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Old projector/negatives/pics
My decease Dad had boxes of photos on "slide in/projector, negatives, but there is now no projector. Is there any way to get these onto disk, or ?????? Mum nd Dads early life 40s/50s/60s. TIA
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Need PC laptop recommendations around £500 budget
I need your recommendations, please. I'm after a PC laptop for work use and it will be used as follows: - Browsing - Videocalls - Multiple applications open - Multiple Chrome tabs open (usually around 30 to 40) Looking for the following: - SSD Disk - at least 4/500GB - 15.6 screen - Decent screen - Reliable brand (like HP…
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Looking for a website design tool
I've had a website for my business for more than five years that I made myself using Wix. It's served me well and cost me nothing as I have the free version of Wix where their advert appears at the top of the site. I've had some emails from Google suggesting my site is lacking in some way that need attending to but I can't…
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backup to goggle drive..?
Gdrive gives a basic storage of 15GB for users. I have used for years purely on a drag and drop from PC. A friend needs to 'backup' data from 2 PCs - data only totalling about 7GB- running under win 10. Net connections available Is there a way to cheaply (free) auto backup to gdrive (being free), say the user directories…
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Help please with the choice of a new tower Pc less than £500-00?
I put a thread on last year regarding my existing Pc and received many helpful replies. I've tried and done quite a few changes and alterations to my existing PC, but I've now decided that I'm in the market for a new PC. So I'm looking for a tower Pc up to about the £500-00 mark. Use is just internet and files etc, no…
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System info utility
A long time ago I used a utility which displayed the configuration of the computer along with list of software etc. I can't for the life of me remember what it was. Can anybody help? Windows 10 OS. Thanks.
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Best Site for Freeview Transmitter Info.
Hi. We have a smart TV and receive transmissions from the Beacon Hill transmitter. Can anyone suggest a good website for info on the best mux channels to manual tune to, from Beacon Hill transmitter? I feel that many of the sites I've found are actually out of date. It is still the case (despite getting a new aerial and…
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Remove text in brackets from a text file?
So I have some text files that have (text in brackets) I want to delete all instances of these, including what is inside the bracket. e.g(Billy) What time is it? (Julie) Quarter to three. (looks at clock)No, ten to becomesWhat time is it? Quarter to three. No, ten to Anything free that will do it?I have textpad, notepad+ &…
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iPhone to take two sim cards?
Looking at specs I see the iPhone XS only takes one sim and then an esim? "Use of eSIM requires a wireless service plan (which may include restrictions on switching service providers and roaming, even after contract expiration). Not all carriers support eSIM. Use of eSIM in iPhone may be disabled when purchased from some…
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DVD Player Issue
Hopefully right forum. I have had a relatively old (7 years maybe) DVD player connected to be an aged Sony TV for years using a Scart connection. Don't use the DVD very often (1 or 2 times a month) and it worked fine last time . Tried to watch last night but two problems ; remote didn't work and at first no sound on…
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Facebook notifications help please!
I have Facebook on my android phone and on my Chromebook, but am not at all up to speed with it. As things are, if I put a post on a local group and somebody comments on it, I get a red dot on the bell thing at top right, which goes when I click on it. I also get notified on the Chromebook by a pop-up in the bottom LH of…
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Community Fiber router issues - Advice if possible
Can anyone help with what could be the issue with my Community Fibre router? Tried resetting the black modem and white cube. 2 green lights on the black box but in the middle a red and red light on the white cube Called CF who said an engineer needs to visit and it's probably an external issue (other neighbors in different…
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Spreadsheet -- Standing orders & direct debits tracker
Does anyone know of a good spreadsheet template where you can enter all various standing orders and direct debits (across several banks)? I'm being lazy, but if there is one out there, that would be a great help!
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CEO or Managing Director at Currys
Hi I am enquiring to see if anyone knows the name and e mail address of the CEO or Managing Director at Curry's. I have been trying to get a replacement fridge freezer from them which is covered under warranty. The engineer called out on 4 June and said it would have to be replaced. I have been waiting since then for a…
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Project Apps/Logs
Hi I'm not sure what I'm after or what I'm trying to ask! Basically I am juggling loads of Admin, and I'm trying to keep organised (which is incredibly hard). At the moment I'm running with simple plastic wallets, colour co-ordinated and a manual word document whereby I log communications, letters received, telephone calls…
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PlayStation store issues
I have a PS4 and am the family manager, my son was set up as a family member some years ago, when he got his own PS4 but was still under 18. I recently installed Roblox on my PS4 (via the PS store on my PS4) but for some reason, this app does not show in his PS store. PlayStation suggested he try to look for the app via…
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Checking company details. Director has 2500+ companies listed?
Looking to do some business with a company and as usual turn to companies house to see if everything is above board. I can see a Director registered and resigned the same day adding 2 other Directors and the company name changed some months later. What puzzled me was the Director that resigned has over 2500 companies…
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Niantic Kids account, Pokemon Go
Hi there, I can't access the parental portal that gives me access to my son's Pokemon Go account. I can't remember which email address I used to sign him up, I've tried all the family ones, but no one has had an email from them. I had access just a couple of months ago, and I'm an idiot for not writing it down somewhere…
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Photo via RCS using Google messages
In Computer Active, they suggest going to Google Messages app, message settings, then RCS chats, turn on ZCS chats and make sure AUTOMATICALLY RESEND AS A TEXT, is switched off to stop you being charged when RCS isn't available. But there's no mention if the recipient is charged whether or not they have RCS enabled when my…
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Buying a laptop
A laptop is on my medium term shopping list, there is no big rush. It's a long time since I had one, I've relied on my iPad. They're a few things I'd like to sort out in my mind. I still have a CD copy of an older Office, with recent PC's and the newer Office are we talking about a yearly licence or can I still use the old…
