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What we're watching now...Continuing
The thread 'what are you watching now' was locked due to it's size and the thread continuing it by the moderator, was amalgamated and also locked.❓ to access the old thread which is now read only Original What are you watching now thread So this is a new thread with a slightly different Tittle.... Continuing.... Planet X appears to be hidden behind the Sun in our Solar System What Made Spartans So Much Better At Fighting INSANE AI Video Generator you can use NOW! I Got Early Access to Suno's New AI Tool - Here's what I Did With It! Udio's New Feature is a Gamechanger for AI Music
wifi network not showing when connecting to laptop
Hi, I am posting a question for my elderly father who yesterday had Virgin Media installed and is trying to connect his laptop to his VM WiFi for the first time. He was previously with BT and his laptop connected fine. For some reason he cannot see his VM WiFi showing on the list of available Networks. There are multiple other networks showing but not his. I'm not sure whether purchasing an ethernet cable would solve this but he prefers to use his laptop upstairs whereas his router has been set up downstairs next to his living room TV. Strangely when I tried on my IPhone I connected to his VM Wifi instantly. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
ScreenConnect used by scammers
This might be of interest to any of the forum users who are the go-to tech-support person for their friends and family. I have just been asked to look at a PC where a scammer had gained remote access as part of a tech support scam. Nothing particularly untoward noticeable at first glance and no obvious signs of any remote access software installed or running. Browsing through the list of processes running I found 'screen connect client' and 'screen connect client service' were running. This is legitimate support software which had been customised by the scammers to be pretty much 'invisible' to the general steps you might take when searching for a remote access program (including no record of it being installed). Windows Defender picked up nothing and Malwarebytes only identified the installation file as a potentially unwanted program. The most interesting (troubling) thing about it is that it offers a 'back stage' feature which allows the scammer remote command line and powershell access while the computer is in use without any sign of the scammer being connected (no screen takeover or moving cursor etc.). A bit of Googling shows this has been around for a little while but it was the first time I had come across it and how it had been deployed in such a covert way.My Laptop will not connect to internet unless i use a guest network
Hi i'm looking for help. My laptop can connect to my router but i get no internet connection as it keeps disconnecting . if i log into the guest net work then it works. i have tried all the solutions on the net but nothing works. i have even reset the router. Has anybody else had this problem? or found a solution?
Using iPhone dial keypad to input password
I needed to talk to someone regarding my bill and called the usual 0345 number - was guided to the right section using my iphone keypad. However it then wanted me to input (using the iphone dial keypad) certain characters from my password (the 3rd, 4th etc), and kept telling me that they did not recognise this password and ended the call. The thing is - I know my password is correct, but the dial pad on the iphone only has numbers and letters - it does not seem to be able to make these case sensitive. Also my password has other characters which are not available on the iphone dial keypad. Am I using my iphone incorrectly or if I am using it correctly how do I input the letters and characters they ask for?? Thanks for any help.Great Customer Service!
Hi all, Virgin Media have notoriously had awful customer service in the past however the most recent call I had with the customer care team member Daniel was great. He was able to help and even have arrangements in place to support any further calls that would happen! Get that man a raise!!
