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by ZYFER
Sat Oct 03, 2015 2:52 pm
Forum: Sizzlin' Deals
Topic: $50 Tablet On Amazon
Replies: 1
Views: 863

Better off with the $50 Amazon Fire Tablet. Has better specs. For twice that they have a kids version. Basically paying double for a 2 year if it breaks in any way replacement warranty. I'm expecting that is why it is cheaper. Still happy with my Dell tablet. Runs like a champ, wouldn't expect Dell ...
by ZYFER
Sat Oct 03, 2015 2:36 pm
Forum: OS / Software Forum
Topic: Permanently disable Win10 Upgrade
Replies: 7
Views: 998

Out of curiousness. Any reason why you are preferring to avoid it?
by ZYFER
Sat Oct 03, 2015 2:31 pm
Forum: Mobile Computing
Topic: Android Stagefright Exploit Detector
Replies: 33
Views: 6395

You should use this instead: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zimperium.stagefrightdetector Lookout doesn't check for all the stagefright vulnerabilities. It said mine was safe long a go though my most recent firmware I flashed the other day just patched it. LG is doing a good job a...
by ZYFER
Sat Oct 03, 2015 2:24 pm
Forum: Broadband & Networking
Topic: If elected president, Jeb Bush will get rid of net neutrality rules
Replies: 3
Views: 1171

I really hate this crap. These ISPs want to double dip. They charge us to access the internet, and then want to then charge the ones of whom we as users request information from money to send it to us.
by ZYFER
Sat Oct 03, 2015 2:01 pm
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: Silent CircleÂ’s Blackphone 2 - Secure Cell phone
Replies: 1
Views: 898

Sounds good. Makes sense. You don't have the expose the phone as a whole to risk. Making the Google Play store accessible was a smart plan. It was one of the reasons the Amazon Fire Phone failed so horrifically. It has decent specs, with a decently competitive price as well.
by ZYFER
Tue May 05, 2015 4:51 pm
Forum: Cheers!
Topic: 4.2 quake hit michigan today
Replies: 4
Views: 963

Ya, when it comes to those older reactors, they just need to know when to shut them down to replace them with better ones. Then again you run into stuff like the plant in Crystal River, Florida where they went to upgrade it and they effectively "broke" the power plant.
by ZYFER
Tue May 05, 2015 4:30 pm
Forum: Cheers!
Topic: After state takes child, Kansas woman is at center of national marijuana debate
Replies: 10
Views: 1512

I know someone else who is prescribed marijuana for just the same thing. Among all the other effects, the other thing it does is increase appetite. People with Crohn's are so especially sickly because of their lack of appetite. It is certainly the running joke in this country. Cannabis being illegal...
by ZYFER
Tue May 05, 2015 4:05 pm
Forum: Cheers!
Topic: Comcast spent $336 million on failed attempt to buy Time Warner Cable
Replies: 3
Views: 908

Comcast spent $336 million on failed attempt to buy Time Warner Cable

http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/05/04/comcast-spent-336-million-on-failed-attempt-to-buy-time-warner-cable/ Comcast spent $336 million over the past year-plus on its failed attempt to acquire Time Warner Cable. Comcast's earnings report for Q1 2015, released today, notes $99 million in "t...
by ZYFER
Tue Apr 21, 2015 7:13 am
Forum: Sizzlin' Deals
Topic: Found a good source for replacement wall-wart power supplies
Replies: 5
Views: 1056

No kidding, even has a replacement power cord for my Asus router if I needed one. I figured that would be a pretty random thing to have, but nope there is one.
by ZYFER
Sat Apr 18, 2015 12:44 am
Forum: OS / Software Forum
Topic: There will be a Win10 upgrade option via Windows Update
Replies: 17
Views: 2856

Microsoft has stopped working on media center since Windows 7 and there is high expectation that it won't be available for Windows 10 at all. Though there are reports are people adding media center to their technical preview. This has caused some issues and isn't advised.
by ZYFER
Thu Apr 09, 2015 4:02 pm
Forum: Broadband & Networking
Topic: OpenDNS
Replies: 6
Views: 2322

Wow, that seems kind of like blackmail. Use this and pay us or you're not covered and we charge you lots of money. Not to mention, I doubt they would go along with the unfiltered access for anyone. Where is this $3 a month going to? Them or the service? If it goes to them, that seems pretty offensiv...
by ZYFER
Thu Apr 09, 2015 3:50 pm
Forum: OS / Software Forum
Topic: There will be a Win10 upgrade option via Windows Update
Replies: 17
Views: 2856

One thing to note is they put a kill switch on Windows Media Center and thus lack of support for your TV tuner built-in and built-in DVD playback. I was kind of hoping they would support Bluray at some point, but I am sure Sony made that impossible. For the PC, there is almost no competition to Powe...
by ZYFER
Thu Apr 09, 2015 3:09 pm
Forum: Cheers!
Topic: home and auto insurance -
Replies: 14
Views: 1773

Just remember that some insurance carriers offer bundle pricing as well. Not all do, I think Progressive is one of them, perhaps State Farm is another?

I had 21st Century Insurance when my car was totaled (frame damage) and they were quick to handle the whole process though it wasn't my fault.
by ZYFER
Thu Apr 09, 2015 2:01 pm
Forum: Cheers!
Topic: The "Food Babe" Blogger Is Full of Sh@t
Replies: 11
Views: 1957

The trick to heating stuff in the microwave is to use two porcelain bowls that are identical. One to hold the food and the other to cover it. This make it so your food doesn't end up dry and that you aren't microwaving the food as much as you are microwaving the bowls and the contact heat does its j...
by ZYFER
Thu Apr 09, 2015 1:49 pm
Forum: Cheers!
Topic: Star Trek Renegades Fan Film Trailer
Replies: 3
Views: 728

Ya, glad to see Tim Russ as a driving force behind this project.