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- Mon 03 Mar 2014, 08:01
- Forum: Truly off-topic conversations
- Topic: Microsoft to charge customers $99 to remove OEM 'crapware'
- Replies: 18
- Views: 319
- Mon 03 Mar 2014, 06:16
- Forum: Truly off-topic conversations
- Topic: Microsoft to charge customers $99 to remove OEM 'crapware'
- Replies: 18
- Views: 319
- Mon 03 Mar 2014, 02:48
- Forum: Truly off-topic conversations
- Topic: Windows 8 is the most vulnerable Windows OS
- Replies: 2
- Views: 69
- Mon 03 Mar 2014, 01:50
- Forum: Truly off-topic conversations
- Topic: Microsoft to charge customers $99 to remove OEM 'crapware'
- Replies: 18
- Views: 319
Hmmm Registry cleaners on Windows. About usefull as breasts on a bull, At best ineffective, At worst dangerous in Inexperianced hands. Windows has a set of tools built in that you can use for all that stuff. CC cleaner is good for ummmmmm. Clearing out the cache on a browser... Well all browsers can ...
- Sun 02 Mar 2014, 12:17
- Forum: Truly off-topic conversations
- Topic: Microsoft to charge customers $99 to remove OEM 'crapware'
- Replies: 18
- Views: 319
But someone posted that they are giving away windows8.1 in a bundled package with bing built in.
Windows 8.1 for free? Can you say spy ware and bloat ware?
story here.
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Free-Win ... 9906.shtml
- Sat 01 Mar 2014, 06:51
- Forum: Truly off-topic conversations
- Topic: Microsoft to charge customers $99 to remove OEM 'crapware'
- Replies: 18
- Views: 319
Microsoft to charge customers $99 to remove OEM 'crapware'
So, the OEMs make money from installing crapware onto PCs, and now Microsoft is making money removing it. Makes you realize why more and more people are buying Apple hardware. Can you say bad greedy microsoft "Microsoft also offers a program that, for $99, will turn users' Windows 7 PCs into ...
- Fri 28 Feb 2014, 02:35
- Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
- Topic: Is it safe to use Puppy Linux?
- Replies: 50
- Views: 7505
@rufwoof May I ask why danasoft.com can get so much info about your pc? When I surf the net this is all you would see. Edited user agent and thru a proxy. http://i60.tinypic.com/muvb6s.png And this is my real info. http://i60.tinypic.com/k1rrm8.png It is not hard to edit the user agent in Firefox ...
- Thu 27 Feb 2014, 05:37
- Forum: Truly off-topic conversations
- Topic: Flappy Bird ported to the Commodore 64
- Replies: 8
- Views: 132
- Thu 27 Feb 2014, 03:47
- Forum: Truly off-topic conversations
- Topic: Australian Gem is the oldest on Earth
- Replies: 13
- Views: 216
- Wed 26 Feb 2014, 06:41
- Forum: Puppy Derivatives
- Topic: slacko 5.6 top wine edition by csipesz
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4359
why is there a version so large that it needs a DVD? Its only 698 megs for cd 2 gig for dvd . When csipesz makes a version he usually adds a lot of apps and stuff. If you look at his screenshots you will see all the stuff he has added. In puppy "fatty" by csipesz there are tons of apps its a 3 gig ...
- Wed 26 Feb 2014, 04:31
- Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
- Topic: Mobile Broadband grossly neglected :(
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4817
These are the sort of people who will be running Xp after support finishes..
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/ ... fessional/
Bot net count stands at 9999999
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/ ... fessional/
Bot net count stands at 9999999
- Wed 26 Feb 2014, 04:01
- Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
- Topic: Mobile Broadband grossly neglected :(
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4817
after XP soon dies hmm curious myth. My 2000 installs are still alive after several years of end of support. mike Yes mike Xp will continue to work, But it wont be secure,Remember Windows needs antivirus and antispyware and anti addaware and even then you are lucky if you are not infected, In my ...
- Wed 26 Feb 2014, 03:52
- Forum: Security
- Topic: Linksys Worm "TheMoon"
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1052
Linksys Worm "TheMoon"
At this point, we are aware of a worm that is spreading among various models of Linksys routers. We do not have a definite list of routers that are vulnerable, but the following routers may be vulnerable depending on firmware version: E4200, E3200, E3000, E2500, E2100L, E2000, E1550, E1500, E1200 ...
- Mon 24 Feb 2014, 07:22
- Forum: Truly off-topic conversations
- Topic: Australian Gem is the oldest on Earth
- Replies: 13
- Views: 216
- Mon 24 Feb 2014, 07:18
- Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
- Topic: How to learn about computers?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4002
Hi and welcome to linux the guys in this forum are good , helpfull and treat newbies with respect and spend time helping us out. @ ardvark I'm curious, did you hear somewhere that veteran Linux users are maneaters Yes as a general rule they are. I have seen comments like Dewbie mentions all to often ...
- Mon 24 Feb 2014, 02:58
- Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
- Topic: Source of attached warning screen.jpg,anyone ?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1508
This is Lucid 5.2 and I am trying to find the source file that generates this warning screen.I am trying to install different text to this screen so it can be read on boot up.thanks Sounds like he wants/needs to modify the splash screen at bootup, Replace the picture that you see when puppy first ...
- Sun 23 Feb 2014, 06:07
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: Arc Touch Mouse Working
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2050
- Sun 23 Feb 2014, 00:02
- Forum: Puppy Derivatives
- Topic: Retro Precise 5.7.1 "Fatty"(boom-boom!)
- Replies: 37
- Views: 36349
- Sat 22 Feb 2014, 22:27
- Forum: Security
- Topic: Microsoft changes policy on third-party signing of EFI code
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1569
So not as horrible as expected. We do need to band together and pony up the 90 dollars to get a signing key for the puppylinux world from offical blessed sources I would be happy to throw 20 bucks in. Paypal or money order ????? (Give me a paypal link or pm me details for money order) Maybe even ...
- Sat 22 Feb 2014, 21:38
- Forum: Users ( For the regulars )
- Topic: Precise 5.7.1 Set Up questions
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1075
Quote: The save file is 1 gig, Is that enough? If you are not adding a lot of stuff and it all fits. Look out for browser cache eating up space. I use bleach bit to clear out stuff like that( on the desktop pc where puppy is fully installed) I guess I can use bleachbit on the lappy too? Cache is ...