Bit.Ly
Do you get spam email with http://bit.ly links? Put in a "+" sign after the URL and it'll tell you where it's going to.
Example:
Still suspicious? Then — file a complaint form at https://bitly.is/TrustAndSafetyForm
Where to get help with scams
If you have made a payment in response to a scam, contact your bank as soon as possible as they may be able to recover some of your money and will refund you in certain circumstances.
England & Wales
REPORT: contact Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040.
ADVICE: contact Citizens Advice on 0808 223 1133 or for a Welsh speaking advisor, call 0808 223 1144.
Scotland
REPORT: call Police Scotland on 101.
ADVICE: contact Advice Direct Scotland on 0808 164 6000.
Northern Ireland
REPORT: contact Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040 or call the police on 101.
ADVICE: contact Consumerline on 0300 123 6262.
PC Monitor Switches off After Updating to Windows 11 - Resolved Issue
https://iiyama.eno.de/de/repair-service if needed.
My PC monitor was switching off intermittently following being attached to a new (Windows 11) PC.
Intel updates were offering an upgrade to the Graphic Display.
— But actually, this made no difference!
What I did discover was that the culprit was this EON power saver plug.
I used this power saver plug on my previous PC without issue. The main plughole carries the power supply for the PC, while the two side plugholes carry the power for the speakers and monitor. The idea is that when the PC is powered off, power is automatically cut to the speaker and to the monitor. Saving you the hassle of remembering to turn them off yourself.
However, the new PC is even more power-conscious and barely uses power. I haven't tested how much, but suffice it to say that when the PC was doing not a lot but still powered up, it was tricking the EON plug to power off the two side attachments, speaker and monitor.
Remove EON Saver plug from the configuration. Case solved.
Screen Resolution Changes for No Reason: Windows 11
Well, actually, there is always a reason!
I have a iiyama B2403WS and I noticed that whereas the display screen is ordinarily filled up entirely at 1920 x 1200 pixels, sometimes it was changing to 1600 x 1200 and I was getting unfilled pixels on the left and right hand of the screen. Perhaps this happened after going into Sleep mode. WINDOWS 11.
(Perhaps there are video drivers that mess the settings up? I need to learn more about that.)
Meanwhile, this solution worked for me:
Always take a backup of the registry before you do these steps.
1) Go to Start --> Run --> Regedit and press enter
2) Click 'Edit' and click 'Find' in the Edit menu
3) Type ' DefaultSettings.XResolution ' (without quotes) and click 'Find'
4) Now double click it and change the hexadecimal value to 780 which corresponds to 1920
5) Click 'Find Next' and repeat Step 4)
6) Now do the same for ' DefaultSettings.YResolution ' (without quotes) and change the hexadecimal value to 4b0 which corresponds to 1200 and restart the machine.
Note: There may be more than one 'DefaultSettings.YResolution' and XResolution so something else to bear in mind.
Glossary
(Convert Decimal to hex: Source: https://calculat.io/number/dec-to-hex/1200)
Recovery Process for Facebook Hacked Accounts
HACKED ACCTS:
First off, if your name and date of birth on your account don't match your ID, you will not get your account back, so there is no need to even go through this process.
Second, if you used the same email on a new account, you have removed it from the "hacked" account and now FB has no way to contact you.
1. Check the original email for any messages from Facebook, take a screenshot of that message saying your password was changed. Secure that email account by changing the password to a strong one used nowhere else. If this email is expired, use this URL in your browser www.facebook.com/hacked
2. Take a clear photo or scan your driver's license or passport.
3. Absolutely LOG OUT OF FACEBOOK.
5. Description:
My account was hacked on Day/Time. The hackers changed my email and password. The email I received on this change had expired by the time I saw it. I cannot access my account or change my password as that goes to the hacker's email address.
Please help me regain access to my Facebook account by sending a password reset code to my email (provide your original email address). Click Browse and add the screenshot of the email and your ID, then submit.
6. Check your email account for a message from FB to reset your password; this email will be time-sensitive so check often. If you successfully change your password and are now being asked for a Code, STOP there. Take a screenshot of the pop-up that is asking for a code.
7. **Use the Security form again while logged out.
Description: My account was hacked, I did receive the email to change my password but I am now being asked for a code to continue which I can not get since the hackers have added two factors to my account. I will need another code to bypass this to fully regain access to my account. Again click Browse and add your ID and both screenshots.
Check your email account for another message from FB, again this is time-sensitive so check often.
**Repeat the above process if you don't receive one within a few hours.
Be persistent, this will take effort on your part to get this done. If you have to report the above ** multiple times do so, spaced out through the day.
Once you are back in your FB acct, it is time to clean it up..make sure to check your Settings & Privacy, Privacy, Security & Logins and remove the hacker's log-ins from the list, look under Trusted Devices remove any that are not yours, look at Two factor is it still enabled, if so disable it. Check to make sure the only email is yours, the cell number is yours.
To keep your account secure you can re-enable two-factor authentication. Choose how, print or write down the 10 codes FB provides, and add 3-5 Trusted contacts.
Jardinains Brick Breakout Game And Safe Download
JARDINAINS GAME (no adverts!) REVIEW
I've never been one for playing too many games on a PC but one game has been in my portfolio for many a year.
Recently I've had to reinstall a lot of programs, one of them being this Jardinains game. Basically, it's a knock-out-the-bricks-with-a-bat game, with the added twist of garden gnomes throwing down plant-pots at your bat which you have to avoid.
This time I was pleasantly surprised to find that it has had a complete makeover with many different styles of play, customisable bat and ball sizes, and is available for many different platforms, not just PC.
So many of the downloadable 'app' games come with irritable advertising that they're really not worth playing. Worse they'll nag you to buy 'tokens' to move on to the next level. Well, Jardinains isn't like that — it's shareware meaning it's free to download and play as long as you like and doesn't have the clutter of advertising. You can donate if you want to.
In the past, I used to run my own customised version of Jardinains with characters from the Harry Potter sequence substituting for the garden gnomes, and appropriate objects from the HP stories substituting for the Jardinains power-ups, and music scores from the HP movies substituting for the Jardinains musical scores. I haven't yet explored the possibility of doing something similar with the latest Jardinains incarnation, and anyway it wouldn't be something I could put in the public domain due to obvious copyrights.
I'd recommend this game for children aged 3 to 125. Best played on a PC, but does work well on an Android phone, the larger the screen, the better, I'd say.
Download from >> https://jardinains.com/
So, that's my review. Have you got an ad-free game you love?
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8th Gen - Will Not Connect To Internet
While following the instructions at https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201730640 I still could not connect a family Kindle to the Internet.
What was happening was that the Kindle HD found the correct network to connect to, the correct password was being entered into the device from the rear of the Plusnet Hub, the Wifi on the Kindle settings was showing 'Connected' then briefly 'No Internet'. I suspect an app may have got its knickers in a twist and been closing the connection as soon as it was made - I'm really not sure. So to get around the unknown cause ....
... it was RESOLVED.
This is a last resort, as you lose all settings, and downloaded apps.
Before starting, you will need the registered Amazon email address you use for the Amazon account, and the associated password.
Press the power button and the volume up switch together for up to 40 seconds.
The device will start to reboot.
The device stops with some text on the screen.
Use the sound up/down buttons to navigate to the required option (in this case 'reset device'), and the power on/off switch to launch that option.
An orange screen comes up and you then have to select country and language options, followed by Amazon email address and password in order to register the device.
You will need those to next go to the Amazon store to download the apps you want on the device.
If you are unsure what apps you had on the device, Amazon will have kept a record of the most recent apps downloaded in the last 6 months.
What was happening was that the Kindle HD found the correct network to connect to, the correct password was being entered into the device from the rear of the Plusnet Hub, the Wifi on the Kindle settings was showing 'Connected' then briefly 'No Internet'. I suspect an app may have got its knickers in a twist and been closing the connection as soon as it was made - I'm really not sure. So to get around the unknown cause ....
... it was RESOLVED.
This is a last resort, as you lose all settings, and downloaded apps.
Before starting, you will need the registered Amazon email address you use for the Amazon account, and the associated password.
Press the power button and the volume up switch together for up to 40 seconds.
The device will start to reboot.
The device stops with some text on the screen.
Use the sound up/down buttons to navigate to the required option (in this case 'reset device'), and the power on/off switch to launch that option.
An orange screen comes up and you then have to select country and language options, followed by Amazon email address and password in order to register the device.
You will need those to next go to the Amazon store to download the apps you want on the device.
If you are unsure what apps you had on the device, Amazon will have kept a record of the most recent apps downloaded in the last 6 months.
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Preventing email address harvesting
Song Maker Chrome Music Lab - Tunes I Made
For amusement.
Follow The Dragon
Dance of The Butterfly
Evening Breeze
Tree Blowing
So, if now you've seen how it works, here's one I didn't make!
Does the Kindle HD 8 work with Chromecast?
Instructions I have read suggested that there are 4 APK's that can be downloaded to get Chromecast working on the Amazon Fire HD.
1. The user will require enabling apps from unknown sources in the tablet by going to Settings and then Security, then under Advanced, change the Apps from Unknown Sources to 'allow from Unknown Sources.'
I have Fire HD 8(7th Generation).
I have installed APKs on my Amazon Fire HD 8 for :
a. Google Play Services app APK
b. Chromecast app using an APK
c. Google framework app APK
d. Google Play Store app APK
After powering down Kindle HD 8, and booting up again, I have icons on Home screen for APKPure, [Chromcast]Home, Play Store.
I have verified via my PC that the Chromecast device is properly working and can cast from PC to TV.
When I tap “Chromecast Home” icon on Kindle Home screen, the screen momentarily flashes with, I assume, the main page for Chromecast, then I am once again back on the tablet Home screen.
I can see no way to activate anything on the Kindle Fire HD 8 to make it send pictures etc to the tv.
I have installed APKs on my Amazon Fire HD 8 for :
a. Google Play Services app APK
b. Chromecast app using an APK
c. Google framework app APK
d. Google Play Store app APK
After powering down Kindle HD 8, and booting up again, I have icons on Home screen for APKPure, [Chromcast]Home, Play Store.
I have verified via my PC that the Chromecast device is properly working and can cast from PC to TV.
When I tap “Chromecast Home” icon on Kindle Home screen, the screen momentarily flashes with, I assume, the main page for Chromecast, then I am once again back on the tablet Home screen.
I can see no way to activate anything on the Kindle Fire HD 8 to make it send pictures etc to the tv.
Fascinating, Time Wasting, and Other Random Stuff on The Net
When you can't work at your PC because the sun is shining and the world is becoming you, simply make it rain. Sounds a bit silly, but it works for me. I find that that the sound of rain outside actually helps me to concentrate! This phenomena works because you just know that you can't go out!
See http://lowpolybot.tumblr.com/ for details
Do you have a dirty screen? Then get it cleaned!
If you want to make money, take some advice!
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