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Malwarebytes Browser Guard

Last post by OFSO « Sun Dec 27, 2020 1:41 pm
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by CharlieOneSix » Sat Dec 19, 2020 12:22 pm

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This is a photo of my PC screen - couldn't use snipping tool on it - with Malwarebytes Browser Guard statistics for this week - 4732 Ads/Trackers and...

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Agreed. Also I use CC Cleaner to remove trackers and the like. Amazing what's there before my daily clean.

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Last post by OFSO
Sun Dec 27, 2020 1:41 pm
Concerned about unencrypted medical data in emails

Last post by Pontius Navigator « Fri Dec 25, 2020 9:40 am
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by CharlieOneSix » Mon Feb 18, 2019 3:23 pm

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My excellent local GP Surgery, like many others, uses a company called GenPra to design and host its website. It has a https address, the SSL...

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Curtain trimmings, apart from the obvious at Dunelm, what has that got to do with data protection.

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Last post by Pontius Navigator
Fri Dec 25, 2020 9:40 am
New Printer Needed

Last post by ian16th « Sun Dec 13, 2020 8:06 pm
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by ian16th » Fri Nov 13, 2020 9:54 am

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Well my Canon TS8240 that I bought April 2019 is 'beyond economical repair'!

One of the ink cartridges is still on its 1st replacement after the...

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I've had my 8200 replaced by an 8300 with a 42% discount and a set of new cartridges.

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Last post by ian16th
Sun Dec 13, 2020 8:06 pm
ADDRESS BOOKS.........

Last post by Pontius Navigator « Tue Dec 08, 2020 8:45 am
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by Rossian » Mon Nov 30, 2020 3:54 pm

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....bloody caps lock! Do any of you peeps in here have any suggestions for an address book programme that can have ordinary physical addresses as...

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Even more so to put it through a franking machine. We have a niece in Norfolk here cards arrive from Henderson Business Centre.

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Last post by Pontius Navigator
Tue Dec 08, 2020 8:45 am
Bing kicked Firefox out....

Last post by Pontius Navigator « Sun Nov 22, 2020 4:08 pm
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by CharlieOneSix » Sun Nov 22, 2020 8:58 am

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Turned on the puter this morning, clicked on the Firefox shortcut and Bing appeared. Seems Microsoft don't like me looking at Firefox. Took some...

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C16, probably did a silent update which then activated on a restart. Mine did the same, gave me an MS and Bing startup.

Now I have Google as my...

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Last post by Pontius Navigator
Sun Nov 22, 2020 4:08 pm
Feature update, Windows 10, version 20H2

Last post by G-CPTN « Wed Nov 11, 2020 6:15 pm
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by CharlieOneSix » Wed Nov 11, 2020 1:52 pm

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Just done an update and notice that Windows 10 version 20H2 is currently available as a - presently optional - feature update. Has anyone done this?...

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Apparently, you can postpone updates for up to 35 days, after which you might be able to postpone further.

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Last post by G-CPTN
Wed Nov 11, 2020 6:15 pm
Icons.

Last post by G-CPTN « Tue Nov 10, 2020 6:28 pm
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by G-CPTN » Tue Nov 10, 2020 5:29 pm

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I believe that I have received a W10 update.
My 'home screen' now resembles a smart-phone with large square icons.

Is this mandatory? - or can I...

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Seems that I might be in 'tablet mode'.

I found a screen which gave me a choice of starting in tablet mode or desktop mode and restarted into...

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Last post by G-CPTN
Tue Nov 10, 2020 6:28 pm
Router page unaccessible

Last post by unifoxos « Tue Oct 27, 2020 3:56 pm
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by Rwy in Sight » Fri Oct 23, 2020 7:29 am
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I was installing a router for a friend. The router is a ZTE a model that stands up and it is provided by the telephone company. The connection went...

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Mine has a tick box on the Management set up page, Allow management from the internet . On the same page it also allows changing the port used for...
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Last post by unifoxos
Tue Oct 27, 2020 3:56 pm
Google search 'leakage'.

Last post by Boac « Sun Oct 25, 2020 9:06 pm
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by Boac » Sun Oct 25, 2020 10:50 am

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My No 1 son, wot is a 'spert', tells me it is not possible BUT - as a 'signatory' to Quora I am troubled by the frequency in which my Goggle search...

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Yes, I have wondered.

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Last post by Boac
Sun Oct 25, 2020 9:06 pm
Latest Windows 10

Last post by Boac « Sat Oct 24, 2020 7:17 am
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by Wodrick » Thu May 28, 2020 6:32 pm
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I cannot vouch for the veracity of this but not good if true :

If you use Windows 10, and get a WELCOME TO WINDOWS screen at startup offering to...

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Windows10 networking seems to be a disaster. I have had nothing but trouble with it, have tried every known fix, and as I have reported each 'update'...
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Last post by Boac
Sat Oct 24, 2020 7:17 am
Mobile phone upgrade.

Last post by Pontius Navigator « Wed Oct 14, 2020 1:49 pm
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by ribrash » Tue Oct 06, 2020 7:32 pm
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More about phones but computers might be involved.I have been given a newer version of an Iphone.I want to keep my number and transfer contacts...

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And that sitting in 0A is scary
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Last post by Pontius Navigator
Wed Oct 14, 2020 1:49 pm
VPN - should I get one?

Last post by Pontius Navigator « Thu Oct 08, 2020 8:58 am
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by CharlieOneSix » Wed Oct 07, 2020 3:51 pm

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Some years ago I purchased a rarely offered lifetime licence for Firetrust's Mailwasher Pro - usually it's a 1,2 or 3 year licence. I've always been...

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As long as you get a site warning then you can do something about it. I was blundering about with the flakey app.

It didn't help that my 3 devices...

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Last post by Pontius Navigator
Thu Oct 08, 2020 8:58 am
Calling Windows geeks

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Mon Oct 05, 2020 5:22 pm
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by Boac » Thu Aug 06, 2020 4:22 pm

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Situation: I have an ageing laptop with OEM W7, upgraded to W10. I wish to buy a newer laptop. I realise I will have to buy W10 on the new machine,...

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No emails, or ability to connect to any sites through troubleshooter.
The connection window shows data being sent and received but no tabs will open,...

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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Mon Oct 05, 2020 5:22 pm
Openoffice & stuff

Last post by jimtherev « Mon Oct 05, 2020 7:22 am
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by jimtherev » Wed Sep 30, 2020 4:55 pm

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Having acquired one and getting another lappie for church, I'm contemplating putting Openoffice or LibreOffice or something on, rather than paying...

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Jim, might be worth a look.

Had a look - but looks as tho' it's a bit specialised. The advantage of OO and its derivatives is that it's almost...

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Last post by jimtherev
Mon Oct 05, 2020 7:22 am
Quantum Computing

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Sun Oct 04, 2020 9:34 pm
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by TheGreenGoblin » Sat Oct 03, 2020 6:06 pm

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How likely is a practical useful quantum computer in the near future?

Not very thinks Mikhail Dyakonov!

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The researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen conducted the experiment using a 13 nanometre-thick, millimetres-long...

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Last post by TheGreenGoblin
Sun Oct 04, 2020 9:34 pm
12V Lighting transformers (for 50W MR16 bulbs)

Last post by CharlieOneSix « Fri Sep 11, 2020 7:52 am
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by Boac » Fri Aug 28, 2020 8:52 pm
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Just had my second of four go - do these things have an expected 'life'?

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Excellent! :-bd
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Last post by CharlieOneSix
Fri Sep 11, 2020 7:52 am
Anyone know a lot about digital TV reception (apart from the Chump. of course)

Last post by Boac « Sat Sep 05, 2020 5:50 pm
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by Boac » Sat Apr 11, 2020 2:55 pm
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For some time now I have had frequent pixelation on the BBC Mux from my local transmitter. That MUX is broadcasting on 694Mhz, whereas all the other...

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Dang me! there was lil' ol' me thinking I had answered quite a lot of your questions (on the duty postage stamp).

I will, however, answer one more...
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Last post by Boac
Sat Sep 05, 2020 5:50 pm
Auto-play in Chrome

Last post by ExSp33db1rd « Thu Sep 03, 2020 11:25 pm
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by PHXPhlyer » Thu Sep 03, 2020 7:30 pm

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I seem to remember that you used to be able to stop videos from automatically playing when a page opened. Now, some pages play a video and others...

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Happens to me too. A pox on it.

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Last post by ExSp33db1rd
Thu Sep 03, 2020 11:25 pm
Any Phone a Webcam Security Concern

Last post by ian16th « Mon Aug 31, 2020 3:28 pm
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by ian16th » Sun Aug 30, 2020 8:47 pm

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Those of you with a security neurosis might like to ponder this.

I have just installed on my Android phone an application called DroidCam and the...

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Ian, there is Stop option in the App.

It stops if you stop the App, the problem is if you close ALL apps. This leaves the camera on.
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Last post by ian16th
Mon Aug 31, 2020 3:28 pm
Hacked off!.....

Last post by llondel « Sat Aug 29, 2020 4:36 am
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by CharlieOneSix » Wed Aug 19, 2020 10:06 pm

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Hacked off, very, very hacked off!

For some reason the C: drive on Mrs C16's computer had almost filled up and only had 18GB left, showing a red bar...

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It is possible to resize a partition down using Linux. There is a chance that it will screw up however, so you might want to take backups of the...

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Last post by llondel
Sat Aug 29, 2020 4:36 am
Kindle Wi-Fi

Last post by Pontius Navigator « Fri Aug 14, 2020 9:13 am
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by k3k3 » Thu Aug 13, 2020 1:43 pm

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I have an old Kindle, bought in 2011, which refuses to see any Wi-Fi networks. I've tried re-booting by holding down the power button for >30 seconds...

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Just remember all your '*****' is duplicated in an Amazon server somewhere in the World 😁

For us honest and god-fearing folk I wish my laptop could...

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Last post by Pontius Navigator
Fri Aug 14, 2020 9:13 am
Sticky keys ?

Last post by Ex-Ascot « Mon Aug 10, 2020 4:05 pm
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by ExSp33db1rd » Mon Aug 13, 2018 8:30 am

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Windows H'eight.

I've just wiped my History from my Chrome Browser, and instead of selecting each individual webpage recorded, I elected to delete...

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Thanks guys. G-CPTN I searched and apparently they will remove. It has kind of all dried now and worked its way under so I will not interfere unless...

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Last post by Ex-Ascot
Mon Aug 10, 2020 4:05 pm
DNS Server

Last post by G-CPTN « Fri Jul 24, 2020 4:41 pm
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by Boac » Thu Jul 02, 2020 7:45 pm

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For a long time I have (lazily) used Google's DNS servers, but over the last couple of days noticed an occasional 'misfire' from them. I am using...

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Yes, thanks.

I just wish I had known that at the time.

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Last post by G-CPTN
Fri Jul 24, 2020 4:41 pm
4G Signal Boosters

Last post by OFSO « Sat Jul 18, 2020 12:37 pm
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by CharlieOneSix » Thu Jul 16, 2020 3:47 pm

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Not exactly computer related but this seems the best place.....

My broadband is provided wirelessly by a local firm - Caleycom - so I have no...

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I've had 4G home mifi in both UK and Spain. With several computers, TVs, phones, tablets, two CCTV cameras and five Google Homes the system is at its...

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Last post by OFSO
Sat Jul 18, 2020 12:37 pm
Zoom

Last post by ExSp33db1rd « Sun Jun 07, 2020 10:49 pm
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by ian16th » Sat Jun 06, 2020 2:25 pm

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Getting a lot of mention in the Meeja.

Anyone got it?

Any benefits for the home user?

I use Skype and WhatsApp and I'm wondering if Zoom is worth...

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But they didn't invent it and haven't buggerd it up, yet.

Yes they have, it all still works for me but the Echo/Sound Test service no longer...

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Sun Jun 07, 2020 10:49 pm

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