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My ISP router doesn't have a modem only mode, so as I understand it, any mesh system I plugged in to it could only work as a basic access point. If I wanted any more advanced features - particularly around parental controls for my kids etc, then I'd need a new router, which is what got me...

Hi. I’m trying to upgrade the wifi in our house from the standard ISP router we’re currently using to something that’ll give us better speeds and whole-home coverage. I don’t really need the speed of wifi6 at the mo but it seems to make sense to future-proof if I’m buying new hardware anyway...

Hi, I’m looking to buy a new tv, but am getting a bit lost in what’s on offer. My primary aim is to get a smallish (by modern standards) tv that enables me too loose as many cables and additional boxes as possible. My main wish list is: No bigger than 40” Ability to record from EPG to HDD so...

That's really useful folks, thanks. I'm particularly interested to hear that Spotify through Sonos via Alexa can just 'play some jazz'. I know Siri and Homepod lag a long way behind in a lot of ways when it comes to smart speakers, but one thing that Siri is very good at is digging up music from...

Hi, Yes, thanks, I know Sonos supports Apple Music, but not, as far as I'm aware, with Alexa control, and even when Siri support comes in the future I heard you'll need to talk to your iOS device to make it work, rather than straight to the speaker.

Hi, I’m thinking about making a move in to the smart speaker market and, like a lot of people, are weighing up the Sonos+Alexa+Spotify route vs the Homepod option. I have quite an Appleish house, but even by my standards the Homepod is pretty closed off. It at least needs live radio from...

Hi. I was just wondering if anyone knew how to install DropBox for more than one user on a single Win7 laptop? My wife and I have different user areas on our home laptop, and I wanted to install my DropBox account on both user areas so that everything would be perfectly synch'd, but it doesn't...

I meant to ask about streaming royalties, and whether there were any providers who had a more ethical policy on paying royalties to small labels? I've read all the Spotify press about their policy being hard on indie artists, and thought maybe one of the more expensive services, like Tidal...

Hi, Thanks for that, I read the info originally but still couldn't quite figure out how it would work in reality. If I have an iPhone with my AppleID linked to my card, and my wife has the same, but we wanted an AppleID linked to a joint card, then three IDs in to two devices doesn't go...

Thanks. Yeah, sorry, a cut and paste mistake I've only just noticed. This wasn't supposed to be the text for this post!

Can anyone help me understand the finer points of Family Sharing in iOS8? I’m trying to wrap my head around how it will work for my wife and I, who have an iPhone each, with our own AppleID for each. We want to be able to share purchases between ourselves, so we don’t have to buy an app twice...

Can anyone help me understand the finer points of Family Sharing in iOS8? I’m trying to wrap my head around how it will work for my wife and I, who have an iPhone each, with our own AppleID for each. We want to be able to share purchases between ourselves, so we don’t have to buy an app twice...

It's amazing isn't it. You'd think with all the awards, 5* & 9/10 reviews they've had, in many other places than just WHF, there'd at least be something of merit about them. I'd go as far as to say my Apple EarPods actually sound better, and they're not exactly the best. I did get them from a...

Hi, I just tried a pair of AKG K451s. I bought them on impulse, thinking I just needed some price friendly everyday cans, and if they didn't sound brilliant, it wouldn't really matter. What has surprised me with them is actually how bad they sound. I know beauty is in the eye, or ear, of the...

Thanks again. One more thing, could a smartphone, like an iPhone, successfully drive a pair of old-school cans, like the Grados for example, without help? Seeing as I'm not really looking for portability, the reported size, style-famine, and noise leakage with the Grados might not need to be a...