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So I'm not allowed to express an opinion on something I saw? How do you know it's fake? Because I brought it up? And I guess Snopes has an army of people doing real-time updates.

All right guys, attack me personally. It shows how immature and warped you are. SD, where did I bring up immigration? I quoted the guy saying racist things. I guess that's ok with you? I didn't follow the election as closely as you did, and appointments Trump made. PM me your mobile # and I'll...

I've been getting very disturbing videos thru Whatsapp. Today there was one where a reporter (white but not American) is talking to a white official who openly says blacks and pygmies are less intelligent that Caucasians. The official said several other repugnant racist things. I don't the...

Many Android phones have an option in the pop-up menu in the calling screen that allows you to block a number. Easiest way is to block as soon as you received the call. That number will never be able to call you again. Of course this does not prevent a call from a number you haven't blocked yet...

I never have (Singapore, Malaysian, Cathay, etc.) and probably never will. Besides didn't ask for airline suggestions :)

Pronto. He's been missing too long. I've respected his privacy till now, but will email him soon if he doesn't show up. Where are YOU, Nitsirk? Update please? I'll be happy to attend if y'all send me a ticket :)

Been meaning to post this. This problem was never there in W7, and is specific to W10. I mostly have multiple Excel files open, and most of the time, a browser window as well. In this scenario, I cannot Alt-Tab out of any Excel window; it takes two Alt-Tabs at least. I find this extremely...

Ha! Interesting, because my Epson scanner (paper/film) only works in XP. I used in in W7 64, then now in W10 64, inside an XP VM. There are posts I made earlier about trying to solve this issue when I first moved to W7. There is, BTW, 3rd party sw that will work with almost any scanner in any...

How would he carry it? :)

Didn't read the whole thread. I used VMWare Converter to convert my W7 live install to a VMWare Player-compatible VM. About 6-8 months ago. Both are free downloads (registration required) at VMWare. Be aware though that as soon as you start it up, Windows will ask for a new key since it assumes...

SD, stop baiting him, bad boy! Lunar, don't mess with the battery, it could explode. Dispose of it properly.

From stuff I've read int he past (Eneloop thread on CPF, etc.), Thomas Distributing is the safest place to buy Eneloops from, original stuff guaranteed. For the reasons SD mentioned a couple of posts above, buying from Amz is dicey. I buy Eneloops from Thomas, photographic stuff from B&H...

But Amz has been dicey for some items. Like Eneloops, for instance. And SD says for memory cards.

When Nortel went under, same thing happened; a lot of customers got burnt. It was a great company that went off-track in the last few years of its existence. Avaya was badly managed from the beginning, surviving only because of their near monopoly position. Not surprised this has happened, only...

1. Uninstall Thunderbird 2. Uninstall Windows Fax and Scan 3. Reboot 3. Install Windows Fax and Scan 4. Make it use email; hopefully it will find one of its own - Outlook 5. Install T-bird

Whatever floats your boat, mate.

Does that make it bad? Many times, newer models perform worse than older ones! It is not bass heavy! The XB3 is; the B in it stands for bass. The SRS-X55 is heavy and powerful, so it needs to be placed on a firm surface, or the stuff it's placed on will buzz.

I know most of you think online reviews are crap (and they mostly are), but I run through them to get an idea of the product & service. It seems every manufacturer is making TVs that last 2-3 years at best. The dissing is uniform: LG, Samsung, Sony, Panasonic, etc. Everything seems to fail -...

BTW, I paid a tad under $140 for the SRS-X55; it was about a third off from its usual price here.

Well, I'm a tad late to the party! About 4 months ago, I got my daughter a JBL Go; it was our first experience with Bluetooth speakers, and it was cheap, so I bought it on a lark. For such a small thing, it sounds amazingly good. After the initial amazement wore off, it was clear it lacked...

Thanks all, guys, I already figured that better featured / higher-end TVs are Smart TVs, and I may end up buying one of those and not using the Smart features. Only problem is they also cost a lot more and I'll be paying for features I won't use to get features I want. Choices and decisions!

The price delta here is not insignificant, jtr. It'll only make sense from a future-proofing point of view, and we all know how that will go. Their whole idea is to have you spend every couple of years. Still I'll check into the 4k stuff. The SUHD stuff is way too much. Pretty much my own line...

Our trusty, rusty, 10+ year old LG CRT TV is slowly giving up the ghost. It has cold start issues. It's the power supply, and I'm told it's not available. Considering there's little to no 4k content here, I'm inclined to just buy an HD (1920 x 1080, just so there's no mis-communication on my...

Late, I know (was traveling), but Happy Hols and Happy New Year to all!

Thanks DD, will look into it.

Is this on Gmail? Or is it the whole 9 yards: get a domain; buy some cloud computing; install mail server etc. etc.?? If there's a real easy way to do it, can you please point me there? Thanks.

Too much work, dd :(

Is MS sw not region locked? jtr seems to have bought from the UK? Let me know if it works ok, jtr. Thanks. BTW, when I was typing this inline (my typing window popped up just below jtr's message that I quoted), the space bar didn't work. I went to advanced mode (where I'm typing this now) and...

Hey Merc, you've been away too long. You're being terribly missed, buddy. Come back!

Scary stuff: How to make Linux more trustworthy Yahoo mail users raped again. Long time users of email (before GMail was even born) like Merc and I primarily use Yahoo. What kind of nitwits are running the place? In the last couple of years they fu*ed up the interface too. I should start using...

This is absolutely ridiculous! How can it be a stress test at 60 secs? The lower molars that never came may be causing the problem now.

This may be the problem. They may be in-grown and butting into something (roots, nerves, other teeth) causing the pain. X-rays should have revealed this. I think your dentist isn't diagnosing this properly. Can you get a second opinion?

Thanks Handy for all the efforts, time and money you put in for the community! And no worries, nothing is going to happen to you, you'll be around taking care of this! Best, m

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What tim said. Whether you pay $200 or $700 for a phone, they all seem to have a rather similar, short, finite, life. Something or other goes wonky and you have to spend again. Unlike the tank-like feature phones built by Nokia in the years gone by, that used to last till you gave it away to...

Wow, a blast from the past!

:( Is Bitdefender better than Eset?

Did go to see Dr. Strange with the kid. Eclectic mix of the modern and the esoteric. Somehow, it seemed like Deja Vu to me. Maybe I saw it previously in an alternate universe.

Many Happy Returns of the Day, jtr! Hope I'm not too late. Be well and keep dry.

That'll be a huge problem for me here. Can't risk getting a crappy one. Thanks! Sounds like way too much to learn and spend. At my age, my patience and fuse are short, and I can't spend endlessly on better and better stuff. Guess I'll just use what I have already. Thanks.

How Elizabeth Holmes & Theranos burned so many Never understood how a 19 year old (dropout, too!) could be given so much attention, respect and funding. And it all came crashing down, and affected so many in the process.

Why not? I have the 24-70 2.8, and can't imagine needing a 14-24. Enlighten me! So you like it? I wish to get one someday. So what do you recommend then, Lunar?

Thanks Lunar. I think I'll go with the Breakthrough X2. On their own website they only show the X4, but it's $140! Way too much for me, and for my needs, I don't think I'll notice the difference in IQ - I'm not a pixel-peeper. I'll buy from them directly because they have an unconditional money...

Thanks Lunar. Between the two, I guess you prefer the Marumi? That's too expensive for me (I'm not a Pro!), but the Breakthrough seems reasonable - just a it over the B+W. Final thoughts?

Is there a cheaper alternative to: B+W 77mm F-Pro Kaesemann High Transmission Circular Polarizer MRC Filter for use with 1) AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED and 2) AF-S VR-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G SWM VR ED IF on my D700? Obviously don't want to use a crappy filter on these kinds of lenses...

I haven't bought a single inkjet in my personal computing life because of these fears. All the mono lasers I've bought have served me well. My personal printing is quite sporadic, sometimes no pages printed for a few months at a time, sometimes 5-6 pages in a month. The toner has never clogged...

Thanks Nitsirk!

Good to know, thanks. Absolutely. I have his email address, but am holding off contacting him to respect his need for silence.

is this one shingled too? Blackblaze is using them and is happy. 8TB disks still looking solid, seem to be some of Seagate’s best

They probably used a pneumatic tool. Even in the best shops, I have to scream that I want the lug nuts tightened by hand with a torque wrench.