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mNetwork This app helps you monitor the upload and download data totals on your systems connected network card. Although not a perfect replacement for measuring tools from your ISP this can give you a good estimate of how much data you are using. Download mNetwork (PC) Reader Instead of installing the bloated Adobe Reader just install this Windows Store app for quick looks into not only your PDF files but also XPS and TIFF ones. Download Reader (PC) Network Speed Test I think everyone who connects to the Internet wants to measure their connections speed. You can either go to a website full of ads or you can use this app to get a quick c…

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AWS replied February 27, 20168 yr

Hiring a lawyer for a parking-ticket appeal is not only a headache, but it can also cost more than the ticket itself. Depending on the case and the lawyer, an appeal — a legal process where you argue out of paying the fine — can cost between $400 to $900. But with the help of a robot made by British programmer Joshua Browder, 19, it costs nothing. Browder's bot handles questions about parking-ticket appeals in the UK. Since launching in late 2015, it has successfully appealed $3 million worth of tickets. Joshua Browder's robot can help answer questions about parking tickets. Once you sign in, a chat screen pops up. To learn about your case, the bot asks q…

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allheart55 Cindy E replied February 25, 20168 yr

Want to make a purchase online? Say cheese! MasterCard (MA) is rolling out new technology that would allow any online shopper to authenticate their identity with the super high-tech power of...a selfie. Here’s how it works: When you shop online using a MasterCard-issued credit card, the merchant will ping you with a text and ask you to verify your identity through MasterCard Identity Check (you’ll have to download the app on your phone first). From there, you can either pose for a photo or use your fingerprint to verify your identity. If you go for the photo option, the app will prompt you to blink once or twice. And that blink is everything. It’s how the app pre…

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Tony D replied February 25, 20168 yr

Hi I have a Dell XPS 8300 and just noticed that it has hyper threading. I have been in the old BIOS but everytime I click on a tab and look around then try to get to another tab without having to reboot, I end up rebooting. So, should I use the hyper threading enabled and how do I do so. Could you please help me with the tab issue? Thank you Peter

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peterr replied February 23, 20168 yr

pci\ven_10ec&dev_8168&subsys_85051043&rev_09 Hey guys, this machine doesn't show a model number, I went to pci database which led me to here: http://www.realtek.com.tw/Downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Conn=4&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false&Langid=1&Level=5&PFid=5&PNid=13 but I don't know exactly which driver I should download, help please?

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mikehende replied February 23, 20168 yr

If you’ve ever downloaded software onto your computer, chances are you’ve unknowingly cluttered your machine with PUPs. Here’s what you need to know about these sneaky programs. What are PUPs? If you're thinking baskets of doe-eyed baby dogs, then you're sadly mistaken. PUPs is the acronym that stands for Potentially Unwanted Programs. Also called bundleware, junkware, or PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications), PUPs are software programs that you likely didn't want installed on your computer. Why not? Here are a few things that PUPs can do: slow your computer down display numerous annoying ads add toolbars that steal space on the browser some collect …

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allheart55 Cindy E replied February 23, 20168 yr

A hacker modified a version of Linux Mint to contain a backdoor, then hacked the project's website to trick users into downloading the malicious version. A hacker has broken into the website of one of the most-popular Linux version and pointed users to malicious download links that contained a "modified" version of the software. The surprise announcement was made Saturday, shortly after the breach was detected. In a blog post, Clement Lefebvre, head of the Linux Mint project -- said to be the third most-popular version of the open-source operating system after Ubuntu and Fedora -- confirmed the breach. "Hackers made a modified Linux Mint ISO, with a backdoor i…

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IceMan37 replied February 21, 20168 yr

Hello I am considering building or having built, a desktop. I recently purchased a new monitor and at a 'build it yourself site it said my monitor is inadequate for an i5 build which I tthought odd. It is: Dell S2340 M. Could you please tell me if I should exchange this as I just bought it 3 days ago. ------ I think my cooler is too big for the case but am not sure if the door will open. 1- Intel core i5- 6600 K, 3.3.GHz, 6th generation, LGA 1151, hyper threading, [$219.00] 2- Tax $65 3- assembly $140.00 4- heat sink – Cool Master V8 GTS CPU cooler [ $100] 5- Board Asus Z 170 – Deluxe LGA 1151, ATX, Intel [Need 64 byte, Bluetooth, WIFI, i…

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allheart55 Cindy E replied February 21, 20168 yr

The media is awash with FUD-ridden claims that Windows 10 is "spying" on users, sending to Microsoft all your data and secrets. It's total hogwash, and no one making these claims can produce a scrap of evidence to back up their claims. I love the X-Files, and I enjoy a conspiracy theory as much as the other guy, but there needs to be evidence, and I've seen more far compelling evidence for the existence of Bigfoot, the Roswell crash, or the Lost City of Atlantis than I have for the allegation that Microsoft is using Windows 10 to spy on users. And believe you me, I've spent countless hours searching for a smoking gun, with no success. Like my ZDNet colleague Simon B…

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IceMan37 replied February 21, 20168 yr

Well, we have approximately 10" and counting right now. We are expected to get 22" or more today and throughout the night. I hope we don't lose power or internet.

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besen replied February 21, 20168 yr

I wonder how many people will actually fall for this.....:eek::D Hey Cindy, Please read this email carefully. I would like to personally thank you for supporting me :) and heres your once in a lifetime opportunity to make the $5000 in the next 24 hours. Here are the steps: 1. Sign up at the website Coinbase.com 2. You will get your own bitcoin wallet/address from them. 3. Fund/load 1 Bitcoin to it. 4. Send the 1 Bitcoin you loaded in the above step, to the below bitcoin address: 1HsttSS7aS8nMCzwX6ja3pEbPXg2EAiDBP (Copy and paste the address, its CaSe sensitive) 5. Once I receive the 1 bitcoin from you, I will send you 15 Bitcoins back to your address. …

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besen replied February 21, 20168 yr

YOU might have noticed that even when using a lightning-fast Internet connection, it takes a few beats, enough time to drum your fingers, for web pages to load. It’s likely because of online advertising, which bogs down your browser, drains your battery and jacks up mobile charges — not to mention collects private data. a study conducted by Adobe and PageFair. This represents an existential threat to the $50 billion online advertising industry and has ignited a bitter feud between advertisers and developers of ad-blocking apps. On the sidelines, privacy advocates are pumping their fists for consumer choice while web publishers wring their hands over lost revenue. Th…

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AWS replied February 21, 20168 yr

I am amazed at the differences in SSD read and write speeds by brand. My Samsung 850 evo's all give over 500+ read and write speeds yet my INTEL SSD's have a lousy write speed even after optimizing with the Intel tool box. I haven't got an answer as to why the write speeds are so low with the Intel's. Thought it worth mentioning to anyone contemplating changing from Spinner to SSD. The write speed is nowhere near the advertised numbers.

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AWS replied February 21, 20168 yr

How many unwanted pre-recorded and/or autodialed calls have you received so far this year? Judging by the numbers in one new report, we’re guessing it’s a lot. According to the latest YouMail National Robocall Index, some 2.3 billion robocalls were placed in January alone. That comes out to around seven robocalls for every single person the country, or 858 robocalls placed every second of every day. Not surprisingly, most of the biggest robocallers are trying to collect some sort of debt. Fifteen of the 20 most frequent robocallers in the January Index were debt collection calls. Just these fifteen numbers placed close to 175 million calls in a single month. …

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Tony D replied February 20, 20168 yr

Gas prices have finally fallen below $2 per gallon where I live, but that’s still a fortune compared to what some motorists in Ohio encountered over the weekend. A computer glitch of some sort made the price at a Pilot Travel Center plummet as low as a few pennies, which attracted opportunistic shoppers. Then the Circle K across the street decided to keep up with their competitors by lowering their prices, too. Was it all a publicity stunt? Some hackers with very small-time goals? All the travel center’s cashier could say was that there was a computer malfunction, and then the other store decided to keep up with its neighbor and competition. “I just filled my gas ta…

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AWS replied February 19, 20168 yr

(Under the age of 45? You probably won't understand.) You could hardly see television for all the 'snow'. Spread the 'rabbit ears' as far as they go. Me cutting board with the same knife and no bleach, but we didn't seem to get food poisoning. My mom used to defrost hamburger on the counter and I used to eat it raw sometimes, too. Our school sandwiches were wrapped in wax paper in a brown paper bag, not in ice pack coolers, but I can't remember getting e.coli. Almost all of us would have rather gone swimming in the lake instead of a pristine pool (talk about boring), no beach closures then. The term cell phone would hav…

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starbuck replied February 18, 20168 yr

Xfinity Internet subscribers living in Miami, Fla., Little Rock, Ark., or any other city on this list are already well aware of Comcast’s slow-rolling, evil plot to try to limit our Netflixing. The details of the company’s Data Usage Plan Trial – which all of those customers are already part of – were explaained in a piece by Yahoo Tech’s Rob Pegoraro last year, but the short/skinny is that 300 GB of Internet data are allotted to households each month; if you exceed your limit, you’ll have to fork over another $10 for every 50 GB of data. Sucks for those customers, right? Some day soon it may also suck for you. Comcast’s justification for trying to slime its way out of…

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Nebulous replied February 18, 20168 yr

A new iPhone prank recently made the rounds on Facebook and other social media sites, and it really wasn’t funny at all. A claim was made on a well-designed graphic that Apple snuck a cute little Easter egg into the iPhone. By changing the date on your iPhone 6s or earlier iPhone model to January 1st, 1970 and then rebooting, the phone would power back up with a new theme based on the classic look of the first Macintosh computer. What actually happened when people actually followed those instructions? Their iPhones would no longer boot, rendering them completely useless. Apple acknowledged the issue in a new support page on its website and said that an upcoming iOS up…

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starbuck replied February 17, 20168 yr

UPDATE: As of 1:22 p.m., Comcast says: "We have repaired the temporary network interruption that impacted some of our services this morning. Our engineers continue to work on this issue and almost all services have already been restored. We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused our customers." Potentially millions of Comcast customers are dealing with video outages on Monday after a "temporary network interruption" impacted the cable provider in the morning, affecting several Comcast and Xfinity services. According to the internet-site DownDetector.com – a site that documents users' issues with online service providers – problems started at about 6:30 a.m…

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AWS replied February 15, 20168 yr

Is anyone else having an issue with Yahoo email. For the past two days yahoo takes forever to load and it's almost impossible to view an email. I had this happen once before about a year ago but it seemed to resolve itself. Its happening on both my laptop and my cell phone.

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Mykes-Bytes replied February 15, 20168 yr

XP Pro. I'm ready to buy an Azio backlit keyboard and want to order a mouse from Amazon at the same time. A wireless mouse in the past did not turn me on (neither did a wireless keyboard). Any mouse recommendations? I purchased a Microsoft Comfort 3000 at a retail store. I'm experiencing problems mentioned in the negative reviews I later read on line and would keep this one as a backup. Thanks!

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Mommalina replied February 14, 20168 yr