Recent content by gfinkelhoffer

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    News Google News goes down for millions worldwide in mysterious outage

    Well, that explains why the number of stories was limited when I opened it this morning (about 10:30 am PDT).
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    News Windows 10 up causing blue screens of death — what to do

    I rescheduled it for next week but when I turned on the computer the next day it updated anyway! Haven't had any problems yet but...?
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    News Black Friday TV deal: This amazing 75-inch Samsung QLED TV is over $700 off right now

    Which TV or which monitor? I am asking generally. I see TVs 32" & larger selling for a paltry sum but a monitor for the same size is way more. As an example, you can get a 43" TCL for $229.00 but a 32" monitor is around $100.00 more. I don't understand it.
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    News Black Friday TV deal: This amazing 75-inch Samsung QLED TV is over $700 off right now

    This is a bit OT but maybe you can answer my question? Why are smart TV's so much cheaper than a computer monitor? Don't they cost more to make than a monitor?
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    Solved! I can't get rid of the Avast popup trying to sell me upgrades

    It's the 'welcome gift' popup. I tried to get a screenshot but it wouldn't take. PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO GET RID OF IT! I shouldn't have to go through a bunch of steps just to get rid of it. I still use Vista (I can't afford a new computer). So don't tell me that Avast isn't compatible because the...
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    Solved! I can't get rid of the Avast popup trying to sell me upgrades

    I am having trouble getting rid of the Avast popup window that is trying to sell me upgrades. There isn't an X to click, I can only minimize it. I've tried to exit out of my browser & that didn't help, it's still there. I don't want to reboot/shutdown because my hard drive is slowly dying &...