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"Check Browser Compatibility" - error message from online banking. 6 UTUSN Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1845
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"identifying potentially criminal behavior" 1 steve2470 Dec 2017 Dec 2017 1 1313
"Microsoft Directx" question 4 left-of-center2012 Oct 2018 Oct 2018 0 1349
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"This media could not be played" 4 Kali Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1680
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"Ugly Email" in an interesting Chrome extension to Block Email Tracking. 0 RKP5637 Nov 2017 Nov 2017 3 1429
"Writing a shell script is like riding a bike." 5 eppur_se_muova Mar 2018 Apr 2018 1 1365
"You are using an unsupported battery" 18 Nittersing Dec 2022 Dec 2022 0 1926
"Your privacy will be protected by redirecting your search to Search Encrypt." 2 frogmarch Apr 2018 Apr 2018 2 3334
​ 3 Make7 Nov 2023 Nov 2023 0 206
"Warning: Unresponsive plugin" ? ON EDIT: How do I uninstall & reinstall Firefox? 24 UTUSN Jun 2016 Jun 2016 0 3231
"Windows 10 Driver Update" ads...??? 3 trof Oct 2015 Oct 2015 0 2521
'Your computer has a virus' cold call con artists on the rise: Microsoft 5 steve2470 Apr 2018 Apr 2018 5 1777
(RDS exploit) Install Windows 10's August 2019 updates now to protect your PC from a nasty worm 0 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 5 1063
(Thanks to Egnever) Other thread's problem resolved by uninstalling Adobe Flash? What will this do? 10 UTUSN Jun 2016 Jun 2016 0 1890
***UPDATE*** My Win10 (?) or Bing (?) wallpapers (?) got disappeared. "Clear history" problem? 9 UTUSN Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1902
**On Edit** (Solved?) - how to burn Adobe Cloud file to CD R? - (calling "Dude Lebowski"?) 5 UTUSN Mar 2021 Mar 2021 0 1124
*UPDATE SOLVED* Thanks to canetoad! Is it called "Bing Daily Image"? - stopped working 2 days ago 6 UTUSN Jul 2023 Jul 2023 0 1673

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*UPDATE, not good* : "Auto-Refresh in Edge" - solution(?) here!1 5 UTUSN Dec 2017 Jan 2018 0 3731
*Update: GOT IT, SCAM, TX ALL! :) : RE 'Rec'd IRS Email Today: Legit?' 40 appalachiablue May 2021 May 2021 3 2295
100+ lesser known but useful websites 4 usonian Oct 2023 Oct 2023 7 1107
1997 computer price 32 SHRED Dec 2017 Dec 2017 38 3780
2019 alternative to a boombox? 7 IcyPeas Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1310
2019 test of Android anti-virus programs 2 krispos42 Mar 2019 Apr 2019 6 1213
2021 looks to become another record year for the DuckDuckGo search engine 5 douglas9 Jun 2021 Jun 2021 3 1975
21 Hidden Smartphone Superpowers 4 douglas9 Dec 2018 Feb 2019 12 1578
40 Must Have System Admin Tools For Your System Administrator Toolkit Bag 6 steve2470 May 2015 Aug 2017 2 4563
400 Bad Request - Request Header Or Cookie Too Large - nginx/1.10.3 2 News Junkie Mar 2023 Mar 2023 0 1370
6 tips for streaming TV without going broke 10 steve2470 Feb 2020 Apr 2020 6 1855
8 mo old Roku failed to connect to wifi-all attempts to fix failed. 5 Boxerfan Sep 2022 Sep 2022 0 1294
? Hard drive failure 6 ronatchig Jun 2020 Aug 2020 1 2173
A Brief History of BonziBuddy, the Internets Most Friendly Malware 2 steve2470 Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 2279
A cell phone question. 5 LAS14 May 2023 May 2023 1 917
A child I tutor was typing in Google Docs on a Dell laptop yesterday. Then suddenly, after he 6 tblue37 Sep 2019 Oct 2019 0 1464
A chinese app has taken over my google function and 2 applegrove Feb 13 Feb 13 1 625
A collection of inspiring lists, manuals, cheatsheets, blogs, hacks, one-liners, cli/web tools ++ 4 usonian Jan 2023 Jan 2023 9 1343
A couple days ago I got a notice for Windows 10 update. 10 Control-Z Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1805
A couple of questions regarding very slow start up and backing up files 8 Kaleva Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1193
A detailed Windows Resource Monitor guide 1 douglas9 Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 997
A dumb ? - Are there different types of USB Cables for chargin, etc? 11 Fix The Stupid Nov 2019 Nov 2019 4 1169
A Facebook question (problem) 2 left-of-center2012 Aug 2020 Aug 2020 1 1096
A friend has suggested I get Snapchat so he can send me videos of his cat. 11 PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2020 Sep 2020 4 1177
A good alternative to free Malwarebytes? 5 left-of-center2012 Oct 2018 Oct 2018 1 1176
A good laptop, non googlechrome, under $500 or a reliable source for used computers? Help ... 25 marble falls Oct 2021 Jan 2022 3 2305
A good VPN 11 canetoad Mar 2021 Mar 2021 5 1803
A little help with file sharing, please.. 11 grumpyduck Apr 2020 Apr 2020 0 1643
A modern version of Opera for i386 linux has been released. 1 hunter Nov 2016 Nov 2016 6 1276
A need for speed 7 El Mimbreno Dec 2020 Dec 2020 0 1301

Computer Help and Support Continued...

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A new "shiny toy" to play with: Windows 10X Preview 8 steve2470 Jan 2021 Jan 2021 0 1646
A new browser from the founders of Opera ~ Vivaldi 3 MichaelSoE Apr 2016 Apr 2016 5 1609
A new hard drive, a question about file transfer. 12 Shipwack Jul 2023 Jul 2023 0 1884
A nice person suggested I post this here 12 XanaDUer2 Jun 2023 Jun 2023 1 1741
A non-computer question from the lady who didn't know what an AC Adapter was... 11 LAS14 Jun 2020 Jun 2020 0 1252
A possible issue with malware? Pixel 6 Pro 5 OAITW r.2.0 May 2023 May 2023 0 1470
A Privacy Lesson, Courtesy of Zuckerberg 3 question everything Sep 2016 Nov 2016 1 1654
A product research tip, USB/wireless mouse for Smart TV 8 UTUSN May 2016 May 2016 1 1483
A question about Chrome and flashplayer? 3 polly7 Jan 2016 Jan 2016 0 1647
A question about music collaboration. 9 LAS14 May 2020 May 2020 0 1449
A question about Zoom videoconferencing, Safe Driving Mode 2 Girard442 May 2020 May 2020 2 2268
A second gmail account? 16 question everything Aug 2020 Dec 2020 2 1794
A short lesson on identifiying a fake website by its address (URL) 3 blogslut Sep 2018 Sep 2018 13 1885
a small rant about Equifax 0 steve2470 Dec 2017 Dec 2017 2 998
A software question 10 Marthe48 Sep 2021 Sep 2021 0 951
A tip for playing streaming video in the MS Edge browser 1 BootinUp Nov 2021 Nov 2021 1 941
A tool to measure your network connection 2 steve2470 Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1157
A trip down memory lane 7 milestogo Sep 2023 Sep 2023 4 829
a VPN trial I was trying was slowing my computer down.... 3 IcyPeas Mar 2021 Mar 2021 0 1032
A Wifi Booster Question 8 mntleo2 Jun 2016 Aug 2016 0 1851
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