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Re: Post here and whine if you are alone on the site!
« Reply #315 on: July 14, 2010, 03:43:31 PM »
And I just had a computer problem. The tech support guy at HP talked me through it, but he says I need a $99 tuneup to keep a virus from taking over my computer.
Dunno whether this is legit, or just the PC equivalent of that psychic who tells you she needs X amount of money to lift the curse that someone has placed on you.  :facepalm2:

What's the problem? And what exactly did the tech say?

I kept getting error messages when I tried to click on links to sites. "Google.ihc is not an item" or something like that. So I couldn't go anywhere online! It's fixed now but the guy said it is a virus that is affecting many other computers and making them crash. He was all ready to charge me $99 to keep it from happening again.  :thumbdn:

Sounds like bullshit to me. He's probably heard from others but it's probably not a virus or malware.

Symantec offers a daily "threat explorer": http://www.symantec.com/norton/security_response/threatexplorer/index.jsp
If unsure, check it first, but remember that they make an AV product so they won't feel bad about all these things.
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Re: Post here and whine if you are alone on the site!
« Reply #316 on: July 14, 2010, 03:45:54 PM »
And I just had a computer problem. The tech support guy at HP talked me through it, but he says I need a $99 tuneup to keep a virus from taking over my computer.
Dunno whether this is legit, or just the PC equivalent of that psychic who tells you she needs X amount of money to lift the curse that someone has placed on you.  :facepalm2:

What's the problem? And what exactly did the tech say?

I kept getting error messages when I tried to click on links to sites. "Google.ihc is not an item" or something like that. So I couldn't go anywhere online! It's fixed now but the guy said it is a virus that is affecting many other computers and making them crash. He was all ready to charge me $99 to keep it from happening again.  :thumbdn:

Sounds like bullshit to me. He's probably heard from others but it's probably not a virus or malware.

Symantec offers a daily "threat explorer": http://www.symantec.com/norton/security_response/threatexplorer/index.jsp
If unsure, check it first, but remember that they make an AV product so they won't feel bad about all these things.

Cool, so many options! Thank god for the computer-literate!  :asthing:
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Re: Post here and whine if you are alone on the site!
« Reply #317 on: July 14, 2010, 03:49:48 PM »
You can also ask people here. Several of us know enough to help.
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Re: Post here and whine if you are alone on the site!
« Reply #318 on: July 14, 2010, 03:52:35 PM »
You can also ask people here. Several of us know enough to help.

I love this site.  :thanks:
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Re: Post here and whine if you are alone on the site!
« Reply #319 on: July 14, 2010, 04:03:13 PM »
You can also ask people here. Several of us know enough to help.

I love this site.  :thanks:

It's sometimes a nice place. :)
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Re: Post here and whine if you are alone on the site!
« Reply #320 on: July 14, 2010, 04:05:49 PM »
You can also ask people here. Several of us know enough to help.

I love this site.  :thanks:

It's sometimes a nice place. :)

Sadly, I must leave it, just as it's getting busy.  :-\
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Re: Post here and whine if you are alone on the site!
« Reply #321 on: July 15, 2010, 04:00:04 PM »
It doesn't seem so busy, I'm the only member online, followed by 15 other guests... :violin:
I'm all alone on this site. :LOL:
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Re: Post here and whine if you are alone on the site!
« Reply #322 on: July 15, 2010, 04:19:43 PM »
Things will pick up later. Right now I have to go to my other job!  :2thumbsup:
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Re: Post here and whine if you are alone on the site!
« Reply #323 on: July 15, 2010, 04:25:30 PM »
Things will pick up later. Right now I have to go to my other job!  :2thumbsup:

Good thing, too, since you  left me!  :bigcry:
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Re: Post here and whine if you are alone on the site!
« Reply #324 on: July 15, 2010, 04:33:36 PM »
Things will pick up later. Right now I have to go to my other job!  :2thumbsup:

Good thing, too, since you  left me!  :bigcry:

Aaaah, you are leaving already?

I might as well go to bed then.
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Re: Post here and whine if you are alone on the site!
« Reply #325 on: July 15, 2010, 07:08:54 PM »
Things will pick up later. Right now I have to go to my other job!  :2thumbsup:

Good thing, too, since you  left me!  :bigcry:

Aaaah, you are leaving already?

I might as well go to bed then.

Night...  :(
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Re: Post here and whine if you are alone on the site!
« Reply #326 on: July 16, 2010, 01:57:32 PM »
And now I'm alone on the site wondering what happened to all the members here?
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Re: Post here and whine if you are alone on the site!
« Reply #327 on: July 16, 2010, 02:11:15 PM »
And now I'm alone on the site wondering what happened to all the members here?

Have you made up any exiting stories to explain our absence?

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Re: Post here and whine if you are alone on the site!
« Reply #328 on: July 16, 2010, 03:37:36 PM »
Nobody's here but you. Ever. It's all in your mind. :zoinks:
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Re: Post here and whine if you are alone on the site!
« Reply #329 on: July 16, 2010, 03:48:00 PM »
Nobody's here but you. Ever. It's all in your mind. :zoinks:

I'm always here! I just need help typing on account of not really having fingers!  :snowman:
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