General Computer Questions, Etc.

[MaxxPayne]

i believe this was posted earlier by someone else. one proposed solution was to check the 'remember me' option when you login. that way you wont be logged out until you close your browser. And if you want your privacy to be protected on a shared computer, you should delete the browsing history as nerdygrrl suggested after you logoff

PS: I had the same problem while posting this

[MaxxPayne]

I installed IE9 about two weeks ago. I can enter the chat room. But I cannot type in anything at all. I cannot click on the chatbox :-|
So right now, I have lost the IE browser. Using Firefox now. But I guess if you have to post in the forums, you need to click on the "remember me" option.

[nerdygrrl]

The very first thing people should do when their computer exhibits any strange behavior at all is do a thorough scan with both an antivirus program and an antispyware program. If you have the option of doing a light scan or a "complete" scan, choose complete. If your antivirus program has the option, do a boot time scan. Sometimes I even go so far as to install and run more than one antivirus program (there are several free options available for download and I'll talk about them at the end of this post) because different programs often catch different things.

Note: You should only have one antivirus program on at a time as they can work against each other. I don't think it matters with antispyware programs though.
It never hurts to do these scans, and even if you think your problem couldn't possibly be due to spyware or a virus, run the scan!! If nothing else, getting rid of those tracking cookies could improve browsing speed.

If the problem persists after running the scans, a great resource to use is the GeeksToGo forum. This forum is run by volunteers that spend all their time helping users fix their computers. The site has detailed malware removal guides, and you also have the option of running a diagnostic tool and posting the log on the forum. Then a volunteer will review the log and help you fix whatever problems are found. I love this site!!

They also recommend various free antispyware and antivirus programs (I've been using Avast and SuperAntiSpyware for a couple of years now myself).http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/topic...ware-software/

Here is a link to their site that explains how to post to their forum and run the diagnostic: http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/topic...leaning-guide/

Just one final tip - it could make your scans run faster if you run a program like CCleaner to clean out all your temp files and cookies. Not a bad idea just for general computer maintenance either. It's a free download here: http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner

Good luck!
Nerdy

[PixieStick]

I have a shared computer, no "remember me" lol. But, google chrome is working great for anyone out there who is having browser problems. =)

[thir]

Done all as adviced, testing to see if it works now.

[thir]

YES! Thank you, all :-))

[kiryous]

i just up-graded my explorer to 9 and now i can't type in the chat room???? i can see everyone but when i click in the text box i get nothing....

[nerdygrrl]

IE9 is still in beta and lots of people are reporting problems with it. If you're tired of dealing with it you can uninstall and revert back to IE 8 without losing your settings. It's very easy to do - detailed instructions can be found here: http://www.intowindows.com/how-to-un...tform-preview/

You basically go into control panel/uninstall a program and then click on the link on the left hand side of the page that says "view installed updates." You should see IE9 somewhere in that list, and removing it should revert you back to IE8.

Happy webbing!

[TheMiller]

In my iPhone Safari browser I cannot scroll down my reviews to edit them. I wanted to add more info to one. Please add at least a scroll bar for that field? Thanks.

[SirLion64]

I want to post some bondage pics to my profile album (some of my handywork), but the file size is larger than allowed for posting. How do I reduce the file size and maintain the image quality? I've seen some great shots posted, so I know it can be done. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[puppet]

Does anyone know of a way to use the chat room with a droid phone?

[_ID_]

I got the page to load just fine, but the text entry didn't work. I have the same issue with using the full version of some websites. The text entry didn't work for them. Something to do with the way the page renders the text entry. I tried several browsers, and the default one was the only one that would actually load the page, even though it didn't let me type.

[Local]

o_O this process confuses me? Im at the right spot and I click the upload spot and the thing comes up.. and thats where im stuck

[Local]

sorry, I figured it out, thread is no longer needed

[Thorne]

I just posted a comment, in the religion and philosophy section, and was notified that it was being held for moderation. I've never run into this before, and I've been posting here for a long time.

Just wondering why the post was held up. Was it because I had a hyperlink in it? I've done that before without having the post held. Or was it just a random thing? Every 183rd post must be held for moderation?

Just curious. I haven't seen this happen before.

[denuseri]

Its up now as far as I could tell Thorne I just responded to it.

[Thorne]

Well, with over 1700 posts I hope I'm past the newbie stage. Must have been random, I guess. First time I've seen it, that's all.

Thanks, Torq.

[MrEmann]

I need help here. I have an email account that randomly mails out spam to people. I know it is a virus, but I have no idea how to find it or remove it.


Any help at all will be greatly appreciated.

-Mr.E

[Dick the Slaver]

Make sure your antivirus program has the latest updates then run the program.

[_ID_]

Your email account; Is it a yahoo msn or gmail, or some other online account? If not, and the email comes to you from your internet provider, and you use outlook express or outlook to check your email, ensure your anti-virus is updated, and do a scan. Also run malware bytes, it's a free program.

If you're using an online account, change your password.

[Thorne]

If you're using an online account, change your password.

You might also consider changing your browser settings so as NOT to save your passwords. While this might be convenient, it's one more possible area of threat.

[moco]

I need help here. I have an email account that randomly mails out spam to people. I know it is a virus, but I have no idea how to find it or remove it.


Any help at all will be greatly appreciated.

-Mr.E

You might try going to this link if you have gmail)

http://knol.google.com/k/the-c-man/h...m_Your_Account

also ...even though you may have resecured your account, they could be working off a copy of your contacts list and not even be in your account anymore. just something to keep in mind

[swerve]

Are you sure the emails are going from your account? How do you know?

If you know there is a problem because your friends are complaining, it could simply be that your address has been harvested from someone else's PC, or from an email you may have ill-advisedly replied to once (one of those viral messages that do the rounds from time to time would do it) and the emails now being sent have spoofed headers which make it look like they have come from you, when in fact they haven't...

[MrEmann]

I have an occurring problem I keep running into in Fun and Games. I post something, and I get a message like "thank you for your post. It will be added to the forum upon okay from a moderator" (I forgot the exact wording)

The problem is I cannot figure out why. I'm not posting outside links. I'm not complaining about the set, the forums, the members, or the management. I'm just playing along with the games.

Here is an example. I was playing "Two Words", I think, and I posted good sex (might have been hard sex) ...Which had to be approved. So I posted it as good s e x *i.e. a space between each letter of the word sex* and that was accepted.

I'm just wondering what the parameters are for the warning. There is far "worse" *** worse being a subjective term here***posted there on a daily basis.

Now I am not suggesting that there be any censorship, or anything like that. Just want to know what I am doing wrong. Am I on a list? A secret probation I don't know about?

rosebud seems to think this may have been covered already.

[rosebud]

As i thought, and with a quick search, here it is...
http://www.bdsmlibrary.com/forums/sh...or-moderation!

[MrEmann]

I should think I would be past that stage as well. Maybe it's My sporadic attendance that leads to this.At least now I know why this is happening. Thanks rosie.

[MrEmann]

Thanks rosie.

[peach]

It is just completely random. I think i have had it happen twice. If you post more in fun and games, you are probably more likely to see it more often, as you post more than people in the topic threads.

[rosebud]

Thanks rosie.

You're welcome!

[prometheus]

Sorry I'm a bit of a dunce with the old computer stuff, could anyone tell me how to upload an avatar/profile picture please?