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Which AI tools do you use?
Which AI tools do you use to save money, boost your income or organise your finances? Let us know your success stories (how much did you save? What did you learn?). Does your bank offer any AI tools and if so, are they a help or a hindrance? We'd like to hear of any duds you've tried too. Thank you. ___________________…
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Techie Stuff sticky
🖥 Useful thread from the Forum: * FAQs - Techie Qs & As (Some of the information in the links may be out of date, so please do check the dates of posts first). If there are any other useful Forum threads on this board that you think we should add, let us know 🗣 🖨Other helpful content from MoneySavingExpert.com: * Best free…
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Which PC would you buy - new or refurbished?
I'm looking into replacing my 12 year old Windows 7 PC with something more modern, and based on what my wife and I want to use the system for (word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, emails, web browsing, watching YouTube, programming and some content creation), I've come down to either Intel i7 or AMD Ryzen 7, but…
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Fatal device hardware error
Hi everyone, I was tranferring some photos from my laptop to an external storage device (seagate). It did the first few lots without any problem, but when I tried to transfer the final lot, I got an error message come up: D:\ is not accessible The request failed due to a fatal device hardware error. I did google and try…
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Remove POP UPs from Android Phone
My New Android phone ( Motorola G85) is annoying me - I am getting constant "news" pop ups - I think that they are from the HELLO YOU app - which I can't remove Any clever suggestions ?
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Connecting bank accoutning as a business
Can anyone recommend a reliable way to connect bank accounts for reviewing financial situations? Trying to avoid manually going through statements but not sure which providers are actually dependable.
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Fellow techies, help out a small firm
Are there providers that allow access to several years of transaction data? We occasionally need deeper financial visibility and not all seem to offer this.
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Eufy340 doorbell is it compatible with my wi-fi?
I am thinking of buying this but it only works with 2.4GHz and I can't for the life of me find out what my wi-fi is. I have looked at loads of tech help advice articles but I am none the wiser. They are telling me to check on either my hub or my desktop PC in settings then network and internet for Windows 11. Nowhere in…
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I Need to Send a Fax to the USA... How?
I need to send three documents to a company in Pittsburgh USA. Their fax number is 800-xxx-xxxx. This is the number to dial if I was in the US. How do I dial this number internationally? Do I simply dial the USA international dailing code which is 001 and then 800-xxx-xxx Many thanks
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How can I edit a bank statement and ensure hidden info can't be revealed?
Hi I need to send a number of bank statements to show proof of income. I have tried to edit a PDF and blank out everything that isn't relevant, but I now find that these edits can be undone by the receiver - giving away vulnerable information. I'm now thinking about blanking out the info with paper and tape before scanning…
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Gemini squatter
I have yesterday aquired (unbidden) 2 cartouche messages on my Samsung tablet. One reads "Share screen with live" Other "Ask Gemini" I have no idea what they are or do, and I don't want them, they are also stopping me from proceeding with what I want to do. How do I get shot of them? Thanks in advance, Meg.
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Open banking providers you trust?
Slightly overwhelmed by the number of Open Banking providers out there. If you were choosing today, what would you prioritise and which providers stood out?
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Problems with TV signal
Does anyone know of a website where I can check if there is a problem with a local TV Mast? We have two TVs conected to two different aerials. A great deal of the time one TV shows a message saying channel not tuned or none of the channels will be available or limited channels available with a very poor signal and…
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Laptop for elderly but computer aware pensioner
I have been tasked with finding a cheap laptop for an elderly but computer aware pensioner. They really want it mostly for browsing and email They said they want to install Linux I found a laptop based on an N150 which seems great value, a decent amount of memory and SSD. It is a proper laptop not a tablet and seems OK for…
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Is something going on with hard drives right now?
I remember not all that long ago there was a big hoo-ha about struggling to get graphics cards. Maybe that's still the case. I'm trying to buy a couple hard drives at the moment & it's not as I remember it. A couple years ago I could hop on Amazon, stick an order on & they were here with me tomorrow no problem. Now I'm…
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Notification of Inactive Google Account -
I have received an email as below (obviously changed email addresses) but wonder what inactivity they can mean given that I use my Gmail account every day. Is this genuine? I am just very cautious and want to retain my Gmail address but not bothered about any other Google services. Thanks for any advice. ………………………………………
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What am I sharing (apart from the pics) when I post pics publicly
How do I minimise the information posting a photo on a public forum make available. I can see location and I have turned that off Thank you.
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WD My Passport Ultra - can't access drive
So I've only recently found out that drives can lose their data in an unpowered state. I completely wasn't aware of this being a thing at all. I was under the impression that if data was written to a drive & that drive was put in a drawer then (so long as the room wasn't subject to extreme temperatures) that drive would be…
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How safe are Lithium batteries in e-bikes etc ?
I keep on seeing articles about house fires "caused" by lithium batteries in e-bikes - but further down the page, it generally says "modified or home made". How many fires are caused by OEM Batteries in standard / Unmodded OEM bikes/wheelchairs etc ?
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Time for a new laptop
I'm in need of a new laptop, I don't need a really high spec one, as all I use it for is shopping, general browsing, banking and storing photos. My current one has MS office on it, but I really only use word and excel, so if there is an alternative to those? that would be great. I'm used to the keyboard layout and 15 inch…
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Email provider suggestions?
My brother, who is even more IT ignorant than me, has been having enormous problems with Microsoft email accounts which, it seems, are insisting on ever more layers of verification and back-up phone numbers/alternative accounts, not to mention pushing sales and AI like there's no tomorrow I've told him to walk away from…
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Virtual landline
Moving over to mobile broadband will mean ditching our landline number that we have had for nearly 50 years, as we’ve moved it with us when we moved home. We still get calls on it, although we usually make calls on our mobile phones. If there’s a fairly cheap way to retain the number and redirect it to a mobile phone or…
