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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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Last post by Coldonat
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
The time cometh?

Last post by Niftyons « Sat Oct 12, 2024 9:11 pm
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by hughnique » Sun Oct 06, 2024 1:29 pm
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Unfortunately my OAP phone has given up the ghost, emergency calls only, one minute and then insert SIM card the next, the same card works in an old...
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Sat Oct 12, 2024 9:11 pm
Spam

Last post by Hotrodder « Mon Oct 07, 2024 1:47 pm
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by ajm » Sun Oct 06, 2024 1:33 pm
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I am getting lots of emails from an organisation called nos offres et services . They use several email addresses all of which I have put in...
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Last post by Hotrodder
Mon Oct 07, 2024 1:47 pm
Ceefax at 50

Last post by Trelawney « Thu Sep 26, 2024 1:30 pm
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by niemeyjt » Mon Sep 23, 2024 6:49 am

50 years ago today, the BBC launched Ceefax - the UK's answer to Minitel (ish).

It was switched off in 2012 - but anyone with a BBC B computer can...

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Last post by Trelawney
Thu Sep 26, 2024 1:30 pm
Who has been talking?

Last post by niemeyjt « Mon Sep 23, 2024 10:41 am
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by ajm » Mon Sep 23, 2024 9:53 am

I have started getting pop-up ads for designer luxury yachts. :o

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Mon Sep 23, 2024 10:41 am
Exploding pagers

Last post by Lori « Fri Sep 20, 2024 2:32 pm
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by tagh » Wed Sep 18, 2024 12:32 pm
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Given the technical feat of making thousands of pagers explode at once, one wonders if mobile phones could have been afflicted with the same or...
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Last post by Lori
Fri Sep 20, 2024 2:32 pm
Many websites already lost in the mists of time

Last post by Hotrodder « Wed Sep 18, 2024 4:32 pm
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by RobertArthur » Mon Sep 16, 2024 10:49 pm

Trying to not reinvent the wheel again, looking for something that should be there on the internet, no, not anymore. Far too many dead links. In the...

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Last post by Hotrodder
Wed Sep 18, 2024 4:32 pm
Ending Internet contract with FREE.com

Last post by Lori « Wed Sep 18, 2024 8:14 am
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by edythuk » Tue Sep 17, 2024 6:54 pm

We are returning to the UK next month and I contacted the help section of my page and was told to ring the number of their department which deals...

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Last post by Lori
Wed Sep 18, 2024 8:14 am
Apple iPhone 16

Last post by elsie « Wed Sep 11, 2024 9:24 pm
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by niemeyjt » Mon Sep 09, 2024 8:19 pm
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For all you Apple fanboys and fangirls out there (assuming you're not already queuing) . . .

Lacking sufficient natural intelligence and about to...
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Last post by elsie
Wed Sep 11, 2024 9:24 pm
Can your Windows 10 PC be saved in 2025?

Last post by niemeyjt « Tue Sep 10, 2024 10:03 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 niemeyjt
Tue Sep 10, 2024 10:03 pm
Scam emails

Last post by Hotrodder « Tue Sep 10, 2024 9:37 am
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by exile » Fri Aug 30, 2024 10:51 pm

Is there somewhere to forward scam emails so that the authorities/company that is being imitated is aware of what is happening?

I have just received...

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Last post by Hotrodder
Tue Sep 10, 2024 9:37 am
Clearview: illegal data collection

Last post by niemeyjt « Sun Sep 08, 2024 3:24 pm
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by RobertArthur » Tue Sep 03, 2024 5:35 pm
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Dutch DPA imposes a fine on Clearview because of illegal data collection for facial recognition.

As predicted.
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Last post by niemeyjt
Sun Sep 08, 2024 3:24 pm
Micro S*** XL access problem.

Last post by niemeyjt « Mon Sep 02, 2024 9:26 pm
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by exile » Sun Sep 01, 2024 9:06 pm
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I have toady encountered a problem with accessing XL spreadsheets using W11.

I have a number of spreadsheets that I use on a very regular basis -...
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Last post by niemeyjt
Mon Sep 02, 2024 9:26 pm
Ipad life

Last post by RobertArthur « Thu Aug 29, 2024 12:24 pm
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by tagh » Wed Aug 28, 2024 1:37 pm

How long does an Ipad last? Mine, an Ipad 3 has always had heavy use but seems to be slowing down; I have cleared the cache on several occasions and...

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Last post by RobertArthur
Thu Aug 29, 2024 12:24 pm
New TV question

Last post by Hotrodder « Fri Aug 23, 2024 8:54 pm
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by Hotrodder » Wed Jun 26, 2024 9:06 pm
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After decades of sterling service, our ancient crt telly has finally gone belly up. All channels gone very dark with even darker streaks across the...
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Last post by Hotrodder
Fri Aug 23, 2024 8:54 pm
Startpage

Last post by A.N.Other « Mon Aug 12, 2024 9:37 am
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by Hotrodder » Mon Aug 05, 2024 9:46 am
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Does anyone else use Startpage.com as the home page in their browser? I have been doing so for a few years now. I use it because it is one small step...
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Last post by A.N.Other
Mon Aug 12, 2024 9:37 am
Is fibre really worth it?

Last post by DaveW « Sat Jul 27, 2024 7:14 pm
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by Hotrodder » Thu Jul 25, 2024 5:19 pm
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It seems fibre is finally seeping into darkest Bretagne with white vans and cable reels littering every available space on the roadside. I suppose it...
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Last post by DaveW
Sat Jul 27, 2024 7:14 pm
No problems with Windows 3.1 and W95

Last post by Hotrodder « Wed Jul 24, 2024 10:24 am
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by RobertArthur » Tue Jul 23, 2024 10:41 pm

Southwest Airlines kept flying through global IT outage.

In a German computer magazine this summary:

Ancient software is often still in use in the...

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Last post by Hotrodder
Wed Jul 24, 2024 10:24 am
Wi Fi booster

Last post by Biloute « Sun Jul 21, 2024 3:55 pm
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by hughnique » Sun Jul 21, 2024 11:45 am

What is the easiest way to extend the WiFi, main router is in the house, the gite is approx 10 metres away and obviously two main walls in between. I...

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Last post by Biloute
Sun Jul 21, 2024 3:55 pm
Visa Click to Pay

Last post by exile « Sat Jul 13, 2024 5:11 pm
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by Veem » Thu Jul 11, 2024 6:13 pm
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Having been scammed a couple of times in recent times, I'd like your advice on the safety of 'Visa Click to Pay'. I understand it demands a lot of...
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Last post by exile
Sat Jul 13, 2024 5:11 pm
Fuses

Last post by RobertArthur « Tue Jul 09, 2024 6:04 pm
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by Hotrodder » Sun Jul 07, 2024 5:31 pm
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In an effort to rid my addled brain of ebay-induced fatigue I was browsing my favourite Audio website and stumbled across a thread where someone was...
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Last post by RobertArthur
Tue Jul 09, 2024 6:04 pm
War on floppy disks: the end

Last post by Niftyons « Thu Jul 04, 2024 10:22 am
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by RobertArthur » Thu Jul 04, 2024 9:17 am

The BBC News this morning, some progress has been made in Japan:

In 2021, digital minister Mr Kono had declared war on floppy disks. On Wednesday,...

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Last post by Niftyons
Thu Jul 04, 2024 10:22 am
Best VPN for getting BBC IPlayer in France

Last post by Hotrodder « Fri Jun 28, 2024 10:17 am
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by Bayleaf » Wed Jun 26, 2024 4:21 pm
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This may have been asked before, but we'd like to use a VPN that specifically allows us to use the red button for BBC programmes and IPlayer. Does...
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Last post by Hotrodder
Fri Jun 28, 2024 10:17 am
Netflix

Last post by Lori « Tue Jun 25, 2024 9:04 am
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by hughnique » Mon Jun 24, 2024 9:59 am

My son in the UK, years ago paid on his Netflix package for his girlfriend and us to have access to his Netflix account, suddenly we are cut off as...

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Last post by Lori
Tue Jun 25, 2024 9:04 am

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