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I had it both of our OnePlus Ones, and now I’ve got it on the Honor 9. When we first got the 1+1 it wasn’t as bad, so it may be that the lists are getting bigger and taking longer to check.

 

The internet can be flaky here, but the chances of it being flaky every time we get unknown calls is unlikely. I’ve had the same problem on wifi and mobile too.

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The idea of Truecaller is great, but it doesn’t work very well here. By the time it’s found the number, I’ve either answered, or it’s gone to voicemail. When it does work, more often than not it’s marked a legitimate number as spam e.g. bank numbers, or utility companies. They get flagged by people who are presumably avoiding their bills, then don’t get through to me

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That’s a great link Boris, thanks 🙂

Dave: Have you tried Acronis? I haven’t needed it in anger yet, but it’s sitting in the toolbar waiting for dodgy behaviour. It may be more of a preventative though.

https://www.acronis.com/en-gb/personal/free-data-protection/

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Have you got any ad blockers or privacy tools running?

EDIT: Updating from Chrome on Android after posting from desktop Chrome  and both are working fine here.

P.S. This look works much better on mobile than the old look, even though that was good ?

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PlaneMan wrote:

Tippon and maybe Mr Rice will possibly know the place, directly opposite the Grangetown train station entrance /exit.

I don’t know the place, but I just looked for it on Google Maps. It’s amazing how much some parts of Grangetown have changed, while others have stayed the same 🙂

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Ed P wrote:

Washington DC had areas that made me feel distinctly uncomfortable…

I’m not surprised – it’s full of politicians! ?

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F1 2015 free for the next day or so on Humble Bundle ?

 

https://www.humblebundle.com/store/f1-2015?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Link&utm_campaign=Free_F1_2015

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It’s a great film, but not many people have heard of it for some reason.

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Thanks both 🙂

I was thinking of the free storage, but if it’s not suitable for music and videos etc., it’s no good to me.

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Dave Rice wrote:

Loads of Office 2016 Pro under a fiver like this E-Bay I’ve bought nothing but these for over a year now.

Have you tried the Office 365 versions with the 1TB storage? I don’t mind risking a few quid on it, but if you’ve already heard the horror stories, I’ll avoid them. There’s an example here:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Microsoft-Office-2016-Professional-Office-365-PC-Mac-Mobile-5-Users-Lifetime/202265744870?epid=24016108186&hash=item2f17fa55e6:g:3VcAAOSwPb9aktjc

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*thud* *thud* *thud*

That’s the sound of me banging my head against the wall ?

After being assured that he needs Office 365, and his licence has to be renewed tonight  it turns out that he’s actually using Office 2010, it’s for Word only, and the expiry notice is for my aunty’s laptop that he rarely uses…

I’m going to buy myself a 360 licence for now and see how straightforward it is with the existing email address they all seem to use, and if it’s easy enough for him, I’ll buy them a licence each. After tonight I’ll keep them on MS because it’s what they already know, and I’m less likely to get another headache ?

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Thanks Nolan 🙂

If it was for home, Google Docs would be fine, but he has work documents from the NHS sent through every day, so can’t risk compatibility issues. It’s a pain  but I think he’s stuck with MS for now

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We had a light dusting last night, so I was tempted to let my brother know, as it was his daughter’s christening today. I left it though, as it was a bit late. Woke up this morning to a few inches and blocked roads. None of us thought to move the cars either ?

Luckily enough, most people made it, and they had a great day.

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Richard wrote:

Well Steve today I tried calling the home phone using the freshly redefined home number as ‘Home’. the first try of ‘OK Google call home’ That told me about a television programme (I think) called ‘A placed called home’ set in Australia. ‘OK Google call home’ This second try asked me where I wanted to call, forgetting that I had told it to call home. ‘OK Google call home’ This third try did manage to get a call to the right number.

Just to check, are you saying ‘Ok Google call home’ as one sentence? That may be the problem. The phone, especially if it’s a bit slow, needs a second to recognise the Ok Google command and react, so may only be hearing ‘Ok Google…. home’.

While watching the phone screen, say ‘Ok Google’ and watch. The phone should make a sound, and you’ll see a spinning circle, or the Assistant screen. When that happens, tell the phone to ‘Call Home’ and it should work.

 

Dave Rice wrote:

It recognises my strong Welsh accent Don’t get a Google vacuum cleaner, the number of times I hear South Waleans say Tidy!

Could be worse Dave, we don’t call our friends Mate, or Pal, we call them Butt. Imagine a Google vacuum cleaner overhearing ‘Tidy Butt’… ??

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@Planeman That’s one of those cars that should be ugly, but there’s just something about it 🙂

@sawboman If you can, give Slimming World a try. My weight tends to be 100Kg+ these days, but on Slimming World with no additional exercise, it dropped to 93Kg. It was pretty easy to follow too. I borrowed some of the older books rather than signing up and going to weigh ins, and found loads of free recipes online.

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It’s probably set to automatically update, and has picked up the wrong language file. That’s probably reset your router to default, undoing any settings you changed to be able to access the drive.

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If you browse the network with Windows Explorer, does it show up?

 

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PlaneMan wrote:

Big problem is the width, it’s really narrow and I’m not a big bloke, 66kg and 5′ 10″. 2 large people next to each other would be very good friends very quickly. I honestly doubt that 2 rugby players would fit in side by side. For that reason alone mum said no.

My mother’s got an older Kia, Picanto I think. If I sit in the front, she has to push my leg out of the way to change gear. Funny if it’s me or my brother in the car, kind of embarrassing if she’s giving someone a lift…

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Google’s hands free really annoys me. If the phone’s unlocked, it’s fantastic. It recognises my strong Welsh accent even when I’m bunged up, and rarely makes mistakes. If the phone’s locked though, it refuses to make calls. I’ve sorted all the settings to let me use Google Now, or Assistant when the phone is locked, but it tells me that it can’t do voice calls.

Surely that’s one of the main points of a hands free PHONE! ??

By the time I pick my phone up and unlock it, then speak the OK Google phrase and tell it who I want to ring, I could have just dialled them!

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Bloody hell, you don’t do things by halves, do you!

Kick its arse Bob ?

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