Computer questions you'd be embarrassed to ask any where else!

Graces7

I am about to make you all feel like supermen and women!

When my first computer ever arrived, I read the list of the contents of the boxes and started searching in panic for the hard drive.. ...

That was many years ago!

DunnoKidz

Graces7, I still've no idea what software is... (everything on the computer is hard)

Graces7

DunnoKidz wrote: »

Graces7, I still've no idea what software is... (everything on the computer is hard)

Now you mention it...

the_syco

DunnoKidz wrote: »

Hi there can I ask a dumb question? Anyone know what these speed tests mean? I did one cos my laptop's taking a few minutes to open a tab. So now I have the results but none of the speed test sites explain what it all means. why it can't just gauge as slow or fast is besides me.

What are you paying for? I'm guessing you are not using a fixed like from the likes of Eircom or Sky?

Rubecula

I can no longer post youtube links in here or on facebook? any help gratefully received.

the_syco

Rubecula wrote: »

I can no longer post youtube links in here or on facebook? any help gratefully received.

What links are you trying to post? Surround them in the code [#] tags.

Rubecula

the_syco wrote: »

What links are you trying to post? Surround them in the code [#] tags.

actually I have just found that I can not cut and paste ANYTHING to ANYWHERE.

the_syco

Rubecula wrote: »

actually I have just found that I can not cut and paste ANYTHING to ANYWHERE.

Are you using CTRL+C and CTRL+V or right-click your mouse and copy & paste that way?

Rubecula

the_syco wrote: »

Are you using CTRL+C and CTRL+V or right-click your mouse and copy & paste that way?

yes tried both then went to bed for an hour or two came back turned on comp again and it worked

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Rubecula wrote: »

yes tried both then went to bed for an hour or two came back turned on comp again and it worked

I had that one night. It was like the clipboard was full or something. Fixed itself and never happened again. The old turn it off and on again trick.

Rubecula

Ivanna Moldy Rabbit wrote: »

I had that one night. It was like the clipboard was full or something. Fixed itself and never happened again. The old turn it off and on again trick.

wish you had told me :pac:

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Rubecula wrote: »

wish you had told me :pac:

I was asleep!

Rubecula

Ivanna Moldy Rabbit wrote: »

I was asleep!

:eek::D:)

garancafan

Ivanna Moldy Rabbit wrote: »

....The old turn it off and on again trick.

Never works with wimin.

FelchWivMe

how can i put a password on a folder? i share my laptop with my son Jayden but i don't want him finding my porn.

wiz569

FelchWivMe wrote: »

how can i put a password on a folder? i share my laptop with my son Jayden but i don't want him finding my porn.

Best to set him up a separate account on your laptop,then when your done log out of yours and he can log in to his

FelchWivMe

wiz569 wrote: »

Best to set him up a separate account on your laptop,then when your done log out of yours and he can log in to his

so he won't be able to access something on the C drive if it's on a separate account? cos i have a lot of hentai stuff, he doesn't need to see that ****

wiz569

FelchWivMe wrote: »

so he won't be able to access something on the C drive if it's on a separate account? cos i have a lot of hentai stuff, he doesn't need to see that ****

He wont or shouldn't be able to access any folders that your account created but may be able to access standard folders, I wouldn't be sharing a pc with him if you have porn on it tbh, if you really have to can you move them to your user folders?

You can also get software to lock folders individually but I don't have any recommendations I'm sorry m8,

Kat1170

Using Windows 10 and IE. To post a pic in a post on Boards I used to be able to right click on the pic, select 'copy' and use the 'insert image' tab to post the pic. Since a recent windows update, this option appears to have disappeared. When I right click on a photo, select 'copy' and then select 'insert image' tab, when I right click in the dialogue box I no longer have a 'paste' option. Any ideas anyone ??

TIA Kat1170

Eph1958

Hi,
Try pressing Ctrl+v and see does it paste.

Kat1170

Eph1958 wrote: »

Hi,
Try pressing Ctrl+v and see does it paste.

Works for text but not for pictures.

looksee

I had the idea that you had to have pics in an on-line storage program, and you posted the link. I was never much use at this so I am a bit woolly about it!

Kat1170

looksee wrote: »

I had the idea that you had to have pics in an on-line storage program, and you posted the link. I was never much use at this so I am a bit woolly about it!

That's the preferred way but you can Hotlink to them as well.

Triboro

Is there any way of turning off the suggestions when you start a Google search on iphone?
Have tried turning off predictive text in settings and turned off search engine suggestions also.

New Home

I think it's something you have to do in Google rather than in your phone, but you need to be logged into it or it won't let you.

Rubecula

any idea from anyone why I can no longer post pictures un here? I can post vids of course

New Home

No idea. Do you mean Boards in general, or in a specific forum/thread? Also, are you using the old Legacy version of Boards, the Touch Site version, or the amusingly named Responsive Site?

Rubecula

boards in general and I use the older version

odd really

New Home

Very odd! Is it pictures you attach, or stuff taken from other sites? Some sites won't allow you to post their pictures elsewhere using links, so you usually get an error message; also, some browsers (e.g. Firefox) won't show the picture you posted if it comes from certain sites, but if you open the thread on another browser then you can see it properly.

Have you tried typing the

Rubecula

tried most things and all I get is a bugger all type of post just the cursor flashing away