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Why did you choose your current Online Name?

It is my real name...:huh:
- Basil
- Post #2
- Oct 25, 2014
- Forum: The Lounge
Serious accusations against AdBlock Plus

I am sorry, but I can't help feeling that, this article by Sascha Pallenberg, is an attempt to try and discredit AdBlock Plus. As a long time user of AdBlock Plus, I know that the writer/s of this software have never made a secret of the existence of the advertising whitelist. In fact it is...
- Basil
- Post #2
- Jul 3, 2013
- Forum: Security News
[SOLVED] Desktop screen freezes on start up

Quick Update After suffering with this frozen screen problem for about two months, for the last couple of weeks the computer has again been working perfectly well.:dance: What have I done to rectify the problem?.....Absolutely NOTHING!!......:smile9: Somehow, the gremlins seem to have decided...
- Basil
- Post #8
- Feb 21, 2013
- Forum: Windows Update
[Game] City last letter.

Shanghai
- Basil
- Post #200
- Jan 14, 2013
- Forum: The Lounge
Corrine - Congratulations on MVP Renewal!

Many Congratulations Corrine...Rightly deserved...:rose:
- Basil
- Post #29
- Jan 13, 2013
- Forum: The Lounge
[Game] City last letter.

Kavala, Greece
- Basil
- Post #193
- Jan 13, 2013
- Forum: The Lounge
Mozilla Firefox 18.0.0 Released With Critical Security Updates

I downloaded version 18 earlier this morning. I have noticed that in this version there is a very annoying pop up flag that often comes up on the left hand top corner of the screen, when I visit some of my favourite web sites. "Would you like to activate the plug ins on this page?" NO I DO...
- Basil
- Post #2
- Jan 10, 2013
- Forum: Web Browser News
.NET Framework

Thank you Corrine. Based on your past advise I always install them separately despite the fact I never had any problem with them. Just in case...:lol:
- Basil
- Post #6
- Jan 10, 2013
- Forum: General Help & Information
.NET Framework

Good Morning Richard, Thank you very much for the explanation. Now I understand it a lot more. As far as "predicting the next question".....you are absolutely right....:thumbsup2: I just forgot to include it....:lol: Thank you Richard. I will carry on downloading them!
- Basil
- Post #3
- Jan 10, 2013
- Forum: General Help & Information
.NET Framework

To be honest, I never understood what .Net Framework is. Reading about it, this morning, I learn that: "The .NET Framework is a software framework developed by Microsoft that runs primarily on Microsoft Windows. It includes a large library and provides language interoperability (each language...
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- Thread
- Jan 10, 2013
- Replies: 6
- Forum: General Help & Information
[SOLVED] Desktop screen freezes on start up

It just proves that even experts can make the occasional mistake! Thank you again
- Basil
- Post #7
- Jan 9, 2013
- Forum: Windows Update
[SOLVED] Desktop screen freezes on start up

Thank you Richard, Wow..!!!...That was lighting fast! A possible bug in an update did not even cross my mind. I look forward to a clarification from Microsoft in due course. Thank you again Basil
- Basil
- Post #5
- Jan 9, 2013
- Forum: Windows Update
[SOLVED] Desktop screen freezes on start up

Thank you Corrine, Yes....I had a look at my CBS.log and I don't know how these guys make sense of it. My admiration for people like that, grows by the day!...:thud:
- Basil
- Post #3
- Jan 9, 2013
- Forum: Windows Update
[SOLVED] Desktop screen freezes on start up

For the past three weeks, I have been having a persistent problem. When I power up the desktop, as soon as the desktop screen with all the icons appear, and before a connection with the modem gets established, the screen freezes up and no further loading takes place. None of the icons respond to...
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- Thread
- Jan 9, 2013
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Windows Update

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