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Posting Photos on the forum

Last post by Hotrodder « Fri May 12, 2023 9:34 am
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by Char » Sat Aug 07, 2021 2:28 pm » in Welcome and Forum User Guides.
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There are two ways you can add a photo to your posts.

To upload a photo via the attachments option you simply click on the attachments tab with you...
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Getting around paywalls

Last post by Coldonat « Wed May 03, 2023 9:54 pm
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by DaveW » Sat Mar 25, 2023 12:19 pm

A useful little tool

Try it on this if you hit the paywall

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Wed May 03, 2023 9:54 pm
The adsl internet connection and old telephone wiring

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by RobertArthur » Fri Jul 23, 2021 11:33 am
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Sometimes I have a flashback: all internet sites on one CD or DVD , always available even after they have disappeared, wouldn't it be nice. Sweet...
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Sat Oct 30, 2021 10:33 am
Linux, Windows, macOS, iOS or Android?

Last post by Hotrodder « Sat Jan 24, 2026 11:56 am
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by RobertArthur » Thu Jan 22, 2026 3:05 pm

Is Linux just a niche market? At first glance, as an ordinary computer user I would be inclined to answer that question with a yes. As usual,...

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Sat Jan 24, 2026 11:56 am
Copilot AI in Windows: a welcome addition or a nuisance?

Last post by Hotrodder « Tue Jan 13, 2026 7:18 pm
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by RobertArthur » Tue Jan 13, 2026 3:24 pm

I have always been grateful for search engines such as those that gradually made their appearance in Windows 95/98. Names that spring to mind are...

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Tue Jan 13, 2026 7:18 pm
Lost cables. - every cloud……

Last post by Sparkle « Sat Jan 10, 2026 10:54 am
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by Headers » Fri Jan 09, 2026 9:49 am
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I decided it was a good idea to charge up our two rechargeable lights due to the incoming bad weather.
This good idea turned into a morning hunting...
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Sat Jan 10, 2026 10:54 am
Good old Orange

Last post by Hotrodder « Sun Jan 04, 2026 12:36 pm
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by Hotrodder » Sat Sep 20, 2025 11:31 am
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Just had a long battle with the Orange chatbot. Only took me about 20 minutes to beat it into submission and agree to pass be over to a human....
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Sun Jan 04, 2026 12:36 pm
Monthly Orange Telephone/Internet Charges after Fibre

Last post by Hotrodder « Sat Dec 13, 2025 10:25 am
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by leclairon » Wed Dec 03, 2025 1:48 pm
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What do most subscribers pay? I am trying to get a feel for what is the normal monthly charge.
We have Orange Telephone/Landline/Internet/TV but no...
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Sat Dec 13, 2025 10:25 am
Hi-Fi?

Last post by basquesteve « Fri Nov 21, 2025 11:12 pm
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by RobertArthur » Tue Nov 11, 2025 8:23 pm
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For more than twenty years already there is a new kid in town, Mr. Wi-Fi. Just window shopping this afternoon, curiosity and a familiair name on the...
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Last post by basquesteve
Fri Nov 21, 2025 11:12 pm
Can your Windows 10 PC be saved in 2025?

Last post by RobertArthur « Fri Nov 21, 2025 1:37 pm
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by RobertArthur » Tue Jan 02, 2024 6:58 pm
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Loyal Windows XP and 7 users, this is not for your eyes. It's for the 400 million owners of Windows 10 PCs, future victims of the software/hardware...
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Last post by RobertArthur
Fri Nov 21, 2025 1:37 pm
Windows: almost 40 years

Last post by Blaze « Wed Nov 19, 2025 9:38 am
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by RobertArthur » Tue Nov 18, 2025 10:52 pm

Get your birthday presents ready for the guys in Redmond. Why? Windows 1.0 was released on November 20, 1985 as a graphical operating system shell...

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Last post by Blaze
Wed Nov 19, 2025 9:38 am
Caps lock

Last post by Polarengineer « Thu Nov 13, 2025 3:18 pm
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by hughnique » Wed Nov 12, 2025 11:23 am

I expect we have all done it, inadvertently engaged the caps lock key when typing and when you look up it's all in capitals, is there some way of...

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Last post by Polarengineer
Thu Nov 13, 2025 3:18 pm
A sad but interesting time an old computer

Last post by basquesteve « Mon Nov 03, 2025 10:29 pm
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by basquesteve » Sun Nov 02, 2025 9:53 pm

I am not sure I wish to let go my old tower computer I have had it I think over 25 years.It started on Windows XP and managed through up dates to...

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Last post by basquesteve
Mon Nov 03, 2025 10:29 pm
Scam Calls on 06 and 07 numbers

Last post by leclairon « Tue Oct 21, 2025 11:50 pm
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by leclairon » Tue Jul 01, 2025 11:29 am
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I thought they weren't 'allowed' to use mobile numbers. We are getting increasing scam calls on 06 and 07 numbers - they are the only strange numbers...
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Last post by leclairon
Tue Oct 21, 2025 11:50 pm
Mobile cell towers

Last post by Hotrodder « Mon Oct 13, 2025 9:21 pm
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by Hotrodder » Fri Oct 10, 2025 10:46 am
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I am struggling with the perennial problem of sorting out my connections with the outside world. Currently I am looking at systems that employ a yagi...
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Mon Oct 13, 2025 9:21 pm
VPN for UK TV in France

Last post by Liz « Mon Oct 13, 2025 7:22 pm
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by Liz » Tue Apr 08, 2025 12:20 pm
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I have read the thread about BBC Sounds and VPNs, but I'm afraid I'm still a bit of a numpty on VPNs etc.
At home we have UK TV by satellite and...
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Last post by Liz
Mon Oct 13, 2025 7:22 pm
Without battery, smartphone or internet: simple.

Last post by exile « Mon Oct 06, 2025 2:49 pm
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by RobertArthur » Mon Oct 06, 2025 2:28 pm

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Mon Oct 06, 2025 2:49 pm
Orange email problem

Last post by Hotrodder « Sat Sep 27, 2025 9:15 pm
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by exile » Tue Sep 23, 2025 11:06 am

Has anyone else come across this issue with orange email?.

This morning I am unable to open any mail. I cannot open any of the other folders. I...

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Last post by Hotrodder
Sat Sep 27, 2025 9:15 pm
Facebook Messenger

Last post by hughnique « Thu Sep 04, 2025 7:30 am
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by BishyB » Sun Aug 31, 2025 12:58 pm

I keep getting the following message Chat history is missing. Enter your PIN to restore chat history

I have never had a PIN. Haven't got Messenger...

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Last post by hughnique
Thu Sep 04, 2025 7:30 am
bypassing an Android tablet Password

Last post by widge « Sat Aug 30, 2025 11:12 am
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by widge » Fri Aug 29, 2025 8:45 am

Hi,
Sadly we lost a good friend recently, but I am trying to help another friend sort out the admin.

One problem is that she did everything on an...

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Last post by widge
Sat Aug 30, 2025 11:12 am
Humax Foxsat HDR boxes

Last post by exile « Sun Aug 24, 2025 1:51 am
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by L Austin France » Sun Aug 17, 2025 6:15 pm
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We've two of these serving tv,s in the kitchen & lounge via a dish & 4way LNB.
A few days ago the lounge box took ages to boot up & then wouldn't...
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Last post by exile
Sun Aug 24, 2025 1:51 am
Latest email phishing attempt

Last post by MAD87 « Mon Jul 28, 2025 4:12 pm
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by MAD87 » Mon Jul 28, 2025 10:36 am

I spent a while this morning researching this after receipt of an email from 44003335@parisnanterre.fr. Paris Nanterre is a university of course and...

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Mon Jul 28, 2025 4:12 pm
Problems accessing the forum ?

Last post by Chappers51 « Sat Jul 19, 2025 5:55 am
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by Blaze » Thu Jul 17, 2025 9:07 am
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Sorry, Char, this isn't a whinge, just not sure if it's a go-slow this end or not !
Is anyone else having problems getting onto the forum ? From time...
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Last post by Chappers51
Sat Jul 19, 2025 5:55 am
Has Linux over 6% of the desktop market?

Last post by Hotrodder « Fri Jul 18, 2025 7:14 pm
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by RobertArthur » Fri Jul 18, 2025 4:31 pm

And the answer is yes according to the US government's records.

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Last post by Hotrodder
Fri Jul 18, 2025 7:14 pm
Printer priblem

Last post by RobertArthur « Thu Jul 10, 2025 7:12 pm
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by ajm » Thu Jul 10, 2025 11:38 am

My Wi-Fi printer has decided it no longer wants to receive instructions by Wi-Fi. I have rebooted the printer, laptop and livebox to no avail. The...

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Last post by RobertArthur
Thu Jul 10, 2025 7:12 pm
Analogue dial-up modems

Last post by Hotrodder « Tue Jul 08, 2025 3:52 pm
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by RobertArthur » Mon Jul 07, 2025 6:10 pm

Finally time to say goodbye to the last one of my US-Robotics analogue dial-up modems. A blistering speed of 28.8 kbps, once the fastest new kid in...

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Tue Jul 08, 2025 3:52 pm

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