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Huawei

Last post by OFSO « Thu Jul 04, 2019 8:45 pm
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by OFSO » Mon May 20, 2019 1:35 pm
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1) Google imposes restrictions in what it can sell to Huawei.
2) Having failed to notice that Huawei is the second biggest manufacturer of...

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The Trumpeter, now that China is once more the best friend of the USA, has decided Huawei is not a threat after all and the bans will be lifted. The...
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Last post by OFSO
Thu Jul 04, 2019 8:45 pm
Anyone else notice?

Last post by Boac « Thu Jul 04, 2019 3:17 pm
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by Boac » Thu Jul 04, 2019 2:26 pm

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Last post by Boac
Thu Jul 04, 2019 3:17 pm
HELP

Last post by Pontius Navigator « Wed Jul 03, 2019 7:52 am
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by PHXPhlyer » Tue Jul 02, 2019 6:02 pm

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I have begun seeing both trusted websites and content with double underlined words that when hovered over bring up pop-up boxes (ad related to...

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I use Zone Alarm. Not perfect.

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Last post by Pontius Navigator
Wed Jul 03, 2019 7:52 am
Outlook 2010

Last post by Boac « Sun Jun 30, 2019 6:04 pm
Replies: 14
by Boac » Fri Apr 05, 2019 9:28 pm

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Any M$ sleuths who can tell me how to change the font size on new emails in the header section, ie To/CC/BCC/Subject? I've been all over Google with...

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Yes, but can you alter the header font there? You can change the colours in 2010, by the way.

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Last post by Boac
Sun Jun 30, 2019 6:04 pm
Paranoia

Last post by Capetonian « Thu Jun 27, 2019 4:30 pm
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by ian16th » Thu Jun 27, 2019 2:17 pm

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Am I being Paranoid?

I sent an e-mail to a couple of neighbours asking them if they could use my old half used ink cartridges.

Next I visited a...

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A few weeks ago I was in the Algarve and was talking to a friend (face to face) about going to Vancouver. My phone was on the table. Later that...

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Last post by Capetonian
Thu Jun 27, 2019 4:30 pm
W10 and Opera.

Last post by G-CPTN « Wed Jun 26, 2019 9:32 pm
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by G-CPTN » Sat Jun 22, 2019 1:14 am

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I have just transferred to a new computer after my previous laptop (also W10 and Opera) died beyond repair.

I had a line of 'go tos' along the top...

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Click on Opera menu > Bookmarks> select Show bookmarks bar.
or:- Visit Opera Settings (Alt+P), check ‘Show the bookmarks bar’ under ‘Bookmarks bar’....

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Last post by G-CPTN
Wed Jun 26, 2019 9:32 pm
FireStick v. Fire TV

Last post by Pontius Navigator « Tue Jun 25, 2019 9:00 am
Replies: 9
by Boac » Mon Jun 24, 2019 10:53 am

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Does anyone have experience/opinion on the relative merits of the Firestick v. Fire TV? I have a series 1 Firestick which is labouring with the usual...

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BOAC, just had an email from Amazon, they have announced a Prime Day on 15/16 July with non-stop deals. If you are a Prime member this might be your...

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Last post by Pontius Navigator
Tue Jun 25, 2019 9:00 am
New Canon TS8240 Printer

Last post by ian16th « Mon Jun 24, 2019 11:11 am
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by ian16th » Wed Jun 12, 2019 2:36 pm

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New Canon TS8240 Printer, arrived yesterday and am I struggling with it?

Got it working on a USB cable connection so that Win/10 see's it.

MS Word...

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11 days later, after emptying brain, and starting again, it is ALL working!

This included printing on CD's and printing over Wifi from both Win/10...

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Last post by ian16th
Mon Jun 24, 2019 11:11 am
Wouldn't boot

Last post by Pontius Navigator « Tue Jun 18, 2019 8:42 pm
Replies: 8
by Pontius Navigator » Fri Jun 14, 2019 6:02 am

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Yesterday looking at New computer, better spec, same price as earlier Win 7 machine.

Last night computer wouldn't boot. Used Kindle to find help...

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On another forum, there's a link to an article about a 10 year old girl conquering El Capitan(in Yellowstone Park). I, quite light-heartedly, asked...

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Last post by Pontius Navigator
Tue Jun 18, 2019 8:42 pm
Google home

Last post by 4mastacker « Fri Jun 07, 2019 6:50 am
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by OFSO » Thu Jun 06, 2019 5:45 am

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Where has the nice English lady gone ? As of yesterday afternoon was replaced by an American nasal twang...

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Powder her nose?

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Last post by 4mastacker
Fri Jun 07, 2019 6:50 am
Chrome Browser

Last post by Alisoncc « Thu May 30, 2019 3:36 am
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by ExSp33db1rd » Mon May 27, 2019 4:01 am

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WIN H'eight. Chrome Browser

Suddenly lost all my favourites listed under the Bookmark option on the top bar.

I hit the two horizontal V's at top...

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I moved from Firefox to PaleMoon, a quicker stripped-down version.

+1

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Last post by Alisoncc
Thu May 30, 2019 3:36 am
File transfer

Last post by OFSO « Wed May 22, 2019 8:01 pm
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by OFSO » Sat May 18, 2019 10:03 am

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I have a large file to transfer - hi res photos of this house amounting to 153Mb - and my e-mail packages object to sending this as an attachment....

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Yes I have. Google photos scoops up everything. Even the pictures you were thinking of taking but never got round to! Anyway, all done now....

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Last post by OFSO
Wed May 22, 2019 8:01 pm
Old/Small SD Cards and USB Drives

Last post by llondel « Tue May 21, 2019 6:47 pm
Replies: 6
by ian16th » Thu May 16, 2019 2:03 pm

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With the ever decreasing price of memory, as I buy larger capacity SD cards and USB drives, I am collecting Old/Small SD Cards and USB Drives that I...

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Somewhere I still have my original 16MB USB flash drive. I used to use it to store my private key for encryption but seeing as it's 10x bigger than a...

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Last post by llondel
Tue May 21, 2019 6:47 pm
Password Storage

Last post by ian16th « Wed May 15, 2019 9:44 am
Replies: 4
by ian16th » Tue May 14, 2019 12:49 pm

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I seem to be getting a lot of invitations from services that want to securely store all of my passwords.

I have a bit of a paranoia about other...

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Sorry.

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Last post by ian16th
Wed May 15, 2019 9:44 am
DNS Propagation.......or not!

Last post by CharlieOneSix « Mon May 13, 2019 11:09 am
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by CharlieOneSix » Sun May 12, 2019 3:51 pm

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DNS propagation started at 1330 on Thursday when I changed hosts for my website. When I did this in the dim past I was up and running again in about...

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Everything is now sorted. My thanks to Alison who spent time looking at things for me last night ^:)^ . The problem was not DNS propagation as that...

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Last post by CharlieOneSix
Mon May 13, 2019 11:09 am
Print Spooler.......

Last post by Pontius Navigator « Sat May 11, 2019 12:46 pm
Replies: 4
by OFSO » Fri May 10, 2019 10:50 am

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....not available.
Again.
Bloody Microsoft.
MSC services, run, spooler stopped (why? nothing in print queue), restarted.
Print Spooler started....

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Had that on a hire car. What is an essential criterion for a hire car at an airport? Grr

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Last post by Pontius Navigator
Sat May 11, 2019 12:46 pm
Acer laptop freezing

Last post by Alisoncc « Wed May 08, 2019 6:26 pm
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by ricardian » Wed May 08, 2019 2:57 pm

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A friend asked me to check her Acer laptop because it kept freezing . When I tried to diagnose what was wrong I soon found that it froze quite often...

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So wife texts husband on a cold wintery morning Windows frozen .
Husband thinks about it and texts back Pour boiling water around the edges .
After...

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Last post by Alisoncc
Wed May 08, 2019 6:26 pm
Junk

Last post by Ex-Ascot « Fri May 03, 2019 9:08 am
Replies: 29
by Ex-Ascot » Mon Dec 05, 2016 5:00 pm
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Looked at all threads and sorry if I missed one about Junk but I have a serious problem.

For years very few. In the last few weeks increasing...

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Thanks for all the advice. Have managed to get them all going into junk now. In box clear but system is swamped. Will have to get onto our IT people...
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Last post by Ex-Ascot
Fri May 03, 2019 9:08 am
VPN

Last post by Slasher « Thu May 02, 2019 6:24 am
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by OFSO » Wed May 01, 2019 1:17 pm

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I may be walking a thin line here between commenting and recommending a product, but.....

Tried Kasperkys VPN for free for a week. Pros: brilliant...

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I have the same problem. Try doing it naked although it's a bit hit n miss.

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Last post by Slasher
Thu May 02, 2019 6:24 am
Posting pictures.

Last post by llondel « Mon Apr 29, 2019 3:31 pm
Replies: 31
by stuart » Wed Sep 23, 2015 3:01 pm
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I'm having real trouble posting pics on the woe thread, it keeps coming up with file size too large any ideas would be most welcome.

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Yes, it was. I remember CGA at 640x200, EGA at 640x350 and then VGA at 640x480
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Last post by llondel
Mon Apr 29, 2019 3:31 pm
DuckDuckGo

Last post by OFSO « Sun Apr 28, 2019 5:21 pm
Replies: 10
by OFSO » Wed Apr 24, 2019 4:30 pm

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Anyone installed the DuckDuckGo browser on their smartphone ? Gets a lot of good reviews for privacy protection over the Useless Chrome.

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DDG is working with no problems although I am still opening ON with Chrome until The Mandatory Option comes up next month. The EU (?) is forcing...

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Last post by OFSO
Sun Apr 28, 2019 5:21 pm
Wow! 5G!

Last post by Boac « Sat Apr 20, 2019 6:04 pm
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by Slasher » Sun Apr 14, 2019 3:41 am
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Apsara put me onto this and she's not stupid.

She did a check on the outside source speakers and said they are credible.

Request Fox3 or...

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Don't know the man, but here is an alternative view:

Ontario Teachers Support Wi-Fi

The following article indicates that Ontario teachers support...
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Last post by Boac
Sat Apr 20, 2019 6:04 pm
Printer Required

Last post by Rwy in Sight « Sun Apr 14, 2019 7:49 pm
Replies: 11
by ian16th » Wed Apr 03, 2019 1:35 pm

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My current Canon Printer/Scanner has packed up and I am in the market to replace it.

I would like a printer that can print on CD's and DVD's, but...

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I bought the famous from the other thread HP printer/scanner because I needed to use some gift vouchers. I still have the original toner, and as I...

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Last post by Rwy in Sight
Sun Apr 14, 2019 7:49 pm
Skype Update.

Last post by OFSO « Sun Apr 07, 2019 5:30 pm
Replies: 11
by ExSp33db1rd » Fri Apr 05, 2019 11:30 pm

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Skype update.

For many years I have had Skype installed on my PC Laptop and iPad. I rarely use it, but it is useful when away from home to use the...

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OFSO is very happy with Whatevers App. Frankly I find SKYPE a total PITA since Microsoft bought it. We keep a subscription to landlines each year...

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Last post by OFSO
Sun Apr 07, 2019 5:30 pm
EU just screwed the Internet

Last post by Slasher « Fri Mar 29, 2019 3:59 am
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by Slasher » Thu Mar 28, 2019 11:41 pm

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Article 11 and 13 specifically.

I vary rarely use European servers on VPN but I highly recommend for the time being Singapore if you have...

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EU Directives don't apply here. :-h

Yes...for the time being. But look at the last few minutes of the second link. It'll be pushed until it's...

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Last post by Slasher
Fri Mar 29, 2019 3:59 am

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