Sunday, November 6, 2022

13 Oct 2022 - Bob's Bytes Bits & Pieces

 Topics of the Day:

  • News and Comment - freebie, scam, hacked accounts
  • Microsoft Office - Plans and options, from $250, subscriptions, or free
  • Windows Verbose Mode - Want to know when it's doing something?
  • Windows Start-up Programs - You don't have to allow everything that wants it
  • Start-up Boost - ok for Edge, otherwise no
  • Bloom’s Vacation - Google tracked me and I liked it.
    • 18 Days, 5,336 miles
    • 127.6 gals of gas, $420, 41.82 mpg (Rav4 Prime)
    • $3.65/gal (Illinois) -- $2.84/gal (Houston)
  • DASEF Auction - Open now! https://www.32auctions.com/dasef2022
  • Lttlteapot Designs - https://www.facebook.com/LttlteapotDesigns
  • Star Trek Wines - https://startrekwines.com/
  • A Personal (computer) Problem
    • "He's Dead Jim."
    • Trouble sending GMail
    • Terrible upload rate by Google speed tests, everywhere else fine
    • Things I tried to fix it - 30+ ways and counting, no joy
    • Even a clean install of Windows 11 <sigh> still no joy
    • Ding-Ding-Ding ... disabled IPV6
    • What that was & aftermath; who's fault was it?
  • Proxy vs VPN
    • What they are, what they do

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