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dfey

Badly-Designed Products

Is there something about a certain kind of product that always annoys you, or always causes problems? Is there an object that you wish was designed differently? (For example, I use water bottles a...
19:41 Mon 22nd Oct 20188 answers, last by jourdain2 16:58 Tue 23rd Oct 2018
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Speedersie

How Do I Use A Bitport.io Windows Sync Client On Mac

Hi All, I am a user of http://bitport.io/ and I am using my Mac 2015 Air as my main tool. Is it possible to use some kind of software which will help me use their .exe Sync client? More info about the...
17:39 Mon 22nd Oct 20181 answer, last by fiction-factory 17:47 Mon 22nd Oct 2018
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CW1

How Can I Get Files Back On External Hard Drive ?

My external hard drive kept dropping out this morning. Checked cables, all seemed fine but only way I could get it connected again was to remove & replace power & HDMI cables. Was ok for a bit, then...
15:30 Mon 22nd Oct 20186 answers, last by bainbrig 22:27 Mon 22nd Oct 2018
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smurfchops

Cant Print From Laptop

Got a new BT Fibre Hub last week, set it up with my laptop.. An old Emachines 430... as well as my ipad and phone, all worked well, internet and wifi fine, printed fine from laptop. Today my laptop...
15:00 Mon 22nd Oct 20183 answers, last by lucky987 00:55 Wed 24th Oct 2018
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kelfoan

How To Use Pc Monitor For Cctv

I currently have a PC and monitor plus a second monitor used just view my CCTV. I want to get rid of the second monitor and just use one monitor for PC and CCTV. ( I can view CCTV via SWANN view app...
16:50 Sun 21st Oct 20182 answers, last by Tuvok 21:28 Sun 21st Oct 2018
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ToraToraTora

E B A Y - "unanswered Message" - Selling - Any Ideas?

How do you get rid of the "unanswered message" in red, message in the seller hub. I have replied but from the message area and now it just won't go away. Before the latest format you could simply...
16:48 Sun 21st Oct 2018
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UKSWF

Using My Iphone As A Router!

I’m am travelling to Egypt and have been told the WIFI in the hotel is a bit scrappy. Am I correct in thinking I can buy a Vodafone data bundle simm in Egypt (Approx £16 for 20gb) put the simm in...
15:13 Sun 21st Oct 20187 answers, last by woofgang 16:54 Sun 21st Oct 2018
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telboy1938

Wifi Strength

My Wireless signal strength is fine indoors but disappears when out on the patio where I would like to have a connection. What improvement could I make in order to strengthen it? Many thanks...
11:43 Sun 21st Oct 20184 answers, last by IJKLM 16:35 Sun 21st Oct 2018
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Goofy

Insecure Connection

I use Firefox. The last couple of days I've been unable to log in to most sites because I have an insecure connection. I've been logging in to AB, BBC and various others for years! I've had to use...
14:53 Sat 20th Oct 20184 answers, last by Goofy 12:01 Mon 22nd Oct 2018
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derek-33

Anjem Choudary

how does this ban on him using the internet work then, he could use someones else laptop or smart phone or even his own smart phone you get a sim card from anywhere now, dont register it top up by...
10:27 Sat 20th Oct 20184 answers, last by goodgoalie 12:23 Sat 20th Oct 2018
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Jacko439

Drayton Rs1 Room Thermostat

My Drayton RS1 room thermostat is not working wanting to make things easy I wish to replace it with the same again. Could anyone explain what is the procedure for doing so. I would be grateful for any...
11:25 Fri 19th Oct 20181 answer, last by fender62 14:40 Fri 19th Oct 2018
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Maydup

Facebook, Comments On An Article

I'm reading a news article on a newspaper's facebook page, which has 50 or more comments. On both my ipad and my iphone, I see the first dozen comments but the View more Comments option doesn't...
07:57 Fri 19th Oct 201812 answers, last by ichkeria 21:05 Fri 19th Oct 2018
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pumpjack

Vids/pics Not Uploading To Gmail Or Google Drive - Help

what could be wrong ?????
05:35 Fri 19th Oct 20184 answers, last by Buenchico 16:30 Sat 20th Oct 2018
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Theland

Page Crashes On I Pad

I use an old I pad, with Safari. Crashes every few minute especially on this site. "A problem occurred so it was reloaded," or something like that. Any ideas?...
20:54 Thu 18th Oct 20181 answer, last by Buenchico 20:59 Thu 18th Oct 2018
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Jaimsieboy

Mozilla Thunderbird

I use Mozilla Thunderbird (MT)to receive & send my e-mails which are re-directed from Sky. However MT has recently starting asking for a Password which I typed in and I received my e-mails ok. However...
14:26 Thu 18th Oct 20182 answers, last by Jaimsieboy 15:02 Thu 18th Oct 2018
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Barquentine

Amazon Fire 7

I have a new Fire 7. Just taken it out of box. I only want to use it to store music and videos. I do not want to connect it to wi-fi...ever. I cannot access any of its functions because the first two...
09:07 Wed 17th Oct 20185 answers, last by hc4361 17:20 Fri 19th Oct 2018
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bainbrig

Soundcloud Alternatives

Soundcloud, a handy website for uploading and sharing audio, has got avaricious and all-of-a-sudden wants £10 a MONTH to upgrade! Are there any free audio sharing sites, or ones for £2 or £3 a...
08:18 Wed 17th Oct 20182 answers, last by bainbrig 10:36 Wed 17th Oct 2018
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Jonathan-Joe

Samsung Galaxy "this Person's Phone Is Switched Off"

Had a problem with my Samsung Galaxy phone "Not registered on network" or similar. Vodaphone shop helped by replacing SIM card I believe. But now anyone calling my phone hears the message "This...
18:30 Tue 16th Oct 20184 answers, last by Buenchico 19:09 Tue 16th Oct 2018
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dicmor

Lenovo Lap Top

I have a Lenovo laptop and for several years I have been logging on by means of eye identification. I am 75 years old and very forgetful. If the eye identification fails I would need to use my...
15:00 Tue 16th Oct 20188 answers, last by bhg481 19:50 Mon 22nd Oct 2018
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Meadoway

New Windows 10

how do I copy a file of photos from a folder on to a CD or USB. I have always managed in the past but now the systems seems to want me to print photos on my home printer
14:23 Tue 16th Oct 20182 answers, last by Meadoway 16:16 Tue 16th Oct 2018

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