safety

  1. VIDEO A word of warning to parents

    I do buy and sell, pure business, and I have this rather rare collection, a promotion pack for a movie about Mannerheim that never made it in the end. But there's unique material in it. I was contacted by a woman, who wanted to buy. It was all adult, "Get from work at 4 O'clock"... After some...
    • Pauli
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    • awareness child protection communication digital age internet safety online shopping parenting safety scam youth
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: The Water Cooler

  2. Windows 8 HP recalls 6 million computer cords for fire risk

    HP is warning customers: Check your laptop charging cord to see if it's at risk of overheating. Hewlett-Packard (HPQ, Tech30) and federal regulators on Tuesday recalled 6 million power cords sold between September 2010 and June 2012 with some HP and Compaq notebook computers, as well as certain...
    • themonk
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    • burns compaq consumer cords customer safety customer warning docking station electronics fire safety hewlett-packard notebook computers online tools overheating power cable property damage recall feature risk assessment safety tech news
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Hardware

  3. Reporting Posts feedback

    Thank You First of all a big thank you to all those users who take the time to report unwanted posts like spam for example. Most of the time we manage to catch many of these posts but as it's an international forum many of us are from differing countries with different time zones so some errant...
    • kemical
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    • alert community feedback forum management international ip ban moderation post removal posts privacy process automation report safety spam support team thank you time zone user engagement
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Forum Announcements
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    Kids Lives Safe

    Is this legitimate or not?

  5. AVAST forum offline due to attack

    I'll give you the whole post; what this incident underlines, in my opinion, is the importance of having individual usernames in each Forum you attend, and creating passwords that are NOT names of family members or pets or such - individual passwords, too. I use Random Password Generator by...
    • Pauli
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    • attack avast community data breach encryption forum hacked inconvenience iobit offline password random password rebuild safety security sensitive data software support usernames
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Windows Security

  6. Windows 8 Windows 8.1.1 Update Requirement Extended

    If your running Windows 8.1 then in order to keep the os regularly updated the 8.1.1 update should be applied. Microsoft have extended the period for 30 days after which point the vanilla version of 8.1 will stop receiving updates: Ref: Link Removed We have a thread containing links for the...
    • kemical
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    • community consumer deadline deployment devices enterprise experience extensions feedback microsoft operating system patch safety security support troubleshooting update upgrade windows 8.1
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation

  7. Windows 8 Strange Files Found on C: Drive - Safety Concerns and Removal Guidance

    Hello friends here, Today i found such strange files on my C: drive by help Autorun. I have no idea where it come from and is it safe to remove it from my pc? see attached files, and also its location place too: Thanks in advanced.
    • IONx64
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    • autorun c drive computer file location files help removal safety skillbrains suspicious files
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Is My WIFI Router free and safe?

    Is My WIFI Router free and safe?My friend tell me I can switch my laptop into hotspot with My WIFI Router software,but I'm wondering is it safe and would it charge extra?

  9. Ubuntu 12.04 Is More Secure Than Windows 8...

    The UK government now says that Ubuntu 12.04 is the safest operating system available, way ahead of Windows 8 and Mac OS X. Full article here: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ubuntu-12-04-Is-More-Secure-Than-Windows-8-and-Mac-OS-X-Says-UK-Goverment-416016.shtml ....
    • badrobot
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    • comparison mac news operating system safety security technology ubuntu uk government windows 8
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Linux Forums

  10. VIDEO Girl stuck in a clothes horse

    :oops:

  11. Windows XP Verifying BIOS Update: Confusion Between 2EKT46a and 2EJT46a for Lenovo M52 ThinkCenter

    I need to flash the BIOS on my Lenovo M52 ThinkCenter, so I downloaded what is listed as the current version from Lenovo. The problem is in confirming that I actually got the right one, because the version 2EKT46a listed, downloads as 2EJT46a instead, regardless of the format chosen. The...
    • seekermeister
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    • bios compatibility download file confirmation firmware flash player hardware image installation instructions lenovo m52 safety tech support thinkcentre troubleshooting update utilities version
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: General Computing

  12. MS13-087 - Important : Vulnerability in Silverlight Could Allow Information Disclosure...

    Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (October 8, 2013): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Silverlight. The vulnerability could allow information disclosure if an attacker hosts a website that contains a specially...
    • News
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    • attacker exploit information disclosure ms13-087 safety security silverlight update vulnerability web content
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Security Alerts

  13. Razor Blade Disposal

    When I was younger, and the places I lived were older, every medicine cabinet had a slot in the back of it to slip razor blades through neer to be seen again...unless someone did some remodeling and tore the wall down. Nowadays I end up collecting them in a little drawer, because I don't like...
    • seekermeister
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    • cleanliness corrosive solutions design ideas disposal diy health risks home improvement household tips innovation inspiration landlord medicine cabinet plastic containers razor recycling rust prevention safety scavenging waste management
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: The Water Cooler

  14. Microsoft Security Advisory (2862973): Update for Deprecation of MD5 Hashing Algorithm for...

    Revision Note: V1.0 (August 13, 2013): Advisory published. Summary: Microsoft is announcing the availability of an update for supported editions of Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012 that restricts the use of certificates...
    • News
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    • advisory attack certificate deprecation hashing information man-in-the-middle md5 microsoft phishing root certificate safety security technology update vulnerability windows 7 windows 8 windows server windows vista
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Security Alerts

  15. VIDEO Bulldozer Fail

    :p

  16. Windows 7 Guarding Your High-Priority Files

    Critical Data - A Safety Net
    • Drew
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    • backup critical data data protection data recovery data safety file management file security priority files safety windows 8
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support

  17. Windows 7 I could use some help choosing an internet connector

    I am coming into possession of a gaming laptop to add to my gaming desktop. The desktop is connected to the cable modem, and I would like to also add the laptop to this setup, but I don't need whole house coverage, merely my room, itself. Is there a way to connect the laptop via some type of...
    • trog69
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    • connection connectors coverage desktop ethernet gaming gigabit home network internet laptop modem network router safety setup splitter switch trendnet wired connection
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Windows Networking
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    Windows 7 Strange File Name: ^.~

    I've found a file with the file name "^.~" (as in file name "^" and file extension "~") in my Win7 C: root directory. It's just my luck that searching for this in any search engine brings up no results, so I can't get an answer that way. From what I can tell, the file wasn't already there when...
    • Leafsdude
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    • c drive computer help file extensions file names file search malware safety system files unknown file windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Android APB Interface update

    Does anyone know if it is safe to install the Android APB Interface update on Windows 7? I think it has something to do with the Galaxy phone but I'm not sure what it does.

  20. VIDEO Make Thermite out of Sand

    :p
    • whoosh
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    • chemistry education dangerous experiments safety thermite safety
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Water Cooler