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YouTube adblockers - AGAIN?
I realise that a thread on this has been previously closed, but discovered today that suggests YT is doing a go-around to sign up more premium members. As per previous advice I turned off my adblocker for their site, but then noticed a momentary re-enabling of the adblocker when trying to load their content from my laptop.…
What cables/wires should I PRE-INSTALL at my house for Sky/Satellite to be fitted in 6 months time?
Hi all I am helping my son renovate his house. If you take a look at the attached image you will see the exterior of the property has loads of ugly wires/cables running from top to bottom of the house. You will also see an ugly alarm box and satellite dish. Whilst we are renovating the house we are changing the windows etc…
xatreon.com - what is it and how can I get rid of it?
Quite often when I try and navigate to a webpage using Chrome, there's a massive delay spinning cursor then I get THIS screen appearing. I have no idea what it is, what it does or how to get rid of it or why my browser is going there or it has to respond. I'm usually trying to navigate to Facebook or eBay or whatever, it's…
Speakers for a Synthesizer keyboard.
Hi all. I recently purchased a Roland XP-10 Synthesizer keyboard. I have been learning on an old Casio which has built in speakers. This Roland needs external speakers to be able to listen to what I'm playing. My question is, what exactly do i need. The Synthesizer has output jack sockets which are larger than the one that…
Brave Browser on Android, back button
On Samsung A70 with Chrome reinstalled, I have Brave Browser as default . No problem for years, but recently the back button has not worked. I googled and discovered it's something others are aware of. I changed default to chrome as experiment, no luck, now back to Brave. Has anyone else using Brave experienced this and if…
TV multiplexers missing
TV is a Samsung 6 series. Transmitter is Waltham. TV has both Freesat and terrestrial tuners. When auto retuning the terrestrial Freeview 2 of the multiplexers are missing.(com5 and com6) Cannot find a way to manual tune even if that would help. I have another TV on the same aerial which receives both muxes. Any…
Temporarily setting up an iPad.
Hi. Trying to sell my son's iPad Air (5?). He restored it to factory, but I wanted to have it demonstrable for selling, so set up my own temp Apple account to use. This got me past the first stage - email and p'word entered ok - and the next page was iTunes, for 'purchases' from App Store, Tunes, 'Books. I entered the same…
Looking for a laptop with screen brightness above 400 nits and with a magnetic power cable
Hi,My laptop frequently gets dropped /knocked to the floor. Without giving too much boring detail that is not directly relevant to the question I am asking I am now looking for a laptop where the power connector attaches magnetically and has a screen brightness of 400+ nits. The laptop would only be used for email and for…
Anyone else caught out by Onedrive
On Friday last week - I got a pop up from Onedrive reminding me to use it"click here..."Which I did - this started my NEW laptop on the path of destructionIt was not a virus but a legitimate MS pop up - that shows MS's attitude to customersEvidently they are trying to get everyone to save their files to one drive rather…
Moto G54/G84
Looking at these two phones.The main difference seems to be the processor. Is one better than the other? Is there anything else I've maybe missed?TIA
BENFEI USB C to HDMI Cable
I bought this https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01NH500RV?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details Because I have Paramount on my phone and hoped that this way I could see what is on my phone on my TV (with hindsight that might have been a mistake). And I tried connecting it to 2 different TV but neither could see my phone. Any…
Replacing HDD with SSD
I'm trying to get a sense of how long the entire process would take to replace the HDD on a laptop with SSD. Drive in question is 1TB with approximately 400 GB used. Also how straightforward, or otherwise, would the physical replacement be to do? It's a Dell Inspiron if relevant. Back in the olden days I used to add hard…
Reporting Scams
I know you can report spam texts by forwarding to 7726 but I thought there was a system to report calls ? I may be mistaken but believed there was a system to dial a number which reported it direct to your Bank ?
Video entryphone - flats - smartphone operated
I live in a Victorian building which is converted into 3 self-contained flats. The main front door to the communal hall has an electric buzzer/entry phone phone system. Each flat has a buzzer on the main door and an entryphone in the flat. One neighbour is a wheelchair user who has difficulty getting to the entryphone in…
Yahoo lock out
Since two days ago our yahoo email accounts have one hour locks until we can sign in. This happens over and over throughout the day. Tried setting up 2 step verification on one but hasn't helped. Using a laptop to access them, I've checked default location, cleared cookies and even cleared everything possible in my…
Winows media player Rips my Audio Cd MP3’s into an order my car doesn’t suit
Hi all I am learning French Language and have picked a a 9 CD set of Audio discs so I can listen in the car. Each disc has 20 tracks on (for example Disc 1, Track 1. Greeeting People. Disc1 Track 2. At the shops. Etc.) So, I pop CD1 in my PC and open up windows media player. I rip the CD to my HDD. I then open up the the…
Using Messages on Chromebook linked to Android phone.
I have my Chromebook linked to my phone for Messages. When I send from the Chromebook, is it costing me more than it would if I used Messages on the phone itself i.e. does that eat up my data allowance?
Crunchyroll "do not sell my information"
Hi I was thinking about buying crunchyroll membership but the following on and off option for do not sell my information, has confused me - I have read different things online Crunchyroll . Com / do-not - sell Does the law not apply to UK ? And what exactly are they going to sell to 3rd party ? ( Am assuming it not my…
Car Audio player will only play tracks in a set order. How can I name them so it plays them in order
Hi all i asked a similar question in another thread but didn’t get the answer I required because the problem lies with the car player and not the method of naming tracks. So, I am learning French language. I have a box set of 9 CD’s. My Audi car doesn’t accept CD’s. Therefore, using windows media player I rip each CD to my…
Image sharing help please!
I'm on a Chromebook and I need to share quite a number of pictures with other folk. Which might not be a problem if I was up to speed with this sort of stuff, and I didn't need to share them with elderly people who are easily flummoxed by anything more "techie" than email on a Windows laptop. First off, am I right in…

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Winter Fuel Payments to be reinstated for millions – Martin Lewis explains how it'll work, what it means and if it's an improvement
All State Pensioners in England and Wales will receive a Winter Fuel Payment this winter, though those who earn over £35,000 will see it clawed back through the tax system. It means nine million pensioners will get the £200 or £300 top-up. Here MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis shares his instant response and analysis, and we include answers to your key questions.
Winter Fuel Payments to be reinstated for millions – Martin Lewis explains how it'll work, what it means and if it's an improvement
All State Pensioners in England and Wales will receive a Winter Fuel Payments this winter, though those who earn over £35,000 will see it clawed back through the tax system. It means nine million pensioners will get the £200 or £300 top-up. Here MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis shares his instant response and analysis, and we include answers to your key questions.
Which NatWest and RBS branches are closing from 2025? Here's the full list – and banking alternatives
NatWest and Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), which are both part of the NatWest Group, will shut at least 108 of their bank branches in 2025 and beyond, after the Group announced a further 52 NatWest closures.
Winter Fuel Payments to be reinstated for millions – Martin Lewis explains how it'll work, what it means and if it's an improvement
Winter Fuel Payments will be reinstated to all pensioners in England and Wales this winter – but will be clawed back automatically from those earning over £35,000 a year, the Government has confirmed. It means nine million pensioners will get the £200 or £300 top-up. MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis shares his instant response and analysis.
Car finance mis-selling update: regulator prepares for compensation scheme – and warns against using claims firms
Payouts for mis-sold car finance could be another step closer as the financial regulator has set out the factors it will consider if it were to introduce an industry-wide redress scheme – though we won't know more about how this will work until after a key Supreme Court decision expected in July. In the meantime, the regulator has warned that you DON'T need to sign up with a claims firm to be included.
Winter Fuel Payments to be extended to pensioners earning £35,000 or less – here's what we know so far
Winter Fuel Payments will be extended to all pensioners with incomes of £35,000 or less this winter, the Government has confirmed. It means nine million pensioners will get the £200 or £300 top-up.
Winter Fuel Payments extension confirmed for this winter – watch Martin Lewis' instant response and his message to the Chancellor
Winter Fuel Payments will be extended to more pensioners this winter – though not to everyone – the Chancellor has today confirmed. However, exact details of who will now qualify still remain scant. Watch MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis give his instant response, as well as his key message for Rachel Reeves.
Nationwide Fairer Share: Free £100 bonus confirmed for 2025 – here's who will get it
If you bank with Nationwide, you could get a free £100 paid into your account in June or July as part of the building society's 'Fairer Share' scheme. The bonus will be paid to millions of its current account customers who also have savings or a mortgage with it.
Forced onto a prepay energy meter? You may be due money back as 10,000s to be compensated
If you had an energy prepayment meter forcibly installed or your smart meter was remotely switched to prepay mode without your permission, you could be entitled to compensation of up to £1,000 and may even be eligible to have your energy debts written off.

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