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I.T. Non-Techie help, information and tips
No advertising please. For the non-techie among us who may need a helping hand at times.
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Switching to EE from BT was a nightmare. If you have a landline number and want to keep it, check that the deal includes it.
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Microsoft is offering extended yearly protection for which you must pay.
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Scooploop phone apps - more information
Scooploop apps have been withdrawn. If you try to reinstall the apps on your current phone or a new phone, you will see the images below. Therefore you should not remove your current app.
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Scooploop is aware of the problems.
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Start saving for your TV licence!
The Government is considering making TV licences compulsory, even if you do not watch the BBC or live TV.
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Trying to find out how long I have had my laptop, I know it's a long time.
Google info is complicated, there must be an easier way - I hope.
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Major shareholder gives up on Scooploop
If you haven't already done so, it would be wise to make alternative arrangements to stay in touch with members.
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Information, tips and myths - No.49 - Google Drive full up?
If your Google Drive becomes full, you will be unable to send or receive emails, or store any more files. To overcome this, you can open another Google account to get another 15GB, or use other cloud storage, and move files to it to make space in your original account.
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Area power cuts or no phone signal
If you have a phone connected to your router, if there is a power cut, it will no longer work unless you have a backup power supply. If the area affected by the power cut affects mobile phone towers, then you will also be unable to make a mobile phone call. The only way you can then communicate with the outside world is by a satellite phone. These are big and expensive. However, in the near future you will be able to use an ordinary mobile phone to make calls by satellite, where there is no phone mast in range.
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Where can I host a web page for free (Edited)
I'd like to create a basic web page for Valentines day - something with a couple of videos, a few animated GIFS, some graphics, a coloured background and so on.
I know enough HTML, javascript and so on to be able to create the page, but I need somewhere to host it for a few weeks.
The idea is to create a QR code of the site URL, print it out and stick it inside the Valentines card.
Do any of you know of somewhere that can host the site for free?
I don't need to have a custom domain name - something like
h t t p://the hosting company/some name of mine/Valentine.htm
would be fine
(I had to add some extra spaces in the address to stop Scooploop turning it into a clickable link)
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Win 11 being forced on to Win 10 machines
Some users are finding that Microsoft is upgrading Win 10 computers to Win 11 without their consent. The program below will prevent this with one click.
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Toshiba 32LF2F53DB TV - Give it a miss (Edited)
£139 from Curry's. The picture is poor, and the sound tinny.
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@KristaLonsdale 'Friend with one- especially useful,she`s blind- it can`t even work out she`s moved; it gives her the weather in her old place 100 miles away.'
For Alexa to know your location, you have to enter it in Alexa's settings.
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Myth - Tik Tok is owed by, operated by the Chinese government (Edited)
https://usds.tiktok.com/usds-myths-vs-facts/
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Getting rid of Windows 10 end of support messages
My desktop computer isn't compatible with Windows 11 but when I boot it up I keep getting pop up messages telling me to upgrade to Windows 11. The only two buttons are "Tell me more" and "Remind me later". What I need is a button saying "I know, b****r off and stop asking me".
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BBC Click - Consumer Electronics Show - Part 1
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m00279ng/click-consumer-electronics-show
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Internal server errors - 17/1/25
Internal server errors are again appearing. Trying again will result in duplicate comments, just refresh the page.
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BT scraps EV charging point scheme having only installed one
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c75zwyeq3v9o
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I've gone through Trouble shooting, says there is a problem, then goes on to say Problem not fixed. I have no idea what to do now, any help, please?
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Samsung android phone
I want to put a photo from my clipboard into my gallery
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Trouble with startup settings on Edge, using a Windows 10 PC
The other day, I suddenly found that I can no longer open a series of new windows/tabs when I'm online using Edge and shut them individually by using the little x in their top RH corner. Also, my startup settings - automatically showing the home pages for my e-mail and one other account - no longer work. I must have hit some daft combination of keys....
I've checked the startup settings in Edge, which do correctly reflect my previous choices - but that's not now what actually happens when I open Edge.
I'm having to add a new window, or a new tab, while already using one window (usually my e-mail account) but I can't then close either of those additions by using the little x in its top RH corner - because doing that closes down every window and tab at once.
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Morrisons currently have a keyboard with a number keypad and a wireless mouse for £10.
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Bitcoin crosses $100k - and seven other wild moments in its history
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqj0wkwv1x2o
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Don't forget the batteries for xmas presents! If they are AA or AAA etc., make sure you get the right ones: https://www.scooploop.com/thread/information-tips-and-myths-no35-using
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I recently purchased a new laptop. Is the built in security on Windows sufficient or do I need to get McAfee or something similar?
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Several things are going wrong at the moment; hopefully this is because of the promised new website.
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WhatsApp to stop working on some iPhones
In May next year, WhatsApp will stop working on the following iPhones:
iPhone 5s
iPhone 6
iPhone 6 Plus
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Information, tips and myths - No.48 - VPN myth
Using a VPN does not hide your activity on the Internet from the Police, as they are able to obtain logs of all your activity.
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Information, tips and myths - No.49 - Blocking myth
Due to a bug, a member blocking you, does not prevent you from seeing their posts, it only prevents you from seeing their comments. As soon as a member posts a comment on a post by a member that has blocked you, the post will become available in the 'Recent Activity' column. You cannot comment on the post.
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Information, tips and myths - No.47 - Win 11 Calendar and Mail closing down
Microsoft is shutting down the built-in Mail and Calendar apps in Windows 11, which means you'll no longer be able to send or receive emails or manage your calendar using those apps after December 31, 2024
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Do you use Wikipedia? (Edited)
https://donate.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:LandingPage&country=GB&uselang=en&wmf_medium=spontaneous&wmf_source=fr-redir&wmf_campaign=spontaneous
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Information, tips and myths - No.46 - Email etc., back-up telephone number etc.
If you have a Google or similar account, then it is important to keep your recovery telephone number and other information up to date. If you do not, you could lose access to your account forever.
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Information, tips and myths - No.46 - Freevee is closing down
https://www.scooploop.com/thread/information-tips-and-myths-no13-freevee-free
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AI pensioner wastes scammers' time with 'rambling' chat
https://www.scooploop.com/thread/ai-pensioner-wastes-scammers-time-with-rambling
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For moderators - Bubble post settings
https://www.scooploop.com/thread/using-scooploop-for-moderators-no26
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Recent Scooploop outage (Edited)
Click below.
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Check that your recovery information for emails/Facebook/Google etc., is up to date - Do you still have access to that phone number or recovery email account? If you do not have recovery information, then, if you forget/lose your password, you may never have access to your account again. -
Microsoft will charge for critical updates to Windows 10 after October 2025 or you will need to update to Windows 11
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BT Cloud will be deleted tomorrow
https://www.bt.com/help/broadband/bt-cloud/getting-set-up/download-or-access-files/how-do-i-download-files--folders-and-devices-from-bt-cloud-
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Copilot (Edited)
This has appeared on my taskbar since an update.
Don't know whether to delete it or just ignore it
Don't understand what it does