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Email domain renewal
Hi! I’ve been using GoDaddy for my email address domain (via Microsoft) that I use as a sole trader. It’s up for renewal for what will be my third year. I’m thinking I might be paying over the odds; I paid a mere £4.99 in the first year which is clearly to get you in as a new customer, but this year it is £86 with VAT.…
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Microwave query about butter
OK so not about computers but I thought the brainy types here might be able to help answer a question about softening butter in the microwave. OK so usually I take the butter out of the fridge, put it on a plate and leave it on the dining room table overnight. By morning it is normally reasonably spreadable. But sometimes…
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Getting into photography
If this question is not in the right place, please feel free to move it. I'd like to get into photography, how much would I need to spend to get myself a camera and get started?
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Voice controlled land line or dumb mobile phone
Is there such a thing? My wife has very limited vision and struggles when dialling a number that is not in the phone's memory. She has to use a magnifier to read the number and can only enter a few numbers at a time. The pauses during this result in the link beng disconnected. Neither of us can cope with a smartphone.
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working on Excel files through Microsoft 365 Online version
I will be sent an Excel document to work on. I don't have the paid version of the program. Can I safely use the online version? When I send back the file will they be able to open it with their Excel program? Thanks.
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Anyone good with SQL?
Just wondering if SQL can be made to ignore character case when
selecting a field dependant on content. I have some SQL that
I use to allocate a ‘Type’ number in a table in LibraOffice Base.
This looks at a field called ‘Description’ and allocates a Type
number accordingly, like this: UPDATE "tblSpend" SET "Type"
= '4'…
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data only sim not to expnsive min calls if not data only
hi am looking for the above for my new phone as have monthly with my old phone
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Laptop battery or ac adapter issue?
I have a GF65 Thin 9SEXR msi laptop which is only 3 years old and little used but the battery seems to be completely drained, the laptop will only power up with the ac adapter lead attached. I have done a battery report but not sure what it is telling me 51300mWh design capacity and 39433mWh full charge capacity. Is it…
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How to set up new laptop?
Hello I've just bought a new Asus vivobook laptop with Windows 11. Is there a simple and cheap ( preferably free) way to transfer all the files from my old windows 10 laptop.
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Tesco Hudl 2 problem
I have a problem with my Tesco Hudl - I can't press the power button to turn it on or off. I searched for a solution but nearly every one I could find starts with 'press the power button'. I think it might be stuck because when I try to press it it feels as if there's no button there. At the moment the only way to use the…
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FastStone Image Viewer, Every now an then i get a blank picture come up
Hi Guys Got a problem with FastStone Image Viewer, Every now an then i get a blank picture come up and when i double click on it i then get a picture with an X on it like the one i upload hereHas anyone got any ideas how i can get my picture's back?Would be much appreciated because i don't know how to solve it.
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Some FastStone Image Viewer pictures come up blank
Hi Guys Got a problem with FastStone Image Viewer, Every now an then i get a blank picture come up and when i double click on it i then get a picture with an X on it like the one i upload here Has anyone got any ideas how i can get my picture's back? Would be much appreciated because i don't know how to solve it. ( Sorry…
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How do I stop this pop up on my phone?
Hi all, hope someone can help me. I keep getting a pop up on my phone for creatihk.com. This happens most times that i access the internet. Mostly they are adverts, and I just click the 'x' box to get rid of them, but it is really frustrating. I use Google to search the internet, and it looks like these pop ups are via…
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Son 14 into coding - help (reflection on old post)
In 2017 I posted on this site asking for help on what we coild do to enhance sons love of coding. Thanks to some great guys on here (they were all guys) I got tons of really helpful advice about languages, and about career options. I wanted to update you and add my reflections. It all started with 'Minecraft'. That got him…
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no sender spam emails
Hi, is there any way I can stop the 50 or so spam emails with no sender I am receiving on my bt internet account every day,
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Chromebook vs Budget Laptop - Thoughts?
Hey everyone, my son, age 7, as unfortunately totalled his Chromebook - turns out running downstairs with it open wasn't such a good idea after all - who'd have thought eh? So, now a replacement is required, I'm tossing up between: 1. Chromebook - around £150-200 for the sort of spec required, will be something he's used…
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Reboot/Reset a Moto G7 Mobile
My phone has been behaving oddly over the last month or so - slow to react, freezing etc. so I'm thinking I need to take some action. I have a few apps on there and tons of photos on an SD card but I don't have any banking apps or anything too fancy. I've gone through my apps and used 'force stop' on all those that aren't…
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Free offline spreadsheet software
Hi all, happy new year! I have searched and searched but am struggling. I have a tablet that I want to be able to access and save my budget spreadsheet on, as it's so much easier than starting the very laptop up. As it has my financial details on it, I want to be able to edit and save offline. But I am struggling to find…
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Locked out of Facebook - help!
I've managd to lock myself out of Facebook, I think because it forced me to change my password, and it took me through the process a number of times so I have no idea what my password is. How can I get back into my account?
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How to improve WiFi signal around the house?
Going to be 2 usage scenarios here but maybe the same answer applies for both. The basis of this questioning for both is home CCTV. 1) 1930s built house. Cavity walls, although if you go in a straight line from the router then you actually only pass 1 cavity wall with the other being a false wall. The camera at the back of…
