Recent content by bamx2

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    F.B.I. Raids Office of Trump’s Longtime Lawyer Michael Cohen

    One thing after another. Way beyond whatever most people could imagine. My younger relative sent me a link to the reddit politics forum and its hard to stop reading it. https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/...
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    Delta Faucet Warranty Is Great

    Isn't proof of purchase require for the Delta faucet warranty ? My receipts are long gone.
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    Truckers set to cash in on your lungs, courtesy the Pruitt EPA

    True but Regan and repubs later brought in James Watt and Anne Burford were who awful.
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    Is Ubuntu the most widely used Distro?

    Ubuntu (Mint), best support.
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    Homedepot Paint - Behr vs Glidden

    I forgot to mention that I recently noticed that Home Deport sells another line of paint now called - PPG Timeless . I have no idea which PPG store line it compares to .
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    Homedepot Paint - Behr vs Glidden

    I don't think so but there are some painting contractors out there who will let you use their account # for cash purchases .It benefits them keep their volume buying power up - better discounts . I had this info from one of them while back but lost the #.
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    Homedepot Paint - Behr vs Glidden

    I am having to paint a couple of houses again and ran across this thread. I am eligible for the Home Depot Pro Xtra 20% off paint discount but prefer to use SW or PP paints from their stores. Can someone please pm me with a 40 + % off contractor account code for SW or PPG. - Thanks
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    Ubunto or Mint

    I've decided to use Ubuntu for the time being . The Unity interface is not a problem for me. Thanks for the feedback.
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    Ubunto or Mint

    For several years on and off I have played with linux live cds but couldn't get it so I lost interest. However, recently one my family Window 10 pc systems got corrupted and I was unable to reinstall the OS with the information I have so it means that I will have to purchase a new copy of...
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    Windows10 bootloop problem ?

    My pc will not boot . Powering it on shows preparing automatic repair then a small box showing windows defender offline then it starts all over. I downloaded a w10 install usb stick but none of the recovery options do not work so I would have to do the reinstall (reset?) meaning that I would...
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    Copying files from W10 pc hard drive using linux ?

    1. An Ubuntu 16.10 Live DVD worked on copying the smaller directories to flash drive. However copying the larger ones seem to bog down ( transfer rates going way down from few Mbs to a Kbs and didn't seem to finish (flash drive had more that enough capacitiy) . What is that all about ? Memory...
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    Copying files from W10 pc hard drive using linux ?

    My Windows 10 PC is hoplessly stuck in " preparing for repair " bootloop. None of the simple fixes I have found on the web seem to work so I will have to reinstall the OS. Before I do that , I am trying to copy some data files on an external drive using a Pupply Linux Live CD ( drag and drop...
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    Avast anti-virus protection keeps turning off

    Windows 10 on this machimeis an upgrade . I don't remember expericince this problem until fairly recently For now, I am using windows defender (without cloud) until I can figure this out. I am also running a scan with Malwarebytes free editon every few days.
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    Avast anti-virus protection keeps turning off

    Bo windows defender is not active when Avat Protection turns off. No other are AV progams are installed . The scans I have done are with eset-nod online scanner and another, Malwarebytes free version is installed and in the manual mode.
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    Avast anti-virus protection keeps turning off

    I am running windows 10 . (up to date - Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems (KB3206632) ).