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Locked out of Facebook & Instagram
I'm going round incircles trying to get back into Facebook & Instagram I had a message yesterday: Your Instagram account has been suspended. This is because your account, or activity on it, doesn't follow our Community Guidelines on fraud and deception. If you think that we made a mistake, you have until 26 April 2025 to…
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Iron Key help
Any advice appreciated. We keep private data on an encrypted Iron Key - have done for some years as it is simply impossible to remember everything! Last weekend our desktop picked up a virus and we ended up going through a system restore. Now our Iron Key won't open. Pop up message about needing privileged access. No idea…
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How safe is email?
Is it safe to send bank details to and from personal email addresses? I know people do it all the time, but I do worry. Am I being very old fashioned?
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Apple Watch cellular
If I buy a watch cellular can I use phones from any of my Apple accounts or wife’s? Does it have to be the one linked to the iPhone contract? Or can I set the watch up for anyone? Also can you pay the watch and contract early before the 4 years if you wish to and use without the cellular? Do you get given a new number to…
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Facebook issues
Afternoon all The past day or so, my ability to interact with discussions and the like on Facebook have hit what appears to be an impasse. When I've tried to initiate a new discussion on a page, the pop up screen shows, but doesn't open, yet I can post a comment on a discussion. Also, I now have to open a reel in a new…
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TV has eARC Soundbar Arc only - DOLBY ATMOS / DOLBY VISION issues
Is there a solution to this anyone ? My Hisense 85U7KQTUK Tv has eARC , my older but excellent sounding HW K950 Dolby Atmos Soundbar only has ARC . When I run my streamers direct into the TV and then hdmi between eARC (TV) and ARC Soundbar, I'm getting Dolby vision top end pictures but zero Dolby atmos (the feed definitley…
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Windows 11 icons
My work PC was recently upgraded to enable Windows 11 to be introduced. Since then, I have a really annoying issue with the desktop icons loaded via the network. We/I actually do t use half of them, so I like to drag and position them away from those that I do need. However, at times during the day (will happen multiple…
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Getting through the iPhone silent/mute?
I've been meaning to ask this for weeks but keep forgetting. I thought you could get round the iPhone being on mute thing by following up your phone call immediately once the first one rings out? I was sure I'd heard that before but either it doesn't work or no longer works. My wife is a damn nuisance with her phone being…
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Trusted reviews of Powerline adapters?
Anyone know of a trusted source for testing and comparing powerline adapters? Google is just useless at finding them. Just seems to give links to the same text copy/pasted to several websites or reviews of an item the reviewer has never seen in the flesh never mind tested them properly. I know the advertised speeds are…
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How to connect android phone to internet with adapter and ethernet cable
Hello - want to plug phone into my router using a usb c to ethernet adapter and ethernet cable. When I do this the lights go on on the adapter. The phone registers than something is connected when I scroll down - says phone is charging other device with usb tap for more options. When it goes to usb settings all the other…
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BT Openworld Login Problem
I'm trying to set up a new iPad for a friend. She has a btopenworld.com email working on her imac.We got in a muddle trying to work out which password we needed from a mysterious list she has. After several goes we now seem to be locked out by BT. If I try to log in herehttps://prod-btemailauth.bt.comit says "Your account…
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Help, iPad?
I wonder if you experts can advise me?I've been asked by my son and his partner, her son wants an iPad for Christmas, maximum budget would be £300. Where do I start?I know nothing about iPads, I'm an Android person, phones and pads, as is my son.So what on earth are my options? It seems a complete minefield, different…
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Excel formula help please
I'm trying to calculate the number of days between the two dates and have copied the formula directly from the MS support website but it's not working. Can anyone tell me how I've gone wrong please? Thanks. Mine: MS's:
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Cheap used ipad
Would you recommend the best used iPads for two different needs 1) cheap and cheerful , purely for web browsing , watching Netflix etc on wifi..nothing else 2) as above but a bit more power, storage and connections Both must be as big as screen as possible Thanks
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Tech subscriptions are out of control. What are you NOT subscribed to and why?
I'm currently subscribing to: 1) Twinkl: An educational content website. ~£15/month. 2) Brainpop: Another educational website: ~£15/month. 3) Patreon: £5/month for various people I want to support. One of these is for educational support for work. 4) Another educational site, more technical, only for older students and…
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Hisesne 85U7KQTUK Tv / samsung hwk 950 Soundbar
Hi a few question from a uk user I have the 85U7KQTUK , hooked up to a Samsung hwk 950 dolby atmos Soundbar , have sky stream , apple TV 4k latest gen and firecube 4k latest gen Set up 1 - streamers into Soundbar My initial set up was 2 hdmi 2.1s into DA Soundbar from two streamers (focusing on firecube and sky Puck for…
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Recommended suppliers of remanufactured printer cartridges?
Hello, does anyone have recommendations for online sites to buy remanufactured printer cartridges (it's for a fairly old printer)? How can you tell whether or not they're legitimate sites, selling legitimate products? Any sites to avoid? Thank you!
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Change Microsoft password
I'm considering passing on one of my laptops to my son, however, how do you change the password to get into it. It's running Win10. TIA
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Scam- thought I was getting refund from lastminute.com
I was scammed into believing I was receiving refund from lastminite.com after they charged me twice. I tweeted them after getting nowhere on their chat service and email chasing a refund. The scammer then contacted me on twitter saying if they give my mobile they will contact to resolve. Then the scam started, contacted…
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HDMI chromebook to TV
My wife’s
deteriorating vision means that she can no longer see the TV. I have bought a 14” one that sits on a small
table beside a chair. I used an HDMI cable to link it to my chromebook so that
she could use Amazon and other websites. However
although the home page appears on the TV it remains there when I move to…
