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Converting a Chromebook to run Linux - any snags?
I'm hoping to get a laptop for a family member who is a typical day-to-day Linux user (i.e. not a technical Linux user). Her typical use is mainly browsers - Firefox and Chrome both open with (usually) lots of concurrent tabs, plus Google Earth and the occasional spreadsheet or two.At the moment the best value for money…
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Hacked/spoofed email
Someone sent out emails to my mum's contacts, looking like they had come from her email address, asking if people used a well known internet shopping site. If people replied, they then got a further email from a similar looking email address asking them to buy a gift card for her. She has changed her email password with…
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Windows file sorting puzzle
Whilst moving stuff to a new Windows laptop, I've found a big folder of music files which are in sub-folders named according to the artist. Which is all very well, but I can't search for a tune if I can't remember who the artist is! Is there perhaps a way of copying all the individual files into a new folder with them…
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SIM holder question
What's this little red-circled notch in my SIM holder? My SIM won't fit.
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Yamaha YDS-120 Digital Saxophone
I bought this digital saxophone a while ago and at present, I put some backing music on my TV and play along with it as you would normally. In some situations, I would plug some headphones into the stereo jack on the saxophone, but leave one off so I can hear the TV along with what I am playing. So, there is the query. How…
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Asus laptop storage container
My Asus laptop died yesterday, just said it had to restart due to an error but then would not restart. Took to a computer repair guy today who advised motherboard gone and not worth or unable to fix. He couldn't even get it to switch on to copy my drive. Unfortunately I hadn't backed up my drive for a couple of months 😳 He…
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VOIP
We are currently with EE for broadband and landline. Due to a sudden change in our circumstances that service will end next week. We are out off timed contract and have not changed to digital voice. We still have very old BB router. We wish to keep our landline number. We do now have a 5g vodaphone gigacube router as we…
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Multiple Laptop Set up
So, WFH for a long time now and I have multiple Clients. Normally I manage to get access to all the IT I need through my own laptop, but lately I have two Clients who insist on using their own laptops for security reasons. That is entirely reasonable, but with three laptops, and swapping leads between one monitor is all…
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Computer spontaneously restarts
I bought my 'All in one Desktop' back in the spring, and about once a month it restarts itself whilst in use. Is this caused by a program running in the background? The only program I'm using directly using is Avast Browser. Here's a snapshot of the processes which use the highest CPU although there are others. I've also…
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Speed up aging laptop?
Got an 8 year old HP laptop that has only ever been used for simple browsing, email and Word. Would like my daughter to use it this year for light schoolwork to save buying her a new one, but it can be really slow. What's the best way to speed it up myself, to save taking it to a "PC doctor" type place or buying new one?…
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Another Mac Monterey and / or One Drive Issue
I am encountering an issue with One Drive on Mac Monterey. When first powered up it works fine, sometimes for hours. Then suddenly I see a line at the top of a finder window when looking at a One Drive folder saying something to the effect of "Start One Drive to keep your files synced". However the One Drive icon on the…
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Mac (Monterey) Issue
I am running Mac Monterey on an older Mac Pro which is the last version of MacOS that it will run. Recently I have an issue where if I install a new a new program then choose "Keep in Dock" it doesn't if the machine powered down. It stays in the Dock if the program is closed, even if the computer has been in sleep mode…
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FireFox
Anyone else experiencing issues today? It's a weird one because pages will sort of load, except not properly. Examples - YouTube loaded. I can open videos but they stall when I go to play them - nothing plays. Garmin Connect loads, I click to login but then get a total white page. eBay loaded. I was able to do a search &…
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Sorry, but it's another "best printer for me" question ...
I've done lots of searches but ended up more undecided than ever. All we need here is a basic A4 mono laser printer which also copies, to which we can send stuff from either our Windows 11 laptops or our Android phones. Occasional home use only, and don't want anything that relies on an internet connection or is a PITA to…
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"Lost" Youtube video -create mailing labels without need for mail merge
Came across this but can't find it again. The author is Doofa or something similar who says he is an employee of microsoft. He poo poos the accepted wisdom that mail merge is needed and shows how to use Word to create self adjusting boxes to enter and print a set of different address. Having struggled unsuccessfully with…
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recommendations for home printer?
Good Morning, I'm looking for a recommention for a decent home printer. I'm looking for something that offers a decent print on paper and card (up to 250gsm) and isn't going to require ink purchases every 5 minutes! Ideally it could scan and print A3 but i'm aware that this limits the options. i've read loads of 'best of'…
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Dell Inspiron laptop power supply failure rate?
My partner bought a Dell Inspiron 3510 laptop in March 2022. The original power supply started to fail March this year after 3 years. It wouldn't charge the battery and the light on the supply didn't come on at all. However, if the supply was left unplugged for a few minutes it worked again for a number of days and then…
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Why do all major price comparison sites all use the same results provider?
Whilst researching same insurance quotes from all the major online comparison sites all my results came back via a company called "Simply Business". I had a follow up call from their rep and out of curiosity i asked a. why does it all come back to one company and where is the market competitiveness price wise in that that.…
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Ideas for writing on cards.
I didn't know where to put this thread. My dad and FIL have about 200 Xmas cards to send this year. We have told them that we would write who they are from and we have address labels for the envelopes. One has Parkinson's and the other bad eyes and other ailments so sitting and writing is hard for them both. I was thinking…
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Best free alternative to Word?
My year's free subscription to Office 365 is nearly expired, so I'm in need of a free alternative to Word, purely for creating letters and documents. I've previously used LibreOffice, but are there perhaps alternatives nowadays that are worth checking out?
