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5 GHz router for Solar
I have FTTP with a 5 GHz router. However my Solar Data Logger uses 2.4 GHZ. Is there a way forward - other than replacing the router with a dual band 2.4/5 ?
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Best budget ish soundbar- just plugged in Samsung and unsure.
Hi. I have used a yamaha yas93 (now discontinued) for years. No sub no other speaks and I genuinely felt like it was closed to surround sound. Now I'm only changing it because of dramas with a soundbsr that mean it won't fit but also the optical socket in my TV is knackered. Have plugged in a Samsung hw b5550 tonight (with…
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Teamviewer alternative for providing IT support to family
I'm currently using Teamviewer to remote into my mum's laptop when she has an IT problem. But they've recently launched a new interface which is abysmal and makes basic tasks almost unuseable.For the time being you can stick with the old interface but they've said that option will at some stage be removed, so I'm looking…
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Switch controlled by Alexa
I installed a couple of switches to control the under cupboard lights in the kitchen. One of them has stopped working. The ones I used were Sonoff BasicR3. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07WFM246Q They have been okay, although I am disappointed to have a 50% failure rate in 3 years. Should I use something different…
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"Alexa show 5 " touch screen not working
Hi all, i am using Alexa Show 5 but the touch screen died 2 days back suddenly. All other functions are working perfectly i.e questioning & answering but the touch screen, no response at all. I have also reset is several times but no luck. I purchased it almost 2 years ago. Any advice thank you so much kind regards AK
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How do I connect a smart speaker to my smartphone?
Hello! I'm trying to connect a smart speaker to my smartphone using the MyConnectHome app. When I open the app, I get a message saying "Please on-board your router." I try to connect, but the QR code won't scan, and when I enter the router data manually, I get a message saying "This device is having trouble connecting."…
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Pension Tracing Service not working
I was looking at the gov.uk Pension Tracing website before , but it does not appear to be working this week. Is anyone else able to access it ?
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Changing Battery in a Kindle Keyboard (D01101)
I've had this for many years but barely used it but when i went to use it recently the normal Empty Battery message doesn't go even when charging using different chargers and different fixes etc Apparently not using them isn't great for the battery. I don't want o buy another one so i'm looking to change the battery but…
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Kestrel Viewer App CCTV problems- cannot view - Wifi IP range conflicts?
Hi, A few months ago we installed CCTV to our property. We could view the cameras remotely via our mobiles and tablets. Yesterday the login appeared frozen on my iPad but I was still able to view on my iPhone. Then last night we had a “connect fail” message when we attempted to log in using a Samsung Galaxy tablet and…
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Email from Bankrate
I received an email from 'Bankrate' asking me to verify email address by clicking a button.But i did not try and open Bankrate account, never even heard of them before but they seem to be some US company.Should i contact them via the email address below to let them know i did not create a Bankrate account or could that…
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Alter music playcounts on Plex
I'm running Plex Media Server on my Synology DS923+. I'd like to alter some of the playcounts on my music collection. Is there anyway to do this on Plex? Thanks.
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Software for printing photos.
Hi, I am not very tech savvy and I am looking for an inexpensive or free software package to print off/resize/ simple editing of photographs. I am not wanting to edit videos or produce anything very complicated. Any suggestions gratefully received. Thanks!
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Video card vs Battery life - laptop
My MSI laptop has two different video choices - a lower spec Intel Iris XE and a high spec NVIDIA Geforce RTX 4060 - I have been running on the high spec until recently, when I noticed the battery was not lasting as long as I expected Running on the NVIDIA - Battery lasts 1 1/4 hoursRunning on the INTEL - Battery lasts for…
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New phone £200-£250 help.
Looking for suggestions for a new Android phone, nothing
fancy just reliable, good storage, good battery life and a half decent camera.
Budget £200-£250. Is this doable and if so, what would you recommend please. My current phone is a moto g 9 play if that helps.
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What's going on with my location?
For a little while now my location has been wacky on my PC. It's never pinpointed me precisely (which surely is a bit wrong since I'm connected to the router via cable?!) but it's generally got me somewhere close-ish. Lately though I've just been way off. A few 100 mile away. Google Maps is one that's been getting me…
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How on earth do you (legally) buy/download music these days?
I could hop on YouTube & acquire it that way but I want to do it via proper means. It's been that long since I bought any new music that the 'old ways' seem to no longer exist? I'm not interested in streaming at all so that rules out most of what search results are telling me. And I'm not looking at illegally getting music…
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Burn music to CD
I need to burn some music to a CD to play for an occasion. I downloaded one song from YouTube as an Mp3 file I then used Windows Media Player to burn it to a blank CDAfter it failed for the third time, I gave up and binned the CDs :'(We've now found the artist's original CD in the garage and would like to burn six tracks…
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Scan Old Slides to PC
Digging through some memorabilia and found a load of slides. We have borrowed a Maplin Gadget 5MP Film to PC Scanner which works reasonably well but is very tedious to use. (You have to manually insert three slides at a time into the fiddly holder, then push them through and click 'scan now' on each one, then remove and…
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its another laptop scam =sorry folks did not realise straight away.
I would have ignored it but it froze my computer so I had to phone the number given for Microsoft Windows Defender (Removed by Forum Team) - Guy called Brandon answered and said I needed to pay for an extension for windows Defender 1 year £199.99 2 years £299.99 or 3 years £399.99. I did ask questions - he said he worked…
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Wiping phone for sale - remove Google Account?
Hi, Grateful for some help please on preparing phone for sale = removing all personal data and leaving phone usable for new owner. It's a Huawei P30 Pro. We know about factory reset but on a previous phone when we did this, when switching phone back on after reset, it still asked us to enter old Google Account details once…
