Posts made by mikie

i wear a mask when necessary, grocery store, etc. But I’m not gonna sit watching a movie for two + hours wearing a mask. I’ll pass.

If you don’t need high def (ie. watching on phone or tablet…( USTVGO.TV ) plus many other channels.

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People still use this? …and the reason is, what again?

@mikie said in Consumer Reports login:

Login has changed again. Anyone have the latest?

Login has changed again. Anyone have the latest?

Login has changed again. Anyone have the latest?

That one no longer works.

Re: Consumer reports - library login

The free Win 10 is still working as of now. I just redid my laptop by re-partitioning and formatting my hard drive. I then loaded Win 10 using the custom (clean install) option and chose “I do not have a product key” at the prompt. When it finished the install, Win 10 was shown as activated.

For those not aware, most libraries offer free digitized magazines through the RBdigital app. I always have a few loaded on my tablet. Use this link to browse their selection: https://www.rbdigital.com/50emagazine/service/magazines/landing?

Some phones can’t see channels above 13. I had the same problem when the router was set on auto channel. Sometimes the phone would connect, other times not. Finally changed to manual channel select, chose channel 11 and everything’s been fine since.

I ordered 4 General Altimax RT43 tires (highly recommended by Consumer Reports) from Discount Tire Direct for $266 shipped and a $75 Visa card. Had all 4 installed and balanced for $60. Considering I did not have to pay any sales taxes, no local dealer could come anywhere near this price.

There’s only BF & Cyb Mon now.

For those without Sprint, try Terrarium TV. Has most everything that a subscription gives you for free. Only for Android though. I use Chromecast to get it from my phone/tablet to my TV. https://terrariumtv.com/

FYI, most libraries have free digital versions of magazines these days through the RBdigital app. https://www.rbdigital.com/

@drodge said in Windows 10 - free?:

No one needs to do the assistive technology workaround. Both the upgrade in place and the clean install of 10 both work today. If you have a working 7 or 8 system you can do the upgrade without the key. I always recommend doing a clean install unless you have a compelling reason not to. If you have the old key, you can download the media creation tool from MS, install a clean version, enter your old key when prompted, and it will activate fine. If you don’t have the key, you can use Magic Jelly Bean to retrieve the old Windows key from any working system. MS has no intention of stopping the upgrades because they want as many people as possible on a common version.

I have no idea why redmed’s install didn’t activate. I’ve done tons of these, as recently as this weekend. You do have to be careful about versions. If you have a home key, you need to install home. Business to business. I’ve seen 32 bit keys activate with 64 bit, but also seen them fail.

I noticed that there were several (maybe 7 or 8 ) different Win 10 to choose from during the install. Do you have a recommendation for the basic consumer to use? I think I chose Win 10 Home. Is that a good choice or would another version give me more features?

Best way to try Linux is boot it from a USB stick. It won’t affect your current OS. If you don’t like it, pull it out and restart to your current OS. I suggest Linux Mint to try.

Wasn’t even aware that AOL was still in business. What are they marketing now? Buggy Whips?

Anyway to access this page if you’re not a Netflix member? Would like to peruse before joining.

This hack apparently works with other paywall sites too. Interesting.

Thanks OP. Just in time for Refrig shopping. Just one question: Is this someone’s personal acct? You can log into this “persons” acct settings and theoretically change the password which I guess would lock everyone out. Wonder how long this will stay active before it’s tampered with.

I used the Windows Media Creation Tool from the OP’s post and installed on a spare, older computer just to see if it would work. It did, but was not activated. Then i wiped that clean and loaded an old copy of Win 7 that I had a product key for. I then booted to the Win 10 USB and started that install again. It asked for a product key and I put in the Win 7 one. It apparently liked it cause it continued with the install. I did choose a new install and not to upgrade from an older version. When the install was complete, it said Win 10 was activated. So apparently, the free Win 10 offer from months ago is still in effect, if not officially. I guess instead of first loading Win 7, maybe I could have just tried putting in the Win 7 product key during my first Win 10 install. Who knows if that is sufficient. Thanks, OP.