 different 'ear buds' but they fall out too easily and are uncomfortable but you can't return them so I'm not risking buying anymore). . Probably new…
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Firefox search
My Firefox is searching from the address bar rather than normal search boxie) When I select the search box - it reverts to the top address bar How do I get it back to normal ?
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Will an old wireless pc card be able to handle modern internet speeds?
Hi folks, I have an old almost 15 year old desktop from Pcspecialist, still going strong with this wireless card. Wireless Network CardWIRELESS N 300Mbps PCI CARD (£16) As I have an Ethernet connection from the the ONT direct to the PC I have removed the card. I am with EE using a BT hub 2 router 500Mbps down Full Fibre/…
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Back to School Laptop
This email title caused me to double-take today Is this really the kind of hardware that schoolkids are expected to be lugging about these days?
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home songwriting on a budget
I have some acoustic guitars, electric guitars and a midi keyboard and I am looking for the best way to record my songs on a budget. I dont mind buying used. I have a laptop and an old apple mac but happy to consider just a manual multi track method so many choices so any advice from home songwriters would be great
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Compatible cartridges?
Hello, I have an HP ENVY 5032 Printer which I'm quite happy with. I used to pay for HP's "instant ink", where you subscribed for a fixed amount each month and they sent you cartridges whenever you needed them, but jumped ship when they doubled the price. so I bought some genuine cartridges earlier this year. It now seems…
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Shut out of email account
I am desperate for help. I have had a gmail account for years. This week I have several e mails warning of suspicious activity on my account. So I went to Microsoft website to find out what I could do. I had a to create another Outlook email so that I could communicate with them. Anyway they locked my email account and…
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Phone with only whatsapp
Is there a straightforward phone that supports only
essential apps like WhatsApp? I need a device for my secondary school-age
children to use WhatsApp for basic communication, without access to other apps
or the app store. WhatsApp is convenient for organizing family discussions and
sharing PDFs or images. Despite trying…
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Porting mobile phone number - really basic questions
DW is with O2 PAYG, but I have just got her a Lebara SIM. O2 issued a PAC code, and I gave that to Lebara and requested a 'Port In'. That will take place on 30 August. What should DW do in the meantime, so that she still gets calls and texts on the old number? I assume that I should put the O2 SIM back in her phone? She…
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I need to merge 2 pdf documents into one
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
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Office 2021 pro plus - £24
Is this a genuine bargain or is it a risky deal ?https://www.wowcher.co.uk/deal/national-deal/23813732/microsoft-office-2021Is Wowcher going to sell illegal software ?
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Office and Publisher conflict
New PC with Windows 11 came with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook) all working well. Then I installed my version of Microsoft Publisher via DVD that I have moved from W7 to W10 without issue. Publisher fires up and I can see and open my old .pub files. Later, when I tried to find a Word file and open it,…
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Easyspace - how to dispute an unauthorised auto-renewal with your card issuer
I am posting this in order to help anyone who has suffered unauthorised services charged to their credit card or debit card by Easyspace, which is a UK registrar of domain names. I paid £12.97 using my American Express card to Easyspace in 2023 to transfer registration of my domain name to Easyspace, including a 1-year…
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Software for Laptop Drive Replacement
I'm planning to replace the drive in my laptop with an SSD, and I'd like a recommendation for free software to copy Windows 10 over to the new drive. The new drive will be a little larger, if it makes a difference. I am aware that Window 10 will be unsupported towards the end of next year, but I want to get another year or…
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Looking for a safe USB plug
I am looking for a safe - preferably British made - USB plug to connect fairy lights to. I bought a set of 3 from Amazon and they get hot when in use. Does anyone have any recommendations, please?
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help! odd qwerty keyboard layout
Just noticed today on Samsung Galaxi A41Android mobile...My keyboard layout has changed !!How can I revert to the standard,Qwerty has become QWERTZ. The rest is fine apart from the Y and Z positions reversed.Using English(UK) keyboard layout.I'm stumped.
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Shall I upgrade to windows 11?
Not sure what to do, not too good with computer. Will have issues if I upgrade? Thanks
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excel formula help
This is probably not possible but I am trying to make an excel formula where if any of the cells in column C: contain the word shopping then the same cells in column D: are added together and displayed in a cell in column E: =if C1orC2orC3orC4 contains shopping then add D1orD2orD3orD4 and so on. so that if only C2 and C3…
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Shared cloud storage with wife
Hello. Can anyone recommend a good cloud solution so that my wife and I can both back up photos from our phones to the same cloud account. We currently use Onedrive and previously her phone was linked to my Onedrive account and would back up photos to it but now she has her own Onedrive account in her email address for…
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ip address help
Hi folks, If I send my company an email from a new gmx email address with fake name to stay anonymous, so as I can pass on info about a worker who has been up to things he shouldn't, will they be able to see my personal ip address on the header info or will it be addresses from gmx mail. I did a few test emails and all I…
