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Technical Help / Choosing a new Mobile phone
« on: Saturday 17 February 18 18:04 GMT (UK)  »
At the moment i have a Samsung Galaxy Fame, about 5 years old. I use Pay as you go. EE/Orange

I would like to buy one with more options--better camera--bigger keyboard--basically "more bells and whistles"  around the £150-200. price. or is that wishful thinking?

I have Googled for advice ?--and am more confused than when i started looking.

Locked and unlocked i can understand but when they start on about 3g/4g and get REALLY technical i am lost  ::)

What questions should i ask when shopping for one, always supposing i understand the answers of course!

I use my phone mostly for Whatsapp/texting/photos/ the occasional phonecall!

If anyone has the time and patience to reply i would be grateful. :) poli

p.s --trying to do this on my own without consulting my grownup children just in case they say

" mum, do you really need another one? " and no, i don't, i just want one.  ;D   poli
 





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The Common Room / Find My Past
« on: Thursday 18 January 18 15:39 GMT (UK)  »
Is the site down?

Can't connect today !!!  poli

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Kent / Lily Louise Collins
« on: Saturday 06 January 18 12:02 GMT (UK)  »
Helping a friend-- ---my lot have come to a standstill !!

Lily Louise Collins--born 1901/2 Littlebourne
M. Edwin Harold Payne Sep. 1924 Littlebourne.

I have details of Marriage  and know the children of the marriage. What my friend is interested in is Lily's life before she wed.

I cannot find anything else apart from her marriage and her children. No life info before she wed.

Have been told her father may be named Frank. Also a possibility she was the niece of Walter and Eliza Smith also possible sister named Molly.

If anyone fancies a change of direction  from their own lot ?? i would welcome possible pointers.

poli  :)

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Technical Help / ipad problem
« on: Saturday 25 November 17 22:17 GMT (UK)  »
Recently my ipad keeps 'losing' the site i am looking at with-----The web page is not available' and underneath in blue ----Try again.

It has been doing this on various websites recently quite a lot, i was reading about 'strictly' just now and it did it yet again.

I start reading and scrolling down the page and then - whoosh - the blooming page vanishes  ???

My ipad has always behaved itself until the last couple of weeks but it is happening so often now that it is becoming beyond just annoying  >:(

Any clues from anyone?  :)

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Technical Help / How to upload a home movie dvd to laptop.
« on: Tuesday 08 August 17 17:47 BST (UK)  »
I have several mini discs from a Handycam that i would like to copy for a family member.

Have managed to do this a couple of times in the past but my aging brain has forgotten HOW  ::)

I have done the usual 'Google' but find the people on Rootschat easier to understand.

I know you have to upload them first onto the p.c and then download onto an empty disc but my brain has gone awol !!

Pretty sure that before my p.c was reconfigured after it crashed that it held a programme that enabled me to do this.

Anyone ?????  poli

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Technical Help / Opening docx files
« on: Sunday 23 July 17 22:12 BST (UK)  »
 Is there a simple way to open a docx file? When i try to open one all i get is a page of hieroglyphics.

 I presume that if i can convert the files to another type i can read them?

 I've looked online and there are so many sites offering conversion downloads and i don't know a safe one from a bad one.

The key word here is "simple" i am not technically great and that is an understatement!! poli  :-\

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The Common Room / Twins on different dates?
« on: Sunday 02 July 17 22:47 BST (UK)  »
My 3rd Gt Grandparents had children George and Everdon born in 1812. But when i look at the image below it states that one was born in Jan 1812 and one was born in Feb 1812  although both were baptised on the same day!!

Just a 'typo' by the person filling in the form do you think or do i need stronger glasses?  poli

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Technical Help / Photo storage programme.
« on: Saturday 08 April 17 22:37 BST (UK)  »
Since i lost all files and programmes from my laptop i had to have it reconfigured and no longer have Picassa. I have luckily, got about 50% of my photos on a backup disc and have downloaded them back onto the p.c again. Unfortunately they are in no particular order and need reorganising.

I've looked on line for a programme similar to Picassa as this now seems unavailable. Most of the programmes i've looked at seem to be to far too fussy for my needs. I just want to be able to store my pics by date, upload from a camera or phone and crop some photos when required and email some now and again.
Has anyone some suggested programmes for me [simple ones ]-----thanks from poli

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The Common Room / 2 cousins deaths have same reference numbers?
« on: Friday 17 March 17 22:09 GMT (UK)  »
Samuel Copperwheat b 1810-- d 1860
cousin John Copperwheat b 1819 -- d 1860

Thought i'd send for a death cert for one or other of them and found that both men had the same page and reference numbers.

Shouldn't each one have their own personal page and ref. numbers or am i missing an obvious reason for the duplication or just having a 'senior moment'  ::) poli


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