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For the first time in the 20 years that Amazon has allowed users to review products, the company is taking legal action against businesses it claims sells fake reviews to third-party sellers. The Seattle Times reports that Amazon filed a lawsuit Wednesday in a Washington state court against four websites – BuyAmazonReviews.com, BayReviews.net, BuyReviewsNow.com. and BuyAzonReviews.com – and their operators, accusing the companies of an array of illegal business practices that undermine customer trust and the integrity of the online retailer. Amazon says in the lawsuit that it actively monitors its website for “false, misleading and inauthentic reviews.” However,…

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allheart55 Cindy E replied April 10, 20159 yr

Account is no longer required sorry for the inconvenience it can be removed if you wish.

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AWS replied April 8, 20159 yr

Hey guys, I am simply trying to help out a guy who called me up seeking help for his parents. They are down there in age and he wants to get some sort of device which can read back books to them and also from which they can listen to music. Since vision will be important we are thinking maybe the largest tablet would work fine? I am thinking he can get ebooks which can be played back but what about the ebook reading aloud situation, what's the best thing for them please?

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allheart55 Cindy E replied April 8, 20159 yr

I upgrade the window XP on my PC but i didn't get my folders and files.

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Ratchet Infotech replied April 8, 20159 yr

CryptoMonitor is a new Anti-Ransomware solution that was developed to protect your computer or server against the wave of encrypting Ransomware that has been in the wild the last few years. These infections, like CryptoWall, CryptoLocker, CTB Locker, CryptorBit, KeyHolder, TELSA, Operation Global, TorrentLocker, CryptoDefense, ZeroLocker (And Many Many More.), will use numerous exploits or other methods to get onto the victims machine and once launched encrypts/locks all personal files. When completed the Ransomware will then hold true to its name, and demand a ransom in order to get your files back, or forever face life without them. All too often victims do not h…

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starbuck replied April 7, 20159 yr

We know dogs are truly loyal to their owners. It doesn’t matter if the pet owner is a law-abiding citizen or not, the pet will stand by his or her owner no matter what. In Florianópolis, Brazil, police officers raided a home and apprehended a group of drug traffickers. When the arrest was made, a pet was found in the residence and when the four-legged friend saw his owners lying on the floor, he too surrendered himself and lay next to his owners. One of the officers found the action of the canine endearing and snapped a photograph of the dog next to his owners. The officer posted the image on Twitter and the image went viral. The dog’s name and breed are unknown,…

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allheart55 Cindy E replied April 7, 20159 yr

Have you been the target of an April Fools joke? I haven't, but: one of my granddaughters coated a raw egg (shell in tact) with chocolate icing and placed it in her sister's Easter basket. :yikes: Apparently she inherited my No. 3 son's sense of humor and ingenuity.

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AWS replied April 6, 20159 yr

Samsung 850 EVO MZ-75E250B/AM Internal Solid State Drive (SSD), 2.5" Form Factor, 500GB Capacity, SATA III (6Gb/s) Interface, Samsung MGX Controller, Samsung 32 layer 3D V-NAND NAND Flash Memory, 1.5 million hours MTBF. 5 year limited warranty..... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ..._mmc=EMC-GD040615-_-index-_-Item-_-20-147-373

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allheart55 Cindy E replied April 6, 20159 yr

A new build of Windows 10 has leaked and with it comes new mail and calendar apps. As you can see from the image in this post, the UI has been overhauled. It should not come as a big surprise that these apps have been updated as Microsoft has overhauled nearly every aspect of Windows 10. The new UI represents Microsoft's more modern but less metroy style. It doesn't look like there is much new in the way of functionality but you should expect these updates to arrive in the next release of Windows 10 for Insiders. With Build only a few weeks away, don't be surprised if we don't see much in the way of new features being added as Microsoft may hold a few thi…

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AWS replied April 5, 20159 yr

I have been using Adguard for the past few days and I like it a lot better than Ad Block Plus. It has filtered all of the advertisements so far and it also tells you whether a site is safe or not. I have the free version and it does everything I want it to do. Adguard works with Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome. You can quite easily add filters in case there is a site that you don't wish to block ads. http://adguard.com/en/download.html?show=1&os=pc

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allheart55 Cindy E replied April 5, 20159 yr

May you enjoy your weekend, be it a secular, Christian, or Jewish celebration. Happy Easter! Happy Passover! Happy Freedom of or From Religion! (Ain't the USA great?) :bunny: --------------- :pray: --------------- :cycle:

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allheart55 Cindy E replied April 5, 20159 yr

Owner says "it heats up then turns off", I ran memtest for 2 passes, it heated up but did not shut off, I have been running Seagate tools HDD test, I had chosen the "short" test and almost immediate it is showed in red "Short DST - FAIL" but the Test Status bar is still green like it's doing something and this has been running for an hour or so now, any ideas please?

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allheart55 Cindy E replied April 4, 20159 yr

I reloaded win7 but the network controller and drivers from their page does not install, after downloading and running the exe's from their page here: http://support.toshiba.com/support/driversResults?freeText=3192780 they all don't open. I tried the Atheros LAN driver and all 3 wifi drivers [proset, atheros and realtek].

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mikehende replied April 1, 20159 yr

Just in time for April Fool’s Day, Google has rolled out a cool new feature on Google Maps that allows you to play the classic arcade game Pac-Man using ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD as your maze. View this image › Google Just open up Google Maps and click the Pac-Man icon next to the “Earth View” option. View this image › Google/BuzzFeed News You can take Pac-Man to Times Square… View this image › Fuse / Getty Images And let him take in all the neon lights. View this image › google.com Why not jet over to the Eiffel Tower in Paris? View this image › Niserin / Getty Images So that Pac-Man can enjoy some baguettes with his pac-dots. …

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allheart55 Cindy E replied April 1, 20159 yr

The wait is over. Microsoft has been teasing the capabilities of Project Spartan for months. Those that have held their breath with news of each new Build release can finally exhale. Today, Microsoft is rolling out a brand new Windows 10 build to Fast Ring Windows Insiders, build 10049. And, this one is all about Project Spartan. There are some fixes for known issues and some improvements, but the primary reason this new build is releasing so quickly after build 10041 is so Windows Insiders can finally get a chance to test the browser Microsoft is pinning its web future on. Build 10049 is propagating now and should be available everywhere within the next hour …

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starbuck replied March 31, 20159 yr

Hey guys, the wimax wireless driver on asus site does not work: http://www.asus.com/support/Download/3/342/0/1/NfIUlTRsPzAfvAA1/30/ This is a screenshot of the DM: http://i493.photobucket.com/albums/rr298/mikehende/2015-03-29%2007_44_15-Untitled.png%20-%20IrfanView%20Zoom_%201314%20x%20739_zpsotb3khze.jpg pci\ven_8086&dev_0885&subsys_13058086&rev_67 I don't know which driver to try from this page below, help? http://www.driveridentifier.com/scan/intelr-centrinor-wireless-n-6150/download/89154716/C552B9D0E73149058D8237555C940204/PCI%5CVEN_8086%26DEV_0885%26SUBSYS_13058086

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allheart55 Cindy E replied March 31, 20159 yr

Before I upgrade to the Malwarebytes new version, I'd like to check to see if anyone has had a problem with it. I am still using XP, so I'd sincerely appreciate feedback on this upgrade. It's likely that I'm paranoid. I'm no computer expert; I try to avoid potential problems (especially since I have XP). :crazy:

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Top-Dawg replied March 30, 20159 yr

Google Chrome, Oracle Solaris and Gentoo Linux all beat Microsoft's Internet Explorer in having the most vulnerabilities last year, according to Secunia, while IBM software took 40 percent of the Top 20 places. Secunia recorded 15,435 software vulnerabilities in 3,870 applications during 2014, according to its annual Vulnerability Review 2015, released this week. Google Chrome headed the list with 504 vulnerabilities, followed by Oracle Solaris (483), Gentoo Linux (350) and Microsoft's Internet Explorer (289). Apple's Mac OS X placed 13th with 147 vulnerabilities, with Microsoft's Windows 8 in 20th place (105). Only two Microsoft programs made the Top 20 list of …

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allheart55 Cindy E replied March 29, 20159 yr

I received the following message from MalwareBytes. At the time of this message i was watching a scy-fi movie on YouTube. Malicious Website Blocked 195.88.209.120 Port 1900 Inbound

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starbuck replied March 29, 20159 yr

Hey Pete, I just discovered this error on my Windows 7 machine from Malwarebytes. I can't update or scan. As soon as I open Mbam this error pops up. Have you ever seen this before? Thanks!

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allheart55 Cindy E replied March 28, 20159 yr

Hi, I regularly help an elderly friend (88) with computer problems (via email as he lives some 150 miles away). He has gained in confidence to the extent that he has been able to help an even more elderly lady neighbour of his. However, so far this time, his neighbour's problem has defeated him. As yet I do not have any details regarding the operating system (although I presume it's Windows 7) or the version of Internet Explorer (but I assume that it is v11). The problem as reported to me is as follows: When she clicks on IE to open it she gets "dub113maillive.com/?tide" and the mouse pointer freezes - I'm sorry I cannot be more specific as the detail I have b…

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allheart55 Cindy E replied March 27, 20159 yr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnVuqfXohxc

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DSTM replied March 26, 20159 yr

Last week we saw a lot of news around the upcoming release of Windows 10. One of the stories that seemed to really grab everyone's attention was the idea that users of a pirated copy of Windows would be allowed to upgrade to Windows 10 for free and become a legitimately licensed user of Windows. A few days later Microsoft clarified that stance and indicated pirated copies of Windows would be able to upgrade to Windows 10 however, the licensed state of that machine would remain in a non-genuine status. What do you think? Should Microsoft just allow these illegally licensed copies of Windows to become legitimate through the free Windows 10 upgrade process? Source :…

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GimboV replied March 26, 20159 yr

Have you had any funny Computer experiences? I just had a Senior Moment. I sit at a 6ft long computer desk and have two computers running, each with headsets. Got an email with a YouTube link from a friend and clicked on it. I had my headset on and no sound. Dam it was working this morning. Checked Utube volume slider (Full) Checked Speaker slider in task bar (Full volume) Checked other Utube links no sound. Went into sound properties and double checked everything was correct. Opened Skype and did sound check, Yes when I spoke the volume slider moved but couldn't hear the sound check. Idiot. I had the wrong headset on.:big_ha:

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GimboV replied March 26, 20159 yr