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I cannot open my inbox or any other folders in my mail. (GMail) It seems to be stuck on "all". I would also like to only see mail of 2 months duration but now have all mail ever posted. I am not brill at this ,sorry, but have tried settings but don't seem to be getting anywhere. I would really appreciate simple answer .thankyou Continue reading...

In Window 8, When ever i have opened Microsoft word for every 5 minutes it will restart. I am finding difficultly to solve this problem. could anyone please help me to solve this problem. Continue reading...

I set up a home network and now I'm wondering if I need it. Why can't I just connect through a miniport? I'm confused with all these network settings available. I am running Win/7 using I.E. 11 and ethernet connection from my modem to router. Since I have a laptop in my home, I need to run wireless which requires the router, correct? I do not take my laptop out of my home. Can someone please help a old lady configure her network connections. I am connected to IPV4 but no connectivity in IPV6, does this mean anything? Confused and old... Thanks in advance for any help Continue reading...

Google forum advised me to post this here saying that it's probably a problem with windows and maybe a antivirus problem and that I might need to disable my Norton till I get it installed, but here is my problem... I am using window 7 home premium. I am trying to use an app for streaming to my tv. I can only do this with google chrome cast. I installed the new version of chrome and it won't load and I get a pop up saying "unspecified error" . Tryed to uninstall and I get a pop up that says to close all google windows and try again. I normally use windows on my laptop and would like to use chrome also. Anyone have a fix for this or a suggestion? Even if I do get it unin…

I like to group my desktop icons. All icons which appear as "shorcuts" within their properties stay in place when opened. However, I have one icon which does not have the same properties as the others - "shortcut" does not appear within its properties. This icon will move to the first open position on the far left. I have tried to recreate the shortcut, but it always appears as the same non-shortcut. Any ideas on how to resolve its movement? Continue reading...

Just to clarify - I also have a machine sorely in need of a refresh and was planning on doing a clean Windows install (ie not a "restore to factory settings" install so as to avoid bloatware). I have Win7 Home Premium 64X currently installed, so I just downloaded an ISO from this link: http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/win/X17-58997.iso Once burned to DVD, I will be able to use this ISO to install a fresh version of Win7 using the original product key from the the sticker on the case, correct? I'm ok with the actual install and all that, but I'm leery of getting a message in 30 days saying that I have to pay for a new Windows license. Thanks! Split from: h…

A while ago, all my programs were opening with Microsoft word instead of their proper program. Example, if I were to double click on Mozilla Firefox, it would open word and not Firefox. I went to Open with... and set Mozilla as my default program so now everything I click (paint, microsoft word, photoscape, anything really) will only open in Mozilla Firefox. How do I fix it? I just want all my programs to open with their proper program. I want Microsoft Word to open when I click on the file Microsoft word, I want Paint to open when I click on the Paint file, etc. Here's what I see: How do I fix it? Continue reading...

Yogi called me today to say my computer has been compromised. How do I know they actually called me and not some hacker? I ran Security Essentials yesterday and it found nothing so how has there suddenly been a problem? Continue reading...

While online a window popped up with an official microsoft look to it, in the form of an urgent notification that my drivers were outdated for my operating system. I had just recently upgraded to windows 8.1, and wondered how the driver update during the upgrade could be outdated so soon. Nonetheless, a scan of my drivers was recommended so I went along, (this was microsoft right?) and all of a sudden a "utility Scanner" was being downloaded, which then boldly stated that "14 out of 32 drivers for windows 8.0" were outdated and needed updating. The reference to 8.0 should have done it for me, but in this day of relentless updates from your manufacturer, op systems, de…

Do you have to manually start a full scan? A pain! Why does a full scan take HOURS? I am into over 7 hours having just installed yesterday. Should I run another virus protection with it? Avast 2014 did not work! Continue reading...

Hi i am not a PC user myself owning a mac but i need to help my brother out who does own a PC Lenevo running Windows 7. he got this PC refurbished from my moms friend and at the time it was really slow. later on a IT guy working for dell came in and helped him out by removing viruses and putting hit internet settings to factory to get rid of tool bars and Adware and such. he also installed AVG for free to scan and protect, he also found out that the virus disabled security essentials, which we then uninstalled in replace for avg. being a Mac user ive never seen so many viruses. the problem im having tho is this. even tho he has AVG with real time scanning and a ad block …

My computer has a called file Isearch, it is copying my files, pictures, and programs. It even has made copies of files that where never in the hard drive to begin with from the original owners information. The worst part is, that there is thousands of copies. I have a 2 terabyte hard drive paired with another 1.6 hard drive. It has not use all the memory yet but no scan finds anything wrong. It scanned 2,750,000 files and took 7 hours to scan. No threats where found it said. Continue reading...

If you don't want all the trouble of installing tor on your system, there is now a linux-powered tor box that you can just plug in to give you anonymous browsing. Continue reading...

Hi Experts, I want to create a new file if find command get some output, when i ran the below command I am getting the following error # gunzip -c `find /home/guna/web3/ -iname "clk*" -cmin -66` >> /home/guna/$(date +%Y%h%d%H).log gzip: compressed data not read from a terminal. Use -f to force decompression. For help, type: gzip -h because the output from find command there is no file generated in 66min, how to tell gunzip to read the file when find command found any file. when I see the log the error is below, the above command I am running as a cronjob. # tail -f /var/mail/root gzip: stdin: unexpected end of file Please help me to get rid from th…

Hi everyone, some time ago I discovered interesting Linux distro. I can't remember it's name, I remember only it's features. It is a distro for managing a sensitive data. It is completely offline, networking is disabled by default. It has true crypt built in and it is a live CD (not 100% sure last part). I failed to google it... Maybe someone know it's name ? Continue reading...

Hi. I'm quite new to linux and need some assistance extending a volume. I have a VM (v5.1) running Centos (v6.5). There are probably a lot of guides on here but I'm having trouble finding one. Can this be done online? If so, does anyone have the basic steps I need to perform? Thanks, Russ Continue reading...

Hi Experts, The below command is working fine and creating file with current hour in cli, but in cron it is giving the below error, please suggest me how to get rid from this. # gunzip -c `find /home/guna/web1/ -iname "bids*" -cmin -30` >> /home/guna/"`date +%Y%h%d%H`.log"(finding within 30min files and writing in new file) # crontab -e 30 * * * * gunzip -c `find /home/guna/web1/ -iname "bids*" -cmin -30` >> /home/guna/"`date +%Y%h%d%H`.log"(run this cmd 30th min in an hour) # tail -f /var/mail/root /bin/sh: -c: line 0: unexpected EOF while looking for matching ``' /bin/sh: -c: line 1: syntax error: unexpected end of file Thanks, Kishore. C…

If you're looking to fill out your comiXology comic collection you're in luck. Although we are admittedly a bit late to catch this, the folks from Image Comics and comiXology are giving away 193 free comics and today is the last day to grab them. Among those available you'll find The Walking Dead, Witchblade, Epic Kill, Fatale and many, many more. All you need to do is open up the comiXology app and go to the Image Comics publisher page and make your selections. Alternatively, you can also visit the comiXology site where they offer up an awesome 'add all to cart button' that allows for them to be instantly available on your device after checkout. Thanks, Paunngaq! …

A bug has been discovered in iOS 7 that causes email attachments to not be encrypted. Before anyone panics, however, in order for an attacker to exploit the bug they'd need to a) steal your device and, b) brute force or jailbreak-bypass the passcode or password, which c) currently means there's no risk to iPhone 4s and later devices running iOS 7.1 or later software. When reached for comment about the bug, Apple provided us with the following statement: "We're aware of the issue," an Apple spokeswoman told iMore, "and are working on a fix which we will deliver in a future software update." The bug was first reported by Andreas Kurtz: I verified this issue by…

Role-playing games are a dime a dozen on the App Store. How does a new RPG stand out? Slingshot braves from Japanese developer COLOPL does so by using a unique slingshot mechanic. Pull back on your hero, let go, and watch him or her fly into the enemy like a cue ball. It’s a different and surprisingly fun way to kill monsters on your iPhone or iPad. Read on to learn about more features like online co-op that make this free to play RPG worth a download. Slingshot warriors After engaging in one of those climactic teaser battles that shows you what the game is going to be like, players awaken in the building of a heroes’ guild. The first thing you’ll do is c…

All recent iPhones and cellular-capable iPads come with SIM (subscribe identity module) card slots on their sides. A SIM card is how your carrier provides all the information your device needs to get on their network and access the voice and data services linked to your account. There may be times when you'll beed to swap the SIM card in your iPhone or iPad. If you upgrade to a new device you'll have to move the SIM card to that new device. If you're traveling and want to use a local SIM to avoid roaming charges, you'll have to swap it in. If something goes wrong with your SIM card you may even need to replace it. Whatever the reason, it's a super simple process and all y…

Not all cables are made the same. But if they have the MFI logo (Made For iPhone/iPad/iPod), like this one does, you can count on them working well. I learned that the hard way back in the 30-pin Dock Connector days when I bought a handful of cheap sync cables at a gas station. $5, compared to $19 for a genuine Apple cable! Without exception, all of them were bunk. Well, one worked for syncing. But not a single one worked for charging. So I'm a bit suspicious of third-party sync cables to begin with. But if it has a "Made for iPod/iPhone/iPad" label on it, it does give me some reassurance — I know that the manufacturer has passed muster with Apple's own certificat…

I'm trying to install windows 7 from a flash drive onto my 2002 dell computer without a dvd drive. Works ok for a few minutes and gives me the blue screen with error message in title. Please help if you know what I need to do. Thanks KJ Continue reading...

I have been attempting to use my Movie Maker to complete a movie of video clips. I am trying to make a whole movie to make a DVD. Everytime I go to save the movie file, it wants to tell me that my source files are no longer in its original place or not enough space....etc. Well, my files are on my computer, they have not been moved or adjusted and I have plenty of disk space. Why the **** has it quit working? Continue reading...

XP Home SP3. All updates ect installed. Having this problem almost once a day. Computer stops responding. Icons have no effect or return errors. Parts of some windows, such as explorer, loose their colour. Only solution is switch off and restart. Each time I am met with the same results in the Event Viewer. A long line of yellow triangle warnings with these in the Properties: EventID 4356 The COM+ Event System failed to create an instance of the subscriber partition:{41E90F3E-56C1-4633-81C3-6E8BAC8BDD70}!new:{D3938AB0-5B9D-11D1-8DD2-00AA004ABD5E}. CoGetObject returned HRESULT 80070422. Event ID 4352 The COM+ Event System attempted to fi…