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"The O2" app
Bought tickets through Ticketmaster at the end of November, for a concert at The O2 in landan at the end of April.I'm told to download "The O2 app" which I've done but still no sign of the tickets.Does anyone have any experience of this? EDITIt does say this, but it's cutting in a little fine for my liking ...Don't worry…
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I.P. address
Why when I use a tool like "what is my ip?" does it locate me 50/100 miles away?. Yet when I've mailed someone previously they've been able to state where I am?
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Screen has gone strange
Hi, my son came to me this morning with his HP laptop that's only about 2 months old from brand new. The screen is so bright he could hardly make out the mouse cursor. I've gone to brightness and reduced this but it still stays the same where its difficult to read the text or see the mouse cursor. I've taken a photo to…
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Polaroid tv wont come on.
Hello. can anyone help me. I have a polaroid 32" tv which i have had for 3 years. This morning it would not come on. I check the power lead and the plug fuse with a multimeter and changed the remote batteries. I have had the back off the tv and examined the two electronic boards. One board as seen on the attachment is the…
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Another Google Calendar issue
For longer than I can remember, I've linked my Google calendar to show me the Stoke City FixturesHowever, when checking yesterday (and today) despite having a tick in the box, there's nothing there.Maybe the Gods have decided that I've suffered enough this season, but is there a technical reason does anyone think?
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Access denied
I'm running windows 11 on my Acer Swift 3. I went to look at a couple of holiday web sites but each time i click on the links, I get the following. Is there anything I can do to rectify this problem. I recently purchased an anti virus from MaCafee, not too sure if that is blocking the sites. Jeff. There are no results…
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Tech Errors 'Leading' to Additional Costs....
One Line of Missing Text is costing a small fortune.. In my hurried purchase of 10 socket Extension Lead.. I could have checked if' The base of the tower is detachable' Which it isn't and therefor doesn't fit into my nice Extension Lead Cover. Any suggestions Mser's, costs are now going to be from 14.99. thanks
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another apple query
Mrs B has an apple i phone SE - all updates are current hopefully. Running IOS 17.3.1 (17.4.1 available tonight, it says)On the settings icon it has a red dot with '1' on itLooking at it further it says this but when we press on the red 1, it goes to this but the 'star' next to 'continue' just spins for maybe ten seconds…
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Lebara - incorrect CLI
Mrs B ported to Lebara back in the autumn from Three (think the number was from Orange originally) She has an I Phone She had a text from RC which she acknowledged. Then RC text back saying "who's this". "It's Mrs B", she replied ... "well it's not coming up with your number" Mrs B sent some photos by I Message to her…
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Lightning cable > usbc converter for ipad output
I have just starting seeing a new music tutor. I have some music on my ipad (which is usbc) In his music room to play music over his speakers he has a cable that has lightening plug at the end Will any basic lightening to USBC adaptor work eg this or do i have to get a specific type? Thanks in advance
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Android phone keyboard changed from QWERTY to keypad style
As the title says, when I try to type a message on my Android phone (Samsung) instead of the standard QWERTY keyboard I've always had it now displays the equivalent of what would be on an old style phone i.e. ABC on the 2, DEF on 3 etc. I'm not aware of doing anything to cause that, and it was qwerty earlier today. Can…
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Need to Update hi-fi sound system
Love our background music and we had been using an ipod loaded with our favourites in an old Bose sound Dock in the lounge.....however the ipod has finally died a death. Not total technophobes we occasionally use Bose Dock with a Bluetooth link to spotify etc via samsung phone. We have an amazon echo ball. Tend to use that…
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Certain links won’t open on iphone
Both hubby and I have the iPhone 13. When hubby does a Google search on his phone, when clicking on certain links, a page will come up saying site cannot be reached and the top of the page says ad.doubleclick.net I don’t have a problem on my phone and the links open fine. Is this something I need to unblock? Thanks in…
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Word 2016 and disappearing cursor
My mouse cursor has started disappearing within seconds of my opening a word document - any word doc, any size...Is there a known fault within word ?I have updated the program to see if that helps - no change !The cursor appears to vanish as soon as I move the mouse it is from Office 2016 pro plus
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Device security Security boot disabled
Hi my new laptop says Device security secured-core pc features your device was manufactured by samsung and that the security boot is disabled. what should I do?
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DIP switch
I bought a module from Amazon. There are no instructions for DIP settings. The programmable delays are 1 / 3 / 5 /10 / 15 / 25 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 / 90 / 120 /180 / 300 / 480 seconds. Is there a convention for moving the settings from low to high? I wonder whether 30 minutes could be 0111. It is a matter of trial and error…
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Virtual memory in Windows 11
I have 16Gb RAM - So would assume that (traditionally) the VM should be set at 1.5 times this - ie) 24Gb - why is it set at just 1024Mb - ie) 1.024Gb - by MS (I rebuilt my laptop a few months ago and have not altered any VM settings)
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Pure Highway 200 In Car DAB
Hi Guys I have a BMW F10 which is 12 years old and want to add DAB to the car without the expense of upgrading the whole audio headed. Just wanted to ask if anyone has knowledge of this unit or can recommend an alternative? My budget is around £ 100 max. Thanks in advance for any information or guidance. David
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Digital radios?
I bought a cheap one back when they were all the rage but I and others living rurally found the signal kept dropping out. Really annoying. I've tried my cheap one on and off but still the signal keeps vanishing. Considering buying something smater and more expensive but wondering if the loss of signal is normal or if…
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Mifi routers with an external aerial socket
My Huawei E5577C mobile router's battery is dying and it seems difficult to get a replacement other than from 3rd party suppliers with poor reviews (both the suppliers and their batteries). So I am looking for a modern replacement router. The router needs an external aerial on a long lead since it is being operated from…