@Bill_Bright bright , ´traitor´ ? Wasn´t it released through wikileaks ? you´re really close to the establishment, aren´t you ?
@NormanF, There are some Windows 7 licences for sale ? Is it actually possible to use them ? ´And when you advise others to "ignore the sermons...
Thanks for the on topic suggestions. As for this link:...
@mirimir, I am not sure ... since the device is off, was custom made and I dont have the original invoice at hand. If possible, I think it was...
@sdmod, I did open the power supply, cleaned it ... but nothing ...
Well, I'm not sure what was going on. The situation I described: the computer startup sequence activated briefly, then it just stopped. But the...
The computer is from 2004. I'd rather not ditch it, but I don't want to invest money in it either. It's not my main computer. The problem is...
@Buddel, Thanks. But I understand it's very common for products like these to phone home. Unless they are very, very old.
@Buddel, Any clue if/how/what oeclassic phones home ?
I really would appreciate that ... most likely, they all phone home, the question is what data do they phone home ?
@Buddel, @MerleOne, @FanJ, @mantra, @JohnBurns, Do any of these programs phone home or not ? I mean, many of the free (nor even paid) clients...
Well, I'm bumping this thread again. I've been using Pegasus mail, and although it is fine in some ways, it can be clumsy and it doesn't always...
@TairikuOkami , But does that keep the vendor from harvesting your data ? I don't use the cloud either, but whether that will suffice ...
https://www.av-test.org/en/news/news-single-view/data-protection-or-virus-protection/ Unfortunately, no names of vendors are listed.
Does Windows 10 have any real advantages over Windows 7 ? I'm not aware of any, but I didn't try 10 either.
It's certainly not cheap ... in euros anyway. It does have a 'history'.
@Mrkvonic, Could you substantiate why this would not be a possible source for concern ? It is what it is, it cannot be disabled and it cannot be...
Well, maybe I'll ask on the forum. In some ways, it's weird.
Why does Palemoon direct its users to the Google 'agreement' when they want to use that search engine ? I can't find a way to access Google...
@itman, It's just an an older computer that I have. It couldn't even run Windows 7. I have a system with Windows 7, but for plain internet access...
The odds are that I just needed to do that 'reset'. But it still remains to be determined.
@itman, The signal strength has been OK, and the quality of the connection too. This is for a Windows XP computer. The wireless adapter uses the...
@Bill_Bright, Well, I think I did pretty much that. Also, I did the 30/30/30sec thing with the router (is that the formal protocol) ? Now I...
Configuration: modem connected by wire to a wireless router, wireless connection to desktop PC. Any way to determine if the router is broken or...
@itman, thanks for the clarification. It seems that the router issues may not persist and I can go back to the old configuration.
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