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A thread to talk about what works and doesn't work.
Good and bad software.
Good and bad add ons.
Boycotts and applause.
Get by with a little help from your friends.
Good and bad software.
Good and bad add ons.
Boycotts and applause.
Get by with a little help from your friends.
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Google and Malwarebytes.
I run Malwarebytes everyday and it also loads when I start the PC up.
There are more data mining "not allowed" links from Google then I can count. If I haven't run a scan there will be at least 2 attempts every time I hit a link or browse something. If I run a scan everyday one out of three will find 120 to 1200 "Potentially Unwanted Programs", "PUPS". Every Time Google updates it adds a ton of "PUPS", and removing them has caused no adverse problems what so ever. They got their nose in our business. No surprise there.
As far as any other problems there hasn't been a single one. I have been using it for a little over a year. I can imagine with a name like that every hacker in the country would try and attack it.
I use Ccleaner almost every day and it does a good job, but for a deeper and more thorough cleaner I have started using ZookaWare.
It is fast and impressive.
Both cleaners allow you to control what is cleaned. I have run ZookaWare with no unchecked boxes and let it do its thing with no problems at all, and it cleans a lot of unused and unwanted junk.
Someday there will be a single cleaner and uninstaller that will get rid of everything at one time.
I use REVO uninstaller but have to use a search program to get rid of traces, even though REVO has a great after the uninstaller is finished scan operation.
Both types of software have really improved over the years but neither get rid of 100% and I use a 2nd to further clean up. I guess the saving grace is they are faster and safer to use.
WiseCare 365 also makes a great search and remove the traces. And I think it can be downloaded as a stand alone.
The first time I ran a PC cleaner I was awe struck when I saw the amount of space that was taken up by old files, no longer used and supposedly uninstalled programs, orphan files and you name it. Those of you who haven't used these types of software and try it will be amazed. Just remember to take your time and look over everything that you check and you won't have any problems.
The arguments, after you remove the doomsday people, are, on both sides so vastly different it is hard to make sense about any of it.
Going back to 2015 regs is the basic premise.
But in just 2 short years Google, FB and the rest of them have taken over so much and gained power by leaps and bounds, so it is a bit scary.
Personally I think all of them should be broken up, and be forced to quit controlling the information we are all looking for.
The only social media I belong to is a small local blog/forum and I am so well hidden there is no way any of my personal information is available. But the big guys can find anything and everything and that is another story. I don't trust any of them.
I can see individual files but don't know how to play them.
But I also have an SD card or two.
ANYONE CAN HACK MACOS HIGH SIERRA JUST BY TYPING "ROOT"
"We always see malware trying to escalate privileges and get root access," says Patrick Wardle, a security researcher with Synack. "This is best, easiest way ever to get root, and Apple has handed it to them on a silver platter."
https://www.wired.com/story/macos-high-sierra-hack-root/
Don't know why, but I have never liked Apple products.
Ive been screwed-over one time too many by AT&T and am considering switching to Verizon. Have any of you had any bad experiences with Verizon?
i’m also gonna discontinue my internet access from AT&T. I was thinking about Comcast for internet but then the question arose about using the personal hotspot in my iPhone to use my laptop. That way, I wouldn’t have to pay for internet access. Any thoughts on that notion??
Thanks in advance, guys.
At any given time the urge to sing "In The Jungle" is just a whim away... A whim away... A whim away...
Thanks a bunch, Petey @peter4jc.....
Whew!! Talk about sweating the small sh it, ya have to erase all of your phone’s content after backing up to the cloud. They’re asking you to gamble whether all your sh it will still be there when you’re done. Thankfully, it all seems to have worked out alright.
Now I can tell AT&T to stuff their company and all their products where the sun doesn’t shine. They’ve lied to me, billed me for services I can’t get, given me wrong support advice, etc. one time too many. But I think the sneakiest BS that they pulled was during my last request for service when they couldn’t accommodate me. The tech says, “write this number down. If I can’t fix your problem just call this number.” The sneaky bas tard didn’t bother to tell me that the number was answered by Apple Support. At least the Coke Sacker has a sense of humor....
I broke down and bought a Samsung Tracfone from HSN. One year 3500 assorted mins for $80, and then I can trash it. I am in over my head. Why can't I just turn it on and it makes phone calls? No, I am required to enter so much info that I have no idea where to find, and they forgot to send the SIM card.
Should have gone to Wal-Mart and got a throw away. But no, I had to buy something fancy.
And my finger are too big for the barely visible keyboard. It will be going back.
It's nice to be able to post to the forum at work (they frown on using work devices for personal uses) or at home without having to start up a computer, and using a mouse on the phone is a real trip.
It's supposed to work with USB thumb drives too, but I haven't tried that yet.
If I were to do this again, I'd buy the Y cable that lets you charge your phone while using your USB peripheral.
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/technology-42658211/ces-2018-hushme-mask-lets-users-make-private-calls
If the problem is that the big guys have become too intrusive and powerful, then how would the solution be to put the biggest, most powerful, most intrusive outfit of all in charge?
Impressive
Special on HSN, 4 devices and no yearly renewal.
"It encrypts traffic and masks your location so you can browse anonymously"
It will connect you to a VPN that can be turned off and on when you want it.
Comes on a usb thingy so you can protect 4 different devices. Installation was 2 minutes and a snap.
Well, I took all I could take. Gave the dam thing to my stepson.
@silvermouse, can I come back to the fold? It was a small relapse and it will not happen again, I promise.