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The Linux Distro Thread (maybe)

Thought I'd start this one off, rather than continue on another thread. As a quick catch up for others: Have a look at Unetbootin, as a means to try out different versions of Linux, without producing numerous coasters (unwanted CDs). I haven't tried ...

Ayone got a fix for this?

Has anyone got a way round this message from a site with a link to nitter:-Your connection isn't privateAttackers might be trying to steal your information from nitter.net (for example, passwords, messages or credit cards).

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Windows Photo Editor Not Working

I'm using Irfanview instead but I do like the edit feature of Windows Photos. This stopped working so I tried the usual remedial action, but it still doesn't work. I downloaded Windows Legacy and removed Windows Photos, but I still can't edit my imag...

A rant - eBay's use of Captcha

If I've been uncharacteristically quiet of late, it's primarily due to it being such a hassle to log into eBay now. It can easily take me four or five minutes of trying to spot all the buses, fire hydrants, crosswalks (I assume that means "pedestrian...

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how to restore deleted items in new managed ebay -totally frustrated as no contact at all works ..

No customer service at all these days..always was difficult to contact but now impossible.My fault in the first place - I have found the new system difficult but getting used to it.I have deleted a page of unsold listings in error and there seems to ...

Amiga 500

Hi I recently bought an Amiga 500 it's in top condition and working but I cannot proceed any further with it as a white screen with a hand holding a disk saying V1.3 it has workbench also on it. My question is if I'm too play games on it do I need to...

Tabs

At the end of a browsing session I often have a doxen or so Tabs indicating sites that I have investigated. Is there a way to label each Tab other than to open each one to remind mee of what I was watching ?All asssistance acepted with thanks.Best re...

Just checking.

Have ebay been messing about with the boards again? I keep getting an error mesaage when trying to post on the RT. "An unexpected error occurred".I was wondering if this board was affected too. I seems not, this posted OK

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Thought I'd pop in to say hello

Quite a while since I last visited. I have to say I was so fed up with captcha and so on that I really did give up. Today, it let me in easily. (It did ask me to confirm my e-mail and telephone number, and after my usual trick of just clicking throug...

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High CPU use.

Does anyone know what can be done about high CPU usage while using eBay? I've had simlar issues on an older laptop and now a newer desktop using Windows XP, 7 and now 10.I was trying to leave feedback on a recent purchase and the CPU use was so high ...

Notification sounds

Does anyone use notifications + sounds in gmail? I like them because if I'm doing other things on here and a mail comes in, the sound alerts me so I can answer straight away BUT..... Just lately, they've become very unreliable. I do a test (from a di...

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iMac 2020 keyboard

Hi all recently in February bought a refurb iMac 2020 from apple. I love it I can do a lot more with it being a larger screen.One problem since I bought it, as they come with the tiny white keyboard, also since I bought it my eyesight has changed so ...

Call back problems

Contacting eBay is becoming so hard. No email address, often the chat option is unavailable and when I request a call back eBay sends me an email telling me they tried to call but I wasn't available - but they do send me texts to my number. There is ...

BULK EDITING/LISTING PROBLEMS

The bulk listing/editing tool in seller hub is not working on my ebay. I had 45 listings in my drafts ready to upload, and when i tried to upload them i got a message come up saying "some of my listings cannot be used in bulk editing", so i had to up...

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Botnet found by my AVG antivirus

I viewed item from seller **** on my tablet and PC and both times an AVG antivirus alert popup said 'We've safely aborted connection on www.linnpoint.com because it was infected with URL: Botnet". Further details show: https://www.linnpoint.com/eBay/...

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