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Multiple choice drop down menu won't work

Drop down menu is not working. This has been happening for a few weeks now making it difficult to search for items near to me.

Otherego? Are you still with us?

On 27th February on your Distro thread I asked you series of questions (#1528) and you replied quickly the same day and said:- "Lots of questions indeed! And deserving of their own threads, I think. If you'll forgive me for the moment, I'll certainly...

Firefox disables everyone's add-ons - possible quick fix if you don't have the new version yet.

A couple of days ago, Firefox managed to disable everybody's add-ons - an expired certificate, or something. Oops. Apparently, the newly released version 66.0.4 resolves the problem. It doesn't seem to have found its way into the Ubuntu/Mint reposito...

Does anybody know what "ebayrtm.com" is and does?

I'm having more than the usual difficulties with eBay at the moment. Pages frequently load incompletely, despite my temporarily allowing the usual suspects in NoScript. Since I no longer seem to have the option to include an image, I'll try to attach...

my internet explorer stops working each time I use ebay, what do I need to do. I have IE version 11

why does my internet stop working each time i use ebay? any suggestions please?

Free VPN for android.

Can anyone recommend a good one. Tia.

Microsoft capitulating, Edge will be Chromium-based

Not that Ashampoo is every tech-savvy person's go-to for trusted info, but I, with my very modest understanding, have found them quite serious Plus I've read this elsewhere. Soon, they say, only Firefox and Safari will not be Chromium-based, and that...

Can't access My Ebay page on my Desktop computer

Hi, Any advice appreciated. I use Windows 10 desktop and Microsoft Edge browser. I have accessd Ebay without issue until Tuesday 8th January 2019. Now when I try to get to My Ebay page there is no response, the message 'Waiting for response' is shown...

Group Policy Editor/Privacy Settings for Win10-HOME etc

I'm floundering amid a sea of technical unawareness now, but this seems interesting. As you probably know, Group Policy Editor is not available on Win10 HOME edition. This program purports to free up lots of options for Home users. I'm not installing...

Heads-Up Re: CCleaner Boot Issues in W7

Hi guys LTNS Just a quick heads-up regarding my recent nightmare with CCleaner. Out of the blue, my laptop (Windows 7) stopped loading on power up - it just froze on the boot screen and wouldn't go any further. Pressing F3 for recovery and then exit,...

Selling on EBay - can't get past first base !

When my husband is trying to list set of golf clubs, he's not given the option of creative a new listing - he gas to "tap a keyword", which then brings up an item with a long list of product details that he can't delete ! He cab upload his own photos...

Vero issues

Another seller is using my pictures and all pictures have my watermark running through them. I have contacted vero on numerous occasion, also 3 eBay customer service advisors have reported this too. Why is the listing still allowed to use my picture ...

Vero issues

Another seller is using my pictures and all pictures have my watermark running through them. I have contacted vero in numerous occasion, also 3 eBay customer service advisors have reported this too. Why is the listing still allowed to use my picture ...

I've had an email attempting to extort money by threats

As per subject I've had an email attempting to extort money by threatening to circulate compromising information about me. I think this is a try-on because I haven't visited any sites that I'd be worried about people knowing. The thing that interests...

Brother QL570 Printer

I bought this label printer (Brother QL570 Printer ) , i install it in my computer but i have problem printing with it when i print the address comes very small the label size is perfect but the address is not , how can i sort this ?

Poor old eBay - now the BBC says it suffered a XSS attack recently

More gloom and doom here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-29241563 What's a little scary is that it would be so easy to be taken in - I've certainly had the experience of eBay demanding a fresh log-in when I've tried to do something, and it woul...

Office 365 (web) is worse data guzzler than Windows10 !!!

That's according to this. I thought that OE, at the very least, might be interested - not that he'd ever be at risk

Which micro SD to CF adapter fits Nikon d810?

There are very few adapters for micro SD to Compact Flash (CF) with size measurments. It is known Nikon D810 has a very narrow slot and i would like to know if anybody have found a fitting adapter. Maybe also with wiFi. 5mm are too wide so it may fir...

Miles / Km

I've changed my preferences to show miles instead of Km.Yet it still shows distance from my home in Km which is flipping useless!!!Any ideas? Using my iPhone.Cheers lovely eBay people xxx

eBay and others - are their cookie policies GDPR-compliant?

For various reasons (poverty etc) I've not bought much on eBay lately. Browsing the site this evening, I was presented with a "cookie banner": Cookie bannerA couple of thoughts sprang to mind.1. I thought that the "By using this site you consent to o...

Can sites' "cookie controls" override one's overall browser settings?

I mentioned elsewhere that I'd had a look at the cookie controls offered by eBay through their cookie banner - the post is here: https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Computing-Advice-Technology-Chat/eBay-and-others-are-their-cookie-policies-GDPR-compliant...

SKY satelite TV

I have a satellite link that I paid cash for about six years ago and still works well for free. Can anybody recommend best plugin box that would offer more service options and would I need a sky card?

New Apple Mac Pro laptop - photo transfer problems

After using a windows laptop for years to do my ebay stuff on, i have bought a new Apple Mac pro laptop I am getting things set up on the new lap top, and experimenting with my ebay screens I successfully imported a few photos from my camera to the l...

MOBILE PHONE LUMINA 650 -OPERATING WINDOWS 10 CAN NOT SEARCH EBAY UK

HiI have always used my phone to seach ebay uk, now I get the message " we can't reach this page " refresh page - search for what you want "I can see my ebay and what I am selling but cannot search, I have tried going in from google and it allows me ...

Windows update (Again)!!!

OK, I know there's a thread by OE (who's gone missing???) down the page but have a read of all of this. I have my win 7 set to notify me about updates rather than have them update & install automatically or to download automatically. I realised I'd n...

Windows 10 and MS in general?

OK, so readers of the Windows Update thread will have seen that I've finally took the plunge in to Windows 10. I got a new laptop because I've been worried for some time that the HD in my Win 7 machine might be struggling now so here I am, trying out...

MS Picture Manager and Windows 10

I noticed on another forum (pprune) that Windows 10 no longer includes MS Picture Manager. If anyone needs it, it can be obtained here: https://support.office.com/en-ie/article/where-is-picture-manager-58837c3e-34db-4904-95e8-4eca7b7c5730 Probably wo...

Youtube.

I've had a strange occurrence on youtube. I searched for, found and clicked on a track which started to play OK but I noticed the "comments" below just had the circle going round and round and suddenly the video stopped and the page changed to an err...

Bt email. Genuine or phishing

Just had a bt email looks genuine but doesnt address me by my name just says hello asks yoy to login from the email and renew your terms and conditions anyone know if this is genuine

Resolved! Gmail sign in change

Has anyone noticed that now not only is the sign in a real pain (for pc use for me) but also has blocked the option to choose not to remain signed in. So when you sign out, you don't. Google keeps a track of you on all their pages even when you have ...