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  1. mubs

    Up to date Malware Removal

    :( Is Bitdefender better than Eset?
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    Best movie you've seen

    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.
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    Something Random

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

    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.
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    Something Random

    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.
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    dSLR thread

    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?
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    dSLR thread

    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...
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    dSLR thread

    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?
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    dSLR thread

    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...
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    Brother MFC 8660DN: New Drum, or buy another all in one laser? need a copier

    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...
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    Something Random

    Thanks Nitsirk!
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    Something Random

    Good to know, thanks. Absolutely. I have his email address, but am holding off contacting him to respect his need for silence.
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    Another shingled turd, Seagate release an external 5TB SMR drive.

    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
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    The storageforum Audi S4 Thread

    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.
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    Backing up a phone before reset

    When one syncs to Google (Gmail), what all is saved there to download to the phone after reset / to a new phone? Never done that, but will probably need to in the near future. I need to save contacts, calendar, & SMS messages. Whatsapp clearly indicates its messages cannot be transferred to a...
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    The storageforum Audi S4 Thread

    I have P7 Cinturatos on my car as well. Decent tyres. BTW, I read somewhere (AS Technica?) a day or two ago that Audi is in the shithouse for having defeat devices on petrol models as well. Didn't read the whole article.
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    Less insecure house locks

    What's with the cat?
  18. mubs

    Acrobat Reader Replacement

    Thanks Lunar.
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    Acrobat Reader Replacement

    Tannin, my copy of Foxit Editor (not reader) is several years old. Since I had paid for it, and it is a perpetual licence, I continue to use it for my minimal editing needs. Coug, where are you seeing this info? I can't seem to find the webs site for PDF Xchange; it's mostly pox sites like...
  20. mubs

    Windows 10

    159 MB for a codec? No kidding!
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    Acrobat Reader Replacement

    I've been using Foxit for the last several years (I bought their basic editor). It's better than Acrobat. But for maximum compatibility, for fillable forms issued by government and financial institutions, I have to fall back on Acrobat. I have both installed, with Foxit the default.
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    Backing up a phone before reset

    I think Handy has an LG phone, not Samsung. The Play store has 3rd party apps that will back up core Android-related data on non-rooted phones. For data stored in apps downloaded by you, unless the app itself offers a backup, there's probably not a lot you can do.
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    Less insecure house locks

    That was scary; you certainly need to change your locks! You don't feel the need for a monitored alarm system?
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    Less insecure house locks

    The White House has locks that are supposedly unpickable. They were, in half an hour, in a demo. The company that makes those locks tried to suppress that info. Can't remember names now. I absolutely wouldn't trust those locks that can be opened with your phone etc. Chewy made some valid...
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    Politics

    +1
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    Politics

    Canadian immigration website crashes on Trump win. Repubs also won the Senate and the House. Clean sweep. Though to what extent they'll support Trump is unknown.
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    Politics

    It's Trump :frowner:
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    Politics

    So, did all you Americans vote?
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    Chrome and quoted reply

    New forum appears to work fine.
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    Something Random

    I didn't know about this site. Tannin mentioned the "other site" on SR. I asked which one it was, and then came here and registered.
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    Chrome and quoted reply

    This is a new problem, so I'm thinking it's related to Chrome, not forum sw.
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    Something Random

    That must have been waaaaaay back!
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    Chrome and quoted reply

    I'm on W10, Chrome Version 54.0.2840.71 m (64-bit), and it's ignoring space bar for me since yesterday if I reply with quote. Extensions are Adblock Plus, Flashcontrol, Ghostery and Allow Copy. Definitely annoying!
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    Politics

    Why? Isn't public good the aim of government? If it isn't, why have a government at all?
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    Politics

    Thanks heavens. At least you're not calling it Altoids now.
  36. mubs

    Best movie you've seen

    Thanks.
  37. mubs

    Security News

    You're right as always, Chewy, and quite precise. Sometimes, like Lunar said, there's so much stuff hitting the fan it's tiring to post it all.
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    dSLR thread

    When I had bought my D700, I had also bought a Sandisk Firewire Compact Flash reader which I used a few times. Firewire created problems on my PC, so I pulled the add-on card out. Had to fall back on my 2006 era card reader. 286 Files, 2.87 GB 14:20 mins:secs to copy from card to PC using...
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    Best movie you've seen

    :dunno: Are you saying :thumbright: or :nono:
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    Best movie you've seen

    How's Doctor Strange? The local newspaper review gave it 4/5 stars. Said plot was meh, but the effects were great.
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    Security News

    Thanks Newtun. I did see these, but didn't post because apparently the Windows flaws don;t affect Win 10, and most everybody is now on it, including laggards like me. There is also a Flash vulnerability, but hey, what's new about that??!!
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    Security News

    Flaw in Intel chips could make malware attacks more potent "Most serious" Linux privilege-escalation bug ever is under active exploit Using Rowhammer bitflips to root Android phones is now a thing Android phones rooted by "most serious" Linux escalation bug ever
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    Cloud Backup

    Naw. I'm paranoid about handing my data over to an outsider.
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    WD Passport

    Yuk.
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    Something Random

    Yup. Though the current PM is very clean, and he's cut down high-level (large-scale) corruption to a phenomenal extent.
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    Home Solar

    This seems to be happening everywhere, especially with Chinese made panels that they are flooding the market with.
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    Well, crud

    A credit-card sized pfSense-based firewall. 2 x 1Gb ports. Sorry, didn't find any other reasonable place to post this. Mods, please move if necessary.
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    Up to date Malware Removal

    Thank you Merc, will check it out.
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    Something Random

    Yup. Cops here aren't the brightest bulb (problem starts with the recruiting stage). The head guy behind this scam apparently has made USD 75M.
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    Something Random

    Some relief is here: Cops arrest hundreds of people allegedly involved in IRS phone scam It was on the front page of the newspapers here a few days ago, but I didn't have time then to find an online version to link to. Hope this helps you!
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