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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🖥 Useful thread from the Forum: * FAQs - Techie Qs & As (Some of the information in the links may be out of date, so please do check the dates of posts first).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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Access Denied: Argos amongst others.
about a week ago this started happening, can get on to home page but then anything i click gives me this. noticed on the odd other site too. Opera up to date. Windows PC hard wired to the net. Plusnet BB. no issues via my mobile over wireless.
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Old PC. Decided to Keep and update / HELP. see my last 2 posts.
as my recent new threads show, i'm not a techie but can crack on when need be. so next adventure. back in the day i built my own PC's, my current one is now getting old, probably 12 years+ old, its a low end gaming build but i don't game anymore. sitting here now all i really do on the PC is check emails through…
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Doorbell video camera
Hi, Just looking some advice and recommendations regarding a video doorbell. Things we would need - An actual doorbell noise in the house when someone uses it To record footage - not just live recording Not hard wired in Preferably no subscription if possible If anyone could recommend and also explain how the footage is…
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Some technical Qs about e-bikes.
Q1 - batteries. I understand these have built-in BMS circuits to monitor and protect them during charging. After they have been charged and installed on the bike, is it then purely the +&- contacts that do the job? Ie, the bike's electronics work out the charge state for the display, and doesn't have any particular comms…
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Mounting a hard drive underneath desk
Not really a hard drive, more an enclosure. This enclosure to be exact. A lot of the time it's just a case of knowing what's on the market to make your job easier. I've found some stuff on Etsy but it was getting on £30 which is a bit silly imo. I want it off the desk really but still handy. I was thinking of some under…
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Important Security Warning – Please be vigilant
Subject: Important Security Warning – Please be vigilant Hi everyone, I am writing this to share a serious experience I have just been through, in the hope that it prevents anyone else from falling victim to the same thing. Over the last 48 hours, I was targeted by what I can only describe as a highly sophisticated…
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Can I safely delete an old backup file from a USB HDD?
About 18 months ago I bought a replacement PC after my old one died. I had kept it backed up to a 750 GB USB HDD and the firm I bought the replacement from used the backup file to set it up. They didn't delete the backup from the USB HDD. I set up the new PC to backup to the same HDD and it now appears to be almost full.…
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New LG TV with WebOS. Can't locate "U" App or "Watch Free UK" App.
hi. looking for some first hand experience, there's mention of this on the net but i havn't found a solution. i did some research before and both of these Apps along with others i would like were said to be available, indeed the "U" App is even spcifically listed on the LG website as available. no search within the Apps…
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Ring 3 - Doorbell Alert
I am having a problem with my battery operated Ring 3 Doorbell. For the last six months or so the Ring Alert no longer rings on my Android phone. Motion Detection and Motion Alerts work just fine home and away, but not the Doorbell Ring alert. “Doorbell Calling” is enabled so that I get a telephone call when anybody rings…
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Basic broadband and security cameras
Recommendations please. I'm looking for basic broadband for my dad, he's recently been quite poorly and now he's home, my sister and I are looking at getting 2/3 cameras dotted around that house, just so we can check in on him. We don't want anything flash, with super fast speeds, as it's just for cameras and something…
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Print SMS from 2g mobile.
My FIL has an old Nokia 2g mobile that he uses and is happy with it. He has Parkinson's and doesn't use it that much as he's more or less housebound. Hi GP sends him SMS about appointments and medical stuff but he has a sms about a memory clinic cancellation and needs to show the Parkinson's nurse this txt as she wants to…
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Looking for a hybrid Smart monitor (work + TV)
Hi I work from home, and ordinarily, I would only be looking for a work monitor. However, I want something that would double up as a TV for in case my parents visit (e.g. needs a remote and be a smart monitor). I have no plan or desire to buy a TV, and I'm not a gamer. I'm wondering what some of you use and how you feel…
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Budget Planner Sheet Password
Hi Can anyone help please! I could not find any threads about this issue. I downloaded the free budget planner on MSE site on 30.7.25 but I am being asked for a PASSWORD to customise my template/spreadsheet. I do not have a password. I did download the free budget planner on MSE site many months ago (around March 2025) and…
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Odd window behaviour for Chrome and Edge
Chrome insists on locking the window to the top right corner of the screen. Edge insists on locking the window to the top edge of the screen, but I can move it around from side to side. If I try to move either down to the middle of the screen I get a menu showing move, minimise, maximise size etc, but none of those options…
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Can't get Office 2019 to load on new W11 laptop?
I've just got a new, shiny Acer 18 inch laptop running W11. I have a legal, bought and paid for, install of Office 2019 that I've used on 2 older, laptops that works fine. It's been removed from those machines. It ran fine on a Dell running W11 last week… I've installed it on the Acer, but none of the app will stay open…
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Scanning function within Google Drive
After seeing a YouTube video about it I've just tried the scanning function within Google Drive It's very impressive, just point your camera at a number of items laid out on the floor and it'll scan them all automatically and can cope with the documents being laid at all different angles. I think it can find duplicates…
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BT dark web monitoring
Apologies if there’s a thread elsewhere on this. I’m with BT and they’ve updated their virus protection through Norton. I’ve received invitations to sign up for their dark web monitoring which is asking for all sorts of personal information. I started it but now I’m worried because I’m not sure how secure it all is, and it…
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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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Excel Question about Filling down and Converting Date Time
I've started downloading my electricity and gas usage and it is 73000 lines long in this format epochTimestamp kWh dateTime 1.65E+09 0 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z 1.65E+09 0 2022-04-11T00:30:00.000Z 1.65E+09 0.139 2022-04-11T01:00:00.000Z 1.65E+09 0.066 2022-04-11T01:30:00.000Z 1.65E+09 0.05 2022-04-11T02:00:00.000Z How do I…
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Internet keeps dropping
just upgraded to full fibre, and now internet keeps dropping, before it was working perfectly, when I sit alongside with an iPad it still works perfectly, talktalk provided a brand new router, the desktop is old and the Wi-Fi is this one, I’ve followed instructions on ChatGPT, I’ve reinstalled windows same problem, can…
