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MacAir or Laptop PC?
Started by Nick Ord. Last reply by Gregor Hakkenberg 1 hour ago. 41 Replies 2 Likes
Hi,Would anyone be able to give me a guide as to the pros and cons of a Mac Airbook and a PC Laptop.Apart from the aesthetics of Mac which I think in all terms are far superior, are there any real…Continue
HELP! BSOD
Started by Sheila Walshe-Blackmore. Last reply by Sheila Walshe-Blackmore yesterday. 7 Replies 0 Likes
Help please. My Acer Aspire 8530 has died! I have shut it down and unplugged it. Running Windows 7.Symptoms:System running slow and sluggish. Mouse a little unresponsive. Getting quite warm (sits…Continue
Tasting Raspberry Pi
Started by Stanley Frederick Lover. Last reply by Nick Aurelius-Haddock on Thursday. 3 Replies 1 Like
To all of our talented gurus -What is your take on the Raspberry Pi? Looks a fascinating project on www.raspberrypi.org and info on the FAQ and Forum.Continue
Orange Livebox
Started by Elaine Murray. Last reply by Nick Ord May 21. 1 Reply 0 Likes
I am interested to know if anyone has had the same problem as I am encountering with my Livebox, I have a desktop working on Vista which works perfectly with the Livebox but I have bought a …Continue
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Comment by Nick Aurelius-Haddock 7 hours ago -
A good review on the latest version of Ubuntu Linux for those who are perhaps thinking of a change to something faster and more reliable.
If you have an old/older PC that is running Windows poorly or it has become unreliable, then give this a go, you have nothing to lose and everything to gain. It's similar to Apple OSX, only it's free.
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Comment by Nick Aurelius-Haddock 8 hours ago
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Welcome Beverley, Elaine, Carol and Pritesh to the group.
I look forward to your posts and comments.
Regards
Nick
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Comment by Nick Aurelius-Haddock yesterday
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Welcome Craig, Howard and John to the group.
regards
Nick
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Comment by Nick Aurelius-Haddock on Wednesday
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If you use Windows XP and have the .NET framework installed , you may be hit with this latest update mess-up by Microsoft.
Windows XP update infinite loop
Have a read, and see if you have seen the symtoms.
Regards
Nick
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Comment by neil whitehead on May 20, 2012 at 17:50 -
Thanks. This is all new to me. Malwarebytes solved the problem for me.
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Comment by Brian English on May 20, 2012 at 15:47 -
I have used AVG antivirus Free edition for about 10 years and excellent. Don't get fooled into paying for the paid edition, the protection is no better and the extras are unnecessary
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Comment by Roger Godsmark on May 20, 2012 at 12:40 -
Switch to Linux!
If you're stuck with Windows, I can recommend Kaspersky and Malwarebytes (free) and even Microsoft Security Essentials (free).
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Comment by neil whitehead on May 20, 2012 at 12:28
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Have just removed a malware virus called Windows Safe Surfer on my wife's PC which tries to part you from your cash by claiming you have a virus which can be removed by updating your protection, in this case McAfee.
Has anyone recommendations for virus protection?
Neil
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Comment by Nick Aurelius-Haddock on May 14, 2012 at 17:23
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Barbara, I agree with Brian, turning off passwords is not a good idea, UNLESS, your in the middle of nowhere and the likelihood of someone war driving is very remote.
Most lack of connections are not always down to the WIFI router, but the device trying to attach. It depends on what encryption the attaching device supports, this is important.
As Brian says, we need a little more info on what the router is , and what encryption you are currently using.
I would start with WEP - the least secure and work up from there. Make the password something simple to start, and test as many devices as possible against it.
To be honest these days I connect to WIFI hotspots all over Europe with my iPad , Linux Laptop and smartphone, and it is just a matter of getting the right type of connection.
Cheers
Nick
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Comment by Nick Aurelius-Haddock on May 14, 2012 at 17:16
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Sheila, there is an open source zip utility called 7zip which offers improved compression ratios and supports a whole range of other compression algorithms. How Winzip think they can charge for something that is free everywhere else is a complete joke.
Have a look and see what you think.
Cheers
Nick
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