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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

Last post by Pachapapa « Sat Oct 30, 2021 10:33 am
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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
How to block ads on the divisive YouTube

Last post by L Austin France « Fri Jul 10, 2026 11:50 am
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by DaveW » Thu Jul 09, 2026 6:58 pm

Does anybody know how?

Recently you tube has become a PITA with constant ads, trying to force you to subscribe. I have a problem with YouTube...

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Last post by L Austin France
Fri Jul 10, 2026 11:50 am
SFR: shred to pieces

Last post by RobertArthur « Fri Jul 03, 2026 6:43 pm
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by RobertArthur » Sun Jun 07, 2026 11:54 am
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The companies – Bouygues Telecom, Orange and Free owner Iliad – said SFR parent Altice had accepted their offer of €20.35 billion for the struggling...
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Last post by RobertArthur
Fri Jul 03, 2026 6:43 pm
Can your Windows 10 PC be saved in 2025?

Last post by RobertArthur « Wed Jul 01, 2026 10:33 am
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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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Wed Jul 01, 2026 10:33 am
ANY ADVICE/VIEWS PLEASE?

Last post by Loup-garou « Wed Jul 01, 2026 8:22 am
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by Loup-garou » Thu Jun 25, 2026 3:20 pm

Calling all you electricianados out there or even just one.

Because of wall thickness, I purchased a wifi extender. Then I realised that I needed to...

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Last post by Loup-garou
Wed Jul 01, 2026 8:22 am
Microsoft’s big plan to save Windows 11

Last post by Hotrodder « Wed Jun 24, 2026 5:06 pm
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by RobertArthur » Tue Apr 28, 2026 5:50 pm

What took them so long? All those stability and update problems. And guess what? It seems that they are abandoning the new guardian angle, Artificial...

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Wed Jun 24, 2026 5:06 pm
A repairable future?

Last post by Hotrodder « Wed Jun 24, 2026 4:48 pm
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by RobertArthur » Wed Jun 24, 2026 3:04 pm

Interesting developments in laptop design. It is a step in the right direction I thought after reading this article. We started out with personal...

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Wed Jun 24, 2026 4:48 pm
Wi-Fi printer problems after Windows 11 update

Last post by RobertArthur « Sat May 16, 2026 12:37 pm
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by RobertArthur » Fri May 15, 2026 6:07 pm

Department Lost & Found: I got my printer back, it took me long, hours. Too much time consuming maintenance. A back from mission report which might...

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Last post by RobertArthur
Sat May 16, 2026 12:37 pm
AI is here to stay, hiding in your Chrome memory

Last post by Hotrodder « Wed May 13, 2026 8:11 pm
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by RobertArthur » Wed May 13, 2026 11:36 am

Never a dull moment, once upon a time I used my computers as tools, to get something done. Today it sometimes looks like the constant maintenance and...

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Wed May 13, 2026 8:11 pm
Air traffic control overhaul in the USA: no more floppy disks

Last post by RobertArthur « Sun May 10, 2026 11:10 am

by RobertArthur » Sun May 10, 2026 11:10 am

Almost every week my Windows 11 Pro laptop receives an update. Other systems seem to be rock solid, MSDOS, Windows 95, not only in the safe...

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Sun May 10, 2026 11:10 am
Old forum software too old? No

Last post by MAD87 « Sun May 10, 2026 10:28 am
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by RobertArthur » Sat May 09, 2026 12:10 pm

On another forum, someone wondered whether the now somewhat outdated generation of forum software can still keep up with the times. My answer was...

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Last post by MAD87
Sun May 10, 2026 10:28 am
New Orange fibre installation.

Last post by L Austin France « Tue May 05, 2026 6:51 pm
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by Hotrodder » Tue Apr 14, 2026 1:38 pm
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Against all odds, fibre has arrived in our little corner of the wilderness. The technician is arriving on Thursday to install the box and set it up....
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Last post by L Austin France
Tue May 05, 2026 6:51 pm
Springtime cleaning: digital and Hi-Fi memories

Last post by RobertArthur « Sun May 03, 2026 6:26 pm
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by RobertArthur » Fri May 01, 2026 3:47 pm

Interesting, an 8-inch floppy surfaced. Not in general use anymore, in 2016 only a niche market. IBM and others got their inspiration from...

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Last post by RobertArthur
Sun May 03, 2026 6:26 pm
A comeback for landline phones?

Last post by MAD87 « Wed Apr 29, 2026 10:00 am
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by RobertArthur » Tue Apr 28, 2026 11:14 am

Every now and then, as I find myself scrolling through the news on my mobile phone yet again, I’m held up a mirror. Every now and then I think: just...

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Last post by MAD87
Wed Apr 29, 2026 10:00 am
Linux, Windows, macOS, iOS or Android?

Last post by Hotrodder « Fri Mar 06, 2026 11:30 am
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by RobertArthur » Thu Jan 22, 2026 3:05 pm
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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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Last post by Hotrodder
Fri Mar 06, 2026 11:30 am
Consumer electronics: resizing and repricing

Last post by RobertArthur « Sat Feb 07, 2026 1:40 pm
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by RobertArthur » Thu Feb 05, 2026 10:52 pm

Sometimes you are amazed by so many things, and then again: what an incredible amount has happened on the electronics front over the past half...

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Sat Feb 07, 2026 1:40 pm
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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Last post by Hotrodder
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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Last post by Sparkle
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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Last post by Hotrodder
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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Last post by Hotrodder
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
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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Mon Nov 03, 2025 10:29 pm

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