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New laptop recommendations
Need to purchase a new laptop for general use, some word processing, iTunes music and video. No need for anything involving the latest gaming. Any recommendations on what to took at in the region of £500?
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Oral B toothbrush head... when to replace..?
Not sure if this counts as 'tech' so apologies if on the wrong board. I think I must be going nuts because I keep reading that the heads on Oral B electric toothbrushes "signal" to the user when they need replacing. In fact, the newly-bought pack of replacement heads sitting in my bathroom cabinet proudly and boldly states…
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Web Site Blocked in Opera but not in Opera Private Window
When I visit https://forums.raspberrypi.com in Opera browser I get the error message Sorry, you have been blocked You are unable to access raspberrypi.com yet when I use a private window in Opera I can access the site OK. I have cleared the cookies but I still get this problem. Any ideas as to what could be causing this? I…
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Sound out of Sync on YouTube
Hi, I have been watching some videos on YouTube through my old Panasonic TV, however, the sound is out of sync. I've tried reinstalling the app but it hasn't fixed the issue. I tried watching on my phone and the sound is fine. Is there a way to fix this? Thanks in advance.
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Slow running after clean install
Hi I have just done a clean install of windows 11 from a usb stick. At the partition option i have deleted everything i could to free up disk space as i used to do this with normal HD's But i have an 250 SSD HD on this desktop and before my clean install i also had a "D" data was 931GB also which i used to store all my…
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struggling to use Teams for interview and work, how can I improve this?
Had an interview from a link on teams for two interviews - one on my phone and other on laptop but couldn't join the meeting. What's the problem?
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Trying to find an old website from 2011
Hi I'm looking for an old website for a family friend who's husband passed away ten years ago. It's just a few pages and he made it himself but would be really lovely to get some screen grabs from it to send to her. I know the domain name no longer exists and think it was only up and running for a few years about 2011 Can…
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sky.com email abroad
Friend is staying at her house in Cyprus but can't get her sky.com emails on her ipadIt worked last time they were there in 'late summer'She's very non-techie but I talked her through installing Windscribe on the ipad, set it to "London Crumpets" but it still wouldn't work.Set it to airplane mode and back - no different.…
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USB STICK To MOVE games from main consloe on to usb
Hi Have a PS 5 and wish free some space on it so wanted to ask what is the best USB to use should i get an external Hard drive and if so what size TIA
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HONOR PHONE
Hi Hope all are well I have the above and there seems to be a line across it from top to bottom and seems apps going crazy Is there a way I can move my photos as seem the phone is on its last legs or any idea what it would cost to fix as the phone's sim does not work but i used to take photos and listen to you tube on wifi
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One Stream FTTP
Helping an elderly, non-technical neighbour (have had to do this a lot around here after BT/OpenReach conversions to Digital Voice) but this one is via One Stream. She hadn't requested Digital Voice, OpenReach just turned up and started digging up the pavement. After the "engineer" had concluded the cable termination and…
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Connecting a android mobile phone with a external wifi unit
Just curious Rrecently a friend has been given a Ttp-Link M7350 Mobile Wifi unit Can his android mobile phone with just a payg phone/text sim card permanently in it be connected to the internet with this mobile wifi unit with a seperate data sim card in it with no problems to his phone/text sim card
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Ads following me online and now on partners phone?
I use ad blockers to stop most ads online which are able to stop all youtube ads but not all web ads as google allows some through. I ordered a jacket from a well known website recently but surprisingly to me an ad saying buy it again was on my partners facebook when he handed his phone for me to look at something on his…
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Deleting old WhatsApp messages
Got a message from five weeks ago which I want deleted on WhatsApp, how do i do it? recent stuff is easy (just right click then delete), but how about older stuff when right click doesnt give the delete option?
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Annual mortgage overpayment or overpay at end of product
Hi there, we currently put our mortgage overpayments into two 8% interest savings accounts. We had planned to wait for the interest to mature and pay these overpayments annually, but I wondered weather we should be sitting on them for longer so more interest will be gained? Our product
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Using Bluetooth devices with Chromebook
Is it possible to use two Bluetooth devices simultaneously on a Chromebook? I'm specifically wondering about using Bluetooth headphones at the same time as a Bluetooth mouse.
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Safest Email Service
I've been doing a paper self assessment for over 20 years but think it's time to go online. Wonder if someone can help with a few questions. What's the safest email server? Is Hotmail same as outlook? Does Hotmail use HTTPS? Should I pick a server that uses Https? Is protonmail and/or tutanota safer?
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Sky Glass TV alternative to use to Sky Stream
Hi Can I ask please for some advice about choosing a TV with a budget of around £600. I'm looking for something with built in sound and a good screen. Size 55" I'm looking to use it for Sky Stream thanks
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Sat Nav directions - can you get them altered?
Strangely during Brexit the Sat Nav directions to our house changed. It now directs people up a private, unmade road leading to the local Bowling Club - which our garden backs on to. From there you can’t drive anywhere else and can’t reach our house. Does anyone know if there is anyway we can get these directions corrected…
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Associating text file with a jpeg (to explain the jpeg).
Before I ask this question, I'm talking here about Windows 10 or 11 mainly. So, please, no suggestions about mobile apps. I've been doing some genealogy stuff recently and I've found lots of information, which I've downloaded in the form of jpegs. I've grown tired of explaining the "subject/source/possible likelihood of…
