The New French Forum

Rather than creating topic drift on mysty's need for a laptop thread, I thought I'd create a new topic (by the way, can we have a Computers etc category?).

Currently I don't backup; where and how can I do it online? I know I can google the question, but I'll find umpteen different responses suggesting umpteen different methods.

A Toshiba laptop...

If I wanted to register a domain name with an accent, do I register the domain with the accent or without for DNS legality?

JD

I know it sounds like an obvious thing to know about, but I'm blowed if I can see any ckues.

I normally use digital GPS coords for my journeys but this time someone has sent them to me the old fashioned way. I know how to convert, and have done so, and the result I have seems logical but, as it is a rdv in a far flung foreign part, I need to be...

We have been having issues with them for years now. When we switch on the computers or smart phones it often picks up the old livebox which got changed years ago plus no wifi in the bog and we used too have wifi there.

Been on google, tried resetting them bla bla bla.

Today went into Orange and said what the problem is. The old wifi extenders do...

Have a Moto G4+ running Android 7. All of a sudden the battery started to drain like crazy. It could be fully charged in the morning and by the evening it was virtually empty without ever having been used.

After much research it turned out to be the GPS location which was the culprit. To disable that function you go to settings, personal,...

Travelex have been down since 31 dec due to a ransomware attack. Their global network in 20 countries is down. The attackers have encrypted Travelex’s data and are demanding a huge payment for a decryption key. It is alleged that Travelex had not applied updates that fixed a vulnerability in their servers.The virus is Sodinokibi. It has been sold...

Is it possible to copy log of conversations with a person from the Messenger log on to a blank file ?

I didn't think it was possible for an organisation (in this case, gmail) to issue the same email address more than once. However, this morning I received two emails in my in-box. Somebody with the same name and email address as me address had ordered a product (for delivery in Scotland - I'm scottish), paid for with a (non-me) Paypal account. I...

Becoming a bit obsessed with my smartphone Xmas prezzie. It's very clever and takes exceedingly good photos. Need something to jot down notes, shopping lists etc before I forget them. It's an Android. Do you use a note-taking app? What would you recommend?

Idle curiosity. Which browser(s) do you use on a regular basis?

Any recommendations or advice welcome.

Including re spelling :lol:

Before I installed the Livebox 4, I had an ordinary phone (Gigaset) with an answerphone. Worked well - if I liked the person trying to leave a message, I could pick up the call. After Livebox 4, I have an internet telephone. It's still the same Gigaset, with the same number, but now unanswered calls go to the Orange messagerie. A bit less...

We've just watched the bbc2 documentary about Michael Hutchence.

I found it quite sad really that such a great performer could have such a troubled life.

He came across as being shy in private but a true performer to the public.

It reminded me of the music I enjoyed in the mid 90s.

His relationships with Kylie, Helena Christensen and lastly...

For those of you still on Windows 7 Microsoft have announced that support will cease in January. The main issue for you is that virus and malware updates will no longer be issued and hence you will become more open to attacks. Hackers will be more likely to target W7 systems as they did when support for XP ceased. So it’s time to move on. No need...

Fairly late in the afternoon on November 21st a newly loaded timber lorry set off on our lane about 800m away from our house. Our telephone cable crosses the lane nearby overhead from one post to another. Unfortunately, the lorry caught the cable, ripped it from 3 posts and broke it. Since then we have been without a landline or the internet. So...

I have an I-pad Mini 2 that is running on software version 12.2.3.

It has a capacity of 16 GB, with 2.91 GB available.
1436 photos stored, 3 videos and 9 applications

The storage graphic looks like this

For the full picture view the link in portrait mode.

The size of the grey area concerns me as the figures do not look right according to my...

Nothing new, the same old message, but sometimes free internet is tempting, it's free isn't it? The FBI warned holiday travelers about the danger of using free WiFi networks while traveling -- such as those found in hotels or airports. And how safe are the networks as you find them in the grandes surfaces et supermarchés around French cities? I...

Why do they do it? I've never seen it done in the UK, but it's in pretty much everything I watch on French tv.

Just watching an episode of La Maison France 5 (yes I know) and he's walking down a street in mirror image. It's easy to spot because all of the shop signs are reversed.

Why do French tv producers so often flip the picture?

Hi, does anybody have any experience of these?

I've just replaced a netgear router with one, in order to get a high speed broadband connection. (105Mb download - not bad for a small village!). Anyway, I have three ethernet cables plugged - two computers and a connection to another building, where there is a wifi repeater and a NAS.. All three...

My little basic mobile is letting me down as I can only set 3 alarms a day on it and when using the calendar, only one item at a time shows up on the screen. Ideally I'd like to see the whole day's activities at once. Other important consideration is fairly decent camera. I will rarely use the internet on it so don't need a super expensive one....

I'm having a bit of a dilema in that I know we must get a smart phone but it's the contract business I want to get to grips with. I don't know much about any of this so any help will be gratefully received. We have an Orange contract at 43 euros per month - phone/internet calls included to europe. We also have a PAYG phone each (the cheapest you...

If you are with SFR or Red by SFR watch out for a sneaky special offer whereby they increase your mobile data limit automatically charging you an extra 2€ unless you refuse it.

Surprisingly it is not illegal.

Some while ago I noticed an item invoiced on my Free ADSL account for Yoobox or some other such rubbish with a corresponding credit, I thought at the time how long before the credit is removed for this service that I did not want, do not use and dont even understand.

Today I got an E-mail that looks like any of the 30+ scam E-mails per day, not...

A newsletter today from our go-to computer guru back in the UK which I thought might be helpful for all us keyboard warriors on here:-

Welcome to the Winter 2019 edition of my newsletter.
Be careful what you click on!

Often when repairing a computer for a customer or performing an annual health check I report on various dodgy items of software...

:?: Don't know whether this is a problem that just afflicts our cheap Bush Freesat box but often the red button doesn't work. Frequently nothing at all happens, sometimes it says 'wait' and occasionally it actually does work correctly.

Pity, because snooker on BBC 1 is only available in the evenings with the red button. That's always a good...

I'm currently running Avast's free anti-virus system and it seems to work, touch wood. Occasionally, however, I get a page coming up proposing Avast Cleanup Premium, meant to make my computer faster and free up lots of Gb of space. Apparently, the most popular version is one year for £19.99 - does anyone here have/use this and does it make a...