Why does my device keep disconnecting from Bluetooth?
Pairing conflicts, interference and battery — why Bluetooth drops, and the reset that fixes most of it.
beginner20 min2 min read
Technology
Phones, laptops, home networks and accounts — with a bias towards fixing what you have rather than replacing it, and towards security advice that is actually worth the effort.
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Why does my phone lose signal indoors?
Why buildings block signal, turning on wifi calling as the real fix, and the settings worth checking first.
beginner30 min4 min readWhy is my mobile data not working when I have signal?
Signal bars measure the connection to the mast; data is a separate thing layered on top. Work through the switches, the allowance, the per-app restrictions, then the network configuration.
beginner25 min5 min readHow do I check a call or email really is from the organisation it claims?
One procedure that works for banks, councils, energy suppliers, HMRC, schools, the police and couriers alike, and the specific ways people get the callback number wrong.
beginner8 min3 min readHow do I start using a password manager?
Setting one up, migrating existing passwords gradually, and the master password and recovery that make it safe.
beginner1 hr2 min readWhat is the difference between memory and storage on a computer?
Memory is the desk, storage is the filing cabinet, and the processor is the worker. Once that lands, half the confusing advice about slow computers sorts itself out.
beginner15 min3 min readWhy did my battery get worse straight after a software update?
Most of it is the reindexing and re-optimising a major update triggers, which settles within a few days. What remains after a week is a real change, and there are specific things to check.
beginner20 min4 min readHow do I change my wifi channel to stop interference?
In a flat or a terrace your wifi is competing with everyone else's. Which channels are genuinely worth using, how to see what your neighbours are on, and why the channel in between is the worst choice of all.
intermediate20 min4 min readHow do I choose between cloud storage services?
What actually differentiates them — ecosystem, privacy, version history and the cost of leaving.
beginner25 min2 min readHow do I connect a soundbar to my TV, and why is there no sound?
The two ways to wire a television to a soundbar, which socket it has to be, the setting that has to be on, and the order to work through when the bar stays silent.
beginner30 min5 min readHow do I get back photos I deleted from my phone?
The recently deleted album buys you about thirty days. Where else copies survive, and why installing a recovery app is usually the wrong move.
beginner20 min3 min readHow do I get wifi to reach the whole house?
Why extenders often disappoint, what mesh actually does differently, and when a cable is the right answer.
intermediate1 hr 30 min3 min readHow do I keep my mobile number when I switch network?
The UK text-to-switch process: one text gets you a code, the new network does the rest, and the number moves the next working day.
beginner20 min3 min readHow do I move my authenticator app to a new phone?
The transfer that has to happen before the old phone is wiped, how to move codes with and without an export feature, and what to do if the old phone has already gone.
intermediate45 min3 min readHow do I sell something online without being scammed?
The five scams aimed at sellers rather than buyers — code harvesting, fake payment screenshots, courier stories, overpayment and off-platform moves — and the rules that stop all five.
beginner12 min4 min readHow do I set up a device for someone with poor eyesight?
The full set of settings worth changing, in order of how much difference each makes.
beginner45 min2 min readHow do I set up a new router?
Installing a router, the settings to change immediately, and how to move devices across without reconfiguring everything.
intermediate1 hr2 min readHow do I stop spam and junk email?
How to reduce junk mail properly — unsubscribing safely, filtering, and using aliases so new signups don't reach your main inbox.
beginner45 min2 min readHow do I stop spam and scam phone calls?
Reducing the volume of unwanted calls and handling the ones that get through safely.
beginner30 min2 min readHow do I tell whether a web address is really the site I think it is?
Where the real domain sits in an address, why everything before it can say anything at all, and the lookalike tricks that survive a quick glance.
beginner8 min3 min readHow do I tell whether someone has stolen my identity?
The early warnings people miss, the three credit files to check and how to get them free, and what to do the moment you find something that is not yours.
beginner25 min3 min readHow do I turn off photo sync without losing my photos?
The prompt that decides everything, why it appears differently on each platform, and the safe order that leaves you holding real files.
beginner40 min3 min readIs file recovery software worth paying for?
Sometimes — but far less often than the advertising implies, and never before you have worked through the free checks. What decides the odds, and when to keep your money.
intermediate45 min4 min readMy cloud storage is full and wants me to pay — what are my options?
Where the space has actually gone, what is safe to remove, and how to decide between paying, moving providers and keeping your own copy.
beginner1 hr3 min read
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