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  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 12,220
    edited March 2018
    kyoto kid said:

    ..that's what I thought. 

    My attraction to Bitdefender is the light load during scans.

    The modern NortonSecurity doesn't do scans unless your computer has been idle for a while and pauses when you return.  Yes, it does take a little longer to start up after a re-boot because it's doing a partial scan to root out problems during startup. 

    And I've mentioned before, if you're vigilant you can get NortonSecurity 3 or 5 license box or download versions for $10 or less per license from newegg.com.  (typically $24 for 3-license or $29 for 5-lic.  and sometimes $19 for a 1-lic.)  But you have to be vigilant, it's only during 1-day sales a couple times a year and you're limited to putting 3 in your shopping cart per sale.  I buy them when they become available and keep a few on-hand for friends and customers.  Sign up for NewEgg.com daily sales e-mails, they're easily checked and then discarded.  Also, the key for NortonSecurity also works to enable Norton's similar product for Android devices.

    Using NortonSecurity for live, dynamic, on-line protection against viruses and intrusion in combination with the free MalwareBytes for manual scanning for malware is a workable combination. enlightened

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  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 12,220
    edited March 2018
    DanaTA said:
    DanaTA said:

    Norton does have a VPN for wifi connecting...it is an extra feature, but I'm considering it for when we take the laptop on vacation.  Plus it will go on the smartphones as well.  Norton also has a password locker, IdentitySafe.  HOwever, you can get that for free as add-ins or whatever they're called, by browser.  They also have their free password generator.  They are also now partnered, or perhaps merged, with LifeLock and offer a discounted rate for that coverage.  I also keep seeing messages from Norton about ransomware protection, so you might look into that further.  Perhaps it is simply using a proper backup and restore method, I haven't really looked into it, I just dismiss the messages.

    Dana

    Oh, and consider that Kaspersky is Russian.  There is a lot of skepticism concerning that software.

    Dana

    There was believable mention of the connection between Kaspersky and Russian spying during the investigations of the election meddling.

    https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/10/technology/kaspersky-lab-israel-russia-hacking.html

    Kaspersky may not be cooperating but they were certainly being used.

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  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 12,220

    What is the origin of the name "High Street" in British towns?  What does it represent?

  • TJohnTJohn Posts: 11,352
    LeatherGryphon said:

    What is the origin of the name "High Street" in British towns?  What does it represent?

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Street#History

  • TangoAlphaTangoAlpha Posts: 4,587

    What I was taught as a nipper: Way back in olden times (9th Century approx) Highway  was the word for the road between major towns. This harks back to Roman times, when major roads were built on embankments, with ditches to either side. Back then 'high' also meant 'most important' - as in High Sheriff, High Priest, high society, Lord High Execttioner etc. So around the 11th-12th century, the most important street in a town - where all the commerce took place - became known as the High Street.

    In modern usage, we prefix the street with the name of the town/city. Thus Rochester High Street, Chatham High Street etc. even though the actual road name is just 'High Street'.

  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 12,220
    edited March 2018
    TangoAlpha said:

    What I was taught as a nipper: Way back in olden times (9th Century approx) Highway  was the word for the road between major towns. This harks back to Roman times, when major roads were built on embankments, with ditches to either side. Back then 'high' also meant 'most important' - as in High Sheriff, High Priest, high society, Lord High Execttioner etc. So around the 11th-12th century, the most important street in a town - where all the commerce took place - became known as the High Street.

    In modern usage, we prefix the street with the name of the town/city. Thus Rochester High Street, Chatham High Street etc. even though the actual road name is just 'High Street'.

    Could it be comparable to "Main Street" in the US where you usually find the principle downtown businesses?  (You'd think that would be the most popular street name but the most popular name for a street in the US is "Second Street.") surprise

    In the US an informal name for the street where you find  businesses not in the downtown area is "Franchise Row" because typically most medium size cities have one or possibly two areas on either end of the main road through the city that are somewhat on the fringes of the city where all the major franchise businesses can be found, i.e. McDonalds, Burger King, HomeDepot, WalMart, etc.

     

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  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    LeatherGryphon said:
    TangoAlpha said:

    What I was taught as a nipper: Way back in olden times (9th Century approx) Highway  was the word for the road between major towns. This harks back to Roman times, when major roads were built on embankments, with ditches to either side. Back then 'high' also meant 'most important' - as in High Sheriff, High Priest, high society, Lord High Execttioner etc. So around the 11th-12th century, the most important street in a town - where all the commerce took place - became known as the High Street.

    In modern usage, we prefix the street with the name of the town/city. Thus Rochester High Street, Chatham High Street etc. even though the actual road name is just 'High Street'.

    Could it be comparable to "Main Street" in the US where you usually find the principle downtown businesses?  (You'd think that would be the most popular street name but the most popular name for a street in the US is "Second Street.") surprise

    In the US an informal name for the street where you find  businesses not in the downtown area is "Franchise Row" because typically most medium size cities have one or possibly two areas on either end of the main road through the city that are somewhat on the fringes of the city where all the major franchise businesses can be found, i.e. McDonalds, Burger King, HomeDepot, WalMart, etc.

     

     

    and workspace styles in ds smiley

  • TSasha SmithTSasha Smith Posts: 27,417

    To some DS means a type of hand held game by a famous gaming device company.  I do not have that DS, but I have a fun DS that I think is way cooler.  I will give you a hint what I am talking about 4.10! 

  • TSasha SmithTSasha Smith Posts: 27,417
    edited March 2018

    How does a C++ programmer say Hello World?  Serious question.

    cout>>"Hello World";

    I thought that was it, but now I am not sure.

    edit: oops I meant

    cout<<"Hello World";

    I think it is << not >>

    Post edited by TSasha Smith on
  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 12,220
    Mistara said:
    LeatherGryphon said:
    TangoAlpha said:

    What I was taught as a nipper: Way back in olden times (9th Century approx) Highway  was the word for the road between major towns. This harks back to Roman times, when major roads were built on embankments, with ditches to either side. Back then 'high' also meant 'most important' - as in High Sheriff, High Priest, high society, Lord High Execttioner etc. So around the 11th-12th century, the most important street in a town - where all the commerce took place - became known as the High Street.

    In modern usage, we prefix the street with the name of the town/city. Thus Rochester High Street, Chatham High Street etc. even though the actual road name is just 'High Street'.

    Could it be comparable to "Main Street" in the US where you usually find the principle downtown businesses?  (You'd think that would be the most popular street name but the most popular name for a street in the US is "Second Street.") surprise

    In the US an informal name for the street where you find  businesses not in the downtown area is "Franchise Row" because typically most medium size cities have one or possibly two areas on either end of the main road through the city that are somewhat on the fringes of the city where all the major franchise businesses can be found, i.e. McDonalds, Burger King, HomeDepot, WalMart, etc.

     

     

    and workspace styles in ds smiley

    ??? Color me confused!  What does "and workspace styles in ds" have to do with street naming?  What did I miss?  Am I embarassingly naive somehow?

  • TSasha SmithTSasha Smith Posts: 27,417
    LeatherGryphon said:
    Mistara said:
    LeatherGryphon said:
    TangoAlpha said:

    What I was taught as a nipper: Way back in olden times (9th Century approx) Highway  was the word for the road between major towns. This harks back to Roman times, when major roads were built on embankments, with ditches to either side. Back then 'high' also meant 'most important' - as in High Sheriff, High Priest, high society, Lord High Execttioner etc. So around the 11th-12th century, the most important street in a town - where all the commerce took place - became known as the High Street.

    In modern usage, we prefix the street with the name of the town/city. Thus Rochester High Street, Chatham High Street etc. even though the actual road name is just 'High Street'.

    Could it be comparable to "Main Street" in the US where you usually find the principle downtown businesses?  (You'd think that would be the most popular street name but the most popular name for a street in the US is "Second Street.") surprise

    In the US an informal name for the street where you find  businesses not in the downtown area is "Franchise Row" because typically most medium size cities have one or possibly two areas on either end of the main road through the city that are somewhat on the fringes of the city where all the major franchise businesses can be found, i.e. McDonalds, Burger King, HomeDepot, WalMart, etc.

     

     

    and workspace styles in ds smiley

    ??? Color me confused!  What does "and workspace styles in ds" have to do with street naming?  What did I miss?  Am I embarassingly naive somehow?

    I am not seeing a Main Street in Workspace styles in DS so I am confused too.

  • TSasha SmithTSasha Smith Posts: 27,417

    I cannot seem to download iTunes onto this computer.

  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 12,220
    edited March 2018

    Complaint:  I just tried to boil up a pan of white potatoes but they were green.  Not just a little green under the skin (which makes them bitter and slightly toxic) which can be trimmed off, but greenish all the way through. Ewwww. sad   I threw out about 3/4 of the bag.   angry I shop at the local grocery where they deal mostly in store-brand canned goods and plebian quality fresh fruits & vegetables.  This isn't the first time I've been dissatisfied with their produce.  I'm getting a little bit tired of dealing with not ready for prime time food.  I only shop locally because of the convenience, certainly not for price.  Perhaps I should consider checking out the bigger, and more posh groceries in the city for fresh foods.  However, the local store does have good a good meat department.  Except that I'm afraid to think what type of dinosaur the chicken breasts come from.  Can you say "huge"? surprise  When I was a kid in the middle of the last century, live chickens would fit in a bread box*.  Now days I think they could eat the bread box.

    *Note: "Bread box:  Metal box with sliding or lifting lid that would sit on your kitchen counter and was usually about big enough to hold two loaves of bread to keep bugs and mice away from the bread.  Bread boxes have probably been extinct since the middle of the last century. indecision

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  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    Miss Bad Wolf said:

    How does a C++ programmer say Hello World?  Serious question.

    cout&gt;&gt;"Hello World";

    I thought that was it, but now I am not sure.

    edit: oops I meant

    cout&lt;&lt;"Hello World";

    I think it is << not >>

     

    carrara can write hello world smiley

    insert, text, select text instance, go to the wrench room 

  • ChoholeChohole Posts: 33,604
    LeatherGryphon said:

    Complaint:  I just tried to boil up a pan of white potatoes but they were green.  Not just a little green under the skin (which makes them bitter and slightly toxic) which can be trimmed off, but greenish all the way through. Ewwww. sad  I shop at the local grocery where they deal mostly in store-brand canned goods and plebian quality fresh fruits & vegetables.  This isn't the first time I've been dissatisfied with their produce.  I'm getting a little bit tired of dealing with not ready for prime time food.  I only shop locally because of the convenience, certainly not for price.  Perhaps I should consider checking out the bigger, and more posh groceries in the city for fresh foods.  However, the local store does have good a good meat department.  Except that I'm afraid to think what type of dinosaur the chicken breasts come from.  Can you say "huge"? surprise  When I was a kid in the middle of the last century, live chickens would fit in a bread box*.  Now days I think they could eat the bread box.

    *Note: "Bread box:  Metal box with sliding or lifting lid that would sit on your kitchen counter and was usually about big enough to hold two loaves of bread to keep bugs and mice away from the bread.  Bread boxes have probably been extinct since the middle of the last century. indecision

    unless you are one of those that want to go in for a "retro" kitchen style    https://www.tesco.com/direct/swan-retro-bread-bin-green/738-7550.prd?skuId=738-7550

  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 12,220
    edited March 2018
    Chohole said:
    LeatherGryphon said:

    Complaint:  I just tried to boil up a pan of white potatoes but they were green.  Not just a little green under the skin (which makes them bitter and slightly toxic) which can be trimmed off, but greenish all the way through. Ewwww. sad  I shop at the local grocery where they deal mostly in store-brand canned goods and plebian quality fresh fruits & vegetables.  This isn't the first time I've been dissatisfied with their produce.  I'm getting a little bit tired of dealing with not ready for prime time food.  I only shop locally because of the convenience, certainly not for price.  Perhaps I should consider checking out the bigger, and more posh groceries in the city for fresh foods.  However, the local store does have good a good meat department.  Except that I'm afraid to think what type of dinosaur the chicken breasts come from.  Can you say "huge"? surprise  When I was a kid in the middle of the last century, live chickens would fit in a bread box*.  Now days I think they could eat the bread box.

    *Note: "Bread box:  Metal box with sliding or lifting lid that would sit on your kitchen counter and was usually about big enough to hold two loaves of bread to keep bugs and mice away from the bread.  Bread boxes have probably been extinct since the middle of the last century. indecision

    unless you are one of those that want to go in for a "retro" kitchen style    https://www.tesco.com/direct/swan-retro-bread-bin-green/738-7550.prd?skuId=738-7550

    My bread box is a large Corningware casserole dish with glass cover that is used to store cookies (biscuits), crackers (saltines), chocolate treats, and bread whenever the loaf is small enough to fit in with all the other goodies, and the casserole is not being used for what casseroles are normally used for. 

    Needing to use the casserole for what casseroles are normally used for, provides an excuse to consume the goodies ahead of schedule. devil

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  • TSasha SmithTSasha Smith Posts: 27,417

    Does anyone fall for that scam that says their computer has a virus and to call the scammer's number so they can hijack the computer?  I would not call them because A) I think it is a scam B) I probably can figure out a solution on my own C) I know too much about computers to get help from anyone I do not trust.

  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 12,220
    Miss Bad Wolf said:

    Does anyone fall for that scam that says their computer has a virus and to call the scammer's number so they can hijack the computer?  I would not call them because A) I think it is a scam B) I probably can figure out a solution on my own C) I know too much about computers to get help from anyone I do not trust.

    I've had several customers who fell for that. 

    One customer, after paying the scammers about $500 and still being boogered, I fixed their machine for $80  (complete reset to factory, and reinstallation of all software and oodles of sympathy for lost, unbackedup personal photos & documents, and lots of advice about scammers.)

     

  • srieschsriesch Posts: 4,243

    virus scam recorded, with chicken&microwave:

    virus scam recorded, with a burglar: 

     

  • TSasha SmithTSasha Smith Posts: 27,417
    LeatherGryphon said:
    Miss Bad Wolf said:

    Does anyone fall for that scam that says their computer has a virus and to call the scammer's number so they can hijack the computer?  I would not call them because A) I think it is a scam B) I probably can figure out a solution on my own C) I know too much about computers to get help from anyone I do not trust.

    I've had several customers who fell for that. 

    One customer, after paying the scammers about $500 and still being boogered, I fixed their machine for $80  (complete reset to factory, and reinstallation of all software and oodles of sympathy for lost, unbackedup personal photos & documents, and lots of advice about scammers.)

     

    I am going to save myself the $580 plus by not falling for that s.am.  I am not going to pay eighty dollars to fix it either.  Guess I am not the usual computer user who falls for those scams. I know how to install and reinstall an OS. 

    I did recently contact Microsoft about another issue.  I rather use the windows pro key that I got a long time ago instead of the windows 10 home key that came with the computer.  I did not feel like spending about seventy extra dollars to get another windows pro key.  Microsoft was able to activate my windows pro key.  Actually it was a Windows 7 Pro key that I bought in 2010.  I got it upgraded for life to Windows 10 pro when that was free.  I did not feel like buying Windows 10 pro upgrade for my new computer as I already got a key that would work for Windows 10 pro.

    I know a bit about computers.  I do not know why my office subscription is going to renew in April 2020.  I did get an office home subscription with my new computer as that saved me a bit because I wanted to do both anyway.

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    hmmm mcm  morph control morph?

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 42,108
    LeatherGryphon said:
    kyoto kid said:

    ..that's what I thought. 

    My attraction to Bitdefender is the light load during scans.

    The modern NortonSecurity doesn't do scans unless your computer has been idle for a while and pauses when you return.  Yes, it does take a little longer to start up after a re-boot because it's doing a partial scan to root out problems during startup. 

    And I've mentioned before, if you're vigilant you can get NortonSecurity 3 or 5 license box or download versions for $10 or less per license from newegg.com.  (typically $24 for 3-license or $29 for 5-lic.  and sometimes $19 for a 1-lic.)  But you have to be vigilant, it's only during 1-day sales a couple times a year and you're limited to putting 3 in your shopping cart per sale.  I buy them when they become available and keep a few on-hand for friends and customers.  Sign up for NewEgg.com daily sales e-mails, they're easily checked and then discarded.  Also, the key for NortonSecurity also works to enable Norton's similar product for Android devices.

    Using NortonSecurity for live, dynamic, on-line protection against viruses and intrusion in combination with the free MalwareBytes for manual scanning for malware is a workable combination. enlightened

    ...again I've used Norton for years with pretty good results however I am concerned that it does not include either a hardened/secure browser or ransomware protection (the latter an important concern).  It used to have a secure browser but through an FF plugin which that longer exists.

    Still need to contact their's and Bitdefender's tech support to see if I can download the installers without having to do an install online. Miss the old DVD in a box days.

  • ps1borgps1borg Posts: 12,776

    Morning. Stormy sky blowing cool breezes our way for a change, we’re hoping for some rain here only had 2mm so far this year :)

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 42,108
    LeatherGryphon said:
    TangoAlpha said:

    What I was taught as a nipper: Way back in olden times (9th Century approx) Highway  was the word for the road between major towns. This harks back to Roman times, when major roads were built on embankments, with ditches to either side. Back then 'high' also meant 'most important' - as in High Sheriff, High Priest, high society, Lord High Execttioner etc. So around the 11th-12th century, the most important street in a town - where all the commerce took place - became known as the High Street.

    In modern usage, we prefix the street with the name of the town/city. Thus Rochester High Street, Chatham High Street etc. even though the actual road name is just 'High Street'.

    Could it be comparable to "Main Street" in the US where you usually find the principle downtown businesses?  (You'd think that would be the most popular street name but the most popular name for a street in the US is "Second Street.") surprise

    In the US an informal name for the street where you find  businesses not in the downtown area is "Franchise Row" because typically most medium size cities have one or possibly two areas on either end of the main road through the city that are somewhat on the fringes of the city where all the major franchise businesses can be found, i.e. McDonalds, Burger King, HomeDepot, WalMart, etc.

     

    ...here in Portland we have what I call "shyster's row" (82nd ave) a section of which which is home to block after block of shady used car dealerships.

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 42,108
    LeatherGryphon said:

    Complaint:  I just tried to boil up a pan of white potatoes but they were green.  Not just a little green under the skin (which makes them bitter and slightly toxic) which can be trimmed off, but greenish all the way through. Ewwww. sad   I threw out about 3/4 of the bag.   angry I shop at the local grocery where they deal mostly in store-brand canned goods and plebian quality fresh fruits & vegetables.  This isn't the first time I've been dissatisfied with their produce.  I'm getting a little bit tired of dealing with not ready for prime time food.  I only shop locally because of the convenience, certainly not for price.  Perhaps I should consider checking out the bigger, and more posh groceries in the city for fresh foods.  However, the local store does have good a good meat department.  Except that I'm afraid to think what type of dinosaur the chicken breasts come from.  Can you say "huge"? surprise  When I was a kid in the middle of the last century, live chickens would fit in a bread box*.  Now days I think they could eat the bread box.

    *Note: "Bread box:  Metal box with sliding or lifting lid that would sit on your kitchen counter and was usually about big enough to hold two loaves of bread to keep bugs and mice away from the bread.  Bread boxes have probably been extinct since the middle of the last century. indecision

    ...these short buses got the nickname "breadboxes" from local transit drivers.

  • TSasha SmithTSasha Smith Posts: 27,417

    My roommate is talking to herself loudly again.  I can still hear her over my music on my headphones.

  • DanaTADanaTA Posts: 13,361
    edited March 2018
    ps1borg said:

    Morning. Stormy sky blowing cool breezes our way for a change, we’re hoping for some rain here only had 2mm so far this year :)

    Whoa!  Beware of fire-breathing draongs!  And careless smokers.

    Dana

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  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 42,108

    ...bugger, going to lose an hour of sleep tonight as DST begins again. 

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    commmplaint  windows explorer

    i installed a new loops library, all wav fikes

    in explorer i set the columns i want, name, length size,
    right click, properties, customuze tab
    checked the subfolders box
    but, isnt doung, colums not flowing down to subfolders

  • DanaTADanaTA Posts: 13,361
    kyoto kid said:

    ...bugger, going to lose an hour of sleep tonight as DST begins again. 

    I always say we lose an hour of play!  Of course, in my case, it really doesn't matter.  If I stay up later, I sleep later...or not.  Whatever.

    Dana

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