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I have just tried to open one of these files on my I-Pad mini and it will not open.
Upon second attempt I get a message that says that I should contact IOS Office.
Has anybody had similar problems and can offer advice please ?

I switched on our PC as usual this morning, but the monitor stayed blank, showing nothing, just the on/ff switch glowing. Thinking it may just be a glitch I switched everything off for a couple of hours, then switched everything back on, but no change. I have checked all the connections and these are fine.
Being without the PC is never ideal, but...

...........how to change a long link that I have copied to post on a forum into, for example, here .

Hello all - we have now been successfully connected to free.fr for the internet and landline, but I have a question to ask if anyone else has done the same recently...

Each time we turn the laptop or tablet back on we're having to enter the two connection codes from Free before we get back on to the 'net - has anybody else found this and if so...

Can I download a .zip file onto an Apple Mac, move it onto a USB stick as is, and re-install on a stand alone winows machine so that format is unchanged..? Or does the Mac bugga up anything on receiving the download in .zip?

We are looking at going with this package, it is called Crystal, not really interested in the phone line with unlimited fixed line calls but there is a TV package at a little bit extra.

Is anyone using this package ? Is there any downsides ? We don't appear to have a FREE shop near us, is there an English speaking helpline?

We have been using a...

Can anyone recommend a place to obtain a French VOIP number?

JD

Some months ago I was advised to change from Open to Libre and did so but then realised that a double click on a file usually opened it in Open so continued with that.

This morning no files will open with Open but I discovered that if I select Open With I can choose one or the other, and choosing Libre does the trick.

Anybody know what has...

Starting this morning it seems - when you try to log in you have to play their spot the elephant/plane/roadsign/flower etc game.
A bit tiresome I have to say :roll:

We are having a slight problem with our Roberts Stream 83i.
Briefly, switch it on, it shows connecting and loading on any station, UK or French but there is no audio, just a slight mushing noise, like an ordinary radio tuned to a station that isn't transmitting audio, but picking up the carrier wave.
It's not buffering according to the graph on...

I think my current Humax box is on the way out, about 5 times this week, suddenly get a blank screen with no or bad signal. I have checked all the cables etc and today when it done the same, I powered off the box and restarted and all was ok. We have had it for about 8 years, it has no recording facility plus we have only 1 cable coming from the...

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What’s the law regarding French tv licenses for a holiday home, do I need to pay one?

JD

No, not me, but the PC is misbehaving.
The PC is set to hibernate after 10 minutes of inactivity and the screen goes into 'Power Save' mode, also after 10 minutes. This has worked fine for years: touching the space-bar brings everything back to life in a few seconds - until today! Today the screen refused to come back online and only recovered...

Yep - me again - I have a laptop, I have never passworded it cause it lives chez moi - yes before you all start shouting at me I know I probably should have. Im going to take it away for a few days next week and I would like to make it private as there will be others there - how do I do it. I have an Acer aspire

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I was sure I saw a thread on sims but I can’t find it using iPad, if I need a sim for French banking, is the 2 Euro pcm one ok? Or are there similar deals with other providers ? Who are free? Do they have shops were I can pick one up? I am in France for 3 days so would like to pick one up, ideally roaming in the U.K. would be good also....

I'm having a bit of a dilema in that I know we must get a smart phone but it's the contract business I want to get to grips with. I don't know much about any of this so any help will be gratefully received. We have an Orange contract at 43 euros per month - phone/internet calls included to europe. We also have a PAYG phone each (the cheapest you...

I know lots of us (pretend to) hate W10, but for anyone who is still running one of the earlier versions, it seems the free upgrade is still available:

Cue the OSX/Win 7/Linux/Unix/Android/Chrome is better posts ... :lol:

The best program of the year, of course.

Yes.... It's Strictly!

I'm currently running Avast's free anti-virus system and it seems to work, touch wood. Occasionally, however, I get a page coming up proposing Avast Cleanup Premium, meant to make my computer faster and free up lots of Gb of space. Apparently, the most popular version is one year for £19.99 - does anyone here have/use this and does it make a...

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Recently purchased a new laptop which was advertised as including Microsoft word and excel, it is the only reason I purchased a laptop.

I am very disappointed to find that although it has word and excel I cannot use it, when I try it asks me to pay for the package. I obviously have not read the fine print but just to make sure I am...

OKay - now you all know Im not good. I did get a tablet working at mine for a friend. It is a Thompson which she purchased new for 40 euros. I got it set up, downloaded whats App, set her up with a Google account. All working. Took it over to hers today, linked it in with her wifi box. Had some probls as it kept saying not connected. She has SFR -...

I just can't get my head round this. Can someone help.

i have a uk mobile, uk number. If someone rings it from the uk, what dialling code do they use. 0044 or 0033.

I know I should know but minds gone fuzzy.......

Thanks for any help you can give.

We've recently been given a second hand Humax, the older version which displays the programme on the front, which I have used to replace an ancient French Sedea SS100 satellite receiver. Apart from the fact the Humax is much younger and more user friendly, I wanted to install the Humax so I could connect it to the TV by an HDMI lead instead of a...

I have been given a Huawei B528 router that was originally supplied with Bouygues sim. The contract was cancelled after 1 month and the person moved to a new internet service.
Does anyone know if these routers are locked to the original service supplyer in the way that mobiles can be? If so is there a way to unblock it in the same way a mobile...