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Windows11 Boot splash Screen

Last post by OFSO « Fri Aug 12, 2022 9:35 pm
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by Boac » Fri Aug 12, 2022 7:31 am

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I am the proud (??) owner of a reconditioned HP laptop with W11. Very pleased with the price and condition.

Now - the HP splash screen on boot shows...

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From today, I am the owner of a refurbished HP Win10 laptop. Singularly unimpressed with Win10 which is obviously designed for flaneurs and...

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Last post by OFSO
Fri Aug 12, 2022 9:35 pm
Ethernet Cameras

Last post by OFSO « Wed Jul 27, 2022 8:13 am
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by OFSO » Thu Jul 21, 2022 6:07 pm

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One if my £27 Ethernet cameras never restarts after a power flick or failure, which is a fact of life here. The camera was on a CAT6 cable passing...

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Took down my outside camera which has only just got used to not being in Islington but being in Spain, and next week will have to get used to being...

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Last post by OFSO
Wed Jul 27, 2022 8:13 am
New 5G Wireless Internet

Last post by llondel « Wed Jul 13, 2022 3:33 am
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by PHXPhlyer » Mon Jul 11, 2022 2:42 am

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I finally got fed up with my internet/cable provider and their neverending price hikes. ~X(
I am cutting the cord! :YMPARTY:
Their channel...

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Word of warning. Those ethernet connecters have a, wretched little bit of plastic which clicks the plug into place in the socket. If it breaks off...

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Last post by llondel
Wed Jul 13, 2022 3:33 am
Zoom failure.

Last post by llondel « Wed Jul 13, 2022 3:19 am
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by ExSp33db1rd » Mon Jul 11, 2022 2:07 am

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I occaasionally accept a request to join a Zoom get-together with my two sons on the other side of the World, and one of them sends me an e-mail with...

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32, 32, 29, 32. Always below 40c although I keep it clean. 'tis an i5

Room temperature here can exceed that.

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Last post by llondel
Wed Jul 13, 2022 3:19 am
Windows10 update issue

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Mon Jun 20, 2022 1:40 am
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by Boac » Sat Jun 18, 2022 8:10 am

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One of the 3 W10 machines had developed a problem with updating. It constantly tells me I am 'missing' important updates but fails to retrieve any....

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Took a while to find the update.
Usually Windoz pops up a window and sez that an update is available.
I went poking around and was unable to find...

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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Mon Jun 20, 2022 1:40 am
Google Mail

Last post by llondel « Sun May 15, 2022 1:15 am
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by Boac » Sat Apr 30, 2022 9:01 pm

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Google are now going berserk on 'security' on unapproved email apps, which unfortunately include Outlooks prior to O-2019.

It appears that from 30/5...

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I started using one of those password manager thingies. We got told to use one at work so I looked through what was around and picked one I liked and...

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Last post by llondel
Sun May 15, 2022 1:15 am
Deep soak test on laptop

Last post by jimtherev « Tue May 10, 2022 9:50 pm
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by jimtherev » Mon May 09, 2022 4:24 pm

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I have a fairly-new HP lappy here, property of my daughter, which has been randomly crashing (Lappy, not daughter).
I've now done the traditional...

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When Jobs et al started Apple, it was usual to allow one's new computer to fall a few inches onto a hard surface to seat the chips.

Have you looked...

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Last post by jimtherev
Tue May 10, 2022 9:50 pm
Historical computers...

Last post by ExSp33db1rd « Wed May 04, 2022 8:57 am
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by TheGreenGoblin » Sun Oct 04, 2020 12:14 pm
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I know that there are one of two here who might find this interesting and who may have suggestions of their own. I haven't included abacusses,...

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Thanks, but you surprise me !

Apologies for repeating some of what I posted 18 months ago ! Memory ?
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Last post by ExSp33db1rd
Wed May 04, 2022 8:57 am
UK phones going digital

Last post by emjay « Sat Apr 02, 2022 9:33 am
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by jimtherev » Tue Feb 01, 2022 11:13 pm
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As we are discovering, copper telephone connections in the UK are being phased out, and we soon will have to go digital . This will happen to...

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Wise moves llondel, but are the cell tower operators acting so meticulously?
After our local infrastructure installer failed to turn up for three...
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Last post by emjay
Sat Apr 02, 2022 9:33 am
Anti Virus Rubbish

Last post by G-CPTN « Tue Mar 22, 2022 7:30 pm
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by A Lutra Continua » Tue Oct 20, 2015 11:46 am
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Bah! Humbug!

Avast cocking up the old laptop and causing it to drag its heels so got rid of it and loaded Malware Bytes. Somewhere between the two...

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Having never acquired a computer virus over several decades (here and elsewhere) and having received confirmation of freedom from infection on a...
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Last post by G-CPTN
Tue Mar 22, 2022 7:30 pm
iOS 15.4 face recognition with masks

Last post by OFSO « Mon Mar 21, 2022 1:56 pm
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by CharlieOneSix » Sat Mar 19, 2022 2:39 pm

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Just installed iOS 15.4 on my phone it allows face recognition whilst wearing a mask. It’s a bit late in the day for most, although not here in...

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MiFi unlock works every time. I think. Because I can't tell if the phone ever locks, as I wear the band all the time. Like those self unlocking cars...

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Last post by OFSO
Mon Mar 21, 2022 1:56 pm
Linux

Last post by OFSO « Mon Feb 21, 2022 1:24 pm
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by PHXPhlyer » Sun Feb 20, 2022 6:33 pm

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After the death of the SSD in my old Athelon powered HP desktop I bought a newer Intel i5.
I bought a 500G Dell SSD to put into the HP and use it as...

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I agree: Linux Mint....

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Last post by OFSO
Mon Feb 21, 2022 1:24 pm
e-mail client

Last post by llondel « Mon Feb 21, 2022 5:13 am
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by ExSp33db1rd » Sun Feb 20, 2022 5:04 am

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I know this has been mentioned before, but I can't find it !

I need to find an e-mail programme to download e-mails from my ISP to my computer to...

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Thunderbirds are Go! Used it here for many years too.

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Last post by llondel
Mon Feb 21, 2022 5:13 am
Copying data from a smart phone

Last post by Boac « Fri Jan 21, 2022 10:06 am
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by Ex-Ascot » Fri Jan 21, 2022 7:35 am

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Had a bit of a fright two days ago. My Galaxy 10 smart phone froze. No matter what you pushed or pulled it would not respond. I couldn't even switch...

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While we are on the Android circuit, there is an excellent 'File Manager' on 'Play' called 'File manger Plus' (or '+' ?). It allows you to set up...

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Last post by Boac
Fri Jan 21, 2022 10:06 am
VPN stuck on foreigh server

Last post by CharlieOneSix « Sun Jan 16, 2022 4:59 pm

by CharlieOneSix » Sun Jan 16, 2022 4:59 pm

Just a snippet which may help someone else avoid the hours I've spent on this. I use Firetrust's Hideaway VPN occasionally. Although I don't recall...

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Last post by CharlieOneSix
Sun Jan 16, 2022 4:59 pm
Weather Stations

Last post by Alisoncc « Tue Jan 04, 2022 4:34 am
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by Alisoncc » Sat Jan 01, 2022 1:46 am

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Significantly different environment between where I currently reside and the nearest Bureau of Met weather station, so giving thought to installing a...

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Thanks for input folks. Project on hold temporarily whilst I resolve some other issues.

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Last post by Alisoncc
Tue Jan 04, 2022 4:34 am
Xiaomi

Last post by Rwy in Sight « Fri Dec 31, 2021 12:37 pm
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by OFSO » Wed Jul 21, 2021 12:30 pm
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Following the drowning of her old Huawei (which to be honest was suffering battery degredation) I bought the Mem' a new Redmi 8, because I have one...

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I think each model number has high and low performance mobile. I think 9AT is the low end model of the 9 series.
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Last post by Rwy in Sight
Fri Dec 31, 2021 12:37 pm
Charging USB devices

Last post by k3k3 « Thu Dec 16, 2021 10:04 pm
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by Boac » Fri Nov 26, 2021 2:05 pm

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I have two ageing Amazon Fire tablets which are getting a bit 'tetchy' about being charged. I am using an increasing number of mains devices WITH USB...

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Because if you hadn't, they wouldn't have!

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Last post by k3k3
Thu Dec 16, 2021 10:04 pm
Helicopter stunt.....

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Tue Nov 30, 2021 4:22 am
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by CharlieOneSix » Sun Nov 21, 2021 1:46 pm

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The reason why I posted this in Computer chatter will become obvious.....

Apart from having a guy on the rotorhead, helicopter aficionados will...

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More French Moulinex turning the non American way.

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Last post by TheGreenGoblin
Tue Nov 30, 2021 4:22 am
Tablet 10''+ vs laptop

Last post by OFSO « Sun Nov 14, 2021 6:29 pm
Replies: 47
by Rwy in Sight » Mon Jan 25, 2021 9:22 pm
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Over the last few weeks I have been discussing the scenario of not purchasing a lap-top should the need arise and replace it with a 4G 64gb/3gb...

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I bought a Bluetooth keyboard for €12 for my tablet. However despite persevering for a few weeks I realised the on-screen keyboard was easier to use...
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Last post by OFSO
Sun Nov 14, 2021 6:29 pm
AVG

Last post by ribrash « Wed Oct 27, 2021 9:12 am
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by ribrash » Tue Oct 26, 2021 10:43 am

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AVG keeps throwing these messages up when accessing various sites including O-N.Happens on all the usual browsers.Only recently started.

AVG has...

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The O-N certificate expires at the end of November so you shouldn't be getting complaints about it yet unless your computer clock is wrong.

I have...

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Last post by ribrash
Wed Oct 27, 2021 9:12 am
5G mobile how useful will it be for you?

Last post by ExSp33db1rd « Wed Oct 27, 2021 6:02 am
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by Rwy in Sight » Tue Oct 26, 2021 7:15 am

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A simple question - how useful the additional speed of 5G will be in your life (or has been already)? And how happy are you with your smart home...

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My local mobile provider shut down any connection to 2G, and as my phone wouldn't receive 3G they sent me a new one free, which also reads 4G, so I...

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Last post by ExSp33db1rd
Wed Oct 27, 2021 6:02 am
Facebook is "down"

Last post by Pontius Navigator « Thu Oct 14, 2021 8:12 am
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by ricardian » Mon Oct 04, 2021 5:18 pm
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For users of Facebook - it's down

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Here you go:

Its the Beta v VHS thing, again.

Signal works fine, but everybody you need to communicate wit uses WhatsApp.

You can suggest the...
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Last post by Pontius Navigator
Thu Oct 14, 2021 8:12 am
Windows 11 roll out date

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Sun Oct 10, 2021 1:48 am
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by ricardian » Tue Aug 31, 2021 5:23 pm

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The Register has the details

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This says YES!

Windows 11.JPG

but I am going to wait for some months. I never want to be leading or bleeding edge.

From the OP's link....

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Last post by TheGreenGoblin
Sun Oct 10, 2021 1:48 am
Mi Band 4 connection issues.

Last post by OFSO « Thu Sep 02, 2021 4:04 pm
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by Rwy in Sight » Fri Jul 02, 2021 6:56 pm

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My Mi Band 4 is an excellent device offering useful services including the weather forecast. Over the last few days when the weather function is...

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Bought a nice leather strap from Nanning Mibusi in China. Came with fixings for the Mi 3/4 and 5/6. Just over €9 from Big River.

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Last post by OFSO
Thu Sep 02, 2021 4:04 pm

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