Recent content by Brickwizard

this can easily be seen on social media, if we discount the usual look at me type post, and those obviously tied to advertising we are left with the two most dangerous post, the clickbait designed to find your preferences and to seek out ISP's, port addresses and Mac addresses or phishing...

80% of security problems lay between the seat back and the keypad, the rest a good fire wall will usually take care of

I echo those responses, Manufacturers firmware updates are not normally available in distribution repositories, and are usual installed pre-boot

Unless pushed, I do not like to recommend distributions [as i said at the end of the which is the best thread I posted last year "" What is best for me or any other member, Is not necessarily the best for you, ONLY YOU CAN CHOOSE"" That being said you will note I usually clarify my response...

If we are on to sloppy songs, this is one of my all-time favourites from one of the best femail singers of the last 100 years [my opinion]

You can permanently enable flight mode on most [but not all] HP's, in the BIOS there should be a parameter: "Lock Wireless Button". Enable it if you can

Its years since i used windows, back then it was just format * [drive letter] try format [if its an option] anything on the drive should get wiped

Have you tried to re-format it using windows disckpart

If windows is seeing it then it should be in correctly. Re-booting the BIOS/UEFI doesn't always work but often clears odd problems

OK thoughts for today check in the EUFI/BIOS that the second input stream is enabled As its a laptop try a bios re-boot assuming the new drive is in place, save all work, disconnect any cables [power/printer etc] then press and hold the power button down for 60 seconds, release and switch...

it depends not on how active a member is but on the alpha numerics of the name, there are at least 8 members beginning with Bri or bri and 10 starting win or Win

2 ways 1] if its in relation to a specific part of a post, then highlight the bit you want in their post and click on reply [see box above] 2] to call a member to a post, use the @ example @WinterOwl will call you [provided you have notifications on in your profile]

Please read the thread before commenting, the OP has an acer 32 bit from around 2008 and a Dell from around 2010 both only have one caddy

John, Without a few more numbers [full model and serial number] I can only give you a guide of late 2010 to mid 2011 and yes it is an excellent candidate for Linux word of warning the dell will have a Broadcom wireless for which you will need to install the Broadcom B43fwcutter from your...

the bug report is for Baytrail core cpu yours is a Braswell core, so it dosnt apply to yours