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Printer that doesn't a computer tp print and enlarge a copy
With my old printer I used to be able to enlarge a copy without using the computer it was a Canon. My new Canon won't let me do this. Are there any reasonably priced printers that will let me do this please. Any help gratefully received.
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E mail client not opening saved emails
When i open a saved e mail that I have backed up after
installing windows 11 the emails don’t open in my e mail client but in some new
outlook thing and the e mail address is the M soft one which I log in to m-soft
with and don’t use for e mails. When I open my e mail client to access new emails that works
fine it is just…
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Connecting existing phone to voip when FTTP installed.
As I understand things Plusnet do not offer home phone on their FTTP contracts. I wish to retain home phone so will be changing provider. voip phones normally plug into the new router. Also possibly an adaptor can be used to connect an existing phone. Would it be possible to connect from the adaptor to an existing wired…
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How to tell if we have FTTP
House built 2016, No overhead lines or poles on estate. Bought house 2019 and subscribed to Plusnet fibre 36Mbps. How can I tell if we have FTTC or FTTP installed?
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Someone trying to connect to my PC
PC, not laptop although that shouldn't really make a difference. I have a bluetooth USB 'thingy' (dongle?) plugged in to my PC so that I can use wireless headphones on the PC & that's the only purpose this USB stick has. So I get a message popping up saying [Joe Bloggs wants to connect to your PC] - although not those…
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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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Box.co.uk in administration
Shame to discover this today, I only bought from there a couple of months back, item arrived quick and most of their reviews are positive. I guess their competitive prices were difficult to keep them in business. Thought I'd share in case anyone had bought anything from there recently or used them.
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Trouble with Samsung Pay, Chase & Curve
Slowly getting my new S24+ set up how my S20 was but having trouble with the thread title. I've activated the other accounts in Samsung Pay but Chase was the one that was missing. I go to add it but it mentions the need for Samsung Pay+ (note the +) which I had on my S20 but it's not on this S24+. I've already signed in to…
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Connecting to a public wifi issue
lately we have had issues connecting to one specific public wifi. We dont have issues with any other wifi. The wifi does require a password but we already put that in ages ago and automatically connect. The problem is some days we connect ok and then on other days we get a connection failure. On the phone it says ip…
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Decent SD card for CCTV
Just bought a Tapo C320ws 'Outdoor Security Camera'It needs a "class 10 micro SD card up to 256 GB"Tried googling but a bit of a minefield!Just for general security at our rural property.
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Is my Fire tablet dead?
I've tried combinations of power/volume buttons pressed for 20 seconds, 40 seconds, but the screen stays blank. I had switched it off. Then on again, and did a slow charge to about 75%. When I tried to use it a couple of hours later, I couldn't get anything on the screen. It's about 7 years old. Are there any other fixes I…
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Microsoft 365 and security options
I have Microsoft 365 Personal plan which is coming up for renewal. Last year I bought through Amazon, and was considering the same again for £45.99 I'm embarrassed to say that I dont run security checks on my laptop. Should I purchase a package with McAfee included (£49.99 at Amazon for family package even though it's just…
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Blink camera battery life
I have some Amazon Blink indoor cameras, but seems like I get an alert every 3 months to have the batteries replaced. This is clearly unsustainable. Anyine else have a similar problem? Also where is the cheapest place to buy batteries. Costco?
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Adobe Discount Offer - Feb 2024
As at 15th Feb 2024, Adobe are offering a discount to NEW CUSTOMERS ONLY of a 40% reduction in price for their All-Apps monthly subscription. I'm currently paying ~£51 per month for this, so the new model comes in at around £32. I bitterly complained using their online chat and they have now reduced my subscription to ~£31…
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BT account hack. how is this being done?
Neighbour had BT account hacked. password, recovery mobile and recovery email all changed. Result - 1. email to address list asking for money 2. replies from these people being forwarded to spammer email address in BT (auto-forward) settings. Sorted with BT, we thought. Half an hour later, the auto-forward has been…
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Basic gaming pc
My 10 yo wants to play Palworld and Hogwarts Legacy on a pc. He already has an ancient Dell which plays Roblox and Minecraft ok. Palworld seems to have the highest recommended specs...which are expensive to meet!! We will have to live with 1080 rather than 2/4k, as the price is way to high. Already have an existing monitor…
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New EE router too new for customer's laptop
Just a quick note about how I "fixed" the router. My customer has just changed from a BT Broadband to EE Broadband contract. EE engineer came out to install the new router and could not get her Windows 10 Lenovo laptop to "see" the WiFi SSID being broadcast by the router. Left her laptop connected to the router via…
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Windows 11 / Media Viewer question
When I play saved videos full screen on my Windows 11 laptop, there's a band across the bottom of the screen with various things on it like play,pause, exit full screen etc. How do I make this band go away during playback?
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Can't work out the forumula for this (SOLVED)
Hi, please can someone tell me the formula for working out how to get every possible combination* of all the following 12 letters? * (They don't need to be swapped within their own section. The order within each section does not matter. So in the LEFT section S does not need to be swapped with i, for example. Only need…
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Email address and leaving bt internet
Hello, and thanks in advance for any help my broadband is due to renew soon….and BT are too expensive. however I do have a btinternet.com email address. Can I still access this for free if I leave bt and go to another provider? as far as I know I can, but can’t do so as an app, ie will have to sign in etc on iPad rather…
