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Lit Fibre - Alternative Router
I have recently moved to Lit Fibre for their 100mb connection. The service is great, but the router they provide (MitraStar MGS2028E-2) has a weak wifi signal, and we struggle to get a signal upstairs. I don't want to pay an extra £5 per month for their mesh unit. Also the router only has 2 LAN ports, whereas we need 4…
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Macbook screen repair - cheapest option?
I was playing with the cat and managed to knock my MacBook air off the sofa - resulting in a cracked display (which is still 'usable' but I've basically lost an inch at the side of the screen). Not covered by insurance. 13 inch 2020 model. Looking online, I can see quotes for repair coming in at around £370. I can't get a…
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"You just need to take a photo of this QR code with your mobile"
Organisations are often presenting me with a QR code and telling me that I simply need to take a photo of it on my phone to achieve whatever is required. So I do that, and, my phone takes a photo, as directed. And that's it. Just a photo. Clearly it's meant to do something more, but how? I have Android on a Poco phone.…
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HP Laptop SSD Upgrade
I’m wanting to upgrade the 500gb SSD in my HP Pavilion laptop with a 2TB SSD and I need help/advise with a couple of things please: • which screwdriver do I need to open up the laptop? • how can I clone the current ssd and tramp the stuff onto the new one without having to do a fresh install on the new one? • how do I find…
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Xiaomi phone & photo share via bluetooth
Up until yesterday when I transferred photos via bluetooth over to the laptop, I got a choice whether to send the full size or a compressed size. This choice has suddenly disappeared, it just goes straight to choosing the device to send the photos to. I don't remember any updates recently so the app hasn't changed. I've…
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Whatsapp update on iPhone issue
Hi, I've got a bizarre issue with whatsapp on my iphone xr. It says "This version of whatsapp will expire in 1 day. Please go to the app store to update it When I do that it says Your apple ID ( daughter's email) or password is incorrect. Please try again. I don't know why her email address is coming up. She may have…
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Remove ads from chrome on Android
If you've an android phone and you use chrome browser and no other browser, even with ads blocked via settings, there are still loads. Has anyone a recommendation to remove most of them please?.
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LiPo vs LiIon
My new laptop has a non replaceable Li polymer battery My old laptop had a replaceable Li ion battery - which I replaced twice over the 8 or 9 years that I had it for My question is how long is a LiPo going to last for? I use the laptop every day for 8 hours
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PDF for me please.
About 12 yrs ago, I wrote a piece following my bowel screening. It was used in a magazine. Someone on MSE converted it to a PDF so I could share it easily. Ive lost that link and can't create it again myself. Would one of you please?
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Clearing laptop content
Mums just gone into a nursing home and we’re starting to clear her flat. She has a Lenovo laptop and we’re wondering what’s the easiest way for us to clear off any stuff that’s on it? Not sure there’s anything she’ll really need. Advice as simplistic as possible please. Thank you
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Workgroup ? Why ?
My new laptop thinks that it is in a workgroup Unless the internet is the group - this cannot be correctThe option is Domain - which, again doesn't look right ? Speccy reports : NetBIOS Name MSI DNS Name MSI Membership Part of workgroup Workgroup WORKGROUP
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Google Wallet not working
I've been using Google Wallet for a while now to pay for things and never had a problem. But over the past 2 days it hasn't been working. I just wondered if there's some kind of issue with it at the moment or if it's just me?
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Moving contents of sent folder in outlook
I have somehow managed to move the contents of one sent folder to another email and am trying to get it set up correctlyHow do I move the contents of one outlook folder to another folder all in one go ?I can select a single email - right click / move to folder - but not select all / move
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Amazon sd card - used very good'
I bought a sd card in a hurry and didn't pay attention to what used very good meant. Its from Amazon warehouse. Should I return and get a new one or is it worth giving a go. Its for my phone to do a back up on. According to MSE - used very good means 'Any cosmetic damage – for example, minor cosmetic imperfection on the…
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BT Digital Voice, Smart Hub 2, Netgear Orbi
Having avoided it for a couple of years, BT now tell me that I am being "upgraded" to Digital Voice this week. I have BT FTTP, but have never used the BT Smart Hub2, preferring to use my Netgear Orbi RBK50. My home network works perfectly, with the usual array of connected smart devices, computers, printers, TVs and…
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Alexa lag
My Echo Dots (4th generation) have started to lag after being 'instructed'. For instance, when asking to listen to BBC Radio 6 or 2 there's now a long pause, sometimes over 20 seconds after Alexa confirms that it's playing before it actually plays. And then this morning it never played at all. I've done the reset option to…
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Facebook Problem
Hi I am currently getting no notifications on my FB. They were "normal" on 19th July, activity summary only on 20th, 3 on Thursday, two on Friday, activity summary on Saturday and that is it, nothing since 00.44 on Saturday. I normally get quite a few as I am in quite a few bargain hunting groups. I thought I had done…
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How can I summarise a very long PDF for free?
Hi, I need to understand a 60 page PDF document. It's a mix of text, tables and diagrams. How can I summarise it for free using an online tool? Cheers.
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POP3 to IMAP
We have bought 'grandad' an i-pad as he's finding the laptop a little cumbersome. Laptop (W10 and Thunderbird) is currently set to use pop3 for emails. Is it as simple as just going into TB and swapping from pop to imap (and changing the server settings) or will there be further complications?
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MSE News: Spotify to increase Premium, Duo and Family subscription prices by £12 a year
Spotify subscribers who use its Premium subscription will see prices rise by £1 a month (or £12 a year) in a month's time, the music streaming service has announced. The cost of its Duo and Family subscriptions will also increase by the same amount. Read the full story: 'Spotify to increase Premium, Duo and Family…
