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"Keep your Apple Account safe and secure." email
Myself and Mrs B both had these emails yesterday afternoon from appleaccount@insideapple.apple.comGoogle results are inconclusive - links go to https://c.apple.com with a whole string of characters after ... which then loads https://support.apple.com/en-gb etc Spam? Rubbish? Genuine? Any thoughts?
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Brand New USB Stick and Virus / Risk
Is it possible for a brand new USB stick to have a virus? I ask because we made a purchase from Amazon a little while back and the delivery had an extra brand new San Disk USB stick in the box. "Cruzer Blade 64GB USB Flash Drive" We reported to Amazon but their processes got confused when we tried to process a return for…
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Kitchen LED lights issue
I have a kitchen that was installed just over a year ago and some of the remote controlled LED lights are now only working with a very poor level of light output. This change happened just over a week ago. The remote control doesn’t have any branding on it. The remote controls three sets of LED lights that are accessed by…
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SD card as alternative to USB stick?
I've just discovered that my new Windows 11 Home laptop has a slot on the side for an SD card. Can you use an SD card like a USB stick for file backup etc, and if so, what are the pros and cons?
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Problem with Printer
I have a problem with my printer as I just went to print some invoices when nothing happened I went into the print queue and there was a message saying printer offline.I have tried different things but still shows off line and I need it The printer is a Brother DCP-J315W the O/S is windows 10
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Password-protection or encryption on USB sticks
My wife and I keep a folder of essential documents on a USB stick and we would be happier if this wasn't easy for someone to open if we lose the USB stick. Given that we're both old codgers who are not up to speed with this stuff, I thought the answer would be to get one of those USB sticks with built-in encryption, but a…
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How do I rotate a photo on the forums please
Not had it happen before but a photo I was posting turned itself sideways.It appears portrait in my folders. May have been rotated long ago. Any way I can turn it right way up?I did a search and looked for right click ideas and the toolbar.
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PC tower & monitor shopping around
Hi, I need to replace my deskop PC which I was told might have a hardware problem (mend it might not be worthy). I would like Windows and I used the PC mainly for internet, Words/OpenOffice and a few other programs. I would like a tower with monitor. A friend said the following would be enough:- a 2-3 old model, like a…
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Storage of medical records etc
I am trying to store all of my medical records in a database - similar to that used by doctors surgeries - with attachments dating back 40+ years.I have looked at Google calendar - but that doesn't appear to accept multiple attachments on any one day.Also - it needs to be private (not shared) Any suggestions for a simple…
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Spam phishing emails
I've been getting a dozen emails a day pretending to be reputable companies eg Boot, B&Q, Screwfix. I block every email but the same ones keep coming back with a different sender email. Usually a a string of what I think are underscores (___________) then a long string of numbers. I've got a outlook/hotmail account and…
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Photos have Wrong Address on Android Phone
I have a Samsung A15 Android phone and for some reason it has started to put my next door neighbours address on my photos, 12 instead of 10, I must have stood too near to the dividing wall of my semi when taking a picture. I can find the details of the pictures and can change everything except the address, it doesn't give…
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Paking ticket from euro car parks
Hi, I wonder if anybody have any experience or knowledge of similar problem.This morning have received a parking ticket for staying at carpark for local small supermarket. The rules are that 30 minutes are free, no return for an hour. On the ticket it states that my car was parked there for 9 hours 10 minutes when in…
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iOS 18.1.1
I have an iPad (8th generation).I'm being notified of the update above. However it's telling me I need more storage to install it. I have deleted everything I can but still don't have enough storage for it. Is my iPad now defunct? Anything I can do to fix this?
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Apps hanging after installation of IOS 18.1.1
Is it just me, but ever since I've downloaded the latest software, my iPhone12 has got a whole lot slower when trying to log into all sorts of apps. Banking, Nest, all sorts of things have got so much slower. Is anybody else finding this? I've checked for updates and I'm on the latest version of software. I've turned the…
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Questions on OneDrive
Hi, I've previously asked questions on this topic but felt it better to start a new question. I am helping a lady out and have been working from my home. The lady has created a shared folder in onedrive. She has sent me an email with a link to this folder. My Questions are: 1. I need to know how I can access this shared…
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Best smart device with decent sleep tracking
Can anyone recommend a smart watch with good sleep tracking? I was looking at the Samsung ring but I read that it cannot compare to a decent smart watch, but when I look at some of the Samsung smart watches, they have very short battery life. I have an old, generic brand smart watch but the sleep tracking is inaccurate,…
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Print M&S returns label from ipad or iphone?
My partner wanted to return an M&S item from her iPad but there does not seem to be an option from the app to print the label (we have AirPrint that works fine with other apps.) The only option in both the iPhone/iPad app is to "download" the returns label but in fact it just shows it on the screen with no option to print…
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Randomised Mac v Device Mac ?
Whats says the MSE jury ?My Vodaphone broadband App is recommending to switch our devices that connect to our home WiFi,from randomised Mac to Device Mac. Read up on this, and Device Mac makes it easier to be tracked etc ? Have left on Randomised for now as dont have any issues connecting to the WiFi.
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How to Stop Amazon Searches Appearing on Wife's Tablet?
My wife has a Samsung tablet that also has my Amazon account on it as she uses it to buy e-books from Amazon Kindle to read on the Kindle app on the tablet. This has the unfortunate effect that anything I search for on Amazon on my tablet or computer appears on her tablet. Just now she shouted up to me, I don't like these…
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Xbox subscription
Hi All probably answered but I couldn't find an answer when I searched unfortunately!! My son has taken out a (think it was core) trial subscription for £1 initially and then recurring at £6.99 per month. My queries are: 1) Is it possible to front load the subscription period via the 12 month cards available from CD Keys…
