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dandy72 wrote: and it's now too late to do anything about it
This made me
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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go more bluetooth/wifi wherever posible for one. I'm moving home and office soon and replacing as many wired devices (mouse/keyboad/speakers) as i can. I'm hiding cat6 cabling for the various network points behind walls/skirting boards, and mounting the ethernet switch to the wall under the desk. I'm reducing the length of each patch cables wherever possible to the minimum, and fitting extra power points in flush wall plates rather than use extension leads. The one cabled option i'm sticking with is for the internet as i dont like wifi for this. You won't totally eliminate it all but every bit helps. PS: avoid trying to combine an Alexa echo dot with speaker, it constantly and randomly says 'playing from <device name="">' and you can't switch it off. I will soon hurl mine at the wall and say 'play from that' lol. GL
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I re-do the wires every 6 months or so. My house is dusty, so twice a year I disconnect everything, take the PC outside, crack the case, and blow out* the dust. Then I clean the fans using cotton swabs and rubbing alcohol.
Putting everything back together isn't that bad of a job ... but I also do it often enough to remember (more or less) what is what.
I also pull all cables from the UPS, dust it, then start plugging things back in. Periodically I discover a power cable that goes to nothing (old wifi router was replaced, didn't crawl under the desk to remove the power cord ... which makes no sense since I had to plug the new one in ) On occasion I find peripherals that I'm no longer using, e.g., a 3 port USB 2.0 hub that got pushed into a corner.
* I have a shop compressor and use the blower tool to clean everything out; this works FAR better than canned compressed air. I learned to NOT do this in the garage -- I take the PC outside, away from the house, as the dust cloud can be significant.
If you do this, DO NOT let the fans spin freely. Put a toothpick or skewer in the fan so it can't spin. Many moons ago I apparently over-revved a fan and broke it.
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She Who Must Be Obeyed complains bitterly, on a constant basis. She refuses to come downstairs to my office, until I clean up the mess.
She wonders why it is taking so long....
Tied up in my work
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I do believe that the natural state of wires is to form Gordian Knots
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When I started working from home full time a couple years ago I wanted a clean cable free office environment so I maybe went a little extreme and designed and built all my office furniture with that goal in mind. Pictures convey the result better than words. The main drawback is that with everything so well concealed, making any changes to the setup takes real commitment.
-Kevin
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I had my house wired by a couple of professionals. Wall plates in rooms have two or more network drops. Wall mount rack in a "wiring Closet" holds switches, 8 port KVM, two NAS devices & of course Fios Router.
Only thing that is a bit messy is the patch cords & power cords running from the wall to the equipment. Just haven't taken the time to clean that up.
TV, and its audio system are all Internet connected (they update their firmware).
Made similar provision for an audio system in den should I ever replace that.
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Ok thanks - it looks dodgy
"We can't stop here - this is bat country" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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By the look of it , and by the links it utilizes - no...
"The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon, 1928 - 2012
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Ok thanks - it looks dodgy
"We can't stop here - this is bat country" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Well, the usurpated/tweaked domain name, the LetsEncrypt certificate, and the "We will only use this number for order updates as our emails may get blocked by your service provider!"; all of this seems really suspect.
"Five fruits and vegetables a day? What a joke!
Personally, after the third watermelon, I'm full."
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That's why I posted it here - it looks dodgy
"We can't stop here - this is bat country" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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I think this tells you all you need to know:
Quote: By clicking "Buy now" I approve Klarna Services Terms and confirm I have read Klarna's Privacy Notice. I agree to the terms & conditions of STEVE J HANRAHAN.
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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Yes I've bought a copy now £183.00
"We can't stop here - this is bat country" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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I'd say it looks dodgy, but ... Scamadvisor[^] and Trustpilot[^] seem to disagree - and the site has been going for over three years according to whois data.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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I bit the bullet and paid £183
"We can't stop here - this is bat country" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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I can't say I blame you - "if it looks too good to be true, it probably is" and "if you can't spot the sucker in a deal, it's you".
Gotta hurt though - paying that for Win10 ...
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Even worse when I got to the Microsoft store after the install I noticed I had already bought and not used a copy from a couple of years ago - what are the chances of a refund ?
"We can't stop here - this is bat country" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Come on, test it and give us some feedback
It does not solve my Problem, but it answers my question
modified 19-Jan-21 21:04pm.
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VirusTotal.com -- 8 engines report malicious content and phishing indicators...
VirusTotal[^]
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Microsoft doesn't use ".org". A store link looks more like:
"https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/..."
(Later)
Do need to add that some of these sites are "legit".
The "download" is for a "unactivated" Windows 10 (or such) from Microsoft; what you get from them is a "1 user" key that will allow you to activate said software. The "key" might have been in use before but was "detached" from the original machine and is now available for a "new" machine and associated software. These outfits then are in effect, resellers of "old" keys. I've bought software this way before, downloading from Microsoft, and using "their" activation with the purchased key and saved "hundreds". No issues running / updating. You need to "vet" them of course, which as you see, is tricky.
And that is why you also need to "detach" your MS software when moving to a new machines and can't just move your SSD. The "key" and machine become one from an MS accounting POV.
It was only in wine that he laid down no limit for himself, but he did not allow himself to be confused by it.
― Confucian Analects: Rules of Confucius about his food
modified 26-Apr-20 18:01pm.
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You're already violating their terms (see terms and conditions on the page you linked to)
"You may not create any link to this website without our prior written consent".
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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I've been playing Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn from GOG.com for the last week.
The original from 2000, not the newer Enhanced Edition.
GOG.com has their own launcher, GOG Galaxy 2.0.
When I start using the launcher it never works.
So I start it directly by opening BGMain.exe.
Sometimes it works right away.
Other times it hangs in the menu and goes into a small 800x600 box on the top left of my screen (not a window as I can't move or close it).
I still hear the music, but other than that it's unresponsive and I have to close it using the task manager.
The weird thing is, let's say I start it the first time and it does that as soon as I come into the main menu.
I start it a second time and it goes well, until I click something in the main menu and go into a sub menu.
Third time, same result.
Fourth time, it works.
It seems completely random
I'd contact GOG.com about it, but having to restart a few times isn't worth the trouble.
I still very much wonder how computers can have such erratic behavior though.
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