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Has Outlook and HOtmail fixed the heart bleed bug so that we now can change our passwords? Continue reading...

i received an invitation to download RunScanner, and first of all, how and why do they decide to do this? what is their underline motive? Secondly, is this program safe, really safe? And finally, is this program compatible with Microsoft Security Essentials anti-virus program since it detects malware and virus? Needless to say i'm a bit sceptical. thanks Continue reading...

I downloaded a file from the Internet but when my anti-virus package did a security scan it couldn't say if it was safe or not. I therefore decided to abort the download. The following day when I connected to the Internet rather than it starting my Yahoo home page I got a message saying from a website called conduit.com that it had found some registry errors and invited me to download a PC registry cleaner to deal with it. The message box said it was a Microsoft partner and had a Yes and No button. The No button was greyed out so couldn't access it. I therefore got very suspicious and have ignored it and can only access the Internet by going into my Favourites and do…

Original Title: Internet Explorer Every time I go on to the internet my browser comes up with "about" as the browser. I have tried changing it back to google in internet options and put it in as my browser and click on the apply. It will not change back. <Moved from IE category> Continue reading...

MacBook Pro 2013 OS 10.9.2 Safari 7.0.3 It was working last night. Shutdown overnight and started again an hour ago. I can view websites like this, but I seem to have lost stuff linked with images. Photobucket appears, I can log in and see the skeleton of the page but no images. I can see images in posts published by others, and also ones I have just posted from my desktop iMac. In websites I cannot add attachments. I can choose the picture, it's the right size, it loads and I can see it on the list, but if I try to attach it to a post, nothing appears. But I can post text. Like I'm doing here. Everything works correctly on Safari on my iMac running Lion. E…

I have a powerful desktop running a amd 7970. I wish to run Arch linux on this computer. dual partition with windows 8. Is there any way i could install an aditional Ge force gt 610 on this system and use it only when i boot into Linux and disable the amd 7970. and when i boot into windows disable that card and use the amd 7970 instead. Any help would be aprecieated. thanks. Or how is support for amd on linux these days. Would i have a stable system with the 7970? or is it not even worth trying? Continue reading...

Hello all. I recently upgraded my home server by installing a new Xeon e3-1270v3 and Supermicro X10SAT board. Installation was simple and I reconnected my controller card, a LSI 9211-8i. When I booted the array would not mount. I tried to stop and reassemble the array but was met with this: root@PreciseServer:~# mdadm --assemble --scan --force -v /dev/md0 mdadm: looking for devices for /dev/md0 mdadm: Cannot assemble mbr metadata on /dev/sdl1 mdadm: Cannot assemble mbr metadata on /dev/sdl mdadm: no recogniseable superblock on /dev/sdh1 mdadm: Cannot assemble mbr metadata on /dev/sdh mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/sdd1 mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/sdd m…

Hi I�ve just setup a linux lamp server on an old laptop. I installed Ubuntu 13.0.4. From there I did an update and now I have 13.10 I then set up a static ip. All works fine. The problem is that now when I try to do any updates or installs such as sudo apt-get install phpmyadmin Ubuntu reads the package ok says it will install 34.8 mb. I press y to confirm and it then says it has failed to fetch the files because it failed to resolve the gb.archive.ubuntu.com directories. Continue reading...

I'm very now to Gentoo I've been trying day and night for 7 days now to install a systemd/Gentoo system without any luck. It's been really easy to install Gentoo with openRC because it's the default init system. Here are the steps that I used to install systemd but it's still not used as the default init system. 1.Configure kernel as directed in systemd Gentoo page. 2. Built an initramfs with "genkernel --install --udev --no-ramdisk-modules initramfs" 3. simlinked "ln -sf /proc/self/mounts /etc/mtab" 3. Installed sys-apps/dbus with a -systemd USE flag 4. Installed sys-apps/systemd with "udev dbus systemd bindist mmx sse sse2 alsa dvd X qt gtk -kde gnome" USE flags …

hello, I am beginner in this field! I want to install LAMP in Debian 7 until now i have not yet found effective tutorials, whenever I had many problems! can you give me some sites or effective steps to follow it. thank you ! Continue reading...

If the iPhone and iPad have taught us anything it's that no one can predict what an Apple product will be like no matter how obvious it later seems in hindsight. Such will almost certainly be the case with the iWatch, or iBand, or whatever Apple ultimately calls their wearable, if/when they decide to ship it. But I do think there are real problems a wearable device can solve, and problems an Apple wearable is perhaps best positioned to solve. The iWatch-er's dilemma Apple is seldom first to market with major products. They don't cater to the early adopters. We suffered years of pain from Treo and BlackBerry and Windows Mobile, and Apple got years of real-world fee…

Yesterday T-Mobile introduced a new Simple Starter plan that could get you in the cellular door at $40/month, and today they're shaking things up again by reducing the price of the iPad + cellular to match that of their Wi-Fi-only siblings. Additionally, T-Mobile customers that activate a new iPad will get 1.2GB of free LTE data through the end of 2014. Continue reading...

For today only, purchase the Griffin Technology Duck Dynasty Case for iPhone 5/5S and save 50% off the list price! Family certified, Redneck approved and ready to keep your iPhone 5S or iPhone 5 protected from drops, scratches and other bad ideas. These durable hard cases feature the Duck Dynasty crew on the back with a glossy exterior, leaving complete access to the screen, camera, ports and buttons. Continue reading...

After initially launching last week, Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff is now available to download for iPhone and iPad. Giggity Giggity Goo! The game will be instantly familiar to anyone who ever played The Simpsons: Tapped Out, and to fans of the show. We're rebuilding Quahog, after 'somebody' blew it up. We also get treated to this exclusive mini-episode, which opens up the game (word of warning, there's a couple of curses in there!) FAMILY GUY: The Quest for Stuff begins with a new conflict between Peter Griffin and his arch nemesis the Giant Chicken. After an epic battle gone awry, Quahog is destroyed and Peter is to blame. With Quahog in ruins, players must help…

A quick heads up for all you Pokemon fans out there that there's a new collection of music in iTunes you might be interested in. The folks at Game Freak have published the entire soundtrack to Pokemon Black and Pokemon White for you to download and listen to as much as you like. All 173 tracks, and for just $9.99/£7.99. What are you waiting for? $9.99 - Download Now via TechnoBuffalo Continue reading...

i would like to upgrade my dell 3000 demension with windows 7 can you help me install it correctly Continue reading...

Please help I have just bought flight simulator deluxe for my 12 year olds birthday Disc 1 seems to lad correctly and then asks to into insert disc 2. After a minute an error comes up - Error 1311. Source file not found:E:\D2Feat~1.cab. Verify that the file exists and that you can access it. I read a post about copying all the contents from Disc 1 and 2 onto your desktop but Disc 2 appears to be empty. i am not an expert in any way but can someone help Thanks mark Continue reading...

Was receiving a message on computer regarding update and thought that the deadline was 4/14 but now I want to update and the message is not popping up? Continue reading...

I need to run XP for backward compatibility for several reasons. I'm not worried about no longer getting security updates as the computer will be offline only. However, if I need to reinstall for any reason, such as a disk crash, will I still be able to call in and receive the custom code that validates my install? Continue reading...

Is there a free upgrade path from XP to Windows 7 that Microsoft is offering? kindly assists. Continue reading...

I bought a new Lenovo Yoga 2 Laptop with windows 8 this week when you click on the store icon, you get an error message "Your PC isn't connected to the Internet. To use the Store, connect to the Internet and then try again. Continue reading...

I want to remove the Windows.old folder from my C drive because it's taking up 5 Gigabytes of space, but when I go into the Disk Cleanup utility, there is no "Previous Windows Installations" option to check. Is there any problem with just deleting Windows.old directly? Continue reading...

I purchased Microsoft's Windows 8 as a download back in Jan 2013. As a download. And as of now the operating system is. To the point that the HDD should be entirely formatted and OS reinstalled. So now here is my question. Can I activate the OS. ??? Or Will I need to buy a new code. ??? Did I only get one activate when I purchased the Win 8 Pro, Back in 2013. As a download. ??? So what doe's it cost for a new windows code. How many actives will I get with a new windows code. Or Should I just buy a new windows 8 OS already packaged. That comes with infinity activations. ??? Geoff. Continue reading...

I had Windows 8 Pro on one partition and Windows XP SP3 on another partition for some time and I could choose which one to start. I decided to remove Win XP and format the partition Win XP was installed on. I tried to do this using Win XP CD's formatting option that appears before installation; however, I accidentally installed Win XP again on the same partition. The problem is that my laptop no longer recognizes Win 8 and starts on Win XP. I was wondering if by any chance I could retrieve Win 8? By the way, the partition which Win 8 is installed on, is intact and healthy with all the windows files in it. Also, I tried to refresh or reset Win 8 installation using Win…

I can cover the word "cat" with my mouse in command prompt. In Eclipse, I can cover up the shortcut icons with a piece of 0.9mm pencil lead. How can I overcome this problem without compromising my resolution or constantly squinting at my screen? Continue reading...