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Tv power cable question
Does anyone know what power cable this tv needs? Was given it without a cable. Thanks
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Symbol in Android 12
What does this symbol mean in Android 12 ?
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Deleting files on old NAS drive
I’ve got a 2 bay Qnap NAS and an old Synology one that doesn’t work properly. They both have 2 HDDs in them. I don’t need the files that are stored on the old NAS drives as it’s also on my PC. I’m looking at getting a Synology 923+ to run as a media server and backup. Will I just be able to put all the old HDDs into my new…
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Small printer required
For years I've had a HP printer and found their monthky ink charge ok, but for six months I hardly use it. We moved to flat and I dumped lots of stuff, including the printer. Now I miss not having the opportunity etc. Would anyone care to recommend a small printer with cartridges that I would replace when I needed please.
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Help creating an automated workflow - extract data from .pdfs
Hi all, This is a very specific question, but I hope someone may be able to help with finding a solution. I receive PDFs at work, and I need to extract some of the information contained in them, then create a new PDF with only that data included. In an ideal world, my workflow would go something like this:1. I email the…
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Renting a Mac?
I am on the point of migrating from Windows to Mac but because of 1 or 2 apps that I rely on (primarily speech to text and I gather Dragon NaturallySpeaking no longer exists for Mac), I would be interested in trying out iOS first. A mix of home/home business use. I see various services are offering Macs for rent. I was…
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Cost involved using alexa?
As an experiment, ive6 just asked alexa to phone me. She did, I answered then asked alexa to stop, she did. Ive just looked at recent calls on phone, and it says International then the number. Does it mean a charge for has been incurred?
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Lost wifi on HP laptop
Model: HP Envy 15-ah 150na Running windows 10 Had an issue with wifi generally this morning in the house (Ring chime flashing and tablet not connecting). Restarted Sky router and wifi now working with my phone and doorbell but my laptop will not connect to it. Tried restarting the laptop a few times but will not connect.…
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Texts not delivering
I have an iPhone XR. I have a new contact in my phone who has a Samsung phone. I am unable to send text messages to this contact, it states ‘not delivered’. i can receive text messages from them. I can call the contact and they can call me. We can both send and receive texts from other contacts. Both of us have tried the…
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Best kind of Apple Watch screen protector?
Have bought my mother an AW for Xmas for the health & organisation features which I feel will be beneficial to her. My sister on the other hand doesn't think she'll wear it so we shall see. If she decides to keep it then I'm looking to see what kind of screen protector is seen as best for these? The reason I'm asking... I…
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Productivity PC
I'm building a productivity PC for programs like Blender, Cinema 4D, and the Adobe suite. Build is: CPU: i9 13900ks or 14900k Mobo: Asus Maximus Hero z790 Ram: Corsair 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 68000MT/s CL40 GPU: 4090 RTX PSU: MSI MEG Ai1300P Second opinion welcomed. What I need help with is CPU choice, Ram and PSU. I heard that…
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PC speakers - static noise when rotating volume knob
These are the speakers I have https://www.logitech.com/en-gb/products/speakers/z623-speaker-system-thx.980-000404.html or at least they look identical to those. I've had these for quite a number of years now. I can't remember if they've always done this but they've certainly done it for a long long time - I'll turn the…
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Do usb display ports (D) support fast charging?
I've a Dell Latitude 7390 (13-inch, i5 laptop). There are two versions. One with a Thunderbolt 3 port and one with a display port. The model I have has a D next to the port, so it's a display port. But, I've plugged a 65w fast charger in and it fast charges! From what I read online, which maybe out of date, only the…
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What is Samsung Health doing in the background at night?
I usually leave my phone on charge overnight but lately I've been having questions about the battery during the day (don't think it's as good as it used to be but not 100% sure). I woke up for the toilet around 4am & it had maxed out at 85% so I took it off charge. I then woke again at 7:15am & took a look at the usage as…
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Windows lost activation
My 6 month old MSI laptop has suddenly lost activation.When I tried to reactivate it - I was told : Anyone else got the same problem today?
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External hard drive connection?
I have a approximate 10 year old 'Seagate Free Agent' external hard drive with I think about a 50 Gb capacity. I ran this on a PC which I replaced yesterday with a new model PC. The connection on the Seagate is a 'pin' connection going into the hard drive body and a USB connector going to the PC. This 'Seagate' does have a…
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What are the chances of faults with new items ? My stats are high
Well, I have a long history of buying something mechanical or technical that seems to show a fault that the manufacturer has never come across before. This year alone I purchased these from reputable high end companies. A pair of high end pro audio speakers for £1500. The dsp went in one of them. It was replaced. Now…
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Remote Access for Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet?
Hi, my mum is disabled with only the use of one arm, she used to love doing wordsearches but can't hold books anymore, so I got her a tablet for Christmas to do them on hopefully. Her and my dad however know nothing about technology and often need my help. I don't live nearby to go round and help if they need it so I…
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How best to verify that an android app is from the real financial institution
Until now I've made very limited use of financial apps on my android tablet but I thought that I would download the NS&I app to give me easier access to the various accounts I have with them. The only other financial app I have was very easy to install as I just went to the known URL for that institution and down at the…
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Microsoft Outlook & lost email drafts??
EDIT TO SAY: Phew, problem sorted. Managed to get the final edit. I can't delete this thread so carry on. This has happened once before in Outlook although not as bad as this & not to an important email like this one. Basically I've typed out an email to my solicitor which with typing, deleting, more typing & more deleting…
