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This almost got me 20 Nittersing 7 hrs ago 3 hrs ago 44 1128

I have a really big gripe about tech companies 1 canetoad 20 hrs ago 19 hrs ago 3 160

Elvish? 4 usonian Friday 21 hrs ago 1 198

Practical Defenses Against Technofascism 0 usonian 22 hrs ago 22 hrs ago 7 135

After the latest update windows did 2 days ago 7 KS Toronado Thursday Thursday 1 327

Why You Should Swap Passwords for Passphrases 10 Passages Wednesday Thursday 15 532

Some old programming books, back to the 1970s. 7 Ilsa Monday Thursday 0 305

Hi all, Why are replies I make to a post highlighted in yellow. Any ideas? THanks for any help. 5 Paper Roses Monday Tuesday 0 241

I'm looking to get a new Desktop as Microsoft 10 protections ended yesterday. 7 no_hypocrisy Oct 15 Monday 0 356

Anyone know why this happens with bluesky posts ? 17 dweller Oct 18 Oct 18 2 365

Is Windows screwing up your background colors, e.g. Files Explorer is black, your taskbar is white 0 progree Oct 18 Oct 18 2 158

Aaaack, I did something 5 madamesilverspurs Oct 7 Oct 17 2 375

Help with WiFi and/or Windows Security 16 piddyprints Oct 16 Oct 16 0 388

For some time, all my Google maps have appeared entirely black. 2 eppur_se_muova Oct 16 Oct 16 0 194

Never thought to ask here... 6 mntleo2 Oct 11 Oct 12 2 316

*Eureka* - update: MS Spotlight is *BACK* - & by itself after a week! - original OP is here, below the Update. 0 UTUSN Oct 10 Oct 10 0 189

Certain apps on my iPhone no longer work when using NordVPN. 5 Mme. Defarge Oct 9 Oct 9 0 255

This old timer is back again. Can you help? 5 Paper Roses Oct 8 Oct 9 3 331

Phone question since it is a computer 2 Captain Zero Oct 8 Oct 8 0 263

BatShadow Group Uses New Go-Based 'Vampire Bot' Malware to Hunt Job Seekers 2 Passages Oct 8 Oct 8 3 227

I finally gave up on Windows for everyday use, I have two Chromebooks that do everything I need... 2 wcmagumba Oct 7 Oct 8 2 269

Cannot get my HP (sadly Windows 11) to stop timing out within 3 minutes of non use. 5 efhmc Oct 6 Oct 7 0 299

Sign In to Confirm You are not a Bot Error 4 MagaSmash Oct 7 Oct 7 3 353

Brave Now Has Over 100 Million Users 4 douglas9 Oct 2 Oct 7 13 644

*UPDATE, EUREKA post #7* - (original headline here: ) Low-tech-me's latest hard-knock lesson: USB-A /USB-A a no-no! 7 UTUSN Oct 5 Oct 6 2 377

Update to stupid laptop issues 4 Phentex Oct 6 Oct 6 3 330

All of the sudden you tube videos are asking me to sign in EDIT - BACK TO NORMAL 14 Kali Oct 5 Oct 5 1 460

Thinking of trying a VPN? 4 canetoad Sep 21 Oct 5 6 2487

Computers don"t HAVE to work this badly.... 3 LPBBEAR Sep 19 Oct 5 6 875

Help with extended security update for Windows 10 3 seaglass Oct 2 Oct 2 4 395

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Microsoft Flags AI-Driven Phishing: LLM-Crafted SVG Files Outsmart Email Security 3 Passages Sep 29 Sep 29 4 425

I have two "accounts" on DU. How do I combine them? 1 Safe as Milk Sep 29 Sep 29 0 398

How to check if a university network in another state is down ? 6 eppur_se_muova Sep 26 Sep 26 0 462

it's gateway time out day on DU. after 3 or 4 clicks it goes thru. 1 msongs Sep 19 Sep 19 2 699

My Apple Ultra2 watch will not search for updates. 3 3Hotdogs Sep 17 Sep 17 0 436

Trouble with Apple iPhone updates? 6 3Hotdogs Sep 16 Sep 16 0 638

6 Browser-Based Attacks Security Teams Need to Prepare For Right Now 2 Passages Sep 15 Sep 15 4 656

Heads up for Instagram users 2 TommyT139 Sep 15 Sep 15 6 2755

TOR and/or VPN 8 OneGrassRoot Sep 14 Sep 14 0 695

Any idea what these photos are and where they came from.. 5 SleeplessinSoCal Sep 12 Sep 12 0 1158

Anti malware recommendations appreciated for Android phone and tablet 0 quaint Sep 12 Sep 12 0 663

AI Slop Song Teaches You the Windows Registry 0 QueerDuck Sep 9 Sep 9 1 993

Guide me to divest of replaced laptop - give away, sell (cheap), what? 9 UTUSN Sep 8 Sep 9 0 1148

Well, I did something. 5 madamesilverspurs Sep 8 Sep 8 3 970

Computer Security: Block ads, stay clean ( From CERN) 1 usonian Sep 8 Sep 8 14 1849

Root cause for why Windows 11 is breaking or corrupting SSDs may have been found 2 usonian Sep 6 Sep 7 6 1552

Time is running out for Windows 10 system updates. 11 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 5 Sep 5 4 1167

Sextortion with a twist: Spyware takes webcam pics of users watching porn 1 bucolic_frolic Sep 5 Sep 5 5 1485

Slightly off topic but 2 cbabe Aug 31 Sep 2 0 468

Anyone know where I can get a free domain/hosting? 3 FirstLight Aug 24 Aug 31 0 520

Reports of August 12 Windows 11 update corrupting disks. 3 usonian Aug 31 Aug 31 19 825

I want to discontinue Facebook. Need other options 14 thucythucy Aug 28 Aug 30 0 721

Dear DU friends, help please. 1 Paper Roses Aug 29 Aug 29 0 518

Vivaldi says no to AI features 0 douglas9 Aug 29 Aug 29 8 469

Yahoo Calendar down as of 8/28/25. Anybody else??? 1 patricia92243 Aug 28 Aug 28 0 372

Has anyone here switched email providers? I am on the verge of dumping gmail 7 George McGovern Aug 8 Aug 28 2 925

Best FREE Speech-to-Text For Linux Mint 7 Goonch Aug 23 Aug 27 1 587

Help with a Gmail login problem ? 3 Number9Dream Aug 26 Aug 26 1 507

My review of the Beelink S13 Pro N150 Mini PC 0 Hokie Aug 21 Aug 21 1 627

AVG is becoming a hydra with autorenewals. 15 Baitball Blogger Aug 12 Aug 21 8 1678

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So, I have discovered a bit of a weird thing about Macs and postimages.org 2 OldBaldy1701E Aug 19 Aug 20 4 512

Please. Can anyone help me see stars? 9 EverHopeful Aug 18 Aug 19 0 631

Github has gone full Microsoft AI. (Microsoft bought Github) 0 usonian Aug 12 Aug 12 2 463

Hello Computer Brainiacs!!!! 9 wolfie001 Aug 5 Aug 12 0 780

Need a little guidance on going partially off grid 6 hydrolastic Aug 8 Aug 12 2 724

I had a FB account. Changed phone #. Had to make a New acct. My regular name was already up... 3 electric_blue68 Aug 6 Aug 6 1 604

I've stumbled across a strange problem posting a specific block of text. 13 Ms. Toad Aug 1 Aug 1 0 670

Curate your own newspaper with RSS -- Molly White - Citation Needed 7 erronis Jul 31 Jul 31 0 553

Signal users, please update to the latest version. 0 usonian Jul 30 Jul 30 1 425

Stange message in PM 10 Behind the Aegis Jul 2025 Jul 2025 0 986

Is anyone else getting message "no connection" trying to access YouTube? 4 ailsagirl Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 578

I'm using Google Chrome on Windows 10. 7 Lasher Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 717

Google Launches OSS Rebuild to Expose Malicious Code in Widely Used Open-Source Packages 0 Passages Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 540

Try these hidden 'NOPE' buttons to stop AI content, How to turn off AI in Google ... 1 NJCher Jul 2025 Jul 2025 7 955

Today, took the *jump* - to 5G Home Internet, away from wires inside and out 16 UTUSN Jun 2025 Jul 2025 7 1523

Long shot here...Save popup screen every time I open excel or Word 12 Phentex Jul 2025 Jul 2025 0 847

Microsoft Offers Extended Security Update (ESU) Program for Windows 10 6 Best_man23 Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 1003

Justice Department Publishes Proposed Rule to Grant Relief to Certain Individuals Precluded from Possessing Firearms 3 douglas9 Jul 2025 Jul 2025 3 686

I tried Chrome OS Flex on an ancient laptop 2 Hokie Jul 2025 Jul 2025 5 741

Can anyone identify this alert on a Pixel phone? 4 Beartracks Jul 2025 Jul 2025 0 853

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