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Long USB leads
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OFSO » Tue Jun 07, 2016 10:19 am
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Having just hidden my new PC in the bookshelves I discovered my bluetooth keyboard won't wake it from sleep, I guess because it's asleep and quite...
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Max length for USB 2.0 is 5 meters. Max length for USB 3.0 cables is 3 meters. This is based on signal timing. Many cables don't meet the minimum...
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Tue Jun 07, 2016 3:34 pm
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Morgan Computers
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OFSO » Tue May 31, 2016 7:54 pm
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At the risk of being flamed by Mme Mod for advertising, I'd like to put in a good word here for Morgan Computers (UK). I have just bought an Acer...
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Yes, Mr Crun is still displaying his wonderful craftsmanship on the Sarf African Fred. When I compare his beautifully hand-crafted projects with my...
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Last post by OFSO
Mon Jun 06, 2016 12:56 pm
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Last post by Alisoncc
Wed Jun 01, 2016 1:21 am
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Windows(7) updates - stuck
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Boac » Mon May 23, 2016 2:54 pm
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As the homosexual king once said, "I am at my wit's end"
3 PCs in the house, my desktop, my laptop and Mrs B's laptop. All 64bit Win and...
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One 'interesting' action by the 'tweaking' package seems to have been to add a 'Deny' line to the 'Security'/'Advanced'/'Permissions' panel which...
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Last post by Boac
Sun May 29, 2016 10:27 am
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A good kick up the...er, a good re-start
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OFSO » Mon May 16, 2016 12:28 pm
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Me ol' PC, still running the OS that Dare Not Speak Its Name (but behind a WiMax firewall & having twice daily anti-virus scans) has been getting...
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I thought we were discussing something meaningful not semantics. In my world upgrades are implemented solely for the purpose of making use of the...
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Last post by rgbrock1
Thu May 19, 2016 6:46 pm
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Last post by Boac
Wed May 18, 2016 7:10 am
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Windows 7 oddity
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Groundgripper » Sat May 07, 2016 5:27 pm
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My somewhat aged netbook, which I use when I'm away or am wandering round the house, had a series of updates (48 to be precise) the other evening and...
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The ''workaround' is simply that Win7 support ends, I think, in 2020, not sure about 8, so both will ultimately become like XP - 'vulnerable', and...
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Last post by Boac
Sun May 08, 2016 7:07 am
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PC stuck in boot loop
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Boac » Sun May 01, 2016 8:35 pm
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I have run out of ideas! Suddenly the machine on reboot went to Gigabyte splash screen and stopped there, next reboot and all subsequent I get a few...
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In a nutshell, you are only 'allowed' by M$ to run ONE activated single-use licence at any time. Thus, if what you are doing is
"If one replaces...
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Last post by Boac
Sat May 07, 2016 3:16 pm
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ATMs and XP
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Boac » Thu May 05, 2016 2:59 pm
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Anyone heard any more about changes to ATM OS's? I believe Windows Embedded for Point of Service SP3 support finished on 12 April, and although...
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"Receipe for using XP: " Make sure all the ATMs get the recipe, won't you? Maybe wrap it around your card on a bit of paper when you visit?...
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Last post by Boac
Thu May 05, 2016 4:37 pm
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Nice one, 123-reg - whoops!
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Boac » Mon Apr 18, 2016 9:51 pm
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Did we forget the back-up advice?
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I like it, I like it. That's what makes life so much fun running Linux servers from the command line. One misspelt word and a return, and life gets...
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Last post by admin
Mon Apr 18, 2016 10:21 pm
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WIN 10 UPDATES
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OFSO » Sat Jan 16, 2016 3:21 pm
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It will come as no surprise to those who know me that I am paranoid about what goes on with my computer software - specifically, what goes on without...
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Does Firefox has a search engine?
Firefox, like other browsers, always the choice of search engines as the default.
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Last post by rgbrock1
Tue Apr 05, 2016 1:34 pm
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Linux aid required!
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Boac » Sat Mar 12, 2016 5:05 pm
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I just know there is a Linux networking guru out there just waiting for my call.................
In an idle afternoon I put Ubuntu 14 on a spare...
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RGB - Samba not installed with the distro but added by me and host-name changed from 400 characters long to Ubuntu as above in the conf file. Still...
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Last post by rgbrock1
Mon Mar 14, 2016 2:20 pm
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What is the future for Adobe Flash?
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Boac » Fri Jan 22, 2016 11:34 am
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Continual 'security' issues requiring frequent programme updates is leading many to consider dropping 'Flash' as Youtube did a while back. Is this...
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The problem is getting the large number of 'video' sites that use it to update.
That means 'update'. The url has nothing to do with adobe and...
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Last post by belfrybat
Sun Mar 06, 2016 1:48 pm
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MYSQL - question for any nerdy geeks
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Boac » Sun Jan 24, 2016 9:29 pm
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I have written a prog for Mrs B for her dog rescue operation which allows data entry, search and modification (in VBA with an Excel datasheet) via...
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MySQL now is called MariaDB.
MariaDB is a fork from MySQL. Lots of things happened with MySQL that many of their open-source developers didn't like....
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Last post by admin
Thu Mar 03, 2016 10:24 am
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Malwarebytes problem/warning
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Boac » Sat Feb 06, 2016 12:49 pm
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The 'industry standard' Malwarebytes has apparently been caught with its electronic trousers down, reportedly by not encrypting updates it issues....
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he'd given away his dog
That is appalling. Everything else comes under the heading of "reasonable behaviour" but giving away your dog ?...
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Last post by OFSO
Thu Feb 11, 2016 11:44 am
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Ransomware
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Boac » Sun Jan 31, 2016 8:11 am
The ?latest? 'big' victim is Lincolnshire County Council, which has shut down all computer systems to try and clean the ransomware from it.
I...
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Last post by Boac
Sun Jan 31, 2016 8:11 am
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Photos from iPad to here
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by Sisemen » Tue Dec 01, 2015 11:48 pm
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Every time I try to attach a photo from my iPad to a thread on here I get the message that .jpeg is invalid. What's the fix? Or is it a function of...
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I only said that because the photo is upside down.
It's ok on my machine, I did say I'm new at this :YMHUG:
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Last post by Woody
Fri Jan 29, 2016 11:07 pm
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Noisy Fan
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OFSO » Thu Jan 28, 2016 1:17 pm
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The computer I had built last year has now been running for about 5000 hours and the rear case fan has developed a chattering sound, plus a rumble...
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The problem is that it is very easy to get used to something noisy in the office, living room etc. And it's not until you get rid of it and blissful...
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Last post by OFSO
Fri Jan 29, 2016 5:33 pm
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'Shirt Pocket PC'
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ian16th » Sat Jan 23, 2016 1:17 pm
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Does anyone used one of these?
Shirt Pocket PC
More Pictures
How do you use it? What is the human interface?
If you plug it into a TV that is...
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Thank Y'all, I think I can live without one.
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Sun Jan 24, 2016 8:26 am
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Microsoft goes bonkers with emails
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Boac » Wed Jan 20, 2016 4:01 pm
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Yet another bizarre 'happening' - M$ have fingers in many pies, one of which is providing email services to various commercial users, plus of course...
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Resolution appears to be at hand - the (rare) human at M$ is supposedly arranging the delisting, but this whole procedure is taking a significant...
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Last post by Boac
Fri Jan 22, 2016 10:25 am
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Mac to Windows.
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Ibbie » Sun Jan 03, 2016 2:09 pm
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If I acquire a Mac,how can I access old files on Windows that I still need to refer to? Are all the photos stored in Windows" My Pictures"...
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Or you can get the latest version of Parallels which allows automatic acces to everything you have on your PC
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Last post by Sisemen
Mon Jan 04, 2016 1:47 pm
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Amazon Prime + the Firestick
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Boac » Fri Jan 01, 2016 12:52 pm
I have just started using the streaming option for movies on this membership to find that the Firestick, unlike the Fire TV box, does not allow...
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Last post by Boac
Fri Jan 01, 2016 12:52 pm
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Loathsome WIN 10
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OFSO » Tue Dec 29, 2015 8:00 pm
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For those who resent MS's heavy-handed approach to upgrading early OS's to WIN 10, and the persistant nagging.
This may have been raised already, but...
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I don't much like W10 and I held out against upgrading (if that's the right term) my two laptops from 8>10 until I'd heard other people's views. I...
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Last post by Capetonian
Fri Jan 01, 2016 11:23 am
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You Tube videos on Facebook
by Sisemen » Wed Dec 30, 2015 2:35 pm
I put one of my videos on our local town's Facebook page but it appears that if you try and watch it on iPhone or iPad it says "video not...
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Last post by Sisemen
Wed Dec 30, 2015 2:35 pm
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Firefox 43 disabled some Extensions
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CharlieOneSix » Wed Dec 16, 2015 11:58 am
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Firefox 43 downloaded automatically this morning and, after months, maybe years, of them working okay, it disabled my Nectar and TopCashback...
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There are several websites in Spain where you enter your id number and car index (registration) and you can see if any fines are outstanding. Most of...
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Last post by OFSO
Wed Dec 16, 2015 5:19 pm
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