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Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
website wont open - net err name not resolved 8 msongs Tuesday Tuesday 1 178
Anyone else having trouble with Blue Sky tonight? Monday May 18, 2026, 7:45 PM ET 11 applegrove Monday Monday 4 248
The 8KB Computer That Built the Modern World -- The Unix Story 1 LiberalArkie Sunday Sunday 1 250
Is it possible to receive a email from someone without them knowing it was received by the recipient? 5 Shellback Squid Saturday Sunday 0 373
Is Microsoft Defender good enough or should I stick with McAfee? thanks in advance 10 dflprincess Jan 2026 Saturday 2 1487
Poison Your Data. Fight Back Against AI. 2 bucolic_frolic Saturday Saturday 9 780
How to Stop Google Chrome Downloading its Local AI 4gb Theft 0 Smilo Thursday Thursday 6 338
Vivaldi says no to AI features 1 douglas9 Aug 2025 Thursday 8 831
Experts are warning about VERY serious security risks with AI agents, especially Moltbook 3 highplainsdem Feb 2026 Thursday 5 1178
All of a sudden my computer cannot find my printer. Any suggestions? Was working last week. 9 efhmc May 12 May 13 1 327
Windows 10 just crashed 9 QED May 13 May 13 2 613
Picture organization advice, please 9 Marthe48 May 13 May 13 1 330
Why Most Users Stay On Windows Despite Linux Being Free 6 douglas9 Feb 2026 May 13 7 1214
Google Chrome Is Downloading a 4GB AI Model Onto Your Device Without Consent, Researcher Warns 6 Eugene May 6 May 8 7 553
Another I'm pretty sure there's nothing I can do about this but I'm asking anyway question. 8 Susan Calvin May 7 May 7 2 591
Yahoo Security Alert Hoax: Important, Please Read. 3 Gore1FL May 6 May 6 3 462
Technical help with replacing Windows desktop hard drive 5 ok_cpu May 1 May 3 1 393
Samsung status bar location icon 4 Susan Calvin May 1 May 2 1 335
GitHub Copilot is moving to usage-based billing 0 William Seger Apr 27 Apr 27 1 316
Am I missing something about my smartphone's storage?.... 9 electric_blue68 Apr 22 Apr 27 0 607
I'm seriously impressed with GitHub Copilot 4 William Seger Apr 26 Apr 26 3 466
I unGoogled my PC and got a boost in speed 8 bucolic_frolic Apr 25 Apr 25 12 971
Is blue sky not rendering for anybody else 11:41 PM April 24, 2026? 8 applegrove Apr 24 Apr 25 1 415
"Sign in to confirm you're not a bot This helps protect our community. Learn more Sign in" 5 Kali Apr 24 Apr 24 1 536
We're Hacking PDFs Again? - Low Level 2 Sector 001 Apr 23 Apr 23 1 438
The completely unreadable internet. 3 usonian Apr 20 Apr 20 3 612
Where can I find older/legacy versions of UBlock Origin for OSX/Safari ? I am limping along on Catalina (10.15.7) and .. 8 eppur_se_muova Apr 18 Apr 20 0 530
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 niyad Apr 20 Apr 20 1 229
I just got a new Windows 11 PC. Now I can't see embedded videos on DU. 6 Lasher Apr 17 Apr 17 0 565
Anyone else having trouble connecting to Blue Sky? 7 applegrove Apr 16 Apr 17 1 494

Computer Help and Support Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
This is probably a phone question.......kind of a mini mini computer thing..... 6 a kennedy Apr 11 Apr 12 1 690
CPUID site hijacked to serve malware instead of HWMonitor (and CPU-Z) downloads 1 Eugene Apr 11 Apr 12 1 507
Is there a reason the My Subs stays lit? I have looked in it and there is no Sub for me. 2 Srkdqltr Apr 11 Apr 11 1 491
Convert a doc to a jpg? 9 Norrrm Apr 9 Apr 9 0 767
Automatic video start and intrusive ads 16 TimeToGo Apr 6 Apr 7 3 1100
You can watercool your Macbook Neo! 0 struggle4progress Apr 1 Apr 1 0 447
The official White House Android app has a cookie/paywall bypass injector, tracks your GPS every 4.5 minutes (and more) 2 usonian Mar 29 Mar 29 11 707
I phone woes 5 PassingFair Mar 27 Mar 29 1 766
Found even more temp files 2 Marthe48 Mar 28 Mar 29 1 743
On disk clean up 7 Marthe48 Mar 26 Mar 27 2 862
Latest voicemail spam 2 usonian Mar 26 Mar 26 6 973
Weird characters showing up randomly in posts since 3/3 14 quaint Mar 4 Mar 26 2 1529
Boosting WiFi signal with common household items 2 bucolic_frolic Mar 23 Mar 23 13 1059
Phone question --- How to extend the number of rings before a call goes to voice mail. 1 3Hotdogs Mar 22 Mar 23 1 545
iPhone question 6 MN2theMax Mar 22 Mar 22 0 863
iPhone question --- How to extend the number of rings before a call goes to voice mail. 3 3Hotdogs Mar 22 Mar 22 1 699
tonite this box started appearing periodically... 2 ret5hd Mar 20 Mar 21 1 803
Hi Friends: HELP. What is Azure Microsoft? 8 Paper Roses Mar 20 Mar 20 1 1140
2nd UPDATE: Doing a disk cleanup 5 Marthe48 Mar 20 Mar 20 5 901
iPhone 14, pro max. I was hoping to nurse it along until September. Anyways, frozen screen. 2 3Hotdogs Mar 18 Mar 18 0 675
Ipad OS26.3.1 DU issue 1 TexLaProgressive Mar 16 Mar 16 0 576
What are the optimum dimensions for posting images on DU... 6 GiqueCee Mar 15 Mar 15 2 767
If this is true, quite funny and perhaps money-saving. 6 usonian Mar 13 Mar 13 10 1412
I'm looking for another image hosting site 4 Niagara Mar 10 Mar 10 2 856
Apple just disappeared several of my playlists. 5 live love laugh Jan 2026 Mar 10 1 1287
This message was self-deleted by its author 2 douglas9 Mar 6 Mar 6 5 693
I use AdBlock on DU but it has stopped working... 4 wcmagumba Mar 4 Mar 4 0 983
New graphics for the old "Pay Toll" messaging scam. 5 usonian Mar 3 Mar 3 2 966
The audio on my laptop just stopped working. 17 Number9Dream Feb 26 Feb 27 1 1661
Hide from Meta's spyglasses with this new Android app 0 usonian Feb 26 Feb 26 6 845

Computer Help and Support Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Colorado Lawmakers Push for Age Verification at the Operating System Level 5 Eugene Feb 22 Feb 23 2 993
Is my computer hacked, or something? 6 question everything Feb 20 Feb 21 2 1228
2006 Lenovo notebook battery died -- any way to boot it into life? 10 quaint Jan 2026 Feb 2026 1 1478
A YouTube issue. . . 6 DinahMoeHum Feb 2026 Feb 2026 0 1019
I hit an unknown combination of keys and 15 House of Roberts Feb 2026 Feb 2026 4 1619
How would someone know to email a hacking attempt to an unpublished email address? 7 mahina Feb 2026 Feb 2026 4 1078
Received an email from State Farm today with a shitty AI "summary" at the top (gmail) 2 SheltieLover Feb 2026 Feb 2026 3 857
gmail has gone off? tried logging in on firefox. got a create new account with gemini AI junk. does 4 msongs Feb 2026 Feb 2026 0 1013
Notepad++ users take note: It's time to check if you're hacked 3 Eugene Feb 2026 Feb 2026 5 1084
It's a Samsung smart tv. We hit the wrong button and now, every change has the tv telling us 3 3Hotdogs Jan 2026 Jan 2026 0 1217
Is there a "ThreadReaderApp" for Blue Sky? 3 DinahMoeHum Jan 2026 Jan 2026 0 861
Is anyone familiar with Gimp software? 4 Nittersing Jan 2026 Jan 2026 0 1063
"Android has a feature that can automatically record up to 45 minutes of footage, and automatically share." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2026 Jan 2026 7 968
'Nightmare'--Microsoft Update Breaks Windows For Millions 2 usonian Jan 2026 Jan 2026 6 1270
Anyone else getting problem with Yahoo from a web browser - "too many requests"? (They've fixed it now) 5 muriel_volestrangler Jan 2026 Jan 2026 0 1216
More unneeded stress! - "Paperless Post" - whatever that is! 7 UTUSN Jan 2026 Jan 2026 1 1242
"Unable to transfer files" - annoying pop-up. Dates back to trying to link android to laptop. 7 UTUSN Jan 2026 Jan 2026 0 1358
New Linux malware targets the cloud, steals creds, and then vanishes 2 littlemissmartypants Jan 2026 Jan 2026 3 965
iPhone 14 - Siri stopped responding. I didn't curse at her for her fuck-ups or nothin'. 8 3Hotdogs Jan 2026 Jan 2026 0 1453
what have I done? 9 Kali Jan 2026 Jan 2026 2 1599
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