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DVD Ripping Software

Last post by k3k3 « Fri May 09, 2025 7:02 pm
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by PHXPhlyer » Fri May 09, 2025 5:27 pm

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The software that I have been using for years to rip DVDs (Freemake) has stopped working. ~X(
Their FAQs said to uninstall then reinstall the...

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I used to use this:

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Last post by k3k3
Fri May 09, 2025 7:02 pm
Windows contacts

Last post by llondel « Fri May 09, 2025 4:04 am
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by ExSp33db1rd » Mon May 05, 2025 4:00 am

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Windows - Contacts

I've screwed up the presentation of my Contacts on my Windows Laptop. Forever, on selecting Contacts, I've been presented with a...

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Always worth checking to see if you can export contacts as a CSV or text file. That way you at least have the information in a form you can read and...

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Last post by llondel
Fri May 09, 2025 4:04 am
VPN Experiences, the good, the bad and the ugly.

Last post by Ex-Ascot « Tue Apr 29, 2025 5:04 pm
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by ian16th » Mon Apr 26, 2021 9:56 am

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I'm looking to use a VPN, any advice, warnings, good/bad experiences or recommendations?

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Have claimed my money back on Express VPN under 30 day option. They did their best to try to offer to fix our problems but couldn't be bothered. May...

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Last post by Ex-Ascot
Tue Apr 29, 2025 5:04 pm
Storage Drive Not Being Seen

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Sat Apr 19, 2025 4:47 pm
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by PHXPhlyer » Tue Feb 04, 2025 6:21 pm

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I have a 5T disk drive that I want to use to store media.
My Win10 sees it in Devices and Printers but won't t let me access it nor does it show up...

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Still want to resolve the issue...Just not a big priority at the moment.
I found a USB drive (128GB) I think. that I am using to store stuff for...

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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Sat Apr 19, 2025 4:47 pm
DNS Server

Last post by Archer « Sun Mar 23, 2025 2:55 pm
Replies: 24
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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I'm sure that would be doable, but I prefer to pay a hosting service to do the heavy lifting. There aren't all that many expensive mistakes you can...
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Last post by Archer
Sun Mar 23, 2025 2:55 pm
Ads on GMail

Last post by Archer « Thu Mar 13, 2025 9:48 pm
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by PHXPhlyer » Thu Mar 06, 2025 11:12 pm

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Gmail on Win 10 machine.
Windoz security update overnight and now every time I open up Gmail I have ads.
No option to mark as spam as with actual...

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As Chrome is Google made, I am not sure you can block all ads on it. My suggestion would be to try Firefox as a browser and install U-block Origin to...

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Last post by Archer
Thu Mar 13, 2025 9:48 pm
Issues with Chrome

Last post by Ex-Ascot « Sun Feb 16, 2025 8:23 pm
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by PHXPhlyer » Mon Oct 14, 2024 4:42 pm

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My desktop is not playing nice with Chrome. ^! :(( ~X(
When I try to open a bookmarked site instead of opening the site it opens a new window.
When...

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Can't get Google Chrome to come out of Setswana which it took itself to about a year ago. I have tried everything. Obviously settings and all those...

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Last post by Ex-Ascot
Sun Feb 16, 2025 8:23 pm
Another duff M$ update

Last post by Boac « Tue Jan 14, 2025 10:56 am

by Boac » Tue Jan 14, 2025 10:56 am

KB5048239 is the latest and keeps on trying to install despite being 'successfully installed' (at least twice...!). It appears that M$ is...

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Last post by Boac
Tue Jan 14, 2025 10:56 am
Is That You, Siri?

Last post by Dushan « Sun Jan 12, 2025 6:12 pm
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by PHXPhlyer » Fri Jan 03, 2025 6:55 pm

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Apple to pay $95 million to settle lawsuit accusing Siri of eavesdropping
The proposed settlement would resolve a 5-year-old lawsuit revolving...

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I have iPads but don't use Siri. [-X
I do use Alexa from time to time via Amazon Firestick to ask for sports scores if I fell asleep and missed the...

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Last post by Dushan
Sun Jan 12, 2025 6:12 pm
New registrations

Last post by admin2 « Sat Jan 04, 2025 9:25 am
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by admin2 » Fri Jan 03, 2025 5:34 pm

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A sudden (and unusual) 'rush' of 3 new site user registrations in the last 2 days. The system now requires a response from the applicant to an email...

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Out of 6 'applications' over 3 days, only one has responded and is now a 'member'. Considering the amount of effort that has to go into spoof...

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Last post by admin2
Sat Jan 04, 2025 9:25 am
Switching providers

Last post by Woody « Sat Dec 21, 2024 10:53 am
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by OFSO » Mon Dec 09, 2024 11:26 am

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We've both had enough of Three. They charge extra for roaming and phone pings every hour to tell you to switch roaming on. And not exactly brilliant...

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Staff travel permitting from Friday I will be using my ZA mobile service for a month :-bd

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Last post by Woody
Sat Dec 21, 2024 10:53 am
Cryptocurrency

Last post by probes « Fri Dec 13, 2024 2:33 pm
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by Ex-Ascot » Tue Dec 10, 2024 12:23 pm

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Does anyone have any idea about this or have invested? My financial advisor said years ago that he had no idea about it. It appears if we had...

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Does anyone have any idea about this or have invested? My financial advisor said years ago that he had no idea about it. It appears if we had...

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Last post by probes
Fri Dec 13, 2024 2:33 pm
Samsung Phones and Tablets

Last post by Ex-Ascot « Fri Nov 08, 2024 7:24 pm
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by Wodrick » Tue Apr 23, 2024 6:33 pm

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Anybody use the above for acessing O-N ?

Further has anyone exceeded their number of log on attempts ?

If there is someone out there how did you...

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Putin probably has has a smart phone app for that. Let us hope he knows how to use it better than the two of us. Puff.

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Last post by Ex-Ascot
Fri Nov 08, 2024 7:24 pm
Computer connection issues

Last post by admin2 « Sat Oct 12, 2024 8:20 pm
Replies: 84
by Hydromet » Fri Jul 19, 2024 2:51 am
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I've started a new thread so as not to derail the Totally Boring thread.

As I mentioned, I keep getting a warning message on my Macbook using...

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I assume you are using Chrome as a browser then? You said copying and entering directly generates an error message.

The programme should work by...
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Last post by admin2
Sat Oct 12, 2024 8:20 pm
IT Systems outages

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Wed Jul 24, 2024 7:25 pm
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by Karearea » Fri Jul 19, 2024 6:31 am

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An IT outage is impacting multiple banks and media companies across New Zealand and Australia.
Kiwibank and ASB are saying they are experiencing...

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We finally know what caused the global tech outage - and how much it cost

Insurers have begun calculating the financial damage caused by last...

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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Wed Jul 24, 2024 7:25 pm
Malwarebytes warns of malware on Ops-Normal

Last post by bob2s « Mon Jun 10, 2024 11:52 pm
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by CharlieOneSix » Sun Jun 02, 2024 9:40 pm
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I use the paid version of Malwarebytes including their Browser Guard. For the last few days at some point shortly after clicking on different threads...

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Imagine what it will be like when they get into AI and have a myriad of ways not to answer pertinent questions, but try to baffle you with b/s
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Last post by bob2s
Mon Jun 10, 2024 11:52 pm
Learning programming

Last post by llondel « Thu Jun 06, 2024 12:53 am
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by Boac » Wed Jun 05, 2024 12:23 pm

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My grandson (10) is given access to 'PurpleMash' (a sort of 'Gui programming' thing) at school. It runs, I think, on Python. I feel he is ready to...

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Same with us. Someone wrote an equivalent of Pong. It didn't quite work but we all crowded round. Then the master said we could all play it...but we...

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Last post by llondel
Thu Jun 06, 2024 12:53 am
Broadband

Last post by G-CPTN « Wed May 22, 2024 9:27 am
Replies: 12
by OFSO » Thu Sep 07, 2023 5:27 pm

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After years of 1mb for €74 a month from Moviestar, a G4 router that depends on no tourists hogging the network, tomorrow we get fibre, 300mb plus...

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There is a slight kerfuffle about keeping our original telephone number but that's really a minor issue.

That was a consideration with me when I...

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Last post by G-CPTN
Wed May 22, 2024 9:27 am
Microsoft Surface Pro 6

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Fri May 17, 2024 12:21 am

by PHXPhlyer » Fri May 17, 2024 12:21 am

I am just finishing setting up a Surface Pro 6 that I bought off E-Bay.
It has an i7 processer with 16G ram and 512GB of storage, and a light-up...

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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Fri May 17, 2024 12:21 am
Mi Band 4 connection issues.

Last post by OFSO « Tue May 07, 2024 5:21 am
Replies: 18
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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On the App Alerts screen, turn Zepp life off and on again. Ignore warnings !

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Last post by OFSO
Tue May 07, 2024 5:21 am
Windows to Apple ?

Last post by OFSO « Fri Apr 26, 2024 6:49 am
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by ExSp33db1rd » Wed Apr 17, 2024 5:06 am

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Question - I use Windows, with Chrome browser, but can I transfer all my computer innards to an Apple system, using Safari, and carry on as if...

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Just spent £106 on a grade A1 reconditioned HP Mini desktop from Morgan, running WIN10. Appears to have been reconditioned by HP. No junkware....

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Last post by OFSO
Fri Apr 26, 2024 6:49 am
Desktop Won’t Wake Up

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Tue Apr 23, 2024 3:22 am
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by PHXPhlyer » Thu Apr 04, 2024 2:15 pm

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Lenovo desktop shows power on but nothing else. :-o :((
Mouse and keyboard will not wake up displays. [-X
The ssdd is only a few years old.
Anyone...

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All that I had was an old iPad that has a very tired battery. They want almost what a used iPad costs just to replace the battery. ~X(

Consult...

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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Tue Apr 23, 2024 3:22 am
YouTube videos

Last post by Boac « Sat Mar 23, 2024 4:11 pm

by Boac » Sat Mar 23, 2024 4:11 pm

Being a little slow on the uptake I have only just discovered that AdBlock now has a blocker for YouTube on Firefox and Chrome. Clicking 'skip'...

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Last post by Boac
Sat Mar 23, 2024 4:11 pm
Thought for the day - AI

Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana « Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:54 pm
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by Boac » Sat May 27, 2023 7:58 am

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The ability of AI is staggering and the potential benefits pretty much immeasurable but I just cannot rationalise how we are to deal with it.

As I...

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The dead giveaway for AI-written articles is that they appear to be written for eight-year-olds, endless repetition and words of one syllable. No...

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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:54 pm
Changing email address

Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana « Sat Mar 02, 2024 8:12 am
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by Fox3WheresMyBanana » Fri Mar 01, 2024 6:18 pm

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I've just noticed that several companies have stopped allowing email address changes online.
You have to phone them to do it, if they can be bothered...

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Thank you.

..and presumably this is now so rife that more and more companies are insisting on it?
Don't combat the crims, just annoy the customer...

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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Sat Mar 02, 2024 8:12 am

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