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Forum: General XP issues or comments November 28th 20, 09:38 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general,alt.comp.os.windows-10,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 20
Views: 1,765
Posted By Mark Lloyd[_2_]
Modem advice

On 11/28/20 7:57 AM, Mayayana wrote:
"Paul" wrote

| To be fair though, at launch, cable distribution of Internet was a
| mess. For example, in the city I'm in, they...
Forum: General XP issues or comments November 28th 20, 09:35 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general,alt.comp.os.windows-10,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 20
Views: 1,765
Posted By Mark Lloyd[_2_]
Modem advice

On 11/28/20 4:36 AM, Ant wrote:

[snip]

1.5 Mbs? Ha, I only got like 10 kBs. Still better than my 3 kBs
dial-up speeds with good connections for compressed files. This was for
downloading....
Forum: General XP issues or comments November 28th 20, 02:08 AM Posted to alt.windows7.general,alt.comp.os.windows-10,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 20
Views: 1,765
Posted By Mark Lloyd[_2_]
Modem advice

On 11/26/20 11:51 PM, Arlen Holder wrote:

[snip]

BTW, has the docsys version cable companies support _ever_ changed?

When I first got cable internet (about 2006) the cable company used
DOCSIS 2...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum September 4th 20, 04:20 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 7
Views: 900
Posted By Mark Lloyd[_2_]
MS Win 10 startup warning

On 9/4/20 2:56 AM, Andy Burns wrote:
occam wrote:

How can I make the system register - for all time - my new password?

Stop using an MS account and just use a local password?

I never...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum August 29th 20, 07:41 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 43
Views: 2,135
Posted By Mark Lloyd[_2_]
Why are they called 3.5 inch drives ?

On 8/29/20 9:43 AM, Ken Blake wrote:

[snip]

I remember 8" floppies from when they were used to load microcode on IBM
mainframes, and when they were used as the only discs on on a IBM System
...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum August 28th 20, 08:01 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 42
Views: 2,218
Posted By Mark Lloyd[_2_]
Win95

On 8/27/20 1:29 PM, Kirk Bubul wrote:
On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 12:34:20 -0400, Bill
wrote:

Mark Lloyd wrote:

I had a 19" flat screen CRT monitor. IIRC, that weighed...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum August 28th 20, 07:56 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 43
Views: 2,135
Posted By Mark Lloyd[_2_]
Why are they called 3.5 inch drives ?

On 8/28/20 9:09 AM, Ken Blake wrote:
On 8/27/2020 1:02 PM, Ant wrote:

DerekF wrote:
When 3.5 inch drives measure approximately 4 inches wide, 5.8 inches
...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum August 27th 20, 04:26 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 62
Views: 3,291
Posted By Mark Lloyd[_2_]
Computer needs warming up.

On 8/26/20 7:28 PM, Paul wrote:

[snip]

I wasn't in a position at the time to
disassemble it and see :-) I was supposed to pretend
I was sleepy.

Â*Â* Paul
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum August 27th 20, 04:23 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 62
Views: 3,291
Posted By Mark Lloyd[_2_]
Computer needs warming up.

On 8/26/20 4:28 PM, Peter Jason wrote:

[snip]

The temperatures in operating theaters is kept very low because "the
equipment requires it" and if one complains then they throw a warm
blanket...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum August 27th 20, 04:16 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 42
Views: 2,218
Posted By Mark Lloyd[_2_]
Win95

On 8/27/20 9:05 AM, Chris wrote:
On 26 Aug 2020 at 19:53:27 BST, "mechanic" wrote:

On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 16:06:42 -0000 (UTC), Chris wrote:

I wouldn't use...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum August 25th 20, 01:59 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 36
Views: 2,022
Posted By Mark Lloyd[_2_]
USB Port on TVs

On 8/24/20 6:54 PM, Carlos E.R. wrote:
On 25/08/2020 00.31, Roger Blake wrote:
On 2020-08-23, Mark Lloyd wrote:
The "power" switch on most modern electronic devices is a...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum August 25th 20, 01:50 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 36
Views: 2,022
Posted By Mark Lloyd[_2_]
USB Port on TVs

On 8/24/20 5:31 PM, Roger Blake wrote:
On 2020-08-23, Mark Lloyd wrote:
The "power" switch on most modern electronic devices is a lie.

The real insanity is that on a lot...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum August 25th 20, 01:48 AM Posted to alt.computer.workshop,alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 103
Views: 3,885
Posted By Mark Lloyd[_2_]
How to swap OK and Cancel in dialog boxes?

On 8/24/20 7:07 PM, Commander Kinsey wrote:
On Mon, 24 Aug 2020 17:08:54 +0100, Mark Lloyd wrote:

On 8/23/20 3:08 PM, Snit wrote:

[snip]

There must be some...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum August 25th 20, 01:45 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.computer.workshop
Replies: 103
Views: 3,885
Posted By Mark Lloyd[_2_]
How to swap OK and Cancel in dialog boxes?

On 8/24/20 7:13 PM, Commander Kinsey wrote:

[snip]

Generally speaking... perhaps too generally... pressing ENTER causes
the safest action to take place.

********.* Delete a file, enter...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum August 25th 20, 01:35 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 103
Views: 3,885
Posted By Mark Lloyd[_2_]
How to swap OK and Cancel in dialog boxes?

On 8/24/20 11:39 AM, Jim H wrote:

[snip]

I never noticed this problem until someone else mentioned it. I would
click on the appropriate box like "OK" not just some location within the
...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum August 25th 20, 01:30 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.computer.workshop
Replies: 103
Views: 3,885
Posted By Mark Lloyd[_2_]
How to swap OK and Cancel in dialog boxes?

On 8/24/20 7:05 PM, Commander Kinsey wrote:

[snip]

In college, someone asked me why things are reversed left-to-right but
not up-to-down in a mirror. The answer is that NEITHER direction...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum August 25th 20, 01:27 AM Posted to alt.computer.workshop,alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 103
Views: 3,885
Posted By Mark Lloyd[_2_]
How to swap OK and Cancel in dialog boxes?

On 8/24/20 12:43 PM, Snit wrote:

[snip]

The signal should be the direction they are turning (or changing lanes).

Yes, which is why I didn't understand why the person trying to teach me
to drive...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum August 25th 20, 01:22 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.computer.workshop
Replies: 103
Views: 3,885
Posted By Mark Lloyd[_2_]
How to swap OK and Cancel in dialog boxes?

On 8/24/20 12:03 PM, nospam wrote:

[snip]

it works on macs from about 2013 or so onward.

The particular "older Mac" I am concerned with here is a late 2012 Mac
Mini (which did take...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum August 24th 20, 05:51 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.computer.workshop
Replies: 103
Views: 3,885
Posted By Mark Lloyd[_2_]
How to swap OK and Cancel in dialog boxes?

On 8/23/20 9:14 PM, nospam wrote:

[snip]

even a toddler on a tricycle knows how to back up.

anyone who is confused when backing up or has any trouble at all with
it should not be driving....
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum August 24th 20, 05:45 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.computer.workshop
Replies: 103
Views: 3,885
Posted By Mark Lloyd[_2_]
How to swap OK and Cancel in dialog boxes?

On 8/23/20 4:36 PM, Snit wrote:

[snip]

I still tend to think of them by their numbers.... though with some the names
were made to show connections (Snow Leopard followed Leopard for example).
...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum August 24th 20, 05:37 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.computer.workshop
Replies: 103
Views: 3,885
Posted By Mark Lloyd[_2_]
How to swap OK and Cancel in dialog boxes?

On 8/23/20 4:20 PM, nospam wrote:

[snip]

Teaching my oldest child to drive... while it is obvious to those of us with
experience, when you are new going in reverse confuses people.

...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum August 24th 20, 05:31 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.computer.workshop
Replies: 103
Views: 3,885
Posted By Mark Lloyd[_2_]
How to swap OK and Cancel in dialog boxes?

On 8/23/20 4:15 PM, nospam wrote:
In article op.0ptl89qwwdg98l@glass, Commander Kinsey
wrote:


But now Apple have started this bull**** with animals. How can...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum August 24th 20, 05:28 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.computer.workshop
Replies: 103
Views: 3,885
Posted By Mark Lloyd[_2_]
How to swap OK and Cancel in dialog boxes?

On 8/23/20 4:08 PM, Commander Kinsey wrote:

[snip]

Teaching my oldest child to drive... while it is obvious to those of
us with
experience, when you are new going in reverse confuses...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum August 24th 20, 05:08 PM Posted to alt.computer.workshop,alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 103
Views: 3,885
Posted By Mark Lloyd[_2_]
How to swap OK and Cancel in dialog boxes?

On 8/23/20 3:08 PM, Snit wrote:

[snip]

There must be some utility I can use to swap these buttons over?

How about clicking on "OK" or "cancel" rather than blindly clicking on a
spot...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum August 23rd 20, 09:18 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 36
Views: 2,022
Posted By Mark Lloyd[_2_]
USB Port on TVs

On 8/23/20 11:35 AM, Big Al wrote:

[snip]

I was just researching the power usage on google and read that the
chromecast one estimate had, was about 2$ a year power.Â* Obviously high
or low,...
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