Password protecting an External Hard Drive
As we all do more an more on the internet our home backups are full of personal files with maybe financial information or personal information that we would rather people could not access. …
How safe are mobile phone banking apps?
There is an article on a Facebook group for my area where a lady had her phone stolen and her bank account was emptied. I have heard numerous stories similar to this over the last year or s…
Crucial SSD problems
I have many spinning hard disks in my house, mostly with backups from over a number of years. Over the last few years I have been buying SSDs (2.5" not NVME) to move my backups from spinnin…
Advice on buying a 5G router
A couple of 5G routers have been advertised on HUKD in the last day or so and I am interested so can I ask some basic questions I am reasonably technical with Windows PCs, wired broadband e…
Major error - Windows 10 PC - Critical Process Died
I am after some help fixing a PC. I am fairly experienced on PCs, I have worked in computers for over 30 years, built half a dozen PCs, and installed Windows hundreds of times. However neve…
Amazon and fake products
Saw an article on the internet the other day about Amazon selling fake Micro SD cards (cards pretending to be larger than they are by changing the firmware inside the card). Did a search to…
Creating a simple family tree
I want to create a simple family tree. I am going to a family meet up in a few weeks, with an extended family, many I have never met, and many who wont know who I am or where I fit in. Rat…
Fix damaged TV Screen
I have an LG flat screen TV. Today we had decorators in so I moved the TV in to another room. When I came to put it back and turn it on the top left hand corner on the TV screen (under th…
Car buying advice (second hand)
My wife currently has a Ford Focus (10 plate, March 2010). It has only done 54,000 miles and runs well. However our daughter had just come back to the UK after 2 years abroad so we are giv…
Disposing of old computer / phone cables
I have worked in computers for years and built a fair few, I have also looked after other peoples computers or disposed of them when they have died. Our whole family have also bought assort…
Selling to CEX
Never sold anything to CEX before. There is one in a High Street a few miles away. Just been having a sort out and found a couple of old PS3 consoles A 60GB "original" with box and cables …
Founder of McAfee found dead
John McAfee, the founder of McAfee Virus software, has been found dead in a prison cell. Took his own life. More on BBC web site https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-57589822
What are hashes and quick hashes?
I have worked in computers for years and I am fairly technical (without being a technical whizz). I am using a product called "Duplicate Cleaner Pro" to find duplicate files on my hard disk…
Why Displayport on a computer?
I have just bought a second hand Dell OptiPlex 9020 computer. It was originally leased from Dell and returned to them and refurbished by them. This is a "business" computer as opposed to a "…
Scart to HDMI connection
While in lockdown I have decided to try to digitize some of my old family VHS tapes. I have a few old VHS players, and a Panasonic DVD recorder. I wish to show the image on TV while makin…
Computer Hard Disk problems.
I took advantage of the recent deals on Western Digital 6TB external hard drives and bought two (I had also bought another 2 a few months ago). I removed both the 6TB drives from the case (…
Switching SIM while on holiday
My wife and her sister are going to Australia for 3 weeks. They are taking Android mobile phones with them with all the usual apps - Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram etc. When they get there t…
Help with historic emails.
I am helping an elderly neighbour with their computer. The computer is fairly old so they want to buy a new one. They are a Talk Talk broadband customer and have a Talk Talk email address (…
Basic graphics card
I am looking for a new basic graphics card for my sons desktop PC. He has special needs but does not play games on his PC (he has a PS4 for that). It is a Dell desktop PC with full size cas…
Best mid priced NEW Android phone
I am not a heavy phone user and often buy second hand phones that are a couple of years old (I currently have a second hand Galaxy S6 which I am happy with). I have just bought a new SIM fr…
Android changing Google account
Changing Google account on Android phone. I have a new (well second hand) Android mobile phone (Galaxy S6) and just did a full migrate from a Galaxy S4 and all is working fine. However I w…
Setting up an Apple iPhone
I am very knowledgeable on Windows and Andriod but never used an Apple iPhone. A relative of mine (who is NOT very computer literate) has on old iPhone 4 but just bought an iPhone 7 and he …
Software to password protect an external hard drive
Anyone password protect their external hard drive? I backup all my data on a regular basis to a couple of external hard drives, but I am concerned that there is some sensitive information o…
How can I use a 2012 HP Proliant Microserver?
Back in 2012 I bought a HP Proliant Microserver after a deal was posted on this web site. I added a DVD drive, and more memory, and installed Microsoft Windows Home Server 2011 on it. I play…
Using Windows 7 and a 2Tb hard drive.
I recently bought an Acer desktop PC from eBuyer that was posted on here. It came with core i3 and a 500Gb hard drive, but no operating system. I have now installed Windows 7 Home Premium …
The new football season has started !!
The 2011 / 2012 football season has started !!. Last night (28th June) the first two games of the Champions League took place, the First Qualifying Round, with teams from San Marino, Malta,…
Why are so many UK lottery prizes unclaimed?
You would have thought that checking a lottery ticket was fairly easy, yet millions and millions goes unclaimed in lottery wins in the UK. I notice for example in the "unclaimed prizes" se…
Festival of History 2010 - great day out
Every year English Heritage run an event called Festival of History and this year it is at Kelmarsh Hall, Northamptonshire. It is on for 2 days - Saturday 17th July and Sunday 18th July. Th…
Premier League dates for NEXT season
I know the World Cup is just about to start but..... I was looking at the dates for NEXT season, and was staggered at the dates of the early rounds of the European competitions. The draw …
Watching BBC iPlayer via a Wii
I am not sure if this is common knowledge or not (I only discovered it recently). The Wii has a built in wi fi connection. If you have a wireless router you can connect your Wii to the wire…