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PC & MAC CLINIC - On line problem solving. (CPU)     

Crocodile - 16 Dec 2002 03:59

skinny - 22 Aug 2014 15:18 - 10650 of 11003

I'm not sure a 27" screen will fit in the lockers! :-)

Seymour Clearly - 22 Aug 2014 16:13 - 10651 of 11003

A mere technicality Skinny. :-)

ExecLine - 22 Aug 2014 20:21 - 10652 of 11003

SC

People complain about lugging around a heavy 15" IMAC Pro and have been known to trade down to a 13" instead for that very reason.

Obviously a 27" screen can tolerate two pages of A4 side by side with ease.

Hmmm? I do hope your kid isn't into plagiarising?

Certainly NOT! Came back the reply.

;-)

greekman - 27 Aug 2014 07:59 - 10653 of 11003

ExecLine/Haystack,

Printer problem sorted by son, but thanks anyway for trying to help.

Have either of you got windows 8.1, as that is on my new laptop, problem is that the screen is too sensitive as every time the cursor goes anywhere near the right hand edge of the screen, icons jump out from the side, very annoying.

Is this a common problem.

skinny - 27 Aug 2014 09:11 - 10654 of 11003

Greekman - I have W8.1.

It is much more friendly (to my mind), if you configure it to boot straight to the desktop.

Plenty of Links here

greekman - 27 Aug 2014 09:51 - 10655 of 11003

Thanks Skinny, out now but will look later.

klal - 27 Aug 2014 15:48 - 10656 of 11003

Installed a privacy tool called "Ghostery" on Chrome and Opera and opted to block all trackers. Amazed at how much faster browsing has become!

klal - 27 Aug 2014 16:05 - 10658 of 11003

Hmmmmm..that doesn't sound so nice. In any case, I did not opt for the ranking feature. Hopefully I am okay and as long as the pages continue to load as fast as they are now, I'll probably stick with it.

ExecLine - 27 Aug 2014 18:26 - 10659 of 11003

For the moment, and I might well be persuaded otherwise, using Ghostery gives me a much, much faster surfing experience. Indeed, I am totally amazed by the increase in speed on some web sites. I am amazed as to how many tracker thingies some web site are using too.

So...which sort of sucker punter should I choose to be:

1. Slow surfing with no Ghostery. Hmmm? The sites I visit track what I'm doing and where I'm going and get money for it supplying the results to whoever.

2. Fast surfing with Ghostery. Hmmm? Ghostery earn money from inspecting what trackers I shut down and supplying the results to interested parties. Interested parties will then develop more invasive tracking tools which I ultimately will not be able to shut off.

Answer: No. 1 every time. The development of unshutdownable supersonic trackers will come anyway.

Hmmm? Thinks......Must remember to put them back on when I'm shopping through my Quidco.

klal - 27 Aug 2014 18:49 - 10660 of 11003

I guess every little advantage one gets with these tools is but a fleeting one. Use it as long as it provides some advantage.

greekman - 28 Aug 2014 08:29 - 10661 of 11003

Skinny,

re your post 10654, good links and am working my way through them.

Thanks

HARRYCAT - 08 Oct 2014 17:12 - 10662 of 11003

F5 on my PC keyboard is a refresh command button.
On my new laptop F5 has a different function.
Is there a laptop keyboard command for refresh or do you have to use the cursor every time?

skinny - 08 Oct 2014 17:14 - 10663 of 11003

It should be F5 by default - have you assigned a different function to it?

HARRYCAT - 08 Oct 2014 17:25 - 10664 of 11003

By default the F5 key turns the touchpad On /Off.
(Toshiba Satellite C75-A-156)

skinny - 08 Oct 2014 17:28 - 10665 of 11003

What about CTRL + F5?

HARRYCAT - 08 Oct 2014 17:32 - 10667 of 11003

Hmmmm.....that involves using two hands!!! I was looking for the lazy option!
On my PC at mo, but will experiment tomorrow morning.

(So the Yahoo geeks don't know either!)

HARRYCAT - 22 Oct 2014 09:49 - 10668 of 11003

Can anyone remind me please how to clear the Java cache.
Running Windows 8.1 and have only the new Java software installed. (Ver 8, update 25)
Can't find it in the Java cpl file.
It allows me to access a https site once and then refuses to let me access it again.
I assume it's the cache as rebooting allows me in only once again.

ExecLine - 22 Oct 2014 10:01 - 10669 of 11003

1. Find the Java Control Panel

2. Clear the Java Cache
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