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Ring doorbell scam
Have had 2 emails identical address me by first name apologising for ‘inappropriate’ messages lately and offering indoor came for £10 almost certainly a scam? Have not clicked link but thought I would check as nothing similar popping up online yet.
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Signing in to Credit Club
Hi. I wouldn't bother you guys but I've emailed the text below to MSE. No joy. I'm stuck in a loop. I'm having horrendous trouble logging in to my Credit Club.It keeps telling me I've already got an account and that I should change my password.When I do it tells me it's the wrong details and we go round and round.HELP…
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Anybody have a HP support 'phone number?
As above. I've got a printer problem. I've tried their "Virtual Assistant" but it hasn't helped and is now going round in circles. I've tried searching their website for a number to speak to a human being in real time but it appears I have to give them my printer's serial number first, but the site is telling me it doesn't…
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Repeating
Any help here would greatly be appreciated, and thankyou in advance. I am trying to set my technicolor DGA4134 up as a repeater (wirelessly). However after trawling through pages on google and youtube I can find no exact instructions for setting up this particular router. Advice I have found is varied, and the admin…
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LOGO
when using my browser the word LOGO comes up in left hand corner what does this mean
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'Enable Print' Why Microsoft, just why?
Every time I either get sent a Microsoft Office document that needs printing or I need to print Office documents off other media like a flash drive I have to 'Enable Printing' Why? what is the point apart from it being annoying, if I've selected print it means I want to print, do we need this extra 'Are you sure' measure?…
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amazon fire tablet
Morning all. Last year i upgraded from a 7inch to the 10 inch tablet.I like the way you can get around with Amazon Fire and so hubby has just ordered the new Amazon Max 11. When i went to load all my favourites on to my 10 inch tablet i immediately got all the bookmarks transferred across which was great,didn't have to do…
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Need a new desktop wired mouse.
Hi folks, I am a big fan of the basic Microsoft wired mouse, nice height to it which suits my hand perfectly, but old one is playing up, so need something similar that is under £20. I got a temporary mouse from Argos yesterday a HP one only £6.99 but simply doesn't have the height of the old Microsoft one. With the…
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Three WiFi router help
My nan uses a three WiFi router for her internet on her windows laptop. Suddenly she can’t access sites like ITV X and BBC IPlayer through the browser. She gets a page cannot load page. She can access other pages though and they load. We have tried other browsers. When Curry’s take a look they all load for them. So is it…
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Yahoo search redirect virus
I appear to have the Yahoo search redirect virus. When I open Chrome the search box is the yahoo search box and the results are from a yahoo search. I downloaded AVAST but it found nothing so I uninstalled and tried AVG. Even an AVG deep scan found nothing. Does anyone have any idea as to what I can do next? Many Thanks.…
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Removing a PDF Password
Hi, Is there an easy and free way to remove a password from a PDF file and then sign it? The file I have been sent has a password on it which I've also been given, but I need to remove/change it. Thanks in advance
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bt logins confusion
Does anyone know what's going on with their logins for email and account ?They say that it's simply www.bt.com/email for email and www.bt.com/login for bt account. But these both lead to long url's which keep changing and then don't work after a while when saved.Also the latest bt.com/login leads to an error page but…
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Which VPN?
Currently with PIA but subscription about to expire, is there a better, more secure one?
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File organisation on Samsung A14
I have in Google Files on my Samsung A14 around 20 short audio clips in the form of mp3 files, each with the name of a tune as its filename. With them sorted alphabetically, this works well enough for me to use when practicing clarinet. I have on my laptop two folders, each containing around 40 similar clips of exercises.…
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Dowloaded PDF files of bank Statements not showing details
I have sometimes used the option to download my Nationwide Bank Statements by using their PDF option but when I did it today and saved it I opened it up and there's nothing showing in it. There's just a sort of template I suppose you'd call it but no logo or anything in print. So, I had a look back at previous downloaded…
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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
