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1.	Solve : Find audio bitrate?
Answer» I'm looking for a way to check the audio bitrate of files that don't show the bitrate. I can't check the audio bitrate by right clicking the files like I usually do and I tried checking it with VideoSpec, FFmpeg and Spek, but it didn't work. When I tried checking the video file's audio bitrate with VideoSpec it looked like this: Audio Format: AAC - MPEG-4 audio Bitrate: Undefined Resolution: Undefined Frequency: 48.0 KHZ Channel(s): 2 (stereo) Channel(s) position: Front: L R It says that the audio bitrate is undefined. Is there a way to check it? Any HELP WOULD be appreciated.

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2.	Solve : Happy Birthday Strollin ! !?
Answer» KEEP on Truckin...THANKS!

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3.	Solve : Apple or Intel. Who is moving into the future??
Answer» This is not exactly news, but it might be. (This is Other.) Just when Intel is ready to announce an "Core i9 " CPU, the Verge posted this provocative title: Apple is moving on from Intel because Intel isn’t moving anywhere Quote Attend any major tech exhibition and you’ll find Intel announcing or reannouncing mildly improved processors. Whether you’re at IFA in Berlin, CES in Las Vegas, or Computex in Taipei, the spiel is always the same: the future is wireless, battery life matters to everyone, ... If there’s one unifying theme to define everything that Apple does, it’s integration. From integrating components on a logic board to integrating an entire ecosystem of Apple devices like the iPhone, Macs, AirPods, and HomePod to integrating supply and distribution lines under its centralized control. In short, the article ALLEGES that Intel is just not moving fast enough to to LEAD the way into the future of electronic technology. Here is the link: https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/3/17191986/apple-intel-cpu-processor-design-competition Meanwhile, here is the latest blurb from Intel: https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/3/17188994/intel-core-i9-laptops-coffee-lake-14-nm-architecture-processor-faster-u-series-i5-i7-optane Quote Ever since Intel announced its first Core i9 processor for desktops last year, it’s only been a matter of time until the company brought that branding to laptops, too. Today, Intel is announcing its first Core i9 chip for laptops, with what it claims is “the best gaming and CREATION laptop processor Intel has ever built.” Yes, that is also from The Verge. But others have also reported the Intel stuff recently. The new CPU might be called the Core i9 chip. Apparently Apple is not buying into the hype. Quote In short, the article alleges that Intel is just not moving fast enough to to lead the way into the future of electronic technology. Here is the link: This assertion isn't anywhere near accurate....Just cause iNtel doesn't do it the way Apple chooses to do it is irrelevant. For reaffirmation of this take a look at Market share.Apple's mobile devices are where their real revenue lies, and as a result their laptops and desktops and their Operating Systems for such have been B-team efforts. This seems like an effort to effectively sunset all their Desktop and Laptop efforts and the "general" OS X Operating System, and have everything running some version of iOS, RATHER than have separated iOS and OS X. It doesn't make much sense for Apple to effectively point fingers at Intel when Apple hasn't even been properly using Intel's processors anyway. Even their highest-end offerings have insufficient cooling to prevent the CPU from thermal throttling. The Core i9 Processor is not "new"- as your second quote mentions it was announced last year and they have been available since around November 2017. They aren't relevant to Apple, however, who as mentioned is barely able to engineer their systems for TDP of the i7 processors in their highest end SKUs. They are fundamentally the "Extreme Edition" processors which provide the highest core COUNT, overclocking, and performance at a massive price premium.. They aren't even an upgrade option from i3/i5/i7 since they actually use a different socket.

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Solve : Apple or Intel. Who is moving into the future??

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This is not exactly news, but it might be. (This is Other.)
Just when Intel is ready to announce an "Core i9 " CPU, the Verge posted this provocative title:
Apple is moving on from Intel because Intel isn’t moving anywhere
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Attend any major tech exhibition and you’ll find Intel announcing or reannouncing mildly improved processors. Whether you’re at IFA in Berlin, CES in Las Vegas, or Computex in Taipei, the spiel is always the same: the future is wireless, battery life matters to everyone,
...
If there’s one unifying theme to define everything that Apple does, it’s integration. From integrating components on a logic board to integrating an entire ecosystem of Apple devices like the iPhone, Macs, AirPods, and HomePod to integrating supply and distribution lines under its centralized control.

In short, the article ALLEGES that Intel is just not moving fast enough to to LEAD the way into the future of electronic technology.
Here is the link:
https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/3/17191986/apple-intel-cpu-processor-design-competition
Meanwhile, here is the latest blurb from Intel:
https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/3/17188994/intel-core-i9-laptops-coffee-lake-14-nm-architecture-processor-faster-u-series-i5-i7-optane
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Ever since Intel announced its first Core i9 processor for desktops last year, it’s only been a matter of time until the company brought that branding to laptops, too. Today, Intel is announcing its first Core i9 chip for laptops, with what it claims is “the best gaming and CREATION laptop processor Intel has ever built.”

Yes, that is also from The Verge. But others have also reported the Intel stuff recently. The new CPU might be called the Core i9 chip. Apparently Apple is not buying into the hype.
Quote

In short, the article alleges that Intel is just not moving fast enough to to lead the way into the future of electronic technology.
Here is the link:

This assertion isn't anywhere near accurate....Just cause iNtel doesn't do it the way Apple chooses to do it is irrelevant.

For reaffirmation of this take a look at Market share.Apple's mobile devices are where their real revenue lies, and as a result their laptops and desktops and their Operating Systems for such have been B-team efforts. This seems like an effort to effectively sunset all their Desktop and Laptop efforts and the "general" OS X Operating System, and have everything running some version of iOS, RATHER than have separated iOS and OS X.

It doesn't make much sense for Apple to effectively point fingers at Intel when Apple hasn't even been properly using Intel's processors anyway. Even their highest-end offerings have insufficient cooling to prevent the CPU from thermal throttling.

The Core i9 Processor is not "new"- as your second quote mentions it was announced last year and they have been available since around November 2017. They aren't relevant to Apple, however, who as mentioned is barely able to engineer their systems for TDP of the i7 processors in their highest end SKUs.

They are fundamentally the "Extreme Edition" processors which provide the highest core COUNT, overclocking, and performance at a massive price premium.. They aren't even an upgrade option from i3/i5/i7 since they actually use a different socket.

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4.	Solve : How AMD and Inell team up?
Answer» The is not recent news. But NEW to me, maybe you too. Here are some items that show Intel and AMD are working together to keep others away from a big part of the desktop and mobile device market. Back in 2017: Intel and AMD team up against Nvidia to produce a new laptop chip Quote Rivals Intel and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) are teaming up to produce a laptop computer chip that uses an Intel processor and an AMD graphics unit. The partnership will pit the two companies against competitor Nvidia. The new chip will be made for laptops that are designed to be thin and portable, but still powerful enough for gamers who need a stronger option to play intensive games. It’ll be part of Intel’s eighth-generation Intel Core line and marks Intel and AMD’s first partnership since the 1980s, as The Wall Street Journal notes. This year: Intel and AMD announce first Core i5 and i7 chips with Radeon . Quote Back in November, longtime rivals Intel and AMD shocked the computing world when the two companies ANNOUNCED that they’d be teaming up to create laptop chips that combined Intel’s Core line of processors with AMD’s Radeon graphics. And now at CES 2018, the first fruits of that partnership have been revealed, in the form of a pair of Intel Core i5 and i7 chips POWERED by discrete AMD Radeon RX Vega M GPUs. Along with the processor and GPU, each unit also has 4GB of HMB2 VRAM onboard, which Intel says should help drastically save space internally for laptops while increasing BATTERY life. So coming soon Intel CPU with AMD graphics. Hard to believe! EDIT: Here is the Wall Street Journal article: https://www.wsj.com/articles/rivals-intel-and-amd-team-up-on-pc-chips-to-battle-nvidia-1509966064 Checkout the video.It's interesting that Intel ALREADY does their own GPU's with their INTEL HD Graphics that they implement in many of their APU's. I guess instead of engineering a higher end performance GPU they are taking a cost shortcut by buying into AMD's already existing GPU design I guess.

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Solve : How AMD and Inell team up?

Answer»

The is not recent news. But NEW to me, maybe you too.
Here are some items that show Intel and AMD are working together to keep others away from a big part of the desktop and mobile device market.
Back in 2017:
Intel and AMD team up against Nvidia to produce a new laptop chip
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Rivals Intel and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) are teaming up to produce a laptop computer chip that uses an Intel processor and an AMD graphics unit. The partnership will pit the two companies against competitor Nvidia. The new chip will be made for laptops that are designed to be thin and portable, but still powerful enough for gamers who need a stronger option to play intensive games. It’ll be part of Intel’s eighth-generation Intel Core line and marks Intel and AMD’s first partnership since the 1980s, as The Wall Street Journal notes.

This year:
Intel and AMD announce first Core i5 and i7 chips with Radeon .
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Back in November, longtime rivals Intel and AMD shocked the computing world when the two companies ANNOUNCED that they’d be teaming up to create laptop chips that combined Intel’s Core line of processors with AMD’s Radeon graphics.
And now at CES 2018, the first fruits of that partnership have been revealed, in the form of a pair of Intel Core i5 and i7 chips POWERED by discrete AMD Radeon RX Vega M GPUs. Along with the processor and GPU, each unit also has 4GB of HMB2 VRAM onboard, which Intel says should help drastically save space internally for laptops while increasing BATTERY life.

So coming soon Intel CPU with AMD graphics. Hard to believe!
EDIT: Here is the Wall Street Journal article:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/rivals-intel-and-amd-team-up-on-pc-chips-to-battle-nvidia-1509966064
Checkout the video.It's interesting that Intel ALREADY does their own GPU's with their INTEL HD Graphics that they implement in many of their APU's. I guess instead of engineering a higher end performance GPU they are taking a cost shortcut by buying into AMD's already existing GPU design I guess.

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5.	Solve : Excel Graph - comparison?
Answer» HI All, My name is Sascha and I'm struggling to put a sales graph together. Sorry if something similar was posted already. If yes please direct me... What I want to do is compare last years turnover, target (budget) and current turnover. It will be monthly based but ideally I can print a chart out every week for visualization. . Ideally it is a LINE chart (or something more VISUAL), your suggestions are most welcome. Lets say 2017 is the middle line, target will be above and current turnover will hopefully cut through based on the number. Sorry I believe it's really simple if you know what you do but I can't figure out. Any assistance oor pointing me in the right direction is greatly appreciated. Many thanks in advance. Lots of how to's online already covering this stuff. Not sure what version your USING so going to ASSUME MAYBE excel 2013. https://www.gcflearnfree.org/excel2013/charts/1/Thank you very much for the links. I will browse through them and surely find a solution.

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6.	Solve : Sharing Music?
Answer» So I come from the days when if you wanted to share a bunch of music, with songs put together in a logical order, you made a mix tape. Just so you know what you're dealing with.... My wife has asked me to put together some music for a work event. I put together a pretty crack playlist in iTunes and put it on her iPod, figuring she'd plug it into a boombox or Bluetooth(TM) SPEAKER during the event. That's when I learned it wasn't an "event" in the sense that it starts and stops at a certain time in a certain place - she wants some music to get (and keep) people inspired over a long-ish haul. In several locations. So I could burn CDs. But not all of their PCs have CD players! I know people share playlists on Spotify all the time. Trouble is, some of the songs on the list are not on Spotify!!! What suggestions might anyone else have? Thanks!But you guys have opinions on everything! The overwhelming silence says to me my choice is to either sacrifice my artistic vision and use Spotify, or deny my wife's colleagues entirely. You're right, my vision is more important than their entertainment. Unless anyone has better ideas? Your post has been read. Lack of response can be due to: A. You problem was hard to understand. OR B. Nobody yet has a good answer. OR C. It takes time for many members to chicken. They live in other time ZONES. Quote It takes time for many members to chicken. Personally I require 7 days written notice before I turn into a chicken. A single day might work- I'd try to wing it, though I might bock and the prospect. Anyway I didn't reply because the original question seems like a "What's the best way to pirate music?" question. Quote from: BC_Programmer on April 21, 2018, 12:14:54 AM Personally I require 7 days written notice before I turn into a chicken. Last time I did that it turned into a clustercluck. Quote from: BC_Programmer on April 21, 2018, 12:14:54 AM Anyway I didn't reply because the original question seems like a "What's the best way to pirate music?" question. Yes. Mixtapes were technically illegal. So are their digital successors, I believe. I remember when dual-cassette-deck boomboxes and hi-fi units started selling in Britain in the 1980s, the British Phonographic Industry (a trade group) tried to get them banned, then when that failed, they lobbied for a tax (paid to them) then had to settle for pushing out an ad campaign, widely ridiculed, saying "Home taping is killing music". I feel so old, because I actually remember "Don't copy that floppy"... (1992)... Personally, I think you're all showing a great deal of pluck by responding in this thread. Be glad you didn't turn into a Turducken...May I say something serious? If a group of people think they have a real need for using copyright music and if they can demonstrate prudent use of the permission, there arfe legal ways to do it without paying a huge license fee. See here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_licensing Quote The neutrality of this article is disputed. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please do not remove this message until conditions to do so are met. (July 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) The article does goon to outline some things that are legal. Quote Broadcasting, in the context of music licensing, means the playback of recorded or live music for groups of people beyond what might be normally expected in a social setting. Legal claims are filed frequently against bookstores, bars, and live music VENUES that broadcast music without first obtaining a performance license. The music broadcast in grocery stores and elevators is a service purchased from one of many organizations that offer it (the largest is Muzak). Part of the fee paid for the service is used to cover licensing costs. Except in very narrowly defined circumstances, noted below under the Section 110 "small business exception," a business, restaurant, or store that plays radio broadcasts or shows TV programs in the premises does not pay a licensing fee. and... Quote Section 110 exemptions Section 110 sets out eleven situations in which performance of a work, including broadcast, "are not infringements of copyright" [18] The major exemptions are outlined in paragraphs 1 to 5. Paragraphs 1 and 2 cover face-to-face instruction, or "distance learning," in non-profit educational settings. Paragraph 3 applies to performance or display in religious settings as part of a worship service. Paragraph 4 applies to non-dramatic literary or musical works (but not plays or video) performed by non-profit groups such as a community band or orchestra. Paragraph 5 is the "small business" exemption. Granted, the Wikipedia. article has some rough sports it gives you a guide for what you want in a Google search. IMHO, Any small group pf people meeting without commercial motives e can lawfully listen to copyright muse. Examples: Some colleges campus usage. Research or education use Girl Scouts can use copyright songs.. Quote In August 1996, The Wall Street Journal published a frontpage article, "Ascap Cautions the Girl Scouts: Don't Sing 'God Bless America,'" describing the scene at Diablo Day Camp in Lafayette, California, as a troupe of Girl Scouts danced to the Macarena in silence for fear of copyright infringement.[36] A public relations situation for ASCAP occurred, as the video performance of Girl Scouts silently dancing made its way onto mainstream news. ASCAP confronted the Girl Scouts because of the Copyright Act of 1909, which established that any song used in public performance would be able to receive royalties.[37] The Wall Street Journal describes the law as this: "The law defines a public performance as 'where a substantial number of persons outside of a normal circle of a family and its social acquaintances is gathered.'" The Wikipedia article above has more detail about these examples. Check the references for even more.I'm reasonably certain that a mix tape is considered "fair use". (Around the time of PMRC they tried to put a tax on blank cassettes, I don't know if that was going into a fund for artists or just another levy.) Since sharing Spotify lists is an actual Thing, I'm also reasonably certain that's also fair use. I'm guessing that, while it may technically fall under something similar that says you're not supposed to play a store-bought DVD on an oil rig without paying royalties, my sharing music with my wife's non-profit lab is not 100 percent kosher - but it's probably 99 44/100 percent pure. I would be happy to kick in to the RIAA or ASCAP, but I'm sure it would be a poultry amount. As I have been seeking (and sometimes offering) assistance on this Board for over a decade, and I don't think I've ever once posted a "How do I bootleg something" post, I'm going to suggest that I have not flown the coop on this one, and you can presume innocent intent. When I put together the list of appropriate music from my (purchased) library of over 2,100 records and 1,000 CDs, I found some songs that weren't on Spotify. So I was wondering what other ways people shared music with their peeps. Quote As I have been seeking (and sometimes offering) assistance on this Board for over a decade, and I don't think I've ever once posted a "How do I bootleg something" post, I'm going to suggest that I have not flown the coop on this one, and you can presume innocent intent. rj we weren't insuniating that at all...and i understand. It's just that the Forums have always had a strong policy of not gettin into copyright issues...be it software music movies or whatever. If we took the time to look at each instance the time explaining legal issues alone that would be a waste. I'm comfortable with our approach of erring on the side of caution... Hope that explains things a bit.Yeah, I just don't have any friends to ask. They are all either, "what's physical media?" or "how do you get music on that series of tubes?". I wasn't trying to egg anybody on.If we are talking U.S Law, the Audio Home Recording Act of 1992 is why Mix tapes are legal as fair use, but the wording of the act means it only applies to Analog recordings. For digital recordings, the only equivalent is a CD-R that was sold as a "Music" disc (they have an added tax, apparently). Anything else (in terms of music distribution) is not legally fair use- you cannot (legally) burn MP3's to a DVD and give it to somebody, for example, or fill a flash drive or MP3 player or put files on a cloud drive and share it with others or anything. (You can share playlists on streaming services, of course, since you aren't actually distributing any copyright content). Those responsible for enforcing and protecting copyright for Music labels don't usually care about "intent" or "good faith" actions, either; Remember they are the same folks who sued elderly grandmothers who had no Internet at all for millions of dollars in damages for "pirating music". As another example, let's take your specific situation. You aren't allowed to say take the music you've got in MP3 format and say compress it and put it on a cloud drive or flash drive to allow others to access it. That would be illegal and I would totally not encourage it. Quote from: BC_Programmer on April 23, 2018, 07:56:03 PM If we are talking U.S Law The UK High Court ruled in June 2015 that making a single copy of a song you bought on iTunes is illegal, and hardly anyone noticed. The ruling is bizarre, from the consumer's point of view. It states that consumers do not have a right to make any type of copy of music they have bought, even if it's only for their own personal use. That mixtape playlist you just burned for your girlfriend? Totally illegal in Britain.

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Solve : Sharing Music?

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So I come from the days when if you wanted to share a bunch of music, with songs put together in a logical order, you made a mix tape.

Just so you know what you're dealing with....

My wife has asked me to put together some music for a work event.

I put together a pretty crack playlist in iTunes and put it on her iPod, figuring she'd plug it into a boombox or Bluetooth(TM) SPEAKER during the event.

That's when I learned it wasn't an "event" in the sense that it starts and stops at a certain time in a certain place - she wants some music to get (and keep) people inspired over a long-ish haul. In several locations.

So I could burn CDs. But not all of their PCs have CD players!

I know people share playlists on Spotify all the time. Trouble is, some of the songs on the list are not on Spotify!!!

What suggestions might anyone else have?

Thanks!But you guys have opinions on everything!

The overwhelming silence says to me my choice is to either sacrifice my artistic vision and use Spotify, or deny my wife's colleagues entirely.

You're right, my vision is more important than their entertainment.

Unless anyone has better ideas?

Your post has been read. Lack of response can be due to:
A. You problem was hard to understand.
OR
B. Nobody yet has a good answer.
OR
C. It takes time for many members to chicken. They live in other time ZONES.

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It takes time for many members to chicken.

Personally I require 7 days written notice before I turn into a chicken. A single day might work- I'd try to wing it, though I might bock and the prospect.

Anyway I didn't reply because the original question seems like a "What's the best way to pirate music?" question. Quote from: BC_Programmer on April 21, 2018, 12:14:54 AM

Personally I require 7 days written notice before I turn into a chicken.

Last time I did that it turned into a clustercluck.
Quote from: BC_Programmer on April 21, 2018, 12:14:54 AM

Anyway I didn't reply because the original question seems like a "What's the best way to pirate music?" question.

Yes. Mixtapes were technically illegal. So are their digital successors, I believe. I remember when dual-cassette-deck boomboxes and hi-fi units started selling in Britain in the 1980s, the British Phonographic Industry (a trade group) tried to get them banned, then when that failed, they lobbied for a tax (paid to them) then had to settle for pushing out an ad campaign, widely ridiculed, saying "Home taping is killing music".

I feel so old, because I actually remember "Don't copy that floppy"... (1992)...

Personally, I think you're all showing a great deal of pluck by responding in this thread.
Be glad you didn't turn into a Turducken...May I say something serious?
If a group of people think they have a real need for using copyright music and if they can demonstrate prudent use of the permission, there arfe legal ways to do it without paying a huge license fee.
See here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_licensing
Quote

The neutrality of this article is disputed. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please do not remove this message until conditions to do so are met. (July 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

The article does goon to outline some things that are legal.
Quote

Broadcasting, in the context of music licensing, means the playback of recorded or live music for groups of people beyond what might be normally expected in a social setting. Legal claims are filed frequently against bookstores, bars, and live music VENUES that broadcast music without first obtaining a performance license.
The music broadcast in grocery stores and elevators is a service purchased from one of many organizations that offer it (the largest is Muzak). Part of the fee paid for the service is used to cover licensing costs. Except in very narrowly defined circumstances, noted below under the Section 110 "small business exception," a business, restaurant, or store that plays radio broadcasts or shows TV programs in the premises does not pay a licensing fee.

and...
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Section 110 exemptions
Section 110 sets out eleven situations in which performance of a work, including broadcast, "are not infringements of copyright" [18] The major exemptions are outlined in paragraphs 1 to 5. Paragraphs 1 and 2 cover face-to-face instruction, or "distance learning," in non-profit educational settings. Paragraph 3 applies to performance or display in religious settings as part of a worship service. Paragraph 4 applies to non-dramatic literary or musical works (but not plays or video) performed by non-profit groups such as a community band or orchestra. Paragraph 5 is the "small business" exemption.

Granted, the Wikipedia. article has some rough sports it gives you a guide for what you want in a Google search.

IMHO, Any small group pf people meeting without commercial motives e can lawfully listen to copyright muse.
Examples:
Some colleges campus usage.
Research or education use
Girl Scouts can use copyright songs..
Quote

In August 1996, The Wall Street Journal published a frontpage article, "Ascap Cautions the Girl Scouts: Don't Sing 'God Bless America,'" describing the scene at Diablo Day Camp in Lafayette, California, as a troupe of Girl Scouts danced to the Macarena in silence for fear of copyright infringement.[36] A public relations situation for ASCAP occurred, as the video performance of Girl Scouts silently dancing made its way onto mainstream news.
ASCAP confronted the Girl Scouts because of the Copyright Act of 1909, which established that any song used in public performance would be able to receive royalties.[37] The Wall Street Journal describes the law as this: "The law defines a public performance as 'where a substantial number of persons outside of a normal circle of a family and its social acquaintances is gathered.'"

The Wikipedia article above has more detail about these examples. Check the references for even more.I'm reasonably certain that a mix tape is considered "fair use". (Around the time of PMRC they tried to put a tax on blank cassettes, I don't know if that was going into a fund for artists or just another levy.)

Since sharing Spotify lists is an actual Thing, I'm also reasonably certain that's also fair use.

I'm guessing that, while it may technically fall under something similar that says you're not supposed to play a store-bought DVD on an oil rig without paying royalties, my sharing music with my wife's non-profit lab is not 100 percent kosher - but it's probably 99 44/100 percent pure. I would be happy to kick in to the RIAA or ASCAP, but I'm sure it would be a poultry amount.

As I have been seeking (and sometimes offering) assistance on this Board for over a decade, and I don't think I've ever once posted a "How do I bootleg something" post, I'm going to suggest that I have not flown the coop on this one, and you can presume innocent intent.

When I put together the list of appropriate music from my (purchased) library of over 2,100 records and 1,000 CDs, I found some songs that weren't on Spotify.

So I was wondering what other ways people shared music with their peeps. Quote

As I have been seeking (and sometimes offering) assistance on this Board for over a decade, and I don't think I've ever once posted a "How do I bootleg something" post, I'm going to suggest that I have not flown the coop on this one, and you can presume innocent intent.

rj we weren't insuniating that at all...and i understand.

It's just that the Forums have always had a strong policy of not gettin into copyright issues...be it software music movies or whatever.

If we took the time to look at each instance the time explaining legal issues alone that would be a waste.

I'm comfortable with our approach of erring on the side of caution... Hope that explains things a bit.Yeah, I just don't have any friends to ask. They are all either, "what's physical media?" or "how do you get music on that series of tubes?". I wasn't trying to egg anybody on.If we are talking U.S Law, the Audio Home Recording Act of 1992 is why Mix tapes are legal as fair use, but the wording of the act means it only applies to Analog recordings. For digital recordings, the only equivalent is a CD-R that was sold as a "Music" disc (they have an added tax, apparently). Anything else (in terms of music distribution) is not legally fair use- you cannot (legally) burn MP3's to a DVD and give it to somebody, for example, or fill a flash drive or MP3 player or put files on a cloud drive and share it with others or anything. (You can share playlists on streaming services, of course, since you aren't actually distributing any copyright content).

Those responsible for enforcing and protecting copyright for Music labels don't usually care about "intent" or "good faith" actions, either; Remember they are the same folks who sued elderly grandmothers who had no Internet at all for millions of dollars in damages for "pirating music".

As another example, let's take your specific situation. You aren't allowed to say take the music you've got in MP3 format and say compress it and put it on a cloud drive or flash drive to allow others to access it. That would be illegal and I would totally not encourage it.

Quote from: BC_Programmer on April 23, 2018, 07:56:03 PM

If we are talking U.S Law

The UK High Court ruled in June 2015 that making a single copy of a song you bought on iTunes is illegal, and hardly anyone noticed.

The ruling is bizarre, from the consumer's point of view. It states that consumers do not have a right to make any type of copy of music they have bought, even if it's only for their own personal use.

That mixtape playlist you just burned for your girlfriend? Totally illegal in Britain.

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7.	Solve : salvaged hard drive?
Answer» Hello, I recently took out the hard drive of a liquid damaged laptop HP, the hard drive is still working(I think) because I recovered the personal files using a SATA/ USB cable to a good working laptop. Now, my question is how do I find out if the hard drive has windows 10 operating system on it and is it possible to boot from this hard drive? Well the situation you have here is that Windows was licensed only for the original computer. Placing the hard drive into a different computer and use of Windows is in violation of the EULA. Additionally if you were to do this the drive would likely boot loop because of drastic differences between original hardware and the hardware its running on now. One loop hole in this would be if you FOUND another exact model laptop with same main board and CPU that was also licensed to run the same OS and software/drivers, it would be similar to as if the main board was replaced due to damage as a "Repair". Anything beyond that though is not permitted by Microsoft. Quote from: strttech223 on April 28, 2018, 12:44:34 PM how do I find out if the hard drive has windows 10 operating system on it? Assuming you can get to the \Windows\System32 folder in Windows Explorer, and see the file ntoskrnl.exe, then you can right click the file and get the Properties up. In the DETAILS you will see product version information: 4.x: NT 4.x 5.0: Windows 2000 5.1: Windows XP 5.2: Windows 2003 Server or Windows XP-64-bit 6.0: Windows Vista 6.1: Windows 7 6.2; Windows 8 6.3: Windows 8.1 10.x: Windows 10 This is on a Windows 7 boot drive: This is on a Windows 10 boot drive: Quote from: strttech223 on April 28, 2018, 12:44:34 PM and is it possible to boot from this hard drive? What Dave said about the EULA and boot loops. If it boots at all, if the make and model are similar but not identical you might get erratic behaviour, if it is the exact same model, motherboard revision, CPU model and stepping, etc, it could be OK, BUT bear in mind the OEM hardware signature the install was activated against includes hardware serial numbers for CPU, hard drive, and motherboard chipset at least, so you are going to be way past the bar for a "significant hardware change" and you will most likely have to phone Microsoft and convince the agent you are entitled to a NEW activation code. Even if you don't face activation issues at the time of first TRYING it, a Windows update could put the system into the non-activated state, and if you have sold on the machine as having full legal Windows, you may get an angry customer banging on your door. Note for Google indexer: How can I find the Windows version installed on a hard drive or mounted drive image?

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Solve : salvaged hard drive?

Answer»
Hello, I recently took out the hard drive of a liquid damaged laptop HP, the hard drive is still working(I think) because I recovered the personal files using a SATA/ USB cable to a good working laptop. Now, my question is how do I find out if the hard drive has windows 10 operating system on it and is it possible to boot from this hard drive? Well the situation you have here is that Windows was licensed only for the original computer. Placing the hard drive into a different computer and use of Windows is in violation of the EULA. Additionally if you were to do this the drive would likely boot loop because of drastic differences between original hardware and the hardware its running on now.

One loop hole in this would be if you FOUND another exact model laptop with same main board and CPU that was also licensed to run the same OS and software/drivers, it would be similar to as if the main board was replaced due to damage as a "Repair". Anything beyond that though is not permitted by Microsoft. Quote from: strttech223 on April 28, 2018, 12:44:34 PM

how do I find out if the hard drive has windows 10 operating system on it?

Assuming you can get to the \Windows\System32 folder in Windows Explorer, and see the file ntoskrnl.exe, then you can right click the file and get the Properties up. In the DETAILS you will see product version information:

4.x: NT 4.x
5.0: Windows 2000
5.1: Windows XP
5.2: Windows 2003 Server or Windows XP-64-bit
6.0: Windows Vista
6.1: Windows 7
6.2; Windows 8
6.3: Windows 8.1
10.x: Windows 10

This is on a Windows 7 boot drive:

This is on a Windows 10 boot drive:

Quote from: strttech223 on April 28, 2018, 12:44:34 PM

and is it possible to boot from this hard drive?

What Dave said about the EULA and boot loops. If it boots at all, if the make and model are similar but not identical you might get erratic behaviour, if it is the exact same model, motherboard revision, CPU model and stepping, etc, it could be OK, BUT bear in mind the OEM hardware signature the install was activated against includes hardware serial numbers for CPU, hard drive, and motherboard chipset at least, so you are going to be way past the bar for a "significant hardware change" and you will most likely have to phone Microsoft and convince the agent you are entitled to a NEW activation code. Even if you don't face activation issues at the time of first TRYING it, a Windows update could put the system into the non-activated state, and if you have sold on the machine as having full legal Windows, you may get an angry customer banging on your door.

Note for Google indexer: How can I find the Windows version installed on a hard drive or mounted drive image?

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8.	Solve : Apple or Microsoft. Wo is ahead now??
Answer» Apple INC. (AAPL) vs. Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) The above title is from a recent article in The Motley Fool. https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/03/23/better-buy-apple-inc-aapl-vs-microsoft-corporation.aspx Written by Brian Stoffel and published on March 23, 2018 To get his point, consider what USA today said back in January this year. In that RAG Apple was reported to be the loser. Here is the link: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2016/01/29/apple-vs-microsoft-heres-who-won/79481788/ Strange how people interpret stock reports. I look at that chart and see Microsoft overpriced and Apple in a better position for a new investor. Well, what I THINK does not matter because I don't hive any money to invest. Now I am posting this to provoke you to respond and say what you think about the future of these two companies and the future of Personal Computing as we know it. Also, Somme personal friends of mine think the Apple iPad is a better choice for a tablet computer. The ways things are going, many new households will not buy a desktop computer, but will go for a tablet. Aside from thank, what you see in the links above are two opposite views of the future, from an investment standpoint. But investors a fickle, they will shift if they see a company is losing it grip on the market. If the stock market fails out of love with Microsoft, it can mean Microsoft will not be ABLE to continue its lean in the Personal Computer business. Maybe. Look over the two links above. Do you agree? Does it even matter?

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9.	Solve : cell phone recovery?
Answer» My sister in law got a Samsung sm-s120vl she charged it an turned it on an reset the whole unit an lost what she has on ITOKAY. Thanks for sharing. THREAD LOCKED.

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10.	Solve : Web pages won't load?
Answer» I was not sure what topic to put this QUESTION under, but anyway, for the past week my desk top computer has been not working because even though I am able to connect to the internet, no web pages will load. And even a Bible library I have installed on my pc will come up but then won't respond and it has nothing to do with internet connection! I have a Dell optiplex 780 with Windows 7 on it. The guy that has fixed my pc before doesn't answer my messages (I do pay him for his work!), so I don't know what to do. I can't afford to call a regular tech. I only have $100 in the pc as I bought it about a year ago on ebay as a refurbished one. I'm almost wondering if I should just buy another refurbished pc, since it might be so EXPENSIVE to get it fixed. I just don't know! Please advise! I am very ignorant about all things technical. Thank you.First things first I would install an antivirus and MALWAREBYTES to it and scan it to make sure that the browser hasn't been hit with anything that is causing DNS redirects etc. Nothing should be connecting through a proxy etc as well. If it comes up clean then use another computer to download and save the firefox INSTALLATION to a USB stick. Then connect USB stick to this computer and install Firefox. Then see if the internet works again. If it works again then IE is messed up. If it doesn't work, look at your DNS and Gateway setting to make sure you have outbound traffic to internet. Try to ping www.google.com from command shell and see if google replies back with successful pings as well. Google for me shows 30ms latency and pings with no problems. Latency will vary but knowing how much latency you have would help as for if it shows lost pings and then latency of 4000ms then there is something very WRONG with the network to this system.Dave, I thank you for all the info, but it is over my head. I am actually on the computer that wouldn't load pages right now! I don't know why it works occasionally but not most of the time! Anyhow, I have a firend who may be available in a couple of weeks to work on this pc. He is very tied up now, so when he's got some free time, he can read your advice and use it. Thanks again! bc

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11.	Solve : I've got a problem with the Excel files.?
Answer» Hi all! My name's Thier. I can't edit my Excel files that i need any help. So I have a Sony Vaio with Windows 7 Ultimate. I can open Excel files but I can not edit them. How can this be? The same files will open on a Windows 10 computer. Can ANYONE help me fix this problem please. วิธีเล่นคาสิโนบนมือถือ Thank you in advance for your kind assistance.when you open the Excel file, does it mention the file is READ Only up in the window title bar? or does it pop up a window along the lines "password is needed to modify this file"? are you getting any sort of ERROR message?Mark... Just wait for the Excel help spam POSTS to follow this... Quote from: Mark. on February 06, 2018, 01:25:12 PM when you open the Excel file, does it mention the file is Read Only up in the window title bar? or does it pop up a window along the lines "password is needed to modify this file"? are you getting any sort of error message? Thank You Mark. 928betUmmm... for??? Toldya...just wait and see...You have to at least admire thier patience. 3 months, not bad.

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Solve : I've got a problem with the Excel files.?

Answer»

Hi all! My name's Thier. I can't edit my Excel files that i need any help.

So I have a Sony Vaio with Windows 7 Ultimate. I can open Excel files but I can not edit them. How can this be? The same files will open on a Windows 10 computer.
Can ANYONE help me fix this problem please.
วิธีเล่นคาสิโนบนมือถือ
Thank you in advance for your kind assistance.when you open the Excel file, does it mention the file is READ Only up in the window title bar?
or does it pop up a window along the lines "password is needed to modify this file"?
are you getting any sort of ERROR message?Mark...
Just wait for the Excel help spam POSTS to follow this... Quote from: Mark. on February 06, 2018, 01:25:12 PM

when you open the Excel file, does it mention the file is Read Only up in the window title bar?
or does it pop up a window along the lines "password is needed to modify this file"?
are you getting any sort of error message?

Thank You Mark.
928betUmmm... for??? Toldya...just wait and see...You have to at least admire thier patience.
3 months, not bad.

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12.	Solve : Qualcomm, Microsoft ; Win 10 on Arm iNews?
Answer» Is it news? The full title is: QUALCOMM, Microsoft drag apps for Win-10-on-Arm into 64-bit world Link: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/05/09/qualcomm_microsoft_drag_arm_win10_apps_into_64bit_world/ It says, in part: In particular, Qualcomm said in its version of the release, “ARM64 allows developers to address a larger amount of memory than with 32-bit processors and take full advantage of Snapdragon capabilities.” Because it's a preview release, Microsoft doesn't OFFER official support for Arm64 apps, and developers can't yet submit the packages to the Windows Store: developers will have to get the word out to users through their own channels. Why am I no amazed ? Windows 10 on ARM is a scheme for running (some) Win32 apps on ARM hardware using an x86 emulator. It is supposed to allow running a core set of basic Win32 apps at glacial speed on an expensive ARM powered laptop* with very impressive battery life (20 hours or more). This DEVELOPMENT does NOT MEAN this will extend to running 64 bit Windows apps. It's slow. People have reported that the experience is not encouraging even for web browsing and word processing. https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/19/17027026/microsoft-windows-10-on-arm-apps-games-limitations-support * Asus NovaGo, $799 for the 8GB/256GB model, HP ENVY x2, around $1000 Geek ...i've given you a lotta latitiude thru the years... You are officially suspended from posting "news" stories til further notice...Patio, I posted it in Other. The link is from The Register, rag based in the UK, I think. They claim to be "Tech and science news for IT professionals and fans." I see you didnt recognise the humor... That stated most of your news stories are garbage...

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13.	Solve : play store install apps troubles?
Answer» I have a android phone till just about recently, I can not install ANYTHING from the play store but, acts like it wants to install. I can UNINSTALL things WITHOUT problems THOUGH

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14.	Solve : Curious if anyone has messed around with ReactOS to say whether its any good??
Answer» Was looking for a new OS to try out and a website pointed me to TrueOS to which i found this video on it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoxluItj1uA That video at the tail end of it gave a link which then showed a video on ReactOS which is for running Windows Applications without a Microsoft Windows OS, so that started my curiosity on this project. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne88Is2cymQ&t=11s https://www.reactos.org/ Its in its alpha stage and the ISO is fairly small in size. I haven't tried it out yet, but was curious if anyone else has yet. Some things that I am interested in is just how well it will run programs and applications intended for Windows and if its crippled by OpenGL GPU performance or not that bad? There is a Live CD and a CD capacity friendly download for doing an installation. One of the downloads flagged as ( I believe but not positive yet ) as a false positive by Firefox which was interesting. I have had other things flag as potentially malicious which haven't been but there is something in their code that flags them as a malware positive. In regards to TrueOS, I like the feature that allows you to PICK a desktop GUI environment, but I have only see that in the video and havent installed these yet to try out. https://www.trueos.org/ Quote One of the downloads flagged as ( I believe but not positive yet ) as a false positive by Firefox which was interesting Not sure what you MEAN here- as Firefox isn't an AV Scanner. Perhaps you have an add-on that is doing this?I thought it was firefox that was flagging it, .... but perhaps its AVG Antivirus able to warn through Firefox somehow.... Included some pics showing the warning I get, and that I dont have many addons installed ( none for malware control ) for Firefox 59, and AVG Free might be flagging this through Firefox somehow. Simple test...DLoad it again in FFox with AVG dis-abled...Thanks for that suggestion Patio... Never thought of that approach to the what should be a false positive detection observed within FireFox download list. iirc Firefox will use installed AV software to scan downloads. ReactOS components have been flagged by a few AV softwares for a good number of years. I found this old thread. I would suspect that the AV software that flags it is probably seeing Windows DLL and EXE files and freaks out because it's not signed by Microsoft, as that is something that could occur on a Windows system that is infected. I used to have a VM with ReactOS, but DELETED it a while back. Just installed it again now and it still won't accept the Windows 9x or XP VMWare Tools (Drivers). "Explorer" hangs altogether by simply viewing the directory containing the file. It also hangs trying to run the installer from command prompt. Well, The install itself went smoothly, I suppose. I was able to install the Update Lister bootstrapper for our business software but lost interest. I'm not sure if the needed .NET version will install but that's something for later. What do you mean regarding "Crippled OpenGL Performance"? Is that a reference to LINUX distributions typically coming with a software-based MESA OpenGL driver and thus getting lower performance than Windows Out-of-the-box?

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Solve : Curious if anyone has messed around with ReactOS to say whether its any good??

Answer»

Was looking for a new OS to try out and a website pointed me to TrueOS to which i found this video on it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoxluItj1uA

That video at the tail end of it gave a link which then showed a video on ReactOS which is for running Windows Applications without a Microsoft Windows OS, so that started my curiosity on this project. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne88Is2cymQ&t=11s

https://www.reactos.org/

Its in its alpha stage and the ISO is fairly small in size. I haven't tried it out yet, but was curious if anyone else has yet. Some things that I am interested in is just how well it will run programs and applications intended for Windows and if its crippled by OpenGL GPU performance or not that bad? There is a Live CD and a CD capacity friendly download for doing an installation. One of the downloads flagged as ( I believe but not positive yet ) as a false positive by Firefox which was interesting. I have had other things flag as potentially malicious which haven't been but there is something in their code that flags them as a malware positive.

In regards to TrueOS, I like the feature that allows you to PICK a desktop GUI environment, but I have only see that in the video and havent installed these yet to try out.

https://www.trueos.org/ Quote

One of the downloads flagged as ( I believe but not positive yet ) as a false positive by Firefox which was interesting

Not sure what you MEAN here- as Firefox isn't an AV Scanner. Perhaps you have an add-on that is doing this?I thought it was firefox that was flagging it, .... but perhaps its AVG Antivirus able to warn through Firefox somehow.... Included some pics showing the warning I get, and that I dont have many addons installed ( none for malware control ) for Firefox 59, and AVG Free might be flagging this through Firefox somehow. Simple test...DLoad it again in FFox with AVG dis-abled...Thanks for that suggestion Patio... Never thought of that approach to the what should be a false positive detection observed within FireFox download list. iirc Firefox will use installed AV software to scan downloads.

ReactOS components have been flagged by a few AV softwares for a good number of years. I found this old thread.

I would suspect that the AV software that flags it is probably seeing Windows DLL and EXE files and freaks out because it's not signed by Microsoft, as that is something that could occur on a Windows system that is infected.

I used to have a VM with ReactOS, but DELETED it a while back.

Just installed it again now and it still won't accept the Windows 9x or XP VMWare Tools (Drivers). "Explorer" hangs altogether by simply viewing the directory containing the file. It also hangs trying to run the installer from command prompt.

Well, The install itself went smoothly, I suppose. I was able to install the Update Lister bootstrapper for our business software but lost interest. I'm not sure if the needed .NET version will install but that's something for later.

What do you mean regarding "Crippled OpenGL Performance"? Is that a reference to LINUX distributions typically coming with a software-based MESA OpenGL driver and thus getting lower performance than Windows Out-of-the-box?

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15.	Solve : beginning hack (1A)?
Answer» hello all, while looking through my DOWNLOADS files i observed a file entitled Supremo. how the H--l did THAT get there ? no one uses my pc except me and i sure didn't invite that particular program in. i went to the site and read through it. it's a very divulgatory site. makes me wonder if that's where some actionable folks get their starts... but, HOW did it get there ?? It's remote software DESKTOP app...if you didn't do it i have no idea who did...have you ever rang some tech support mob who took remote control of your PC? or, from the advice of some SIMILAR party, been told to GO to a web site so you can get a code and type it in to allow access? what is the date of the supremo.exe file?

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16.	Solve : Review: How Much is a Domain Name??
Answer» This is a review of a web site that ttys to answer the question - How Much is a Domain Name? I think this is among the best articles on the subject. He mentions 1and1 and godaddy and some of the others. I do not see any bias. He goes on to warn you about the lessor know sites who make false CLAIMS. Watch out! And yes,he tells you about the 99 cent first year thing the goes up to $14.95 the NEXT year. A common practice. Overall, a god read for anybody interested in having their own WEBSITE. I favor keeping domain name registration separate from web hosting. In other words, register your domain with a domain registrar such as godaddy.com, Namecheap.com, etc. and have your website hosted on a separate hosting service. This AVOIDS problems switching to another hosting service due to having your domain name registered with the same site you use for hosting and DISCOVERING some barriers to easily transitioning your website to a new hosting service if, at some point, you want to change your hosting service. + 1...

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17.	Solve : New Old News Desk: 'Always Connected.'?
Answer» Maybe this was news back in December 2016. Just now,somebody other than Microsoft has released a PR about some of the big companies that are making 'Always on, Always connected' PC like devices. http://www.cbs46.com/story/38341991/asus-solves-that-one-nagging-problem-about-your-monster-pc-gaming-rig Why does this remind me of the 'INSTANT On' TV sets made back in the days or Cathode Ray Picture Tubes? It was a dumb idea then. It is a dumb idea now. Anyway. here's the old 2017 headline: Always Connected PCs enable a new culture of work By Terry Myerson / EXECUTIVE Vice President, Windows and Devices Group Throughout the history of personal computing, a steady wave of progress has changed how we interact with technology in both our work and personal lives. Microsoft and our partners have led many of these shifts in technology like enabling the original mobile computer – the laptop, navigating with touch, signing in with your face, detaching screens from keyboards, exploring mixed reality, and storing your files in the cloud. We are again at the beginning of another major technology shift: the ability to be connected anytime, anywhere with Always Connected PCs that are instantly on, always connected with incredible battery life. The article has a VIDEO. I like videos. I don't have to read anything. Here's the link, scroll down to find the video. https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/12/05/always-connected-pcs-enable-a-new-culture-of-work/#7tvlSM4bSx4OVtvx.97 Quote from: Geek-9pm on June 04, 2018, 01:09:35 PM Why does this remind me of the 'Instant On' TV sets made back in the days or Cathode Ray Picture Tubes? It was a dumb idea then. It is a dumb idea now. I can see the parallels. Instant On/Quick On was basically such that the TV would power when "off" in ORDER to keep the CRT itself "preheated" so that when turned on, you got a picture pretty much right away. Don't see how it was necessarily a dumb idea. If anything, the MAIN problem- aside from power usage concerns- was that televisions typically didn't have a "real" power switch to turn that feature off. That said, I'm not entirely sure what you actually get from something like this. It seems like it would only be of particular use to those addicted to social media or workaholics. One oddity I noticed is that, in the article the writer says "always being connected just feels like the most natural, safe and secure way to work with teams and be creative." Which seems weird. being always connected to the internet seems like it would be inherently less secure. on what planet does it not? Or are they comparing it to using public wifi?

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Solve : New Old News Desk: 'Always Connected.'?

Answer»

Maybe this was news back in December 2016.

Just now,somebody other than Microsoft has released a PR about some of the big companies that are making 'Always on, Always connected' PC like devices.
http://www.cbs46.com/story/38341991/asus-solves-that-one-nagging-problem-about-your-monster-pc-gaming-rig

Why does this remind me of the 'INSTANT On' TV sets made back in the days or Cathode Ray Picture Tubes? It was a dumb idea then. It is a dumb idea now.

Anyway. here's the old 2017 headline:
Always Connected PCs enable a new culture of work
By Terry Myerson / EXECUTIVE Vice President, Windows and Devices Group
Throughout the history of personal computing, a steady wave of progress has changed how we interact with technology in both our work and personal lives. Microsoft and our partners have led many of these shifts in technology like enabling the original mobile computer – the laptop, navigating with touch, signing in with your face, detaching screens from keyboards, exploring mixed reality, and storing your files in the cloud. We are again at the beginning of another major technology shift: the ability to be connected anytime, anywhere with Always Connected PCs that are instantly on, always connected with incredible battery life.
The article has a VIDEO. I like videos. I don't have to read anything.
Here's the link, scroll down to find the video.
https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/12/05/always-connected-pcs-enable-a-new-culture-of-work/#7tvlSM4bSx4OVtvx.97

Quote from: Geek-9pm on June 04, 2018, 01:09:35 PM

Why does this remind me of the 'Instant On' TV sets made back in the days or Cathode Ray Picture Tubes? It was a dumb idea then. It is a dumb idea now.

I can see the parallels. Instant On/Quick On was basically such that the TV would power when "off" in ORDER to keep the CRT itself "preheated" so that when turned on, you got a picture pretty much right away. Don't see how it was necessarily a dumb idea. If anything, the MAIN problem- aside from power usage concerns- was that televisions typically didn't have a "real" power switch to turn that feature off.

That said, I'm not entirely sure what you actually get from something like this. It seems like it would only be of particular use to those addicted to social media or workaholics.

One oddity I noticed is that, in the article the writer says "always being connected just feels like the most natural, safe and secure way to work with teams and be creative." Which seems weird. being always connected to the internet seems like it would be inherently *less* secure. on what planet does it not? Or are they comparing it to using public wifi?

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18.	Solve : Password Manager??
Answer» For the longest time, i have let Firefox "save" most of my passwords. And, yes, I sometimes use the same password for several different sites. So now, each time I SIGN onto a website where I have a saved password, I am deleting it from FF and creating a unique password for that SITE. (MIND NUMBING!! CRAZY how many sites are password-protected). My brain is about full. I have a password-protected sheet in OneNote (and my MSFT account is password protected) where I list my passwords - but the sites they go to are not listed. So if someone found the list, it would take some work - not impossible, but some work - to get into my accounts. I read a lot about password managers. I don't know how I can trust saving a list of my passwords to the cloud. You can talk about encryption all day long - but I'd like to think my passwords can stay safer than pics of Jennifer Lawrence censored. I tried doing a search on this topic first and didn't see anyone's (good or bad) experience in the forums; I saw the CH post that recommends DashLane. But honestly, an index card in my wallet feels safer. Anyone use any of these? Anyone with horror stories? Anyone who can assuage my SKEPTICISM? Thanks!I do not have any knowledge about password managers but I will move this thread to another forum where I'm sure you will receive more information.I'll throw my two cents worth into the mix.And opinions will change for each user just like opinions are suppose to do. Personally, I see a few issues with password managers; all your eggs are in one basket so if you lose the master key to that then you are buggered, so you have to at least remember one being all in one place makes them more attractive to the idiots wishing to do you harm some popular providers of these services have already been hacked, at least once because they are stored for you, you never get to remember the most used ones of course, those negatives are just potentials and the positives of everyday usage of such a service would outweigh them but how hard is it to remember half a dozen of your commonly required password? between PC access codes, web banking, social media access, forums, online services etc, I usually get through the day only typing in 6 passwords, so can remember those because I type them in so frequently.obviously password managers become more attractive with the requirement to remember more password. + 1On the other hand there are features of password managers which largely solve the common "problems" people see: They tend to have a backup/export feature allowing you to export the password database for you to store elsewhere (e.g. if you're concerned about forgetting the master password, print it out or something and store it in a secure location). A good password manager should encrypt the password database using your master password and decrypt the database locally on your machine. If the system is built correctly, the passwords should be impossible to read, even for the company operating the service. They make it easy to use different, complex passwords for all services. IMO, it's much more likely that a random small website you set up an account on gets breached (which would cause issues if you have used that password elsewhere) than a professional password manager service that specialises in protecting your passwords. Likewise, if a well known password manager gets breached, you are much more likely to find out and be able to take action than if a small website you've used once and forgotten about gets breached. They often support two factor authentication preventing malicious users from accessing your account even if they were able to get your master password. A lot of it comes down to making a sensible judgement over how you use a password manager and what accounts you store in it. For example, for me I use a well known password manager with two factor authentication so an external attacker would need to have both access to my smartphone as well as my password (which is never stored anywhere) in order to access my account. I then use different, secure passwords for every service which are stored in the password manager. However, I do not store my email credentials in my password manager and instead use a unique password which I remember as well as having two factor authentication on my email account. This means that worst comes to the worst and I lose access to my password manager, I can reset most of my passwords over email. I also use memorised passwords for anything banking related - partially just to keep those credentials completely offline and partially because the password manager doesn't really play well with the bank's concept of a separate pin and password where you are only prompted for certain characters when logging in. Also, wherever possible, don't rely purely on the password stored in the password manager, setup two factor authentication for every provider that supports it. Another thing you can do is have a "common" part of a password that you remember but never store in the password manager, prefix this to every password. You therefore have a password manager storing the half of each password which is different for every site then you memorise the other half of the password which is the same for every site but never stored. If the password manager was ever breached (as unlikely as this is) then an attacker would still be unable to log into any accounts without knowing the "common" half of every password. The other thing is to take care when picking a password manager and make sure you go with a reputable, well known provider. Avoid picking them from those nonsense "Top 10 password managers in 2018" lists on minor "Top Computer Tips" websites. Also, if you are concerned about storing the password database in the cloud, there are plenty of password managers which run locally and store the password database in a file, the largest one I can think of is KeePass - This would at least be a good improvement on using a OneNote file.I keep track of my passwords with a simple text file on my HDDs (which I occasionally copy to a flash drive). I also use browser's saved passwords/logins feature. I use a random generated password with a program I wrote that generates it randomly. Of course over time, I end up memorizing passwords. I have a few rather long completely random ones memorized, simply through repetition. having it stored locally- and in plain-text files- seems risky but my logic is that unauthorized account access is usually a result of having a password and E-mail address compromised by one login or web page. For example, if say the CH password database was compromised it would be possible for whomever gets it to over time to "hack" the passwords and figure out what they are. At that point, they might simply try that same password on any accounts that are connected to CH; if you use the same password there, they get access to that as well, and maybe THAT links up to some other accounts and stuff. Having different passwords everywhere or at least as many different passwords as possible prevents that "chain" from progressing very FAR. Compared to that I consider the risks of local compromise to be far less substantial (I don't recall dealing with any infections on my own computers in the past 10 years or so- I have seen weird executables running and freaked out only to find out it's a part of Intel's drivers or part of Windows (and is digitally signed and in the correct place). It would also require my system to not only be infected, but infected in such a way that it allows an actual person to go through my stuff, as the sort of malware in question typically just grabs data from well-known locations- like say browsers, or stuff like those bitcoin miner programs which save wallets or whatever that is all about, and fire it off to the malware author. So far this approach I feel has been sort of "reinforced" in that I have had the first happen with about a half-dozen of my accounts across the web over the last decade or so, and was easily mitigated because the password that the "hackers" would have was used nowhere else.- I've even seen in the logs for my website that some of those compromised passwords were used to try to login to the root login, possibly by doing a big of research and discovering it linked with my E-mail address... so if I had used the same password there, I would have had a massive PROBLEM on my hands (Though I even have mitigations for that so I can fix it ASAP- I am sent an E-mail if an IP not on a specific list of IP addresses logs in to the root account. Other than one that I had sent to me during my own test, I've not had another yet!) I've considered storing the "plain-text" information on, say, a Veracrypt volume, but the way I see it, the more layers I add, the more complicated the solution becomes and the more problematic it becomes in general- more stuff can corrupt, be lost, I can forget a password that I didn't write down or record for "security reasons" and lose all the others, etc.Old school...i write them down and store in 2 safe places...on top of the other methods discussed above...I keep all mine in a password protected Excel spreadsheet. to the OP, you just have to find an approach that works for you, where reward is more than effort. Why can't everyone just get along??!? Thanks for all the opinions. And, Mark, I think you're right. The big thing for me is to get separate passwords for everything - I have just two or three "go-to"s that I always use. Question for BC_Programmer, like I said, I keep mine stored in my browser, too. I figured that was super-risky, but you don't seem to think so?I keep my notes in a Safe Place. It may be the old school choice, but I use RoboForm and it works very well.I also keep a list of passwords that are stored automatically on devices (e.g., email, Netflix) so if one device gets lost I can quickly know what needs to be changed ASAFP.

18.

Solve : Password Manager??

Answer»

For the longest time, i have let Firefox "save" most of my passwords. And, yes, I sometimes use the same password for several different sites.

So now, each time I SIGN onto a website where I have a saved password, I am deleting it from FF and creating a unique password for that SITE. (MIND NUMBING!! CRAZY how many sites are password-protected).

My brain is about full.

I have a password-protected sheet in OneNote (and my MSFT account is password protected) where I list my passwords - but the sites they go to are not listed. So if someone found the list, it would take some work - not impossible, but some work - to get into my accounts.

I read a lot about password managers. I don't know how I can trust saving a list of my passwords to the cloud. You can talk about encryption all day long - but I'd like to think my passwords can stay safer than pics of Jennifer Lawrence *censored*.

I tried doing a search on this topic first and didn't see anyone's (good or bad) experience in the forums; I saw the CH post that recommends DashLane. But honestly, an index card in my wallet feels safer.

Anyone use any of these? Anyone with horror stories? Anyone who can assuage my SKEPTICISM?

Thanks!I do not have any knowledge about password managers but I will move this thread to another forum where I'm sure you will receive more information.I'll throw my two cents worth into the mix.And opinions will change for each user just like opinions are suppose to do.
Personally, I see a few issues with password managers;

all your eggs are in one basket so if you lose the master key to that then you are buggered, so you have to at least remember one
being all in one place makes them more attractive to the idiots wishing to do you harm
some popular providers of these services have already been hacked, at least once
because they are stored for you, you never get to remember the most used ones

of course, those negatives are just potentials and the positives of everyday usage of such a service would outweigh them but how hard is it to remember half a dozen of your commonly required password?
between PC access codes, web banking, social media access, forums, online services etc, I usually get through the day only typing in 6 passwords, so can remember those because I type them in so frequently.obviously password managers become more attractive with the requirement to remember more password.
+ 1On the other hand there are features of password managers which largely solve the common "problems" people see:

They tend to have a backup/export feature allowing you to export the password database for you to store elsewhere (e.g. if you're concerned about forgetting the master password, print it out or something and store it in a secure location).
A good password manager should encrypt the password database using your master password and decrypt the database locally on your machine. If the system is built correctly, the passwords should be impossible to read, even for the company operating the service.
They make it easy to use different, complex passwords for all services. IMO, it's much more likely that a random small website you set up an account on gets breached (which would cause issues if you have used that password elsewhere) than a professional password manager service that specialises in protecting your passwords. Likewise, if a well known password manager gets breached, you are much more likely to find out and be able to take action than if a small website you've used once and forgotten about gets breached.
They often support two factor authentication preventing malicious users from accessing your account even if they were able to get your master password.

A lot of it comes down to making a sensible judgement over how you use a password manager and what accounts you store in it. For example, for me I use a well known password manager with two factor authentication so an external attacker would need to have both access to my smartphone as well as my password (which is never stored anywhere) in order to access my account. I then use different, secure passwords for every service which are stored in the password manager. However, I do not store my email credentials in my password manager and instead use a unique password which I remember as well as having two factor authentication on my email account. This means that worst comes to the worst and I lose access to my password manager, I can reset most of my passwords over email. I also use memorised passwords for anything banking related - partially just to keep those credentials completely offline and partially because the password manager doesn't really play well with the bank's concept of a separate pin and password where you are only prompted for certain characters when logging in.

Also, wherever possible, don't rely purely on the password stored in the password manager, setup two factor authentication for every provider that supports it. Another thing you can do is have a "common" part of a password that you remember but never store in the password manager, prefix this to every password. You therefore have a password manager storing the half of each password which is different for every site then you memorise the other half of the password which is the same for every site but never stored. If the password manager was ever breached (as unlikely as this is) then an attacker would still be unable to log into any accounts without knowing the "common" half of every password.

The other thing is to take care when picking a password manager and make sure you go with a reputable, well known provider. Avoid picking them from those nonsense "Top 10 password managers in 2018" lists on minor "Top Computer Tips" websites.

Also, if you are concerned about storing the password database in the cloud, there are plenty of password managers which run locally and store the password database in a file, the largest one I can think of is KeePass - This would at least be a good improvement on using a OneNote file.I keep track of my passwords with a simple text file on my HDDs (which I occasionally copy to a flash drive). I also use browser's saved passwords/logins feature. I use a random generated password with a program I wrote that generates it randomly. Of course over time, I end up memorizing passwords. I have a few rather long completely random ones memorized, simply through repetition.

having it stored locally- and in plain-text files- seems risky but my logic is that unauthorized account access is usually a result of having a password and E-mail address compromised by one login or web page. For example, if say the CH password database was compromised it would be possible for whomever gets it to over time to "hack" the passwords and figure out what they are. At that point, they might simply try that same password on any accounts that are connected to CH; if you use the same password there, they get access to that as well, and maybe THAT links up to some other accounts and stuff. Having different passwords everywhere or at least as many different passwords as possible prevents that "chain" from progressing very FAR.

Compared to that I consider the risks of local compromise to be far less substantial (I don't recall dealing with any infections on my own computers in the past 10 years or so- I have seen weird executables running and freaked out only to find out it's a part of Intel's drivers or part of Windows (and is digitally signed and in the correct place). It would also require my system to not only be infected, but infected in such a way that it allows an actual person to go through my stuff, as the sort of malware in question typically just grabs data from well-known locations- like say browsers, or stuff like those bitcoin miner programs which save wallets or whatever that is all about, and fire it off to the malware author.

So far this approach I feel has been sort of "reinforced" in that I have had the first happen with about a half-dozen of my accounts across the web over the last decade or so, and was easily mitigated because the password that the "hackers" would have was used nowhere else.- I've even seen in the logs for my website that some of those compromised passwords were used to try to login to the root login, possibly by doing a big of research and discovering it linked with my E-mail address... so if I had used the same password there, I would have had a massive PROBLEM on my hands (Though I even have mitigations for that so I can fix it ASAP- I am sent an E-mail if an IP not on a specific list of IP addresses logs in to the root account. Other than one that I had sent to me during my own test, I've not had another yet!)

I've considered storing the "plain-text" information on, say, a Veracrypt volume, but the way I see it, the more layers I add, the more complicated the solution becomes and the more problematic it becomes in general- more stuff can corrupt, be lost, I can forget a password that I didn't write down or record for "security reasons" and lose all the others, etc.Old school...i write them down and store in 2 safe places...on top of the other methods discussed above...I keep all mine in a password protected Excel spreadsheet.
to the OP, you just have to find an approach that works for you, where reward is more than effort.
Why can't everyone just get along??!?

Thanks for all the opinions. And, Mark, I think you're right. The big thing for me is to get separate passwords for everything - I have just two or three "go-to"s that I always use.

Question for BC_Programmer, like I said, I keep mine stored in my browser, too. I figured that was super-risky, but you don't seem to think so?I keep my notes in a Safe Place.

It may be the old school choice, but I use RoboForm and it works very well.I also keep a list of passwords that are stored automatically on devices (e.g., email, Netflix) so if one device gets lost I can quickly know what needs to be changed ASAFP.

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19.	Solve : Get Free Avatars. Improve you image!?
Answer» Don't like you public image? Get a free Avatar. An Avatar is a small image USED to represent a person. Often a cartoon style vector image that could be in GIF or PNG FORMAT. Like these: But notice they have watermarks. So you ha veto go to the website and register to get the image without the watermark. Use a Bing or Google search to FIND Free Avatars. Here is just one of many: https://pixabay.com/en/photos/avatar/ Read the fine PRINT. They say free, but expect some limitation. As for me,I will stay with what I have. It looks just like me. BTW: CH has a large selection of Avatars for use on the CH forum.

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20.	Solve : What is the best way to protect your Internet passwords??
Answer» Hello, what is the best way to protect you INTERNET PASSWORDS from THIEVES and hackers? Thank youMake them very strong.

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21.	Solve : Heavy Hard Drive Activity - Very odd - 3 culprits - Microsoft Spy Program?
Answer» So I left my computer on last night and woke up hearing the hard drive going full tilt. My hard drive in this system is a 500GB Maxtor that has a loud chatter when it accesses data from the platters, and its so loud of a rumble that the case amplifies this sound and the computer on the hard wood floor can be heard downstairs in livingroom as a rumble in the ceiling above. Loudest HEALTHY hard drive I have ever had. Anyways I woke up today hearing a constant rumble and so I went to check to see what was going on and I found that the system was very lagged in responsiveness and after 2 minutes of waiting I got into task manager and saw that Firefox had SOMETHING going on where it was gobbling up memory and the hard drive was running full tilt. So I killed off Firefox 60.0.1 and figured that would stop this heavy hard drive activity as it was likely hitting the hard drive with heavy paging due to one of 7 websites acting like a memory leak. But it didnt stop there. The next service to hammer the hard drive was Service Host: Superfetch then about a MINUTE or so looking into what this is, that was done doing something and then Microsoft Compatibility Telemetry was hammering the drive with activity saturating its throughput like the other 2 before it. Moved on to this Microsoft Compatibility Telemetry and found out that its been reported to cause heavy hard drive activity when gathering information to report back to Microsoft about your computer and a way to disable it to stop it from hammering a hard drive as seen here: https://www.drivereasy.com/knowledge/windows-10-microsoft-compatibility-telemetry-high-disk-usage-solved/ The oddest thing about this is how 3 different things were being brutal to that poor 500GB Maxtor. The HDD LED was on solid and could have been doing that for most of the night, especially since Firefox 60.0.1 was stuck in a memory leak condition where it was eating up system RAM and hitting the paging hard. To this day I am really surprised that MOZILLA hasnt gotten the memory leak issues under control with Firefox. When a website your at starts to gobble up RAM from a script with a memory leak, it should have a memory leak detection system in place to pause whatever is in a memory consumption runaway condition because websites arent suppose to do that. I have seen elsewhere with like IE and Edge where it will say this script has taken longer than expected to do something and then it gives the option to kill it off or continue etc. They should really have something like this that pops up and puts the brakes on to its abnormal behavior. Below is a screenshot of task manager in reverse order. The first issue was Firefox memory leak, second was Service Host: Superfetch, and lastly was Microsofts Compatibility Telemetry hitting the hard drive heavy gathering information about my Windows 10 system to share with Microsoft without my permission. So I am going to follow that link here and disable the spying of computer usage because while I have nothing to hide, I just dont agree to them openly spying on my computer usage, as well as why would such a service be so hard drive usage intense? How much information could they possibly be interested in that it means my hard drive is running full tilt, and I doubt its a hard drive benchmark that kicks in that would hammer a hard drive as heavy as it does : https://www.drivereasy.com/knowledge/windows-10-microsoft-compatibility-telemetry-high-disk-usage-solved/about 3 months ago I had a similar issue, unresponsive PC for no reason (although unlike yours, no heavy drive activity) and found this little utility, Easy Service Optimizer. I ran it and it identified numerous Services that could be disabled, I did so and the PC is back to what an SSD should be expected to run at. in case you're interested; https://www.sordum.org/8637/easy-service-optimizer-v1-2/Thanks for sharing that Mark will check that out.

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22.	Solve : Privacy filter for laptop?
Answer» Hi, I am thinking of buying a privacy filter for my laptop. The ones I have seen so far are all non-sticky filters that are designed to be fitted onto the screen with tapes (either directly sticking it on the edge of the screen or sticking LITTLE plastic bits on the frame of the screen so the filter doesn't fall out). I have also seen some that are designed to be shoved into the gap between the plastic frame and the screen glass. I have been wondering why there doesn't seem to be any sticky ones that just stick on the actual screen without the need of tapes, kind of like the ones being put on the PHONE screen and you have to keep the air bubbles and dust away. I am just wondering why they don't seem to SELL the same type of filters for laptop or if I am just looking in the wrong directions. It will be very helpful if I can FIND out more about the privacy filters! MANY thanks.A privacy screen filter ? ?

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23.	Solve : Next Radio. Get FM radio witout data usage.?
Answer» This is new to me. Many, maybe most, smartphones can receive FM radio tiredly. The chip had the circuitry to recitative standard local FM radio. Not Apple. This is for Android Smartphones like Galaxy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzM9tfwDD_8 Think about it. No data usage. Direct local radio There are two or three three videos that explain. Se link above. It is in the Google Android store. Also look at http://nextradio.com for more information. They claim it even works on Apple devices. I don't think that is so. I’m still riding the Spotify love wave. Unless I’m in the car, there’s no reason for me to listen to FM stations. Quote from: Geek-9pm on May 26, 2018, 10:33:11 PM They claim it even works on Apple devices. I don't think that is so. Why wouldn't it work? It is an app that connects an iPhone user to those radio stations that happen to stream their live output. Salmon - You're thinking of a station streaming it's content. This involves having actual FM Radio receiver hardware built into the phone as if you had a pocket transistor radio. It would be subject to the limitations of radio (fade, noise, static, etc) but the advantage is that listening to it wouldn't effect your data usage like streaming does. My Samsung Galaxy S7 is supported. It requires that you plug in headphones so it can use the wiring in the headphones as an antenna. Works decent enough, I'm currently listening to a local Classic Rock station (96.9 The Eagle, Sacramento, CA). This station does stream as well but this is an alternative way to listen. Quote from: strollin on May 27, 2018, 06:55:33 AM Salmon - You're thinking of a station streaming it's content. This involves having actual FM Radio receiver hardware built into the phone I know the difference. I am an Android fanboi. My Moto G has an FM chip and a built-in app to use it. Geek noted that Apple phones don't have FM radio chips, and mentioned something called nextradio which he "didn't think" would work on Apple phones. I said it would because it uses streaming radio stations if the phone's FM chip is not activated (or is absent, as in Apple phones). You're right, the app will stream aswell but, as I said before, streaming will use data. Quote from: strollin on May 27, 2018, 07:15:10 AM as I said before, streaming will use data. I know. (Did I imply otherwise?) I have been using smartphones since my first ZTE in 2009 and they have all had FM radio chips. I regard the streaming method as the clunky alternative. From what I can find, as with the chips USED in Android phones, Apple's A# (or at least A7 and A8) Chips have integrated FM Receivers. Of course whether they are available is another question which I don't have the answer to. Music on Smartphones still kind of defies me. It SEEMS like you need to use some sort of music streaming service in order to get a reasonable experience. I have a Nexus 6. I was able to, after some effort, find the legitimate version of VLC on the Android Play store, And I copied over a section of my Music Folder, but VLC seemed arbitrary in what it saw. It was missing entire albums, missing specific songs, or it was seeing some of them and then not letting them play. I couldn't find any pattern- of the things it found, there was FLAC, VBR MP3, normal MP3, OGG; and of the things it didn't find was the same file types and properties. Paired with the fact that the battery lasts maybe 3 hours when playing music, that 32GB of space has to be shared with everything else on the phone, and that even if I was able to get all the music to appear, I'd have to laboriously build playlists one music track at a time by digging through various hamburger menus, I ended up wiping most of the music tracks altogether and just use my "Walkman" MP3 Player for portable music. it only works properly with MP3, which is why I wrote a bulk transcoder that converts files to MP3 from various source audio formats. And if I was inclined to listen to the radio- the MP3 Player has that already anyway. Doesn't need an "App" installed either. The Smartphone? "$400 glorified alarm clock" is the most accurate description of it's usual TASK so far for the last 4 years. I've been using Total Commander file explorer and media player across my last 3 smart phones. Lightweight, no ads, and seems to play everything I ask it to. Lots of plugins. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ghisler.android.TotalCommander&hl=en_GB Quote from: BC_Programmer on May 27, 2018, 09:45:56 AM Music on Smartphones still kind of defies me. It seems like you need to use some sort of music streaming service in order to get a reasonable experience. I've occasionally listened to Google's Play Music app (pre-installed on Android phones) and enjoyed it. And, for some great music videos, youtube can be hugely enjoyable. Of course, listening to quality stereo sound requires a headset (wired or bluetooth). My Moto G 3rd generation has USB OTG (On The Go) so I can plug a 64 GB pen drive in with a good selection of my music library. I can't do that with my mp3 player. Nor use my 17 GB Google Drive, as I just found out and tested. I have a 4 GB/month data plan, so I can do a bit of streaming from the cloud. As it is, my plan rolls over about 3.5 GB every month. (I then have 30 days to use it). There are many smartphones that do have the FM chip installed. I have found at least two apps to turn it on. I also found two old phones in my junk box with FM radio in the settings. To be honest, the quality was good, but not great. Anyway, there are few reasons to use it. Think of it as tool for certain jobs. Example: You go to a public conference and you find the sound system is mushy and hard to hear. The organizers knew ahead of time and warned DELEGATES to bring an FM radio and earbuds if they find the sound is weak in some parts of the auditorium. In that case your smartphone will give you good sound via the local FM device they have just for this purpose. This is a common practice at convention venues.

23.

Solve : Next Radio. Get FM radio witout data usage.?

Answer»

This is new to me. Many, maybe most, smartphones can receive FM radio tiredly. The chip had the circuitry to recitative standard local FM radio.
Not Apple.
This is for Android Smartphones like Galaxy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzM9tfwDD_8
Think about it. No data usage. Direct local radio
There are two or three three videos that explain. Se link above.
It is in the Google Android store.
Also look at http://nextradio.com for more information.
They claim it even works on Apple devices. I don't think that is so.

I’m still riding the Spotify love wave.
Unless I’m in the car, there’s no reason for me to listen to FM stations. Quote from: Geek-9pm on May 26, 2018, 10:33:11 PM

They claim it even works on Apple devices. I don't think that is so.

Why wouldn't it work? It is an app that connects an iPhone user to those radio stations that happen to stream their live output. Salmon - You're thinking of a station streaming it's content. This involves having actual FM Radio receiver hardware built into the phone as if you had a pocket transistor radio. It would be subject to the limitations of radio (fade, noise, static, etc) but the advantage is that listening to it wouldn't effect your data usage like streaming does.

My Samsung Galaxy S7 is supported. It requires that you plug in headphones so it can use the wiring in the headphones as an antenna. Works decent enough, I'm currently listening to a local Classic Rock station (96.9 The Eagle, Sacramento, CA). This station does stream as well but this is an alternative way to listen. Quote from: strollin on May 27, 2018, 06:55:33 AM

Salmon - You're thinking of a station streaming it's content. This involves having actual FM Radio receiver hardware built into the phone

I know the difference. I am an Android fanboi. My Moto G has an FM chip and a built-in app to use it. Geek noted that Apple phones don't have FM radio chips, and mentioned something called nextradio which he "didn't think" would work on Apple phones. I said it would because it uses streaming radio stations if the phone's FM chip is not activated (or is absent, as in Apple phones).
You're right, the app will stream aswell but, as I said before, streaming will use data. Quote from: strollin on May 27, 2018, 07:15:10 AM

as I said before, streaming will use data.

I know. (Did I imply otherwise?) I have been using smartphones since my first ZTE in 2009 and they have all had FM radio chips. I regard the streaming method as the clunky alternative.
From what I can find, as with the chips USED in Android phones, Apple's A# (or at least A7 and A8) Chips have integrated FM Receivers. Of course whether they are *available* is another question which I don't have the answer to.

Music on Smartphones still kind of defies me. It SEEMS like you need to use some sort of music streaming service in order to get a reasonable experience. I have a Nexus 6. I was able to, after some effort, find the *legitimate* version of VLC on the Android Play store, And I copied over a section of my Music Folder, but VLC seemed arbitrary in what it saw. It was missing entire albums, missing specific songs, or it was seeing some of them and then not letting them play. I couldn't find any pattern- of the things it found, there was FLAC, VBR MP3, normal MP3, OGG; and of the things it didn't find was the same file types and properties.

Paired with the fact that the battery lasts maybe 3 hours when playing music, that 32GB of space has to be shared with everything else on the phone, and that even if I was able to get all the music to appear, I'd have to laboriously build playlists one music track at a time by digging through various hamburger menus, I ended up wiping most of the music tracks altogether and just use my "Walkman" MP3 Player for portable music. it only works properly with MP3, which is why I wrote a bulk transcoder that converts files to MP3 from various source audio formats.

And if I was inclined to listen to the radio- the MP3 Player has that already anyway. Doesn't need an "App" installed either.

The Smartphone? "$400 glorified alarm clock" is the most accurate description of it's usual TASK so far for the last 4 years.
I've been using Total Commander file explorer and media player across my last 3 smart phones. Lightweight, no ads, and seems to play everything I ask it to. Lots of plugins.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ghisler.android.TotalCommander&hl=en_GB

Quote from: BC_Programmer on May 27, 2018, 09:45:56 AM

Music on Smartphones still kind of defies me. It seems like you need to use some sort of music streaming service in order to get a reasonable experience.

I've occasionally listened to Google's Play Music app (pre-installed on Android phones) and enjoyed it. And, for some great music videos, youtube can be hugely enjoyable. Of course, listening to quality stereo sound requires a headset (wired or bluetooth). My Moto G 3rd generation has USB OTG (On The Go) so I can plug a 64 GB pen drive in with a good selection of my music library. I can't do that with my mp3 player. Nor use my 17 GB Google Drive, as I just found out and tested. I have a 4 GB/month data plan, so I can do a bit of streaming from the cloud. As it is, my plan rolls over about 3.5 GB every month. (I then have 30 days to use it).

There are many smartphones that do have the FM chip installed. I have found at least two apps to turn it on. I also found two old phones in my junk box with FM radio in the settings. To be honest, the quality was good, but not great.

Anyway, there are few reasons to use it. Think of it as tool for certain jobs.
Example: You go to a public conference and you find the sound system is mushy and hard to hear. The organizers knew ahead of time and warned DELEGATES to bring an FM radio and earbuds if they find the sound is weak in some parts of the auditorium. In that case your smartphone will give you good sound via the local FM device they have just for this purpose. This is a common practice at convention venues.

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24.	Solve : Looking for people with older machines and Iomega drives ;)?
Answer» I am wondering if anyone out there has any OLD machines (Win XP or earlier) that MAY ALSO have an Iomega Zip drive. I have a .1-step file that I'd like to restore, but this can't be done on Windows 7-10 machines and also NEEDS to be done from a Zip drive with the regular software, so I guess I'm looking for the collector types out there. Anyone know anyone who could help? I'd love advice on other forums to check out as well to TRY and find someone who is interested in helping out. Thanks all!

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25.	Solve : New ruling aboujtslaes tax on Internet .?
Answer» Ok, not breaking news yet So I put this in other. Shortly the US Supreme court will rule on sales tax for the internet. This will have impact on you if you every buy or sell online anywhere in the USA. E-bay has taken a negative position. They are against any sales taxon the Internet. Here is part of a letter they have sent out: Quote eBay supports tax policy that is fair to entrepreneurs, artisans and small businesses and opposes efforts to impose taxes that are harmful to sellers like you, who are vital to the American economy. For all the small business sellers that use eBay there has never been a more critical time to stand against new and unfair Internet taxes. The U.S. Supreme Court will make a DECISION in the coming weeks that could give states the right to tax every small business on the Internet. The issue is just as pressing on Capitol Hill. States, shopping center owners, and giant retailers are lobbying hard to increase taxes on small business owners like you, and everyone who buys from you online. When the Supreme Court makes its decision, it will bring TOGETHER the various threads on the issue of Internet sales tax. Our leaders in Washington, D.C. and in state capitals across America need to know how you feel about new Internet tax burdens – burdens that could negatively impact your ability to sell online in a VARIETY of ways. They want you lo help them. But I did not post this to for tat reason. Rather, I put this here as a matter of interest and maybe some intelligent talk. What do you think? Would Sales Tax for Internet trading hurt or help overall? Why? Why Not? Or will it not make any impact?Once again, I thank GOD I am British. Quote from: Salmon Trout on May 16, 2018, 12:40:49 PM Once again, I thank God I am British. Salmon Trout, You may ALREADY have heard that the USA imposes tax on its citizens even when they go abroad and work in another country. http://time.com/money/4298634/expat-expatriate-taxes-us-myths/ Quote Unfortunately, the idea that you’re no longer in thrall to Uncle Sam is a myth—and only one of several misconceptions people have about the taxation of U.S. expatriates. ... And it gets worse the more you read the US law. Well you can always barter trade don't think IRS is in favor though

25.

Solve : New ruling aboujtslaes tax on Internet .?

Answer»

Ok, not breaking news yet So I put this in other.
Shortly the US Supreme court will rule on sales tax for the internet. This will have impact on you if you every buy or sell online anywhere in the USA.
E-bay has taken a negative position. They are against any sales taxon the Internet.

Here is part of a letter they have sent out:
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eBay supports tax policy that is fair to entrepreneurs, artisans and small businesses and opposes efforts to impose taxes that are harmful to sellers like you, who are vital to the American economy. For all the small business sellers that use eBay there has never been a more critical time to stand against new and unfair Internet taxes.

The U.S. Supreme Court will make a DECISION in the coming weeks that could give states the right to tax every small business on the Internet. The issue is just as pressing on Capitol Hill. States, shopping center owners, and giant retailers are lobbying hard to increase taxes on small business owners like you, and everyone who buys from you online. When the Supreme Court makes its decision, it will bring TOGETHER the various threads on the issue of Internet sales tax.
Our leaders in Washington, D.C. and in state capitals across America need to know how you feel about new Internet tax burdens – burdens that could negatively impact your ability to sell online in a VARIETY of ways.

They want you lo help them. But I did not post this to for tat reason. Rather, I put this here as a matter of interest and maybe some intelligent talk.

What do you think?
Would Sales Tax for Internet trading hurt or help overall?
Why? Why Not?
Or will it not make any impact?Once again, I thank GOD I am British.
Quote from: Salmon Trout on May 16, 2018, 12:40:49 PM

Once again, I thank God I am British.

Salmon Trout,
You may ALREADY have heard that the USA imposes tax on its citizens even when they go abroad and work in another country.
http://time.com/money/4298634/expat-expatriate-taxes-us-myths/
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Unfortunately, the idea that you’re no longer in thrall to Uncle Sam is a myth—and only one of several misconceptions people have about the taxation of U.S. expatriates. ...

And it gets worse the more you read the US law. Well you can always barter trade don't think IRS is in favor though

Discussion

26.	Solve : x86 emulation on ARM. When? - If ever.?
Answer» You have already heard this before. But HEY still try. Yes, they did Windows 10 on ARM, but it was not emulation. Somebody already went broke trying to do it. You 'all can not copy Intel micro-code without getting a LICENSE. Emulation just does not work. Anyway, here is another company that wants to kill themselves. Here's why Cavium sees a healthy future for ARM-powered servers It is a video. In a nutshell it says: Quote Gigabyte and Cavium are offering the H621 2U server platform, which can scale to up to 4 dual-socket ThunderX2 nodes—with the highest tier ThunderX2 SKU at 32 cores and 4 threads per core, this works out to 1024 threads. Each node has 16 DIMM slots, and Cavium touts the system as being able to address up to 4TB of RAM. The H261 is available in two storage configurations, one with 12 3.5" drives, or 24 2.5" drives, both of which support two low profile x16 PCIe 3.0 Slots and 1 x OCP x16 Mezzanine Card. EDIT: For those who missed it, do a search on: Intel Files Suit Against Transmeta. I don't SEE them killing themselves. The product is for a market niche, not to make a windows server or work station. Therefore there is no need to emulate or have an x86 mode. It is, what it is. If you want to RUN X86 operating systems there is 100's of CPU's and boards designed for and better to the task than a special ARM board. And why would you hobble an ARM CPU with Windows 10 ? When AMD and Intel seem to have the windows market sewn up. If looking for small and x86, I bought myself a small tablet the size of a kindle fire that has an Intel processor that has Windows 10 and x86 execution. I have been bringing software over to it and seeing how well or not well it runs to test its limits, but the coolest thing is that I can program programs for x86 execution and now my programs have the portability of a tablet the size of a kindle fire. Only drawback to the tablet I got with Windows 10 on it is that it only has 32GB storage and came with 8GB free, and it needs a Windows 10 update, but not enough room on the internal storage to perform the update, so not doing anything with it like banking or anything like that. Just keep in the back of my mind that its version stuck for now until I come up with a way to BRING it forward without bricking it.Fully updated Win7...The HP Envy x2 must be a collective hallucination, since, apparently, it can't exist.It was not my intention to suggest the x86 emulation would soon benefit Windows 10 users right away. The company mentioned in the article is going for lower costs of ownership for Internet servers running low-cost or free Linux base software. Eve m so, if they pull it off, it could mean better mobile devices sporting all Windows software. I would like that. In commercial work low power consumption is a key objective. For individuals it means better mobile gadgets. Quote from: Geek-9pm on June 11, 2018, 01:05:40 PM Eve m so, if they pull it off, it could mean better mobile devices sporting all Windows software. I would like that. In commercial work low power consumption is a key objective. For individuals it means better mobile gadgets. Why do you say "if" they pull it off? There are ARM devices using x86 emulation to run Windows on the market right now. The Envy x2 uses a Snapdragon 835 SoC. 22 hours battery life, allegedly. It's another mis-construed Geek news article...no worries.Patio, if Gigabyte and Cavium cando what they claim, it will become important. However, I will not hold my breath any longer.

26.

Solve : x86 emulation on ARM. When? - If ever.?

Answer»

You have already heard this before. But HEY still try.
Yes, they did Windows 10 on ARM, but it was not emulation.
Somebody already went broke trying to do it. You 'all can not copy Intel micro-code without getting a LICENSE. Emulation just does not work.
Anyway, here is another company that wants to kill themselves.

Here's why Cavium sees a healthy future for ARM-powered servers
It is a video.
In a nutshell it says:
Quote

Gigabyte and Cavium are offering the H621 2U server platform, which can scale to up to 4 dual-socket ThunderX2 nodes—with the highest tier ThunderX2 SKU at 32 cores and 4 threads per core, this works out to 1024 threads. Each node has 16 DIMM slots, and Cavium touts the system as being able to address up to 4TB of RAM. The H261 is available in two storage configurations, one with 12 3.5" drives, or 24 2.5" drives, both of which support two low profile x16 PCIe 3.0 Slots and 1 x OCP x16 Mezzanine Card.

EDIT: For those who missed it, do a search on:
Intel Files Suit Against Transmeta.
I don't SEE them killing themselves. The product is for a market niche, not to make a windows server or work station. Therefore there is no need to emulate or have an x86 mode. It is, what it is. If you want to RUN X86 operating systems there is 100's of CPU's and boards designed for and better to the task than a special ARM board. And why would you hobble an ARM CPU with Windows 10 ? When AMD and Intel seem to have the windows market sewn up. If looking for small and x86, I bought myself a small tablet the size of a kindle fire that has an Intel processor that has Windows 10 and x86 execution. I have been bringing software over to it and seeing how well or not well it runs to test its limits, but the coolest thing is that I can program programs for x86 execution and now my programs have the portability of a tablet the size of a kindle fire.

Only drawback to the tablet I got with Windows 10 on it is that it only has 32GB storage and came with 8GB free, and it needs a Windows 10 update, but not enough room on the internal storage to perform the update, so not doing anything with it like banking or anything like that. Just keep in the back of my mind that its version stuck for now until I come up with a way to BRING it forward without bricking it.Fully updated Win7...The HP Envy x2 must be a collective hallucination, since, apparently, it can't exist.It was not my intention to suggest the x86 emulation would soon benefit Windows 10 users right away. The company mentioned in the article is going for lower costs of ownership for Internet servers running low-cost or free Linux base software.

Eve m so, if they pull it off, it could mean better mobile devices sporting all Windows software. I would like that.

In commercial work low power consumption is a key objective. For individuals it means better mobile gadgets. Quote from: Geek-9pm on June 11, 2018, 01:05:40 PM

Eve m so, if they pull it off, it could mean better mobile devices sporting all Windows software. I would like that.

In commercial work low power consumption is a key objective. For individuals it means better mobile gadgets.

Why do you say "if" they pull it off? There are ARM devices using x86 emulation to run Windows on the market right now. The Envy x2 uses a Snapdragon 835 SoC. 22 hours battery life, allegedly.

It's another mis-construed Geek news article...no worries.Patio, if Gigabyte and Cavium cando what they claim, it will become important.

However, I will not hold my breath any longer.

Discussion

27.	Solve : Digital license plates finally.?
Answer» At first I thug ht it was a joke. Digital license plates finally hit the road in California Note to moderator. Might this be better place in hardware? Here is another reference that has some more ideas about the thing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C93aCdHth00 wow, what a useless piece of kit. expensive initial OUTLAY, ongoing monthly CHARGE & chunky. let's see how many get vandalised. and see how big its battery is, censored, wonder how long it lasts for, and how is it recharged? It's Cali...not suprised at all.. Land of fruits and nuts.These states are following suite so also "land of fruit and nuts"? "...digital plates are also expected to roll out in Florida, Arizona, and Texas. "Interestingly, The display uses very little power as it is only required to change the state of the display. Otherwise, the panel would use zero power. it also means it is likely that it runs directly through the car battery, since when turned off it would simply continue to display whatever was on-screen at the time. it might also have a very small battery that can power it for a SHORT time so that it can "revert" it's display to a standard license plate every time it loses main power. Other than the expense it doesn't seem like a wholly awful idea. the embedded video in Geeks first link shows the battery (at 32secs) taking up almost the entire width of the assembly. you're right BC, it'll be like a KINDLE or eReaders in general where they only need power to change the display. and I can see them being hacked now with "Idiot Onboard" and the like.

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28.	Solve : Best New CPU for You. Inel with AMD?
Answer» This was ANNOUNCED earlier, so it is not recent news. Here is abn article that explains why you want the new thing from INTEL ad AMD: Input CPU with AMD graphics in the package. Quote Last year, when AMD’s Ryzen and Intel’s Coffee Lake burst out onto the scene, the long-standing rivalry between the two manufacturers blew up. And, now that Ryzen 2nd Generation is out, and Intel’s Cannon Lake is coming out next year, that fiery competition is going to keep burning. Luckily, this only benefits the consumer – there’s never been a better time to buy one of the best processors. Source: https://www.techradar.com/news/best-processors I want one. it may be the best time to buy a processor, but it's still the worst time to buy memory and graphics cards. Quote from: Mark. on June 03, 2018, 07:11:26 PM it may be the best time to buy a processor, but it's still the worst time to buy memory and graphics cards. Right! However, They say 'Best budget CPU' now is an Intel Pentium G4560. With the money you save you can get a good graphics card. It might be worth mentioning that with regards to the Chips in the OP it's probably a more reasonable selection if you actually intend to use the built-in AMD Graphics; if you don't, and plan to use a separate dedicated graphics card, than other CPU which trade the Radeon graphics for other features probably make more sense anyway. Because of that I'd say that when building a system using it one can probably only "worry" about Memory in terms of the current inflated prices. Quote from: Geek-9pm on June 03, 2018, 09:37:23 PM Right! However, They say 'Best budget CPU' now is an Intel Pentium G4560. With the money you save you can get a good graphics card. Not a horrible plan. It would, of course, depend specifically on one aims to be doing with their system, and I think there are other considerations. PROS: Great Price, as you said- Right now, the G4560 looks to GO for 77.99 CAD on Amazon.ca (I'm too lazy to switch to amazon.com for USD price comparisons here...) There are upgrade options to more capable chips on that same platform/socket. More money of the initial cost can be put towards a better graphics card. CONS: It uses the LGA 1151, which is a number of years old. This can be a "limiter" preventing the use of some of the more recent CPUs (including the ones you note in the OP, of course). I built my current system in 2014 and it is using a i7 4770K which is one of the more capable CPUs available with the socket. feasible upgrade options may require motherboard support/consideration up-front to avoid a motherboard replacement, which may MEAN the system needs a more expensive motherboard. As above, it will also be a "limit" factor in terms of things like Memory, which means you are "stuck" with DDR3. IMO, The cons are hardly a factor unless you are chasing benchmark scores, or PLAYING the latest games on amd settings and even the smallest framerate dip makes the game "literally unplayable". And I expect, over time, the price of the "upgrade" from that Pentium CPU to something more powerful will drop considerably. On the other hand, you can get lower-end CPU options for later platforms/sockets for similarly reduced prices, which may very well be a better all-around option depending on the specific goals.

28.

Solve : Best New CPU for You. Inel with AMD?

Answer»

This was ANNOUNCED earlier, so it is not recent news. Here is abn article that explains why you want the new thing from INTEL ad AMD: Input CPU with AMD graphics in the package.

Quote

Last year, when AMD’s Ryzen and Intel’s Coffee Lake burst out onto the scene, the long-standing rivalry between the two manufacturers blew up. And, now that Ryzen 2nd Generation is out, and Intel’s Cannon Lake is coming out next year, that fiery competition is going to keep burning. Luckily, this only benefits the consumer – there’s never been a better time to buy one of the best processors.

Source:
https://www.techradar.com/news/best-processors
I want one.
it may be the best time to buy a processor, but it's still the worst time to buy memory and graphics cards. Quote from: Mark. on June 03, 2018, 07:11:26 PM

it may be the best time to buy a processor, but it's still the worst time to buy memory and graphics cards.

Right!
However, They say 'Best budget CPU' now is an Intel Pentium G4560. With the money you save you can get a good graphics card.
It might be worth mentioning that with regards to the Chips in the OP it's probably a more reasonable selection if you actually intend to use the built-in AMD Graphics; if you don't, and plan to use a separate dedicated graphics card, than other CPU which trade the Radeon graphics for other features probably make more sense anyway. Because of that I'd say that when building a system using it one can probably only "worry" about Memory in terms of the current inflated prices.

Quote from: Geek-9pm on June 03, 2018, 09:37:23 PM

Right!
However, They say 'Best budget CPU' now is an Intel Pentium G4560. With the money you save you can get a good graphics card.

Not a horrible plan. It would, of course, depend specifically on one aims to be doing with their system, and I think there are other considerations.

PROS:

Great Price, as you said- Right now, the G4560 looks to GO for 77.99 CAD on Amazon.ca (I'm too lazy to switch to amazon.com for USD price comparisons here...)

There are upgrade options to more capable chips on that same platform/socket.

More money of the initial cost can be put towards a better graphics card.

CONS:

It uses the LGA 1151, which is a number of years old. This can be a "limiter" preventing the use of some of the more recent CPUs (including the ones you note in the OP, of course). I built my current system in 2014 and it is using a i7 4770K which is one of the more capable CPUs available with the socket.

feasible upgrade options may require motherboard support/consideration up-front to avoid a motherboard replacement, which may MEAN the system needs a more expensive motherboard.

As above, it will also be a "limit" factor in terms of things like Memory, which means you are "stuck" with DDR3.

IMO, The cons are hardly a factor unless you are chasing benchmark scores, or PLAYING the latest games on amd settings and even the smallest framerate dip makes the game "literally unplayable". And I expect, over time, the price of the "upgrade" from that Pentium CPU to something more powerful will drop considerably. On the other hand, you can get lower-end CPU options for later platforms/sockets for similarly reduced prices, which may very well be a better all-around option depending on the specific goals.

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29.	Solve : Computer displays nothing?
Answer» Hello. My names Tyler and I'm here today because my computer won't display. Honestly, I don't even think it's booting. There is no beeps for me to check the beep codes, I've even checked to make sure everything is connected correctly inside and outside the computer. It turns on but there is no beeping. The graphics card lights up, all the fans spin and then nothing. No beeps, no display, no other sound beyond the usual sounds of things starting up and spinning, aside from the lack of beeps. It was all WORKING fine last night. Was playing a game on my computer, got off, went to bed and woke up to nothing on the screen. The keyboard and mouse aren't even lighting up like they were last night. Please, if anyone could help me I'd be very grateful.Sounds like power supply swap might fix this. Because USB power should be present for keyboard/mouse and its now gone. So I feel you LOST a voltage rail possibly in the power supply causing it to fail to boot properly. If the motherboard has integrated video as an option you can try booting with video card removed and integrated video and see if it boots.I don't know if I have an integrated graphics or not but I do know the motherboard model. It's an Asus rogue strip b250g gaming lga1151 ddr4 hdmi dvi m.2 micro-atx. Could someone let me know if it does have integrated graphics, please? Is there a way I could test my power supply to see if that is the problem? Edit - I just though about something. The light that shows the computer is turned on isn't lighting up. Could it be possible this is a problem with the motherboard? Everything directly connected to the power supply works but nothing connected to the motherboard that needs power is. The keyboard, mouse or case led lights.Yes it has integrated video with HDMI and DVI-D connection available: Quote Integrated Graphics Processor - Intel HD Graphics support Multi-VGA output support: HDMI/DVI-D ports - Supports HDMI with max. resolution 4096 x 2160 24 Hz - Supports DVI-D with max. resolution 1920 x 1200 60 Hz Maximum shared memory of 1024MB Supports Intel InTru 3D, Quick Sync Video, Clear Video HD Technology, Insider Best way to test power supply would be to bring it to a shop for someone to test it for you or swap it with a known good power supply that is proper wattage to power the system.Same problem with the integrated graphics as it was without it. At least that's one less thing that could be wrong. Guess I'll have to take my psu to a shop and have it tested, don't have another rig to test it with on hand sadly. Thanks for the help so far! I'll post an update when I can.Best of luck and were here to help if you need more assistanceAn update. I dunno what compelled me to PLUG my computer back up and try it this morning but it actually did something new and I want to see if it sheds light on my situation. The computer turned on - front panel led lights coming on, the speaker beeping, and it stayed on this time. Even displays something. The thing that has me posting an update? The display is nothing but a black screen with a underscore-like line towards to top left corner. Dunno what this means but I'm hoping it helps somehow, even if only by showing what's wrong. Any ideas?That appears to be that it got past the BIOS POST and failed to load the OS. This could still be the power supply. Just enough power to get beyond post but not enough for the hard drive to properly function to pass information to system RAM to load OS properly. Other thing to know is that when power supplies die they can damage things, so its best to get that power supply tested vs turning it on and off a bunch of times. Usually nothing bad happens, but if the power supply created an overvoltage condition then it can fry STUFF. The biggest danger now is if the data on your hard drive gets corrupted as it starts to work and then BAILS out because not enough current or low voltage etc.

29.

Solve : Computer displays nothing?

Answer»

Hello. My names Tyler and I'm here today because my computer won't display. Honestly, I don't even think it's booting. There is no beeps for me to check the beep codes, I've even checked to make sure everything is connected correctly inside and outside the computer.

It turns on but there is no beeping. The graphics card lights up, all the fans spin and then nothing. No beeps, no display, no other sound beyond the usual sounds of things starting up and spinning, aside from the lack of beeps.

It was all WORKING fine last night. Was playing a game on my computer, got off, went to bed and woke up to nothing on the screen. The keyboard and mouse aren't even lighting up like they were last night. Please, if anyone could help me I'd be very grateful.Sounds like power supply swap might fix this.

Because USB power should be present for keyboard/mouse and its now gone.

So I feel you LOST a voltage rail possibly in the power supply causing it to fail to boot properly. If the motherboard has integrated video as an option you can try booting with video card removed and integrated video and see if it boots.I don't know if I have an integrated graphics or not but I do know the motherboard model. It's an Asus rogue strip b250g gaming lga1151 ddr4 hdmi dvi m.2 micro-atx. Could someone let me know if it does have integrated graphics, please?

Is there a way I could test my power supply to see if that is the problem?

Edit - I just though about something. The light that shows the computer is turned on isn't lighting up. Could it be possible this is a problem with the motherboard? Everything directly connected to the power supply works but nothing connected to the motherboard that needs power is. The keyboard, mouse or case led lights.Yes it has integrated video with HDMI and DVI-D connection available:
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Integrated Graphics Processor - Intel HD Graphics support
Multi-VGA output support: HDMI/DVI-D ports
- Supports HDMI with max. resolution 4096 x 2160 24 Hz
- Supports DVI-D with max. resolution 1920 x 1200 60 Hz
Maximum shared memory of 1024MB
Supports Intel InTru 3D, Quick Sync Video, Clear Video HD Technology, Insider

Best way to test power supply would be to bring it to a shop for someone to test it for you or swap it with a known good power supply that is proper wattage to power the system.Same problem with the integrated graphics as it was without it. At least that's one less thing that could be wrong. Guess I'll have to take my psu to a shop and have it tested, don't have another rig to test it with on hand sadly. Thanks for the help so far! I'll post an update when I can.Best of luck and were here to help if you need more assistanceAn update. I dunno what compelled me to PLUG my computer back up and try it this morning but it actually did something new and I want to see if it sheds light on my situation.

The computer turned on - front panel led lights coming on, the speaker beeping, and it stayed on this time. Even displays something. The thing that has me posting an update? The display is nothing but a black screen with a underscore-like line towards to top left corner. Dunno what this means but I'm hoping it helps somehow, even if only by showing what's wrong. Any ideas?That appears to be that it got past the BIOS POST and failed to load the OS.

This could still be the power supply. Just enough power to get beyond post but not enough for the hard drive to properly function to pass information to system RAM to load OS properly.

Other thing to know is that when power supplies die they can damage things, so its best to get that power supply tested vs turning it on and off a bunch of times. Usually nothing bad happens, but if the power supply created an overvoltage condition then it can fry STUFF. The biggest danger now is if the data on your hard drive gets corrupted as it starts to work and then BAILS out because not enough current or low voltage etc.

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30.	Solve : Disk Cleanup - Freed up 23GB of Hard Drive on Win 10 and 14GB on Win 7?
Answer» Just wanted to share this with everyone in case you overlook this feature in Windows. My one system was running low on free Hard Drive space and I saw that Windows 10 was almost 50GB in SIZE. I WENT looking to see what I can get rid of that might not be necessary and found the Disk Cleanup utility built into Windows 10 and with everything checked including system files, I was able to get 23GB of space back. Checked on my Windows 7 system and found that 14GB of space was able to be freed up on that which gave me back some of my SSD space. So figured I'd share here so that people get a reminder of a utility they can use to get drive space back, whether your running low on space like I was or just want to do some trash cleanup in the system getting rid of what may not be necessary. You can check and uncheck boxes to what you want to delete and keep. I deleted everything i could shed because no important data to keep from those locations on my system.with the demise of CCleaner and the joke that was v5.45 and all the bugs with the last few releases, a lot of people are now realising the INBUILT cleanmgr is just as good. I use the /sageset switch to clean all categories except old Windows files and another to just do those Windows files. so cleanmgr /sagerun:1 for general cleaning and cleanmgr /sagerun:666 to clean leftover windows install filesHow many trojans you figure they planted ? ?you mean trojans in CCleaner? - who knows, but the heartbeat monitoring issue was not a good look and user trust in Piriform/Avast is now more shot than ever. not many happy campers on the forum. ... I thought they resolved the issue with CCleaner with newer version after correcting for the problems. "On 13 September, Piriform released CCleaner 5.34 and CCleaner Cloud 1.07.3191 that did not contain the malicious code." I've only used this CCleaner once since this security issue hit the spotlight for using it as a Duplicate File Finder. But then when done using it I uninstalled it because its best not not having it hanging around as a potential target. Although in the security spotlight I would think that it would be pretty hard to sneak anything through now that many eyes are watching it closely vs prior when it was too trusted passively. Quote Security flaws In September 2017, CCleaner v5.33 (32-bit Windows) was compromised with the Floxif trojan that could install a backdoor, enabling remote access of 2.27 million[23] infected machines.[24][25] Of these 2.27 million PCs, 40 received a second-stage payload that APPEARS to have targeted technology companies such as Samsung, Intel, and VMWare.[26] On 13 September, Piriform released CCleaner 5.34 and CCleaner Cloud 1.07.3191 that did not contain the malicious code.[27] On JULY 24th 2018, the CIA released a report titled "Foreign Economic Espionage in Cyberspace" where it indicated that China used CCleaner in order to use it as a back door to companies in the United States. yeah the V5.33 malware issue is long resolved, but there have been many other versions with issues since. the latest, v5.45 (since pulled) had a 'phone home' feature that couldn't be stopped to collect anonymous analytical data.Same tool that was discovered in AVG...Nice!

30.

Solve : Disk Cleanup - Freed up 23GB of Hard Drive on Win 10 and 14GB on Win 7?

Answer»

Just wanted to share this with everyone in case you overlook this feature in Windows. My one system was running low on free Hard Drive space and I saw that Windows 10 was almost 50GB in SIZE. I WENT looking to see what I can get rid of that might not be necessary and found the Disk Cleanup utility built into Windows 10 and with everything checked including system files, I was able to get 23GB of space back.

Checked on my Windows 7 system and found that 14GB of space was able to be freed up on that which gave me back some of my SSD space.

So figured I'd share here so that people get a reminder of a utility they can use to get drive space back, whether your running low on space like I was or just want to do some trash cleanup in the system getting rid of what may not be necessary. You can check and uncheck boxes to what you want to delete and keep. I deleted everything i could shed because no important data to keep from those locations on my system.with the demise of CCleaner and the joke that was v5.45 and all the bugs with the last few releases, a lot of people are now realising the INBUILT cleanmgr is just as good.

I use the /sageset switch to clean all categories except old Windows files and another to just do those Windows files.
so cleanmgr /sagerun:1 for general cleaning and cleanmgr /sagerun:666 to clean leftover windows install filesHow many trojans you figure they planted ? ?you mean trojans in CCleaner? - who knows, but the heartbeat monitoring issue was not a good look and user trust in Piriform/Avast is now more shot than ever.
not many happy campers on the forum. ... I thought they resolved the issue with CCleaner with newer version after correcting for the problems. "On 13 September, Piriform released CCleaner 5.34 and CCleaner Cloud 1.07.3191 that did not contain the malicious code."

I've only used this CCleaner once since this security issue hit the spotlight for using it as a Duplicate File Finder. But then when done using it I uninstalled it because its best not not having it hanging around as a potential target. Although in the security spotlight I would think that it would be pretty hard to sneak anything through now that many eyes are watching it closely vs prior when it was too trusted passively.

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Security flaws
In September 2017, CCleaner v5.33 (32-bit Windows) was compromised with the Floxif trojan that could install a backdoor, enabling remote access of 2.27 million[23] infected machines.[24][25] Of these 2.27 million PCs, 40 received a second-stage payload that APPEARS to have targeted technology companies such as Samsung, Intel, and VMWare.[26] On 13 September, Piriform released CCleaner 5.34 and CCleaner Cloud 1.07.3191 that did not contain the malicious code.[27] On JULY 24th 2018, the CIA released a report titled "Foreign Economic Espionage in Cyberspace" where it indicated that China used CCleaner in order to use it as a back door to companies in the United States.

yeah the V5.33 malware issue is long resolved, but there have been many other versions with issues since.
the latest, v5.45 (since pulled) had a 'phone home' feature that couldn't be stopped to collect anonymous analytical data.Same tool that was discovered in AVG...Nice!

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31.	Solve : Facebook detects fake accounts.?
Answer» It is on the NEWS now . And it was last year. My QUESTION is: Why did they TAKE so long? Reference: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/fraud-or-not-new-algorithm-can-now-spot-fake-facebook-and-twitter-accounts/articleshow/63814655.cms The above link SUGGESTS that earlier they did not have enough information.

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32.	Solve : Stand alone desk top?
Answer» I want to buy a desk top UPON which I will run word processing programs and mathematical computer algebra including Mathematica . I do not want to connect this computer to the internet EVER. I plan to use thumb drives to tale files from it to my laptop when I want to use the internet. This is to try to avoid malware, cookies, virisus etc. I see a weakness in my plan. The thumb drive could BECOME infected or if i download software onto the laptop and then copy it to the desktop. Is my plan silly, IMPOSSIBLE and doomed to failure? Thfayyour idea has merit if you are paranoid about security and 'Big Brother' and all that... but sadly in the real world, although not impossible, it is silly and doomed to failure. for one thing, as you point out, the USB stick will be the weak link and the day will come where someone gets careless and pow - malware time. then there's software, Windows, drivers etc that will benefit from updates - not mandatory I agree - but nice to have. plus it HAS to be on the web sometimes simply for Windows and new software install activations. a healthy respect for security is good and these days a layered approach works best. for example, Windows 10 inbuilt AV called Defender, a modified HOSTS file by MVPS, a browser ad-blocker and real time malware protection is as close to perfection as is humanly possible. sure, things may still GET through but so will they with your USB approach. Mark is right. The USB is the weak link. Otherwise, almost any modern desktop PC can do what you want.

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33.	Solve : saving picture sent to outlook from a apple computer?
Answer» How do I save multiple pictures sent to my OUTLOOK email ACCOUNT on my HP COMPUTER running windows 10 that have been sent from a customers apple device? The photos are imbedded in the body of the email. They are not ATTACHMENTS and I currently can only save one picture at a time.

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34.	Solve : Difference between WEB DESIGNING & WEB DEVELOPMENT?
Answer» Hi, Web Designing encompasses many different skills and disciplines in the production and maintenance of websites. The different areas of web design include web graphic design, interface design, authoring, including standardized code and proprietary software, user experience design and search engine optimization. Web Development is a broad term for the WORK involved in developing a website for the internet. Web Development can range from developing the simplest static page of plain text to the most complex web-based internet applications, electronic BUSINESS and social network services. A more COMPREHENSIVE list of tasks to which web development commonly refers may include web engineering, web design, web content development, client LIAISON, client-side/server-side scripting, web server and network security configuration and e-commerce development. Web development broadly refers to the main non-design aspects of building websites, writing markup and coding. THANKS here I was thinking from your title that you were asking a question, but then I see your post and you then answered it. am I being too cynical here or can we expect another post to follow with some spam links perhaps? Yes...

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35.	Solve : x doesn't display and w becomes gigantic?
Answer» I recently opened some files from an old, and possibly corrupted USB memory stick. One of the files APPEARED buggy. I also moved some fonts from the USB to my computer. Since that time, two days ago, my Google search results have appeared as in the attached photo. Lowercase x doesn't display at all, and lowercase, and possibly uppercase w become extremely distorted and block other text. Any ideas?Restore computer to earlier POINT before you had the mishap and it should be fixed using a restore point. Then don't mess with the data on that USB stick. Run full virus/malware scan and scan the USB stick as well just in case. Its likely CORRUPTION vs malware but to cover all bases.I opened a word document that I had written some time ago in Arial, and the same error was happening there, too. However, when I changed fonts it disappeared, so I downloaded Arial and installed it....BOOM, problem solved!I'd still be CONCERN with how this all happened. wouldn't HURT to do some scans to investigate. Quote from: Mark. on July 31, 2018, 04:11:30 PM I'd still be concern with how this all happened. wouldn't hurt to do some scans to investigate. "I also moved some fonts from the USB to my computer." The font files they installed were probably corrupted.

35.

Solve : x doesn't display and w becomes gigantic?

Answer»

I recently opened some files from an old, and possibly corrupted USB memory stick.
One of the files APPEARED buggy. I also moved some fonts from the USB to my computer.
Since that time, two days ago, my Google search results have appeared as in the attached photo.
Lowercase x doesn't display at all, and lowercase, and possibly uppercase w become extremely distorted and block other text.
Any ideas?Restore computer to earlier POINT before you had the mishap and it should be fixed using a restore point. Then don't mess with the data on that USB stick. Run full virus/malware scan and scan the USB stick as well just in case. Its likely CORRUPTION vs malware but to cover all bases.I opened a word document that I had written some time ago in Arial, and the same error was happening there, too. However, when I changed fonts it disappeared, so I downloaded Arial and installed it....BOOM, problem solved!I'd still be CONCERN with how this all happened.

wouldn't HURT to do some scans to investigate. Quote from: Mark. on July 31, 2018, 04:11:30 PM

I'd still be concern with how this all happened.

wouldn't hurt to do some scans to investigate.

"I also moved some fonts from the USB to my computer."

The font files they installed were probably corrupted.

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36.	Solve : Identify a vehicle?
Answer» I seen a vehicle similar to this one it was only two door and was an all in one not a pickup what would it be? It is really hard to find a picture of a vehicle online if you do not know year or model.That 4x4 thing is on a used car lot. http://www.2040-cars.com/toyota/Tundra/2006-4x4-4wd-lifted-silver-automatic-v8-crew-cab-pickup-truck-camper-shell-485515/ Is that what you NEED to know? In australia they have UTE's that are 2 door all in one. https://www.google.com/search?q=aussie+ute&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj-io23h_jbAhUEoFMKHaZACycQ_AUICigB&biw=1280&bih=882Who other than chevrolet makes a vehicle like this only with a smaller window in BACK on the sideEveryone,,,Two door 4 by 4 sport utility cars are a bad idea that came and gone. Read more: https://www.autotrader.com/car-news/every-single-two-door-suv-has-failed-266841 Quote Chevrolet Blazer K5, Chevrolet Blazer S-10, Chevrolet Tahoe, Daihatsu ROCKY, Dodge Raider, Dodge Ramcharger, Ford Bronco, Ford Explorer, GMC Yukon, Isuzu Amigo, Isuzu Trooper, Isuzu VehiCROSS, Jeep Cherokee, Kia Sportage, Land Rover Defender 90, Land Rover Freelander, Mercedes-Benz G-Class, MINI Paceman, Mitsubishi Montero, Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet, Nissan Pathfinder, RANGE Rover, Range Rover Evoque, Suzuki Samurai, Suzuki Sidekick/Vitara, Suzuki X-90, Toyota 4Runner, Toyota Land Cruiser, Toyota RAV4. Have you ever tried to get into the back seat of any of them? Got get a Jeep WRANGLER, if you must. Quote from: John1397 on June 28, 2018, 04:54:09 PM I seen a vehicle similar to this one it was only two door and was an all in one not a pickup what would it be? It is really hard to find a picture of a vehicle online if you do not know year or model. Where did you see this vehicle? The design the make and the look will vary from country to country so it is kinda hard to even put up a guess right now.

36.

Solve : Identify a vehicle?

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I seen a vehicle similar to this one it was only two door and was an all in one not a pickup what would it be? It is really hard to find a picture of a vehicle online if you do not know year or model.That 4x4 thing is on a used car lot.
http://www.2040-cars.com/toyota/Tundra/2006-4x4-4wd-lifted-silver-automatic-v8-crew-cab-pickup-truck-camper-shell-485515/
Is that what you NEED to know?
In australia they have UTE's that are 2 door all in one. https://www.google.com/search?q=aussie+ute&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj-io23h_jbAhUEoFMKHaZACycQ_AUICigB&biw=1280&bih=882Who other than chevrolet makes a vehicle like this only with a smaller window in BACK on the sideEveryone,,,Two door 4 by 4 sport utility cars are a bad idea that came and gone.
Read more:
https://www.autotrader.com/car-news/every-single-two-door-suv-has-failed-266841
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Chevrolet Blazer K5, Chevrolet Blazer S-10, Chevrolet Tahoe, Daihatsu ROCKY, Dodge Raider, Dodge Ramcharger, Ford Bronco, Ford Explorer, GMC Yukon, Isuzu Amigo, Isuzu Trooper, Isuzu VehiCROSS, Jeep Cherokee, Kia Sportage, Land Rover Defender 90, Land Rover Freelander, Mercedes-Benz G-Class, MINI Paceman, Mitsubishi Montero, Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet, Nissan Pathfinder, RANGE Rover, Range Rover Evoque, Suzuki Samurai, Suzuki Sidekick/Vitara, Suzuki X-90, Toyota 4Runner, Toyota Land Cruiser, Toyota RAV4.

Have you ever tried to get into the back seat of any of them?
Got get a Jeep WRANGLER, if you must. Quote from: John1397 on June 28, 2018, 04:54:09 PM

I seen a vehicle similar to this one it was only two door and was an all in one not a pickup what would it be? It is really hard to find a picture of a vehicle online if you do not know year or model.

Where did you see this vehicle?
The design the make and the look will vary from country to country so it is kinda hard to even put up a guess right now.

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37.	Solve : Headset Help?
Answer» i have a laptop that has 1 hole where i can put the round JACK, but my headset has 2 jacks, microphone and SOUND. how do i connect both of them?You would need to get an adaptor that splits the CONNECTOR on the laptop out into separate microphone and headphone jacks such as this one: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Headsets-Separate-Headphone-Microphone-Splitter/dp/B073QMD8T1/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1532288472&sr=8-5&keywords=headset+splitter Make sure that whatever adaptor you go for is actually designed for this purpose (has separate microphone and headphone jacks and has 3 black RINGS on the connector that goes into the laptop), it's a DIFFERENT adaptor from a splitter that would let you connect two sets of headphones at once which looks very similar.

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38.	Solve : Learn a Spoken Language on your PC.?
Answer» While surfing the web, I found this: https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2381904,00.asp The article was published earlier this yer. It reviews a variety of software based language learning programs. Most put the stress on learning to speak, not just read. Quote There are so many excellent programs that can teach you a language, no matter what your needs or your budget. Sure, Google Translate is getting better all the time, but you just can't rely on it for everything! Here you'll find information about the ten best options for learning a language yourself, including the best free programs, the best for beginners, and the best for those who want to brush up their skills in a particular language. To my surprise there really is a good free program. In fact, it is very good according to the PC Magazine review. Quote Duolingo has a wonderful interface that's easy to use. It also presents bite-size learning, making it a great tool for studying in short sessions. You can set a goal for your daily learning SCHEDULE, and some gamification aspects encourage you to hit that goal consistently. If you're motivated by leaderboards, points, and in-app rewards, Duolingo will keep you enticed. I highly recommend Duolingo either on its own or as a companion to another language-study program. At present, Duolingo has programs in 15 languages: Danish, Dutch, Esperanto, French, German, Irish, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, and Welsh. There are another four language-learning courses in beta (Hebrew, Hungarian, Ukrainian, Vietnamese) Of course, learning to speak a language well is never easy. Except for Children Bother of my children are Bi-Lingual because they grew up in another country before we came back to the USA. If you can no afford to LIVE abroad for a few years, take a look at new software for learning a language at home. My wife has been using Duolingo on her phone to help her learn Catalan. She says it's a good way to get started with the speech side of things. Quite a lot of good ways of teaching the language at this MOMENT. I like the most distant learning of Skype from language speakers. Very well helps to understand the nuances. On this basis, there is EVEN an aggregator of language courses . All teachers are native speakers of the language and teaching are very pleasant and promising.Removed content.... found out that the link was from 2007. I use to belong to Live Mocha and thought they were back in business for free learning, but Rosetta Stone bought them out and force you to pay now. For a couple years I was learning German and Russian for free and helping others to learn English. They had where you could read and listen to languages and then submit typed in that language or recorded in your own voice in that language for other peers to reply to with corrections or feedback. Then one day the website went from free to paid only and I was locked out losing contact with many great people from around the world interested in learning other languages. Here is the old link of what they use to provide for free: https://freelanguage.org/learn/livemocha-com-live-mocha-social-language-learning-course-and-networking-website If I need to communicate with someone online who English isn't their native language... Google Translator works awesome and its free to type whatever you need to be said to them in another language and then copy/paste that for them to read in chat etc. Additionally on Second Life there is an addon that can auto translate your language to other languages so you can chat with people who dont understand English because it translates through Google service to whatever language they are using and vice versa, so I can see their response in German and then it populates the chat box with the English conversion. From google translator below: Hello World, This is English to German through google translator. Hallo Welt, Dies ist Englisch zu Deutsch durch Google Übersetzer. There is a need for more people to learn another language. How many languages are SPOKEN in Papua New Guinea? The official languages of Papua New Guinea are Tok Pisin, English, and Hiri Motu. In addition, there are over 820 indigenous languages. English is the language spoken within... the government and the education system, but is used by only around 1-2% of the people. Reference: answers.com/q/how_many_languages_are_spoken_in_papua_new_guinea I just leave Telemundo on TV when i go to sleep...i'll be fluent in Spanish in about another Month... ... Sleep with book under pillow too! The language courses have taken a genuine increase and people are more and more interested in learning more languages. It makes them feel that they have conquered something great.Learning a new language is conquering...no matter how it makes them feel...

38.

Solve : Learn a Spoken Language on your PC.?

Answer»

While surfing the web, I found this:
https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2381904,00.asp
The article was published earlier this yer. It reviews a variety of software based language learning programs. Most put the stress on learning to speak, not just read.
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There are so many excellent programs that can teach you a language, no matter what your needs or your budget. Sure, Google Translate is getting better all the time, but you just can't rely on it for everything! Here you'll find information about the ten best options for learning a language yourself, including the best free programs, the best for beginners, and the best for those who want to brush up their skills in a particular language.

To my surprise there really is a good free program. In fact, it is very good according to the PC Magazine review.
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Duolingo has a wonderful interface that's easy to use. It also presents bite-size learning, making it a great tool for studying in short sessions. You can set a goal for your daily learning SCHEDULE, and some gamification aspects encourage you to hit that goal consistently. If you're motivated by leaderboards, points, and in-app rewards, Duolingo will keep you enticed. I highly recommend Duolingo either on its own or as a companion to another language-study program.

At present, Duolingo has programs in 15 languages: Danish, Dutch, Esperanto, French, German, Irish, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, and Welsh. There are another four language-learning courses in beta (Hebrew, Hungarian, Ukrainian, Vietnamese)

Of course, learning to speak a language well is never easy. Except for Children Bother of my children are Bi-Lingual because they grew up in another country before we came back to the USA.

If you can no afford to LIVE abroad for a few years, take a look at new software for learning a language at home. My wife has been using Duolingo on her phone to help her learn Catalan. She says it's a good way to get started with the speech side of things. Quite a lot of good ways of teaching the language at this MOMENT. I like the most distant learning of Skype from language speakers. Very well helps to understand the nuances. On this basis, there is EVEN an aggregator of language courses . All teachers are native speakers of the language and teaching are very pleasant and promising.Removed content.... found out that the link was from 2007.

I use to belong to Live Mocha and thought they were back in business for free learning, but Rosetta Stone bought them out and force you to pay now. For a couple years I was learning German and Russian for free and helping others to learn English. They had where you could read and listen to languages and then submit typed in that language or recorded in your own voice in that language for other peers to reply to with corrections or feedback. Then one day the website went from free to paid only and I was locked out losing contact with many great people from around the world interested in learning other languages.

Here is the old link of what they use to provide for free: https://freelanguage.org/learn/livemocha-com-live-mocha-social-language-learning-course-and-networking-website

If I need to communicate with someone online who English isn't their native language... Google Translator works awesome and its free to type whatever you need to be said to them in another language and then copy/paste that for them to read in chat etc. Additionally on Second Life there is an addon that can auto translate your language to other languages so you can chat with people who dont understand English because it translates through Google service to whatever language they are using and vice versa, so I can see their response in German and then it populates the chat box with the English conversion.

From google translator below:

Hello World, This is English to German through google translator.

Hallo Welt, Dies ist Englisch zu Deutsch durch Google Übersetzer.
There is a need for more people to learn another language.
How many languages are SPOKEN in Papua New Guinea?
The official languages of Papua New Guinea are Tok Pisin, English, and Hiri Motu. In addition, there are over 820 indigenous languages. English is the language spoken within... the government and the education system, but is used by only around 1-2% of the people.
Reference: answers.com/q/how_many_languages_are_spoken_in_papua_new_guinea

I just leave Telemundo on TV when i go to sleep...i'll be fluent in Spanish in about another Month... ... Sleep with book under pillow too! The language courses have taken a genuine increase and people are more and more interested in learning more languages.
It makes them feel that they have conquered something great.Learning a new language is conquering...no matter how it makes them feel...

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39.	Solve : Xtra PC: Why you don't want it.?
Answer» This is a negative non-review. (Is that a double negative?) No, I did not by it or try it, so I can not write a review. It seems XTRA-PC (tm) is doing more advertising for a product about three years old . But it was never really original product. Yes, you may already know about it. This is for the befit of new comers who might be caught in the smooth advertising done by these people. Short story: Don't buy it. You don't wan tit. The advertising is very closet o the line between promotion and deception. Decide for yourself which side of the line. You can search for Xtra PC and find both the web site and ads from Amazon and others to sell you the USB thing for about $35 to $50. What you get is a nice LOOKING USB stick with a modified Linux system. And a promise to give you SUPPORT to help you repair your PC. Here is an old reviews from CNET, which is very negative. https://www.cnet.com/forums/discussions/has-anyone-heard-of-xtra-pc/ One poster had this positive remark:: Quote I like their sales pitch. YEAH, the posts are old, but there is no reason to think the product has become better. Now if you want Linux on a USB, that has been well covered elsewhere and it will cost you nothing . You use any USB storage device you want. My personal choice is an very old Laptop PATA drive from a broken laptop. Works great with Ubuntu 16. Similar versions of Linux also install on any USB storage device. The trick is to learn how you get your BIOS t o boot from USB. There is not reason to pay $35 to $50 to have somebody tell you how to boot from a USB stick. You can use Grub4Dos and a USB stick and have a Linux live CD ISO with persistent storage without spending any money other than the cost of the stick. I have a 'recovery' USB-3 stick permanently mounted behind my PC which has a boot menu to SELECT any one of these ISOs: gparted-live-0.18.0-1-i486.iso Hiren152.iso KNOPPIX_V7.4.1DVD-2014-09-15-EN.iso MacriumRescue10.iso If there is any trouble I can boot quickly (USB-3 device on USB-3 port) and operate on drive partitions with Gparted, recover from a Macrium drive image, run Hiren or Knoppix. Pen drive cost the equivalent of $10. + 1 !

39.

Solve : Xtra PC: Why you don't want it.?

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This is a negative non-review.
(Is that a double negative?)
No, I did not by it or try it, so I can not write a review.

It seems XTRA-PC (tm) is doing more advertising for a product about three years old . But it was never really original product.
Yes, you may already know about it. This is for the befit of new comers who might be caught in the smooth advertising done by these people.
Short story: Don't buy it. You don't wan tit. The advertising is very closet o the line between promotion and deception. Decide for yourself which side of the line.

You can search for Xtra PC and find both the web site and ads from Amazon and others to sell you the USB thing for about $35 to $50. What you get is a nice LOOKING USB stick with a modified Linux system. And a promise to give you SUPPORT to help you repair your PC.

Here is an old reviews from CNET, which is very negative.
https://www.cnet.com/forums/discussions/has-anyone-heard-of-xtra-pc/
One poster had this positive remark::
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I like their sales pitch.

YEAH, the posts are old, but there is no reason to think the product has become better.
Now if you want Linux on a USB, that has been well covered elsewhere and it will cost you nothing . You use any USB storage device you want.

My personal choice is an very old Laptop PATA drive from a broken laptop. Works great with Ubuntu 16. Similar versions of Linux also install on any USB storage device. The trick is to learn how you get your BIOS t o boot from USB.

There is not reason to pay $35 to $50 to have somebody tell you how to boot from a USB stick.
You can use Grub4Dos and a USB stick and have a Linux live CD ISO with persistent storage without spending any money other than the cost of the stick. I have a 'recovery' USB-3 stick permanently mounted behind my PC which has a boot menu to SELECT any one of these ISOs:

gparted-live-0.18.0-1-i486.iso
Hiren152.iso
KNOPPIX_V7.4.1DVD-2014-09-15-EN.iso
MacriumRescue10.iso

If there is any trouble I can boot quickly (USB-3 device on USB-3 port) and operate on drive partitions with Gparted, recover from a Macrium drive image, run Hiren or Knoppix. Pen drive cost the equivalent of $10.

+ 1 !

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40.	Solve : What is new with economy printers??
Answer» Has printer technology and marketing slowed down? Or am I just ignorant of what is forthcoming? Just now I did a Google search for: printer with free ink An Google shot back: People also ask: What is a cartridge free printer? Which printer uses no ink? Do printers come with ink? What Printers Can you refill ink? Huh? How can a printer not use ink? Does anybody here understand my CONFUSION? I need to buy a new printer ... - but this time I do want to waste my money on a thing that will run out of ink in two weeks 10 days. Anybody? Quote Does anybody here understand my confusion? Not at all...I went with a mono LASER printer about 8 years ago and you couldn't pay me to go back to an inkjet. Laser printers have a higher initial cost but they are cheaper in the long run because they have a lower cost per printed page. In the 8 years I've owned this printer, I've only needed to replace the toner cartridge once. Of course, that depends on how many pages you print. I just checked on-line and see an HP - LaserJet Pro M15w printer for $80. I've never used that particular one so can't comment on it but the price seems right for someone wanting to get into laser printing without spending a lot. BTW, technically, thermal printers don't use ink or cartridges. Quote from: Geek-9pm on September 16, 2018, 05:57:23 PM Huh? How can a printer not use ink? Mine doesn't use any ink. Neither did the one before. Only inkless printer would be thermal printing on thermal paper I would think. But only point of sale systems really use thermal paper and thermal head printers that I know of. I bought 2 low cost laser printers 3 years ago and when the cost of toner for them tripled I then tossed them away for a new Brother HL-L2300D monochrome laser printer because toner is more realistically priced. I moved away from inkjet printers years ago and actually miss my Epson LQ-1050+ dot matrix printer for cost of printed pages being the cheapest with $10 ribbons that would last about 1000 pages printed each as well as with a little WD-40 you could get another 100-200 pages printed when ribbon was dry and able to be wet again and squeeze out another 100-200 pages before too faded to see or ribbon got a hole worn through it from the matrix needles hammering through it. I personally wish that they would make a printer that you could just PUT a Bic pen in it and it print everything out at the cost of pens. There is a Lego Printer project someone made that is able to print that way similar to a dot matrix where it sweeps across the page adding ink where needed and in the end forms a printed page. Although it would be single color in everything printed.Some of the newer Inkjet printers don't use cartridges, but instead use Tanks, which you refill directly.Thanks all. Maybe I will get a new black only simple laser printer. Some model snow are well below $100 and the toner is within a reasonable cost. This one looks promising: https://www.amazon.com/ Look for: Brother Monochrome HL-L2350DW But I do not understand how you replace the ink. Epson makes a nice tank inkjet. They claim 4500 pages plus per tank set. In a laser printer you usually lift a flap, pull out the old cartridge and push in the new one. A new cartridge will have a sealing tab you have to remove. It is very simple, and there will be an instruction sheet in the box.Seen some people forget to remove the seal tab and try to force the toner cartridge into the laser printers... as with everything if it dont fit in easily inspect for why and dont force it. There are some cheap laser printers that are just a toner drum that is replaced. The transfer drum and all that remains and is used until it wears or gets damaged with scratches etc. BASICALLY they made it low cost by making a tube drum that can be removed off the the cartridge itself, so the rest of the components that make up the cartridge that would in most other printers be replaced each time is instead reused. So your basically just replacing the toner compartment of the cartridge and the rest of it is reused until failure. Only issue with this type of printer where its a toner drum is that if you think your toner is out and its not, you could have a mess on your hands if you unlock it and remove it and it still has toner in it and the door on the drum doesnt close all the way. We had a woman in the office the one day very upset when she got covered in toner from one of these cheap Oki laser printers. Upgraded to a HP business class printer which had a toner cartridge that was much harder to color yourself in toner with.I believe it is dangerous to use a regular vacuum cleaner to deal with a toner spillage because it can cause a fire two ways: (a) toner conducts electricity and can get in the motor and cause a short, and (b) toner has electrostatic PROPERTIES by design and a fast moving stream can build up enough of a charge to cause an explosion or fire inside the vacuum cleaner. If it doesn't cause a fire it will very efficiently clog all the pores of a bag. Also if it gets on clothes and skin, get it off with cold water. Hot water will make it bond. It will wear off skin, but what bonds to clothes is there permanently.

40.

Solve : What is new with economy printers??

Answer»

Has printer technology and marketing slowed down? Or am I just ignorant of what is forthcoming? Just now I did a Google search for:
printer with free ink
An Google shot back:
People also ask:
What is a cartridge free printer?
Which printer uses no ink?
Do printers come with ink?
What Printers Can you refill ink?
Huh? How can a printer not use ink?
Does anybody here understand my CONFUSION?
I need to buy a new printer ...
- but this time I do want to waste my money on a thing that will run out of ink in two weeks 10 days.
Anybody? Quote

Does anybody here understand my confusion?

Not at all...I went with a mono LASER printer about 8 years ago and you couldn't pay me to go back to an inkjet. Laser printers have a higher initial cost but they are cheaper in the long run because they have a lower cost per printed page. In the 8 years I've owned this printer, I've only needed to replace the toner cartridge once. Of course, that depends on how many pages you print.

I just checked on-line and see an HP - LaserJet Pro M15w printer for $80. I've never used that particular one so can't comment on it but the price seems right for someone wanting to get into laser printing without spending a lot.

BTW, technically, thermal printers don't use ink or cartridges. Quote from: Geek-9pm on September 16, 2018, 05:57:23 PM

Huh? How can a printer not use ink?

Mine doesn't use any ink. Neither did the one before. Only inkless printer would be thermal printing on thermal paper I would think. But only point of sale systems really use thermal paper and thermal head printers that I know of.

I bought 2 low cost laser printers 3 years ago and when the cost of toner for them tripled I then tossed them away for a new Brother HL-L2300D monochrome laser printer because toner is more realistically priced.

I moved away from inkjet printers years ago and actually miss my Epson LQ-1050+ dot matrix printer for cost of printed pages being the cheapest with $10 ribbons that would last about 1000 pages printed each as well as with a little WD-40 you could get another 100-200 pages printed when ribbon was dry and able to be wet again and squeeze out another 100-200 pages before too faded to see or ribbon got a hole worn through it from the matrix needles hammering through it.

I personally wish that they would make a printer that you could just PUT a Bic pen in it and it print everything out at the cost of pens. There is a Lego Printer project someone made that is able to print that way similar to a dot matrix where it sweeps across the page adding ink where needed and in the end forms a printed page. Although it would be single color in everything printed.Some of the newer Inkjet printers don't use cartridges, but instead use Tanks, which you refill directly.Thanks all.
Maybe I will get a new black only simple laser printer. Some model snow are well below $100 and the toner is within a reasonable cost.
This one looks promising:
https://www.amazon.com/
Look for:
Brother Monochrome HL-L2350DW
But I do not understand how you replace the ink.

Epson makes a nice tank inkjet. They claim 4500 pages plus per tank set.
In a laser printer you usually lift a flap, pull out the old cartridge and push in the new one. A new cartridge will have a sealing tab you have to remove. It is very simple, and there will be an instruction sheet in the box.Seen some people forget to remove the seal tab and try to force the toner cartridge into the laser printers... as with everything if it dont fit in easily inspect for why and dont force it.

There are some cheap laser printers that are just a toner drum that is replaced. The transfer drum and all that remains and is used until it wears or gets damaged with scratches etc. BASICALLY they made it low cost by making a tube drum that can be removed off the the cartridge itself, so the rest of the components that make up the cartridge that would in most other printers be replaced each time is instead reused. So your basically just replacing the toner compartment of the cartridge and the rest of it is reused until failure. Only issue with this type of printer where its a toner drum is that if you think your toner is out and its not, you could have a mess on your hands if you unlock it and remove it and it still has toner in it and the door on the drum doesnt close all the way. We had a woman in the office the one day very upset when she got covered in toner from one of these cheap Oki laser printers. Upgraded to a HP business class printer which had a toner cartridge that was much harder to color yourself in toner with.I believe it is dangerous to use a regular vacuum cleaner to deal with a toner spillage because it can cause a fire two ways: (a) toner conducts electricity and can get in the motor and cause a short, and (b) toner has electrostatic PROPERTIES by design and a fast moving stream can build up enough of a charge to cause an explosion or fire inside the vacuum cleaner. If it doesn't cause a fire it will very efficiently clog all the pores of a bag. Also if it gets on clothes and skin, get it off with cold water. Hot water will make it bond. It will wear off skin, but what bonds to clothes is there permanently.

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41.	Solve : tracfone has busy signal when dialing?
Answer» When some one calls me they get a busy signal always. When I try to call out I get a busy signal alwaysI would contact tracphone SUPPORT and have them WORK with you on this. I had an issue with my tracphone once and it was as easy as the support person telling me to enter * and some NUMBER to fix my issue. Then all was GOOD after that. 1 (800) 867-7183 = Tracphone Support https://www.tracfone.com/techsupport?lang=en

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42.	Solve : Any phone can be eavesdropped??
Answer» Phone waves can be eavesdropped? just like radios can hear telephone waves. When there is a signal to the phone, the loudspeaker of the computer can hear the beeps and I often get it as a MESSAGE or a call. But when there were beeps that I didn't see my phone react, it means that something has been sent to my phone! I do not know how there are those who can steal phone waves?! I heard that just using a phone with no data storage will not be caught eavesdropping or hacking because it can not be installed any software. Can someone explain to me the above questionsAny means of electronic communications can be listened to given the proper tapping or listening method to record or listen! However cryptic communications would need to be decrypted. At my job we have special radios that jump frequencies following an algorithm synchronized all jumping at the same time and it allows communication that is scattered on the spectrum of radio waves vs holding to a specific frequency. The radios cost $10,000 USD each and are military grade radios. My job doesn't really need that level of protection from eavesdroppers but it was part of a mandated requirement for government communications and I work as a government employee. The good thing now though is that we no longer hear the call to rooms for towels by the hotel near by for housekeeping which was rather entertaining at times with our older radios we had prior that happened to be the same frequency as a hotel down the road that when the radio waves were deflected just right we would get cross talk with them. No more ordering stuff to random room numbers... I wonder how many people wondered who ordered extra soap to their rooms. What DaveLembke said is right. Just don't say anything over the phone you do not want others to hear. If you use a device that makes speech unintelligible, it will be noticed nd draw the attention of those who monitor phone calls. Here is an item from the BBC: Is your smartphone listening to you? Take care! Quote from: Geek-9pm on September 02, 2018, 10:54:58 AM Just don't say anything over the phone you do not want others to hear. Like when you're in a crowded bus?As the article at your link states, Quote "Google said it "categorically" does not use what it calls "utterances" - the background sounds before a person says, "OK Google" to activate the VOICE recognition - for advertising or any other purpose. It also said it does not share audio acquired in that way with third parties. Its listening abilities only extend to activating its voice services, a spokesperson said." So, I'm not going to start powering off my phone except with actually using it, based on a notion that everything said within my phone's hearing distance is being listened to. I might prefer going back to a basic cell phone rather than accept such inconvenience with my smartphone. Just because yer paranoid does not mean they ain't out to get you...I bet there are law breakers who say "they caught me cos my phone was listening" when really they have built up a profile that led law-enforcement to them. Then I have more problems to ask. I only use phones that can make calls and text messages but it automatically activates calls to numbers that I have ever contacted. I have been so many times. Did someone activate something to break my cellphone?Sigh.Do you carry your phone in a pocket? Do these "automatic" calls happen when you're carrying your phone this way? Unintended calls can be the result of "pocket dialing". Read the article; it contains TIPS for avoiding the problem. Quote from: Allan on September 03, 2018, 03:10:40 PM Sigh. Then I will tell the story like this. The new phone numbers I ever contacted. My phone suddenly dialed their number and they were sleeping at night. It does not happen once but many times and makes them angry. If I had dreamed of sleeping or touching an automated call, it would not have happened so many times Another thing is that the sound is like radio waves and SOMETIMES hear the voice of another person. You talk to a person and add a third person you do not know where. There must be a device that can impact the phone wave without installing anything?longshinshen, Where do you live? Who is the service company? There term "Crosstalk" is associated with older analog forms of communication. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crosstalk But "Digital Crosswalk" does not show similar defects. It is very different. Therefor,if you hear sounds you can identify as voices, it has to be some form for acoustical or analog crosstalk. In other words you have a very old and primitive telephone service. You need to get a real digital cellphone service.I have heard that just using old phones you will not be eavesdropping. If you have a phone with no storage, you do not have spyware installed. Like some eavesdropping services, how can they eavesdrop on you? I used to watch news that a group was pretending to be a government person and asked the victim to transfer money to that account. What did they do to lure the victim into a trap? Because not all the victims are silly. I want to know about eavesdropping and how to avoid it and it's best to ask at an online forum. Quote I have heard that just using old phones you will not be eavesdropping. If you have a phone with no storage, you do not have spyware installed. Like some eavesdropping services, how can they eavesdrop on you? Short answer to this is that you could have a very primitive phone, but the telephone provider records all calls. Over a period of time all recordings are overwritten. They started this initially for 911 but then expanded on this some for investigatory purposes into criminal or TERRORIST activities. This is how the USA is, but elsewhere in other countries the recordings may not be overwritten as often and eavesdropping could be without a court order. In the USA there is behind the scenes paperwork that has to be met in order for FBI to gain access to communication info. No form of communications is completely secure from being recorded unless physically isolated from providers of communications and range limited or encrypted private communications which could be recorded but unless someone has a means of decrypting the recorded scrambled message its worthless. Quote I used to watch news that a group was pretending to be a government person and asked the victim to transfer money to that account. What did they do to lure the victim into a trap? Because not all the victims are silly. They gather info on their targets such as names of family members etc and use that as a tool against these people. The uneducated and gullible get taken for a ride. Additionally the demands in some cases should raise a red flag such as payment in prepaid cards for something. Quote I want to know about eavesdropping and how to avoid it and it's best to ask at an online forum. If you are chatting about stuff that isnt illegal then there is no fear. Using a technology that is mass produced and a provider especially involved will always have eavesdropping recording of all communications at that provider. If you get a phone call for any reason where they want money hang up on them and wait for a bill in the mail and then check the return address on google to see if its the correct address to that identity. As long as you pay your bills on time etc I very much doubt you will see an increase in money requests by mail.Much ado about nothing... If it continues to censored = dial i'd get a new phone...just sayin...

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Solve : Any phone can be eavesdropped??

Answer»

Phone waves can be eavesdropped? just like radios can hear telephone waves.
When there is a signal to the phone, the loudspeaker of the computer can hear the beeps and I often get it as a MESSAGE or a call. But when there were beeps that I didn't see my phone react, it means that something has been sent to my phone!
I do not know how there are those who can steal phone waves?!
I heard that just using a phone with no data storage will not be caught eavesdropping or hacking because it can not be installed any software.
Can someone explain to me the above questionsAny means of electronic communications can be listened to given the proper tapping or listening method to record or listen! However cryptic communications would need to be decrypted.

At my job we have special radios that jump frequencies following an algorithm synchronized all jumping at the same time and it allows communication that is scattered on the spectrum of radio waves vs holding to a specific frequency. The radios cost $10,000 USD each and are military grade radios. My job doesn't really need that level of protection from eavesdroppers but it was part of a mandated requirement for government communications and I work as a government employee. The good thing now though is that we no longer hear the call to rooms for towels by the hotel near by for housekeeping which was rather entertaining at times with our older radios we had prior that happened to be the same frequency as a hotel down the road that when the radio waves were deflected just right we would get cross talk with them. No more ordering stuff to random room numbers... I wonder how many people wondered who ordered extra soap to their rooms. What DaveLembke said is right.

Just don't say anything over the phone you do not want others to hear.

If you use a device that makes speech unintelligible, it will be noticed nd draw the attention of those who monitor phone calls.

Here is an item from the BBC:
Is your smartphone listening to you?
Take care! Quote from: Geek-9pm on September 02, 2018, 10:54:58 AM

Just don't say anything over the phone you do not want others to hear.

Like when you're in a crowded bus?As the article at your link states,

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"Google said it "categorically" does not use what it calls "utterances" - the background sounds before a person says, "OK Google" to activate the VOICE recognition - for advertising or any other purpose. It also said it does not share audio acquired in that way with third parties.

Its listening abilities only extend to activating its voice services, a spokesperson said."

So, I'm not going to start powering off my phone except with actually using it, based on a notion that everything said within my phone's hearing distance is being listened to. I might prefer going back to a basic cell phone rather than accept such inconvenience with my smartphone. Just because yer paranoid does not mean they ain't out to get you...I bet there are law breakers who say "they caught me cos my phone was listening" when really they have built up a profile that led law-enforcement to them. Then I have more problems to ask.
I only use phones that can make calls and text messages but it automatically activates calls to numbers that I have ever contacted.
I have been so many times. Did someone activate something to break my cellphone?Sigh.Do you carry your phone in a pocket? Do these "automatic" calls happen when you're carrying your phone this way? Unintended calls can be the result of "pocket dialing". Read the article; it contains TIPS for avoiding the problem. Quote from: Allan on September 03, 2018, 03:10:40 PM

Sigh.

Then I will tell the story like this.
The new phone numbers I ever contacted. My phone suddenly dialed their number and they were sleeping at night. It does not happen once but many times and makes them angry.
If I had dreamed of sleeping or touching an automated call, it would not have happened so many times
Another thing is that the sound is like radio waves and SOMETIMES hear the voice of another person. You talk to a person and add a third person you do not know where.
There must be a device that can impact the phone wave without installing anything?longshinshen,
Where do you live?
Who is the service company?

There term "Crosstalk" is associated with older analog forms of communication.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crosstalk

But "Digital Crosswalk" does not show similar defects. It is very different. Therefor,if you hear sounds you can identify as voices, it has to be some form for acoustical or analog crosstalk.

In other words you have a very old and primitive telephone service.
You need to get a real digital cellphone service.I have heard that just using old phones you will not be eavesdropping. If you have a phone with no storage, you do not have spyware installed.
Like some eavesdropping services, how can they eavesdrop on you?
I used to watch news that a group was pretending to be a government person and asked the victim to transfer money to that account. What did they do to lure the victim into a trap? Because not all the victims are silly.
I want to know about eavesdropping and how to avoid it and it's best to ask at an online forum. Quote

I have heard that just using old phones you will not be eavesdropping. If you have a phone with no storage, you do not have spyware installed.
Like some eavesdropping services, how can they eavesdrop on you?

Short answer to this is that you could have a very primitive phone, but the telephone provider records all calls. Over a period of time all recordings are overwritten. They started this initially for 911 but then expanded on this some for investigatory purposes into criminal or TERRORIST activities. This is how the USA is, but elsewhere in other countries the recordings may not be overwritten as often and eavesdropping could be without a court order. In the USA there is behind the scenes paperwork that has to be met in order for FBI to gain access to communication info. No form of communications is completely secure from being recorded unless physically isolated from providers of communications and range limited or encrypted private communications which could be recorded but unless someone has a means of decrypting the recorded scrambled message its worthless.

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I used to watch news that a group was pretending to be a government person and asked the victim to transfer money to that account. What did they do to lure the victim into a trap? Because not all the victims are silly.

They gather info on their targets such as names of family members etc and use that as a tool against these people. The uneducated and gullible get taken for a ride. Additionally the demands in some cases should raise a red flag such as payment in prepaid cards for something.

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I want to know about eavesdropping and how to avoid it and it's best to ask at an online forum.

If you are chatting about stuff that isnt illegal then there is no fear. Using a technology that is mass produced and a provider especially involved will always have eavesdropping recording of all communications at that provider. If you get a phone call for any reason where they want money hang up on them and wait for a bill in the mail and then check the return address on google to see if its the correct address to that identity. As long as you pay your bills on time etc I very much doubt you will see an increase in money requests by mail.Much ado about nothing...

If it continues to *censored* = dial i'd get a new phone...just sayin...

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43.	Solve : using a LPT USB diagnostic analyzer?
Answer» Hi, Can anyone please tell me if can use the Power to my LPT USB diagnostic Analyzer (From my Desktop PC via the USB) Port.? reason I ask, is (My Laptop is Dead) and when I plug it in to my Laptop via the LPT USB Connections, on my Laptop, the LPT USB diagnostic Analyzer doesn't light up, as its supposed to.? So will it be Safe to take the Power from my Desktop USB to my Diagnostic Analyzer whilst testing my Laptop.? Thanking You in Anticipation. Robcocane, Please give US some more detail. Is this a new laptop? Out of warranty? What happened just before you laptop stopped working? Where did you get the "LPT USB diagnostic Analyzer" device? Most of those devices are only effective the laptop can at least get to the first visible screen. But if the screen stays black, you are stuck. Hi Mastermind, As short as I can, my Laptop is a Dell Latitude D600. I had a New Mini Wireless Card, To REPLACE the one in my Laptop, which wasn't giving me Wireless Connection. So I Proceeded to do the Fix, but the old one wouldn't Budge even whilst holding the Clips Outward. After some advice online , I used my Needle Nosed Pliers to tug Gently, holding the Clips Outward, and out it came.! I put New Mini Wireless Card in. All was Well Up and Running. A few days Later ,laptop Was dead I tried the 30 second pressing start button etc, but it is still Dead, so I purchased LPT USB diagnostic analyser. But that doesn't Function as it should no lights on when plugged into the Lpt and the Usb on my Laptop. So my Question is could I put the USB into the slot on my Desktop Computer, for the Power the LPT USB diagnostic analyser needs. Thank You so Much for Your Reply. Rob Cocane No, it is not a question of getting power. The laptop CPU has to be working to get instructions from the USB device. I am quire sure the device you have is no a low-level logic analyzer. Hi Mastermind, Thank you again for your very good information. I was lead to BELIEVE by SELLERS of this device works on a dead Laptop Pc etc. I think it must be my Motherboard damaged, i was hoping to pinpoint it with the,Analyzer. Thanking You Rob Hi Again, if you could just give your expert views on the Following. I have checked my Battery and AC Charger, both are OK. I tested the 5 indicator lights on the Back of Laptop where the Battery is located, they all come on, and if I press for 3 Seconds. they all go off, which indicates the Battery is 80% + to 100% Charged. The Hinge Battery indicator, is not On. Have you any ideas what this may Indicate.? Dell Latitude D600, Laptop Thanking you Rob My best advice is to try using your laptop without the battery. Here is a link that supports this idea: https://www.groovypost.com/tips/run-laptop-without-battery-safe/ This confirms what is also said both here on other forums. You can run you laptop without the battery if the AC adapter is good. In general, laptop batteries are a big pain in the aft. Often they are the main cause of trouble. Do not try to repair the battery. Bet a new one, if you really need it. Where did yu get that thing that claims it can fix a dead laptop? Others would like to know more about who is making such a claim. The laptop is dead...give up the Ghost.From a Google search, here is what Found. "LPT USB diagnostic analyzer" This search brought up one item found on eBay. Also, and item was found on the company called eCenter. Both items appear to be a type of POST analyzer. You would plug the device into a 25 pin LPT port and a short cable into a USB port. The interface is really through the parallel port and the USB is only needed for power. One model of this item fits into a standard PCI slot. In any case, this thing is not going to be able to test every desktop and laptop PC out there. For one thing, not too many computers now days have a 25 pin printer port. And most laptops to not have a PCI slot that you can use. Now for what it's worth, here is a blurb from the item posted on eBay. " Notebook/Desktop Diagnostic Card is a powerful diagnostic tool for technicians and administrators to TROUBLESHOOT various problems of compatible notebooks by using the 25 pin parallel printer port (LPT) and USB port (for power) or desktop PCs using a standard PCI slot. With this card in hand, you no longer have to go through tedious and time consuming process of trying to figure out what is wrong with your hardware. This Diagnostic Card can indicate exactly what is wrong with your notebook in just seconds. It can save time and money. " The model with a PCI goes for about $13. The other model does not have the PCI goes for about six dollars. This seems to be very odd. I think the cost of the parts needed to build such a device would be more than that. Sounds like it's something that was used years ago and somebody is trying to get rid of an overstock. I am not going to buy one, even if it twas just $1 and free shipping. Hi, Thank you Mastermind, ill assume its the motherboard, and take it from there.!! Thank You For all Your Advice. Rob Hi, Thank You Patio, I have decided to get a Motherboard. Because the motherboard and CPU are dead. But Thank You So Much. Rob

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44.	Solve : PS4 USB Storage?
Answer» I got a 32 GB PNY USB 3 Drive, that used to be detected by my ps4 but, when I go to format it says that it's not able to an wanted to move some of my other games on it.sounds faulty. does it work in other devices, eg: your PC?Some PNY stiks have a write protect mini switch...have you looked for 1 ? ? QUOTE from: patio on August 27, 2018, 05:46:46 PM Some PNY stiks have a write protect mini switch...have you looked for 1 ? ? No, it's one of those that SLIDE so it don't seem to have it an yes, my laptop SEE's it without trouble. The ps4 SAID something like it's not a 3.0 usb

44.

Solve : PS4 USB Storage?

Answer»

I got a 32 GB PNY USB 3 Drive, that used to be detected by my ps4 but, when I go to format it says that it's not able to an wanted to move some of my other games on it.sounds faulty.
does it work in other devices, eg: your PC?Some PNY stiks have a write protect mini switch...have you looked for 1 ? ? QUOTE from: patio on August 27, 2018, 05:46:46 PM

Some PNY stiks have a write protect mini switch...have you looked for 1 ? ?

No, it's one of those that SLIDE so it don't seem to have it an yes, my laptop SEE's it without trouble. The ps4 SAID something like it's not a 3.0 usb

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45.	Solve : Everex Step 386 - real-Time Alphanumeric Status Display Question?
Answer» Was talking with a coworker today about an old computer I had 20 years ago which was an Everex Step 386 which had a neat REAL-Time Alphanumeric Status Display. I remember it displaying tracks as you format floppy disks and drive letters and sector information etc. Was wondering if there was a real "Useful" purpose for this status display FEATURE other than old school bling of cool rapid displaying of information of what drive is being accessed and what sectors etc? I should have kept this computer but BACK 20 years ago it was barely ABLE to run AOL version 2.5 on the 20Mhz 386 CPU with a 14.4 modem. I had a better 486DX4 100Mhz and so I gave it away to the neighbor who unfortunately trashed it trying to install a better main board into it and then when it was gutted then realized that wasn't going to work. . Before I gave it away to him I installed Windows 95 on it with 4MB RAM and the drive was flashing like crazy information on this alpha display as Windows 95 had so many files it addressed when booting information was displayed on the display faster than you could make sense of it and the hard drive chattered loudly as the heads were moved along the platters. Here is a link to a picture of the computer. The YELLOW display which I think was a VF Tube matrix for the alpha display was a neat thing but I didn't see a point in it other than you can see what sector or track was being accessed. Very few computers had this feature, so maybe it was just something to wow customers into buying it while the feature itself was completely worthless. However maybe I am assuming wrong and it had a useful purpose that I am unaware of... http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tkm9v4opNG8/TJ0vZ35QWKI/AAAAAAAADuk/1jmMR6LvYlY/w1200-h630-p-k-no-nu/Everex+386+flyer+from+1989.jpg

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46.	Solve : Google's email sender rules??
Answer» Just now I sent a message to a family MEMBER using Thunderbird and the service I hive with my Internet Provider. Just to make sure things work, I sent a copy to myself using my g mail address. Guess what? I got tossed into the Spam folder. Quote Why is this message in Spam? It is in VIOLATION of Google's recommended email sender GUIDELINES. The guidelines are written in GOBBLEDYGOOK and can not be understood by English SPEAKING users. Can any body here translate? Just asking. Likely cause of your hive service....

46.

Solve : Google's email sender rules??

Answer»

Just now I sent a message to a family MEMBER using Thunderbird and the service I hive with my Internet Provider. Just to make sure things work, I sent a copy to myself using my g mail address. Guess what? I got tossed into the Spam folder.
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Why is this message in Spam?
It is in VIOLATION of Google's recommended email sender GUIDELINES.

The guidelines are written in GOBBLEDYGOOK and can not be understood by English SPEAKING users. Can any body here translate?
Just asking. Likely cause of your hive service....

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47.	Solve : what kind of gadget is it?
Answer» I found this electronic gadget along the road it has a battery circuit board two led's two BUTTON's and a screen and it says on top Walmart what is it?Whatever it is i doubt it'll work...you can do reverse image searches on google now though. Could be a scanner for barcodesIt may explode in his hand if he puts power to it....I think it an electronic game as the back is sold plastic no openingsGiven the complete LACK of any INFORMATION and the low resolution somewhat blurry picture, my guess would be that it is a gadget of some sort which is used internally. The plastic protrusion on the bottom suggests it may be designed to clip into something else, so it may merely be a part of some larger device- Like part of a portable barcode scanner which for example is used to display inventory numbers. It is highly unlikely to be an "electronic game" as the screen appears to be intended for display of digits. The holes may have been for buttons, but they may also be contact points which would connect to something it clipped into.There are two led's on the bottom that might emit light or pickup like infared led's in a remote seems like a strange place to put leds on the front then above the led's are two switches and a battery inside to power it nothing on the back just a cover. I will take it to walmart they might know what it is.Hee hee...walmart employees...are pretty sharp...i bet they figure it out.Maybe they will give you a reward! I now know it is used on food PRODUCE trucks to monitor the temperature insideAnd ? ?Looks like a phone cover from the early 2000s

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48.	Solve : Computer or Browser is Slow?
Answer» (I was not sure where to put this question....)I have Windows 7 professional and I don't know what's going on exactly. I'll explain as best I can. I leave my pc on all the time with the internet on. After a little bit of non-use, my pc monitor goes to sleep as it should. Recently it has become not unusual for my monitor to be slow to COME on when I move the mouse. Once it does come on, my internet (I have Firefox browser) does not want to respond. In other words, I click on my webpages and they either won't open or it takes an excruciatingly long time to do so. So I have to restart the computer and then log back on to my internet. Everything is then fine. It may do okay for many hours or I may come back in a few hours and it's the same story all over again. Sometimes a message will come up saying a WEBPAGE is slowing down the browser do I want to stop it? I click "yes" but it generally has little effect. Does anyone have any advice or guess to what is going on? It's getting to be a pain restarting my pc a lot! Thank you!Do you have HDD goin into sleep mode also...that would cause these symptoms...Closing the browser and RELAUNCHING the browser without a reboot doesnt fix this? My wife leaves her system on all the time and firefox lags out when opened for the greater part of the day but its because the browser starts to consume all the system memory of 4GB RAM her system has after being on all day with all sorts of tabs open some with flash games and others with facebook and other websites, and generally closing firefox and then relaunching firefox corrects for this without a reboot. She also is running Windows 7 but Home edition instead of Professional. How much RAM does your system have? or make/model info? I'm afraid that I don't know what HDD means...told you I am crummy at computer stuff! Thanks! My computer is a Dell Optiplex 780 and it says it has 4 GB of RAM. That's all I know. Thanks!Sorry for assuming...HDD = hard drive...check in power options if that is set to sleep/hibernate, Personally i never use any of Windows power save options.Nothing seems to help except turning off the pc MANUALLY. When the pc starts back up, it runs fine for awhile. Then if I leave the pc and come bak, say even 10 minutes later, it will likely be slow again. I do not think it is just firefox. The actual pc is slow. I do not understand this as I do nothing on it except ebay and email and a few other pages. I do not have much stored on this pc. Does anyone have a clue as to what's going on? Thank you!yes, you are right the issue is more related with PC instead of the browser. I am using multiple browsers but all of them are working slow it means there is an issue more with PC rather than browsers. But yes, I found opera bit heavy compared to firefox or chrome.

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49.	Solve : Photo editing?
Answer» I had a problem that caused me to uninstall PhotoScape and REINSTALL it. however the version I downloaded has the frame section greyed out EXCEPT for a NOTE saying "no frame' I am HOPING there is an easy solution rather than another install any Ideas ANYONE.

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50.	Solve : Microsft News. Do yu have it??
Answer» No, not news bout Microsoft. It is news gathered and presented by a Microsoft App you can find on - The Windows App store. (Windows.) - And in the Google play store. (Android.) - And in the Apple store. (All Apples.) Here is the way they present it on the Google store. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.amp.apps.bingnews&hl=en_US Quote Microsoft News delivers breaking news and trusted, in-depth reporting from the world's best journalists. - Our editors curate the most trusted, important, interesting and trending news - You choose which topics matter most to you. It is reported to have been reviewed by over 34,010 people and has an average rating of 4.3 on a scale of 1 to 5. It does sound impressive. Here is a 5 star: Quote It's a really great app for catching up on all the LATEST news around the world. It ALSO aggregates news across various geographical boundaries and varied topics. If you are voracious reader then this is a must have app. Here is the WORST, one star: Quote The app no longer goes past the splash screen that shows the word "news" in multiple languages. I've tried REBOOTING, uninstalling and reinstalling. I really like the aggregated content and wish I could see it again. Both of the above are new reviews posted in August. Here is a link for news apps on Google play: Play Store News App Collection. Do yu have it? Is it good? It's pre-installed with Windows 10. Like most of the preinstalled crapware included with Windows 10, it's loaded down with advertisements and many of the articles are clickbait or sponsored.there's about 15 pre-installed MS Apps in Windows 10 that I remove for new installs - that's one of them.

50.

Solve : Microsft News. Do yu have it??

Answer»

No, not news bout Microsoft.
It is news gathered and presented by a Microsoft App you can find on
- The Windows App store. (Windows.)
- And in the Google play store. (Android.)
- And in the Apple store. (All Apples.)

Here is the way they present it on the Google store.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.amp.apps.bingnews&hl=en_US
Quote

Microsoft News delivers breaking news and trusted, in-depth reporting from the world's best journalists.
- Our editors curate the most trusted, important, interesting and trending news
- You choose which topics matter most to you.

It is reported to have been reviewed by over 34,010 people and has an average rating of 4.3 on a scale of 1 to 5. It does sound impressive.
Here is a 5 star:
Quote

It's a really great app for catching up on all the LATEST news around the world. It ALSO aggregates news across various geographical boundaries and varied topics. If you are voracious reader then this is a must have app.

Here is the WORST, one star:
Quote

The app no longer goes past the splash screen that shows the word "news" in multiple languages. I've tried REBOOTING, uninstalling and reinstalling. I really like the aggregated content and wish I could see it again.

Both of the above are new reviews posted in August.

Here is a link for news apps on Google play:
Play Store News App Collection.

Do yu have it? Is it good? It's pre-installed with Windows 10. Like most of the preinstalled crapware included with Windows 10, it's loaded down with advertisements and many of the articles are clickbait or sponsored.there's about 15 pre-installed MS Apps in Windows 10 that I remove for new installs - that's one of them.

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