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Help for a dummy -Apple I Pad
I have been given a second hand I Pad Mini 2 by a family member ,switched it on and it said to use if you have an I Phone put along side and it will run the same ( my wording ) Well i did and it now has all my photos etc. The problem i have is i use Yahoo.co.uk for all my e mails but the i pad only seems to use I Cloud ,…
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MicroSD card not recognised by android phone.. after transferring files to it!
Desperate plea for help please! I ordered a SanDisk microSD card for my Samsung Galaxy S8. My phone initially recognised the card fine, and I transferred across a large amount of files - at least 10GB worth of photos, videos, and things I need for work. Now, the phone is suddenly not recognising an SD card at all. I try…
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2.4GHz or 5 GHz ?
I have a raspberry pi in my greenhouse controlling the watering and temperature which has a USB wifi adapter so that I have a choice of 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz. My router is a Virgin Media Hub 5. Using wavemon the signal strengths are 5 GHz 57%, -70 dBm, ch 108, 5540 MHz 4 sta, 2% chan, Radio Measure, Spectrum Mgmt 2.4 GHz 49%,…
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Laptop Reccys, Please?
I used to have a Lenova Yoga but it died after 5/6 years and I think I paid about £600 in the sale from £1000. My main use for it is for a few emails now and again, forums, FB, Amazon/Netflix streaming. (I don't have a TV/monitor, so viewing TV programmes need to be good size, but not not necessarily big). I don't play…
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Windows taskbar has changed.
That. On my (Win10) PC that section has always shown the weather but for the past few days it keeps showing up things like this AIM1 thing with percentages. I haven't knowingly changed anything although maybe I've clicked something in error. I don't remember. How do I get that stuff to stop appearing & leave it as the…
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Where Do People Buy Their Non-Apple Laptops These Days?
Time was when I would pop down to MicroDirect and chat to other customers and staff and try out the display models. There was even a time when PC World had a half-decent spread of reasonable machines - even the website offerings these days seems very limited in brands and specs. So, as the title says, where do most people…
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Any Electricians out there? change fluorescent tubes to LED tubes.
I want to change my fluorescent tubes to LED tubes. Is it as easy as buy the correct size tubes replace the starter with an LED starter ? Probably not as i have watched a number of you tube videos which mention "breakers, tombstones.etc etc My current tubes are 72cm F16W / 840 T8 COOL WHITE. The tubes are single tubes…
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How to see what capacity a fully charged rechargeable battery is holding? AA/AAA
i have/had this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08CKCZMT1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 i would go for another if available but can't seem to find anything that does the same. i have battery chargers and i have a little unit that tells me green/amber/red for current state but not the actual current…
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Can I put Tesco App on Desktop?
Does anyone know if I can download Tesco App onto my desktop as it's the only device I have? If possible, how to do it please? In simple terms LOL.
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Internet problems with Lenovo Ideapad 3 - Network adaptor
My sons laptop just stopped working the internet last night. I have watched no end of Youtube this afternoon. He cannot connect to any network. In device manager it shows error with the network adaptor. I have uninstalled and reinstalled it. I downloaded an adaptor off lenovo website with memory stick and tried to run…
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How to Build my Puzzles in an App?
I have made hundreds of these puzzles on paper, and spent hours in video editors learning how to make simple videos of my puzzles (HEXAGAME Word Puzzles on YouTube) But for them to display how I want, it takes me over an hour every day to make the Puzzle and Solution videos. Much longer if I get distracted and want to…
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New Philips TV not recognising any of my Flash Drives/Sticks
Hi. I usually transfer photos to flash drives and then we watch photos on our TV. Recently purchased a Philips TV and only 1 out out 5 flash drives is recognised. Occasionally get a message 'Unsupported USB device'. Tried 3 new flash drives all with the same result, but all work on my 5 year old Sony TV in other room. Also…
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PDF question
Is it possible to create those "page turning" PDF's for free ?If so - how ?
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Cleared Cookies and Cache, Endless emails asking it it me?
Yes, over 2 weeks ago I in my stupidity cleared my cookies and cache. Now, no site remembers me and I have to sign in each time. Yes, I do have the Remember Me ticked. The worse is eBay and now Paypal sending emails insisting a new device signed in to my account. Was it me, if so ignore the email which I do. No, it is the…
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Ipad 2021 9th generation..do you recommend?
Hi everyone..I’ve got an old ipad, with only 16gig of storage, now used, so I need to replace it. I’m keen to get this 2021 model, from Argos (buy now, pay in a year, on my Argos card) its got 256g memory, 10.2 screen, and is only £499, so it seems like a good choice? I’m hoping I’ll get a good few years out of it, before…
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Identifying stars - what are the chances?
Ok so I've never downloaded an app in my life so please be simple.I'd like to identify the stars. I live 15mins from a dark sky area but mostly in my garden which should be easier. I don't want all the tragectories, time of arrival etc. Just point and name.And not a clue with 'calibrating my phones compass' besides my…
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Fed up with Virgin TV .. want to chenge
I've had Virgin TV for a very long time, since 'Blueyonder Days. In fact I see it is over 20 years .. i got it the day before England were playing football and Paul Ince played with a bloodied head. Anyway, I hardly ever watch live TV .. usually just being content to watch YouTube. It's so long now I don't think the aerial…
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Canon MG5250 B200 error
I’ve had this error before on another Canon Printer and following advice from the web was able to rectify it. However, in this case I can’t seem to solve it. The advice given is (whilst the printer is turned off - Unplugged ) to move the carriage to the central position, leave the lid open and then turn the printer on and…
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Open Learn Academy of Money
Hi. I cannot type in the answers to the questions on the Academy pages. I only have Microsoft 365 Office. Is this the cause? I dont really want to print out the 20 or so pages in order to fill in the answers. Any guidance please?
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Can't Login GiffGaff - SIM Swap to Action
Have issues with not being able to login with password reset not sending text codes; acknowledging my Username nor Number. I need to do this so I can swap out my old SIM with a new one as I have issues of the SIM not available on my phone. How do I go about resolving this, please? Feel so helpless... Thanks in advance.
