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Troubling article: ... the silencing of KrebsOnSecurity... It appears the bad guys' power is unstoppable.

Don't ignore it, Merc. Get it checked to rule out future complications.

Just do it, Merc. You've sat on this way too long.

One of the talk show hosts in the US (deleted the video I got on Whatsapp) did a test in New York street. They set up a table, told passersby that they would be allowed to check out the iPhone 7, that they have new technology that would transfer all their data and settings to the iPhone 7 so...

OUCH! They use ultrasound to pulverize the stone into smaller pieces. Did you not know you had it?

Way back in this thread when I was griping about W10's excessive use of the internet, Handruin posted some links which I used to tell it I was on a metered connection. Once you do this, it behaves, but the onus of downloading and installing updates is on you. If you want to do this and need...

In my experience (Brother 5350DN mono laser), Brother's own toner and drum units last anywhere from 40 to 60% of their rated life. Maybe they just don't know how to count. Even after taking off their shoes, they can only go up to 20.

Ar least with this they're not allowing use of non-HP cartridges. Didn't they earlier "expire" their own cartridges that were perfectly good to "ensure their customers had the best experience"?

Scumbags. That's why my last purchase was not an HP printer.

This One. Supposed to be Qty 4 of the adapter. Many people's reviews say they got only one. I didn't care either way since the price is quite low. My bro messaged that he received 4 pieces which he will bring for me when he visits here in 12 days. You may want to consider this one: uxcell 5...

You're right, Handy, there is a date next to the OP's handle under the thread title for every thread. I just didn't pay attention to it; my bad. I saw the Start Date column header and assumed the dates should be there in a column. This isn't a biggie; no need to sweat this one now that we know...

To different styles, two different forum sections.

I just went to the site; at the bottom left it shows a bunch of urls flashing, "waiting for then the URL. The last of them is Facebook. Curious as to why. BTW, I'm not on Facebook. Probably for common logon? Also noticed that the start date for each thread is blank?

I hear you. Currently my only need for a D is in the gas stove; it has an ignition mechanism that requires a single D battery. Alkaline Ds are becoming rare to find because there are so few devices nowadays that use that size. The first (and only D) I put in lasted about 16 months. When it...

Where do you get D size NiMh cells? Are they LSD as well? And this kind of power supply that lets you adjust both voltage and amperage? I do have a Sanyo charger that came with my Eneloops, Model NC-MQN05U, but have never used it and don't know if it will charge regardless of battery state. I've...

As far as I'm concerned, You De Boss. But a mention of other forums using Xenforo would be useful to check out.

Regardless of battery chemistry (type), a general rule of thumb is to use cells of similar capacity, charge, and health together. Using an end-of-life cell together with a new, healthy cell will load the latter considerably and shorten its life. There are advanced chargers that test cells and...

SMS is still widely used here. Reduced somewhat due to Whatsapp etc. But mobile data is still not widely used, and if a person is out, best bet to send a message is via SMS. When voice calls fail because of signal issues, SMS will get through. The other fancy stuff you have there like described...

A mere 500-700 MB, and you call that bloatware :owneddnce: PS: I last bought an HP printer ~ 18 years ago, so my numbers may be off by a factor of 1.5x to 2x :)

Site is super fast after the upgrade, Handy. Thanks a ton!

The article said HP would be absorbing Samsung's employees and facilities. That makes it a buy of the division, not just the patents.

News Here.

+1 Thanks!

Good for you, sir.

Inquiring minds want to know (me). I'm invested in the AA format, and don't want to start investing in other formats. I have a Zebralight that runs on 1xAA, and it's beyond awesome. I just checked their website, and it appears they've gone the 18650 way for all their new stuff. :cursin:

18 Advils is a lot. A lot. Without a prescription, I think you're not supposed to exceed 2.4 gms per 24 hours. Ibuprofen (in Advil) can ruin your kidneys if you don't drink sufficient water. A doctor in the US I know almost died because of this and was saved at the last minute. Was touch & go...

If you do go this route, make sure to pay in US $. Amazon's exchange rates suck - always higher than what your Oz cc will charge.

The AU seems to be hit or miss. I finally got my two production systems installed with the AU; just kept trying and for no reason, it'll work. I also got one W10 VM updated on the first try. The other W10 VM just won;t; I've tried about 6-8 times over the last week. Same issue I described earlier.

I read a brief news item about the movie Arrival, based on the book Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang. Piqued me enough to want to buy the book to read it. Comments?

I'm in trouble. Firstly, I thought the Anniversary Update comes with the regular updates. In my case it didn't. I read somewhere how to get it; Start Menu --> Settings --> Update & Security --> Learn More. This takes me to a MS web page where it says click here to get the AU. I click, and it...

Is it safe to delete the Windows.old folder? I presume it's there to revert back to your previous OS. But if they don't let you do that after 30 days, they should delete that folder after that period, no? IMP: What is the correct version / build after the anniversary update? My clean install...

Damn, this is insightful. Keep us posted, SD, I'll be waiting eagerly.

Shit, what's happening? Since I've been out of the US for the last 10 years, I hope my SSN isn't being abused. My US tax returns are filed annually by a CPA there, and so far there hasn't been an issue. I hope it continues that way.

Both my W10 installations have the Anniversary update. The W10 that was initially clean-installed does not now have the Windows.old folder. The installation that was upgraded from W7 Ultimate has, and this folder is taking 24.5 GB on disk. I confess I don't know if this popped up right after...

You nailed it. It is frustrating dealing with this kind of moronic stupidity and self-centeredness on the part of institutions. Sorry to hear of your problem. At least you had the foresight to have your credit frozen.

Mine is a clean install using a W7 Pro key; this is the one that does not have the Windows.old folder. SSD is a Samsung 840 Series 240GB, partitioned as follows: - 72 GB for my previous W7 Ultimate installation now upgraded to W10 - 96 GB for the main, above-mentioned clean-installed W10...

Thanks Chewy, didn't know that.

It's your fault, Merc, you bought so much and got so much back, Chase had to lower the rate!

What's that? Have I missed something here? I did the upgrade, but don't have a Windows.old in the root directory or inside the Windows folder.

Thanks guys. A few models of Ubiquity are available here, but are terribly expensive. As I said in my first post, only reason I'm still going to have the telco broadband is because it's bundled with voice and I'll save ~ 70% on voice costs this way. Since broadband is anyway available, I might...

So what did you get? And what happened to your previous car?

Not sure I understand, DD. Buffalo Master is connected to the DSL modem now, so it will need WAN config to connect to WAN directly. Anyway, surprisingly the guys came, strung the cable, and another guy came, configured everything, checked it, and left. The WAN Ethernet cable is connected to a...

Ironic that Google is "enabling" guys like copperhead instead of fixing the problem themselves.

I don't need something that sophisticated, Merc. If it wasn't for the need for voice services, I'd just have given up the entire telco connection. Since I'll be having it, wanted a "throw the switches" sorta manual backup.

Google ain't the good boy they're made out to be.

This is a question about using two ISPs interchangeably (when one goes down). I currently have a local telco as my ISP, DSL over copper, 8 mbit down, 0.7 mbit up, 100GB bandwidth. There is a DSL modem connected by Ethernet cable to my ancient G-class 54-mbit Buffalo Router/Wi-Fi (called Master)...

You must be one of the rare ones with "golden ears" :) The author also says that the high sampling rate introduces unwanted artifacts. I don't know if this is bull or not.

That video was good. That seems to be what's happening now.

I've never, ever, trusted automatic payments. I'd rather pay manually. Too many moral-less sharks out there.

Unfortunately, fb, natural selection doesn't work here. My daughter and I often joke that Darwin's laws don;t apply here. The idiots are breeding faster than they're dying.