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  1. jefboyardee

    President Winfrey?

    President Winfrey? Oprah says in the age of Trump that she could run for the White House despite being unqualified for the job (since we can't mention that other guy)
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    A Google Chrome Scam?

    Beware Google Chrome scam that could inject malware into your computer A Google Chrome scam that could infect your computer with malware continues to pose a threat to users, according to cybersecurity experts. Last month security company Proofpoint warned that hackers can inject script into...
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    Merger?

    A new report from CNBC suggests that Sprint parent company SoftBank Group is considering giving up Sprint to Deutsche Telekom’s T-Mobile in order to facilitate a merger between the two wireless carriers.
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    Help Android Forums = Forums for Android?!

    Was doing my daily Android updates and Android Forums seemed to have updated to a new Forums for Android. So I tried it and it crashed. A week or two later, it updated and still crashed. Today, it updated, but... It apparently has no relation to the original. The new one comes in through my...
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    Help Copy to Windows AND Android?

    Currently, to get something like a link transferred from Windows to Android, I copy it and paste it as an item in my calendar. For stuff like images, I use Dropbox. When it appears there, I copy it in the Android and paste it where I want it, usually a text post. That works but can be annoyingly...
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    Macs are cheaper?!

    Hasta la vista Microsoft: Why IBM's switch from Windows to Macs is one of its greatest decisions IBM says that it has saved millions of dollars by getting employees to use Apple Macs rather than Windows PCs, as Windows machines apparently cost three times more in support than Macs.
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    Help Mirror 4.4.4 to DVI-I Input?

    I have: Samsung Prevail SM-G360P, KitKat 4.4.4 Acer K202HQL PC monitor with DVI-I input I want to mirror the Android screen onto the monitor screen. I have no idea how... help?
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    Officially Cool to Hate Pokémon Go

    Breaking: It’s Now Officially Cool to Hate Pokémon Go If you’ve stepped outside recently, you’ve probably seen, heard, or dodged many a Pokémon Go player. Or you’ve been that guy, too busy catching a Squirtle to notice your bus just came and went. But in just over a week, Pokémon Go is...
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    That frigging twirly icon

    Just went Boost, got a Samsung Prestige 4GLTE with KitKat 4.4.4. The little twirling LTE icon in the notification bar is very annoying. Any way to get it to sit still?
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    Considering switch from Straight Talk

    Inexplicably fond of tethering, I switched from the standard Straight Talk 5GB/$45 plan to their new 10GB/$55. Needless to say, that still ain't enough. So I'm looking at Metro's unlimited/$60 plan, but have questions... I have a Samsung Galaxy Core Prime SM-820L. It is CDMA, has a SIM card...
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    What's with ST never updating?

    I switched to Straight Talk several years ago cuz they're easy, cheap and don't care if I tether. I've had a few of their phones and they all share this shortcoming: none of them ever perform system updates. I asked the manufacturer of my current phone and they said: I request you to contact...
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    Is it just me, or are new monitors too wide?

    My ten year old beast actually has this HP Pavilion F1905 19" LCD Monitor. When new, its 1280x1024 display worked great. For me, it still does, but every new monitor is almost twice as wide. When and why did this happen and when will we go back? (just ranting)
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    Prez Candidates

    There's been a lot commotion about Trump, most recently with... Trump lead among Republicans undiminished in first poll after Muslim comments Donald Trump held onto his commanding lead in the Republican race for the White House after his call for a ban on Muslims entering the United States was...
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    Smartphones to die out within five years?

    Smartphones to die out 'within five years', says new study According to a new study of 100,000 consumers, mobile technology is expected to be replaced by artificial intelligence 10 Hot Consumer Trends for 2016 1. The Lifestyle Network Effect. Four out of five people now experience an effect...
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    Google is merging Chrome OS and Android

    Google is merging Chrome OS and Android The new operating system is expected to be released sometime in 2017. While this is a major and somewhat surprising move — Chromebooks have been fairly successful and are a great low-cost computer option — it's easy to see how Google got here. Sundar...
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    Android Emulators

    Windroy Android emulator series let you run all kinds of Android Apps on PC! I found it, you try it.
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    Black women for Trump

    “We’re ditching the media bias and the media trickery. We want you to ditch that Democrat plantation — and ditch all of the Democrats — and we want to you switch your party to Republican so that you can vote for Donald Trump in the primary,” Hardaway says in their latest video.
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    Congressman Bob Brady

    Thirsty-Ass Congressman Steals Pope's Glass of Water, Drinks From It While addressing Congress on Thursday, Pope Francis took a sip of water from a glass at his side. Afterwards, Congressman Bob Brady stole the glass, brought it back to his office, and drank from it. ...no comment.
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    The Cost of Downsizing

    I recently came into some money and a meager income. Living on the edge for years, I couldn't wait to upgrade everything in my life... I bought then returned several new PCs, none of which that seemed demonstrably better than my current ten year-old Win XP>7hp PC, having had countless rebuilds...
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    Mars isolation experiment begins

    Six people shut themselves inside a dome for a year in Hawaii, in the longest US isolation experiment aimed at helping NASA prepare for a pioneering journey to Mars. ...wonder if they'll even have Mars Bars.
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    Moving to a 55+ Community...

    Too old to live, too young to die... I freaked out as I tuned sixty early this year, never envisioned making it this far. Drove all over, looking for a better place to move. Gave up. Put earnest money down someplace else. Gave up and tossed the money. Looked around my own town for a few months...
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    A question for Win10 dualbooters

    Currently, I have Windows on my hard drive and Linux Mint on a USB flash. Normal booting goes straight to Windows with no BIOS popup, because I have grub saved on the USB drive. To load Linux: with Win7 on the HD, on my HP, I hold ESC down until the boot menu pops up, choose the USB, then...
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    The problem with Windows PCs and Android phones is Apple?

    I've been amassing this and that on my PCs for over twenty years, on my Androids for over four. One thing that constantly irritates me is the endless trivialities that you have to enter on one, then do it all over on the other. I'm fed up with having to speak two languages to say one thing and...
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    Gee Willickers! A Forum for my phone!

    I ordered this phone last fall from Straight Talk, just because it looked good on paper. I still use it because it works great in real life. I installed Apex Launcher and about two hundred apps, switched to ART runtime, which ate a chunk of drive space, and have not had to move any apps to SD. I...
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    Text Expansion

    On my PC I use the ancient Texter. I program the shorts and longs, like 'jef' and 'jefboyardee.' Then, whenever I type the short, it types out the long. I keep a lot of stuff in there. On my droid, I use Clipper+. It works but requires several more steps. I'm looking for a droid app that...