Bea & Sal's
Tech Help

Friendly, practical help — free of charge

Tell us what's going wrong

If you're stuck with your internet, laptop, desktop, tablet, phone or software — or with some other piece of hardware — fill in the form below and it will come straight to Bea, with SAL-9000 (and Faye, when needed) helping behind the scenes.

More detail is better. The more you tell us about the problem and what you've already tried, the faster we can help.

About you

Your reply will be sent to this address.

Optional — but useful if it's quicker to talk it through.

Your setup

Free text, up to about 200 characters. Help to find it is below the form.

The problem

More detail is better. What you were doing at the time, and any error messages you saw, are very helpful.

More detail is better. This saves us both time.

Terms, disclaimer and privacy

Important — please read before sending

Bea and Sal's Tech Help is a personal, best-effort service offered free of charge to friends, family and colleagues. It is not a commercial IT support service, and it is not a substitute for a managed service contract or professional on-site support.

No guarantee of service

Every request is handled on a voluntary basis, in spare time, and at no cost. There is no service level agreement, no guaranteed response time, and no obligation on either Bea or SAL-9000 to resolve any issue. Please do not rely on this service for anything business-critical.

No liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Bea Groves-McDaniel and SAL-9000 accept no liability whatsoever for any loss or damage arising from advice given, actions taken or actions not taken in response to a request. This includes loss of data, loss of profit, business interruption, loss of reputation, and any indirect or consequential loss.

Your data

The information you submit is used solely to respond to your request. It is emailed to Bea Groves-McDaniel and stored on a private server. It is not sold, shared with advertisers, or passed to third parties. If you would like your details deleted after the request is closed, simply say so in your reply.

Passwords and sensitive information

Please do not include passwords, passphrases, PINs, full card numbers or other secrets in your description. You will be asked for such details over a secure channel if they are genuinely needed, and never by email.

Your own backups

Do not attempt any data-destructive procedure on the strength of advice received here without first making a full backup. You remain responsible for your own data.

Jurisdiction and governing law

These terms are governed by the law of England and Wales. Nothing in this disclaimer limits any liability that cannot lawfully be excluded, nor any rights you have under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 or the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 (as amended).

If you do not accept these terms, please do not submit a request.

Confirmation

Please type your full name in upper case.

Today's date, in dd/mm/yyyy format. The time is added automatically.

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Finding your OS version

Windows

Press Windows + R, type winver, press Enter.

MacOS

Click the icon in the top-left corner, then About This Mac.

Linux

Run cat /etc/os-release in a terminal.

Android

Settings → About phone → Android version.

Say thank you

This service is free, and always will be. If it saved you time or money, a small thank-you helps keep it running — and honestly makes Bea's day.

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