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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🖥 Useful thread from the Forum: * FAQs - Techie Qs & As (Some of the information in the links may be out of date, so please do check the dates of posts first).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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Scanning negatives and slides
Hi all Looking to get some guidance and to suitable equipment for this, I am very limited on budget, say >£ 80.00 I have seen these light pads where I can mount my phone on a bracket over the top, but nit sure if these are any good? If anyone could point me in a good direction with some product links, I'll be very…
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Outlook on my new laptop
Do I need Outlook on my new Windows 11 laptop? It is sitting at the bottom of the screen and I have no idea why I would need it. I have Virgin email and also Gmail, is that enough. Make it simple as you can because I am old!
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Q about adding second battery to eBike. (Not sure which best forum).
Hi. Giving thoughts to getting a G-Tech City ebike*. Yes, I know it's discontinued, and I know that parts will become scarce, and that's one of the reasons for this Q. Apart from the rubber/carbon drive belt, the other unique part is, of course, the battery. The battery isn't really a problem as such, as to have an eBike…
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Teams failed during interview
Hi, I've been doing Teams interviews without problem on my Laptop which is a Lenovo ideapad running windows 11 Home. It has 8GB of RAM and "system" says it has 0.99GB of "available physical memory" (Interestingly my other laptop has 8GB of RAM, but has 4.54GB of "available physical memory"…so is it better for me to use…
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Can't get Gumtree to work
Got an email saying someone has been in touch about an item I'm selling on Gumtree. Open Chrome up on PC (latest version, Windows 10), load up Gumtree but I can't access my profile. Anything in that blue banner - forget it. Burger menu - forget it. Clicking does nothing. Post an ad - forget it. Messages - shows nothing. If…
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Don't F*** With Paste
…is the name of my Chrome browser extension that stops websites from disabling paste functionality, primarily on login pages. It's being flagged by a couple of minder programs as "risky", anyone able to recommend a replacement?
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Fields Data Recovery
Anyone had any recent dealings with Fields recently? Or any other recovery companies? Need to get primary HDD recovered as sod's law said my backup drive decided to go at the same time ☹️ Looks like PCB failure rather than platters and heads, flipping thing is dead as a doornail...
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How can I watch live TV on a computer
I have just got a new wide-screen computer monitor and thought about maybe being able to watch TV on a side window, while doing something else. I have tried with YouTube and it works but only in the very small 'normal' YT window on screen. When I click to make this large, the whole monitor is shown, even when I have two…
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How to 'bum-dial' an iPhone?
When a bum wasn't even involved. Sil's iPhone (not sure which model, but a recentish purchase) has made a number of unsolicited calls to folk in her contacts page whilst it was in her handbag. She was talking openly at the time which may have triggered it, but still. How to disable? Ta.
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I've pressed a button somewhere and...
The camera on my tablet is operating like trying to look in a mirror. As in - if I want to move the tablet to focus on an image on my left I have to move it to my right. If I want to move to an object above I have to move it down. Not only does this mess with your mind it's making me sea sick. Everything is upside down. So…
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Advice about contacting a company please
Hi I'm new here, so many apologies if I'm posting in the wrong place. I can't post links because I'm new, but the company name is a link, so I've just called them Change. They're a well-known petition website so hopefully it's obvious who I mean. I'm (definitely) not trying to promote this company! My elderly mum has £3…
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Print train tickets?
Four people going on a return train journey. Being old fashioned we prefer paper tickets. Bought on line but it seems to want to print two pages per person. I use FoxIT pdf reader but for the life of me I can't get the two tickets to go onto one piece of paper! (also tried Edge and Firefox) Is there a way?
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How to by-pass MS login PIN
Ok, I expect this to be a non-starter, as we obviously cannot have folk knowing how to get around other folk's login details. But… This involves a deceased's estate, for which a relative has been granted Probate and must now carry out their executor's duties. The deceased left their laptop, which will almost certainly…
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Logging in without passwords or administrator
I have a Windows 11 desktop computer In an attempt to remove a pin when starting up my desktop, I've created more problems. It started asking me for the microsoft password instead. So I attempted to remove this. However it only allowed me to highlight a separate administrator account I rarely use, so I removed the password…
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Old bloke locator?
I like to go gadding about the countryside on my mobility scooter, and in theory I text my dear wife every so often with my current location. When I forget, which I do from time to time, she starts worrying and I get it in the neck when I get home. Is there a simple to use way in which she can use her Android phone to keep…
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Samsung m13 phone will not boot
Help Switched phone on from sleep not deep sleep and the above image was on screen. It would appear boot load failed. I have tried every combination of volume up/down and power buttons. Holding all for 30 seconds then volume up and power, in fact every combination I could think of with no change. I have accepted all data…
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Macrium Reflect 8 driver now being blocked by Windows
A heads up for users of Macrium Reflect 8 - the last Free version of Reflect. You may find that mounting of saved image backups is now being blocked by Windows. In the latest Windows 11 update (KB5083769) Microsoft has explicitly revoked the driver (psmounterex.sys) for kernel loading via Code Integrity policy. The driver…
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Confusing information regarding going to fibre / loosing landline??
Lomng storu short, Plusnet advised that copper landlines will become obsolete next year, and advised if I wanted to keep a landline then I would need to go over to fibre, (which I want to do). Openreach engineer arrived to install the new cable, but advised we may need to dig up the porch and drive floor!! He then asked…
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What is the most important information you look for when buying a Laptop
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AVG Concerns
Hi, my trusty old laptop has been covered by AVG security for a long time now. This may be contentious as articles I am reading indicate that I may not need AVG if I can run Windows Defender. However, I think I have understood correctly that the two cannot operate simultaneously. Meanwhile, I foolishly overlooked an email…
