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New laptop recommendations
My 12+ year old HP pavilion is failing and i'm looking to buy a new laptop.I was looking for some suggestions.As for spec i have the following queries8GB RAM - or is 4GB enoughWindows 11 - i've read windows 11s is restrictive, 15.6 inch screen - the 14inch ones seem smallWhich processor icore or amd ryzen is best or does…
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Hisense tv screensaver
I’d appreciate some advice please. Brand new 50U6NQTUK Hisense tv, which I’m generally pleased with. However, no screensaver settings available. Vidaa Art automatically set itself to 5 mins, source default but no screensaver initiates after 5+ mins. Have contacted Hisense for tech support who helped with a system update…
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Microsoft - password - reset account security details
My Mum unfortunately fell for the Microsoft email scam which told her to click a link because her Microsoft / Outlook account needed to be updated in the next 48 hours. She input her email and password, so the scammers have those details now. I think this was yesterday; she mentioned it in passing today. Obviously, she…
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Dell laptop 7537EE6/Inspiron 5593 power adaptor/battery
My laptop (model as in the heading) is displaying a message saying 'the power adaptor is not recognised'. It also previously displayed something like 'your battery is not supported', although it does that less frequently now. It is still working OK, except for the battery lasts a nano second if not plugged in. Anyone have…
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Google Wallet / NFC - Anyone Else Had Problems ?
Over the past week or so I have had problems paying with my phone, hit and miss then just nothing coming up so I suspected the NFC aerial had failed or something. This morning paid in 4 different shops flawlessly. Had a look at the apps and Wallet had an update yesterday so was there a glitch ?
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Why are some of my hotmail emails not being received?
I have an email address with hotmail which I thought was working fine. I seemed to be getting my emails okay however I noticed that emails from moneysavingexpert, M&S, EOn, are not coming through. I've re-entered my email on the moneysavingexpert weekly email twice now but still nothing. Obviously I've checked my junk…
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How to watch VHS on Smart TV
Hi all, help needed again. I have fifty or so VHS Cassettes where many family video memories are stored. In order for me to watch them through my smart TV what exactly do i need. I have a standard VHS Video recorder and a Samsung smart TV. I currently have a SCART lead with the three coloured wires on the other end. I have…
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Help PLEASE! Microsoft Office
I have Windows 10 and Microsoft Office Home and Student 2016. Office was installed by Dell when I purchased a Dell laptop. I know its old. Two days ago, all of a sudden, I couldn't open any Office documents? I have no idea why? Have Microsoft suddenly updated something? I am not sure what to do? I have tried to repair…
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I can't open a document on my Mac (Pages) when I export it to a PDF document
I want to attach the document to an email (gmail) but save it to my computer NOT to the google gmail account In hope someone can come along to guide me. Thank you
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Website error message
Hi ya I keep getting a website error message when trying to log in or create an account. I was sent an email to confirm my work email but when I click on it i get the website error. I had an account over a year ago using my personal email and even when I tried to log in using this email i still get the error message. I…
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Cancelling nordvpn
Got a call from my bank about £135 from nordvpn so blocked it. Then realised it's my one year VPN subscription. I'm not paying that but do I need to officially cancel somehow to avoid a ccj? How would I do that? Actually if there's a cheaper Nord subscription then I'll do that too or another company. I have mcaffee anti…
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Dell Laptop battery charge settings
Dell have replaced "MyDell" with "Dell Optimizer". With the old MyDell, it was easy to set min/max charge states, eg it would charge when the battery dropped to 20% and not charge above 80%, or you could change it to charge to 100% if you were going out and needed maximum battery life. Unfortunately, the new Dell Optimizer…
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I'm after a printer that's cheap to run
Mostly use the printer for my sons school work and sometimes use colour print. So what printer would you suggest?
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Clicked on an spam email on phone accidentally - restore phone to factory settings
I have been getting a lot of spam recently and was browsing the emails on my phone, I accidentally caught the screen, which then started up the browser. I stopped it before it had time to load It was a spam saying cloud storage is full and your account is locked. The address is 4.check-point.nl/ with a lot of numbers after…
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Personal alarms
Both of us have reached the "slightly tottery "age so I'm looking into the choice of a suitable personal alarm. Basic requirements are a pendant or non smart wrist worn monitor. Not having a smartphone I don't need any bells or whistles. Must use the mobile phone network to be able to communicate through the pendant or…
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Do I need a VPN to access google.fr and other French websites easily?
I’m currently learning French, and would like to immerse myself more in the language, part of this is accessing websites as though I was in France as a French person. But whenever I try to access sites like google.fr, I always get redirected to English language versions. I’ve never had a VPN but I guess that would work,…
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Virgin want me to re-login and update - is it a scam?
Big and bold e-mail from Home Management, sender Lynda Ramsay on talktalk.. If I don't do this by 17th I will lose access to my account. Is this genuine?
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On-line banking
Santander on-line banking have started sending verification details to log on to my mobile banking app which means that I need phone and laptop with me to use on-line bankig.I prefer to use the laptop because of "fat finger syndrome" ,but referencing both is inconvenient and damned annoying.Surely they can come up with a…
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Google maps white screen..?
My android phone maps app has suddenly started showing a map-less white screen when tapped. Has anyone else ever had this and, more to the point, how do I get maps back..?
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Moving boot drive to new PC, any chance this working?
Ok, so I have a mate who has no clue where computers are concerned.He's a mini PC that's 5 years old and fails the W11 test (I know there are other ways to install W11, but that's not an option).He's bought a new mini PC which is W11 compatible.The problem is, he has no idea what his passwords are, what his Office key is…
