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ThiEditor: Annette Stuckey westlake@bigpond.net.au No. 851

17 December 2017

Hi Silver Surfers,

I hope you have finished your Christmas Shopping and are already for Santa's visit on Sunday Night.

CLUB NEWS

DO DROP IN DAY

(Wangi RSL)

EVERY WEDNESDAY

"One on One" 1 hour Session 1pm –2pm - 3pm

Help available with anything- Computer –Tablet – Phone

You can bring your own equipment if you wish

Internet available

Phone:4975 3360 : Email: westlake@bigpond.net.au

to make a booking

$5.00 per session

Back on the 10^th January 2018

Things to Do if Your Internet Connection is Down.

1. Open the curtains to see if anything has changed over the past 2 years.
2. You mean there's something else to do?
3. Threaten your ISP with an impeachment vote.
4. Work.
5. Re-introduce yourself to your immediate family.
6. Get that kidney transplant you've been putting off.

Internet Protocol (I.P Address)

I have a Thompson TG782T . I know it sets up a new IP address each time I turn the modem on.

A few weeks ago I could receive emails but not send them. I kept getting a message "connection refused" etc.

I contacted Bigpond Help, it was while I was talking to Technical Help I realised what may have happen.

We turned the modem and computer off then back on and bingo away went the emails.

I do not know if this applies to all Internet Providers but I know all Telstra/Bigpond modems use what is called Dynamic I.P address system which allocates a new I.P address every time it is turned on.

Telstra have told me it is for safety reasons so your emails can not be tracked by hackers.

So, if you have a Telstra Modem remember to turn it off at night with your computer. When you turn it on next day you will have a new I.P address.

If you get a message "connection refused etc" when trying to send an email:

Turn off the Modem
Turn off the computer
Wait a few moments restart computer and modem

You should now have a new I.P address and your emails should go.

~Annette

APPLY VERSUS OK

This following tip applies especially to me, I always click Apply and then OK – that's because I am a creature of habit and it's hard to break old habits.

When should you hit Apply and OK?

Hitting OK will apply the changes that you want made, so you don't need to hit "Apply" first.

Where Apply comes in handy is when you are making a change to your desktop (theme, colour scheme) or Display Properties (screen resolution, colour quality) and you want to check the result without exiting out of the control.

Another time when you could use Apply is if you want to make multiple changes in a particular area but want to test the affect of each before proceeding.

Some people just feel more secure hitting Apply before OK. If this is you, then click away.
~Annette

The following tips are from Cyn's Tech Tips and are used by permission

Bring back a missing Start Menu in Windows 10

If your start menu has gone missing in Windows 10, it may be because your user account settings are corrupted. Other symptoms of this issue would be problems accessing the Windows Store. Let's take a look at how to fix it.

Normally the best way to find Settings is to type it in the search box and click on the results or select it from the start menu.

Or you can right-click on your desktop and select Display Settings. Once you are in Settings, just choose Home at the top left.

Once you're in Settings, choose Accounts.

Choose Family & other users.

Select Add a family member.

Pick Add an adult. You can use an alternate e-mail address for this now instead of your Microsoft account.

Windows will walk you through the setup, just make sure you don't restrict the account. Once the account is finished, just log on to your PC and see if you can access the Start Menu.

Play nearly anything with VLC Media Player

My husband recently got a new PC. He was trying to watch a movie on it and was frustrated to find out that he couldn't. Hence the text below:

A lot of people are frustrated to find that Windows 10 doesn't have a built-in program to allow you play DVD movies. But it isn't just DVDs that can cause you problems with playback.

I worked for many, many years in television and the many different types of video files were the bane of our existence. A commercial made on a particular editing system would refuse to open on another one. Sometimes a file would refuse to open on the same system running a different version of the software. Where it really caused a problem was when we tried to open surveillance video provided to us by various law enforcement agencies. Every single one of them used a different format. Good luck finding America's most wanted when you can't open the video.

Thankfully, a very wise engineer introduced me to VLP. It's free and I've yet to find anything it won't open. VLC Play was developed by VideoLAN organization, a non-profit the promotes free, open-source multimedia solutions. You can choose to donate if you wish, but it's not required.

And you can get it for Windows,Mac and Linux! It's also available in the Android and Apple app stores.

To download, click https://www.videolan.org/

You'll be asked if you'd like to make a donation, but it's voluntary. After you use it and see how great it is, go back and give them a little. They certainly deserve it for this program.

Then run the program from your downloads folder. You'll need to give it permission to install.

Follow the instructions of the installation Wizard.

VLC is now ready to go! There are no ads, spyware, or tracking software in VLC.

It's pretty straightforward and easy to use. You'll find a pretty extensive support section by clicking here.

The following tips is from Cloudeight Info and is used by permission

Peek at Your Desktop in W10

Did you know if you click the very far right edge (to the right of the clock) you will go to your desktop? Indeed you will.

Now how would you like to peek at your desktop just by hovering over the far right edge of your taskbar?

Well, it's simple to do.

For Windows 10 Creators Update (and newer)

If you're using Windows 10 Creators Update [version 1703] or newer, right-click an empty space on your taskbar and choose "Taskbar settings".

Under "Use Peek to preview the desktop when you move your mouse to the Show desktop button at very right edge of the taskbar', turn the switch to "On". Once you do, you can peek at the desktop without actually going to the desktop. If you want to go to the desktop, you can click the Show desktop button at the very far right edge of your taskbar. Hint: You can get back to the desktop by pressing the Windows key and tapping the D key too.

Well folks that's it for another week.