CBits Tech Support

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Former financial adviser of 26 years.

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My #1 tip! Microsoft will NEVER phone you about your computer. If any1 phones about a PC problem, it's ALWAYS a scam.

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@bbfs Hello

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@TechSpurtVideo I think someone is trying to impersonate you in the comments of your YouTube videos. Look for the replies to my comment (CBits Tech) 3 days ago on this video https://t.co/ehYQIfw1yE

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@bowenracing Keeping the accounts alive

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@ThreeUKSupport Thanks very much :)

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@ThreeUKSupport I have an old Three MiFi. I need temporary data for a few weeks. If I buy a Three PAYG SIM (from Tesco) and buy a bundle (mins, SMS, data) can I use it in my MiFi please?

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@youtubemusic I often get songs in my playlists that become "Song is unavailable". It's really frustrating. Why is this?

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@ColinBowen Hi

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Not much on this account. Might start using it at some point. Meanwhile, for Tech Support, visit www.CBitsTech https://t.co/wKkeGCLKFx

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@ColinBowen Keep alive

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Just a quick tweet to keep the account alive in case I need it later.

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@VJirasek @SGgrc Mind you, in this particular case, the customer is wary of the change due to the learning curve and upcoming holiday. Additionally, the drive has one bad sector and I'm wary of stressing the drive with an OS upgrade. We want to leave well alone until a backup & the hol.

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@SGgrc I'm troubleshooting a customer's Windows 8.1 Windows Updates. Having fixed them, Windows says it's ready to auto-upgrade to Windows 10. No obvious way to stop it. I've not seen this before for Win8.1. Heading straight to Never 10!

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@VJirasek @SGgrc Yep! 8.1 was a complete fail IMO; a tablet OS on a desktop environment doesn't work. Win7 was much easier to use than 8.1. As with all upgrades, Win10 might not be good on older hardware and some Win8.1 comps were underpowered.

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Minidiscs anyone? My YouTube channel Minidisc playlist https://t.co/OmBF3al3nq

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As a clue to a forthcoming video on my YouTube channel, look what arrived today.

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Just tweeting so this account doesn't go inactive and get given to someone else.

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That's going to need a clean. This a hard disk replacement job, but I'll clean this out too to extend the life of this PC.

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So, I fix computers all day and finish work at 5:30. I come home and finish fixing my favourite Bluetooth headset (broken power switch) and my Nexus 7 tablet which was stuck on the Google startup screen. Bed soon, start again tomorrow.

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@ThreeUKSupport Phone. Sorry, I thought it was 200mb of free data but you could use it for calls, texts and additional data too like a 321 SIM. My mistake.

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@ThreeUKSupport Can I convert my daughter's 321 SIM to a Data Reward SIM without changing her number please? If so, how?