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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST FYI: Photography - 500px external domain connection - warning - requires more expensive Pro account.

    The Canadian website 500px for storage, display, and discussion of photography has been around for years. Well, I discovered the hard way that my external domain (paid subscription) no longer points to my so-called 'Awesome' 500px account (yep, paid subscription), and it previously did just...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Epson Stylus 1290 printer. Unknown error

    Worried that this is one 'those' questions...where everyone says 'buy a new printer' but I thought I'd ask... Q1. Is it really possible to fix Epson Stylus 1290s? Problem: Both green light (power button) and red light (ink button) are flashing alternately for the very first time. Will not...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Huawei, problem connecting phone to Windows10? HiSuite issue?

    Setup: Huawei Y6 2017 phone + USB cable + HiSuite software on Windows 10 pc and Android phone. Aim: downloading photos to pc from phone and general management. Ok for past couple of years. Problem: plugged in phone to pc as usual, pc asked for a software update. Okay. Then I realised the...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Word doc unexpectedly printing smaller? Off to one side? Top right of A4 page?

    FYI: Keep an eye out for this issue. :unsure: Using Windows10, up-to-date Word + Epson Sylus Photo1290. Facts: 1. All my other docs print fine. This one doc started repeating this strange behaviour a few weeks ago (I thought it was a temp glitch of an auto update). 2. Printer seems to be set...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Skype info for new users: Windows 10 can disable your microphone!

    FYI... Your test call on Skype says it's working yeah? You can hear yourself but your caller thinks you are on mute? CHECK / FIX: Windows10(not Skype) > Settings > Devices > Sound settings (hotlink top right) > Microphone privacy settings > Allow apps to access your microphone (turn on) >...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Which browser? I used Firefox for decades. But no good for internet calls?

    Nice IT support folk had always recommended Firefox to me. Tried and tested. It has worked for years for me in my Windows environments. Now I read indications that Teams, Skype etc don't like it?? :unsure: Should I give up my Firefox for Chrome, IE, or something else?
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Webcam recommendations for Skyping on Win10? 'Creative Live! Vista IM' webcam no longer supported :(

    Cheap usb webcam needed for work video conferencing. Popular subject I should imagine? I have just found out that my old Creative Live! Vista IM webcam is redundant. No drivers available. 'End Of Service Life' beyond Windows XP I read.👾
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Website designers? Parallax scrolling obscuration to prevent theft of 'complete' photographic images?

    Q1. Developers, would this idea work? My aim... A one page point-of-contact website for my photography [Title, About, very few photos, Contact, links to social media. That's it]. Every photo would never be on screen in it's entirety. Scrolling down would make another image or text fade in...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Paint 3D in Windows10, stolen my JPEGS from Photoshop. Advice?

    New PC with Windows 10 bloatware Paint 3D. Set all file associations in Windows 10 to use the latest PhotoshopCC including jpegs. Open a jpeg and... It launches in Paint 3D. WHAT?! The uninstall button for Paint 3D is greyed out btw. Tried a remove fix from the web using PowerShell admin...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST New PC or upgrade from 2011?

    Hi folks, s'been a while! After over six years my PC is full of dust and the 1TB HD is nearly full. All still works just fine though. Thank you PCSpecialists! :) Upgrade or new pc? :tank: I would like more than 8gb of RAM for photography stacking and certainly alot more HD storage. But I...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Screen resolution set ok, but appears low after Windows10 update today?

    I can hardly read what I type. Remember this in any answer. So Windows 10 this evening did an update WITHOUT MY PERMISSION, and now my DELL (Nvidia) display is 'bity'. I was expecting to go to display settings and find I just needed to set it back to high-res....but it is still set to high-res...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Photographer looking for new MONITOR...

    New Monitor recommendations? My 18inch DELL 'UltraSharp' (made in 2002!) has no power today. Usual plug checks = no response. No flicker, no messages, worked fine until today. <shrug> Using emergency Netbook to discuss options with you. Would like bigger and I know nothing about monitors...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Keywording hierarchy changed. How to update 25000 photos?

    Problem: Twenty five thousand photos keyworded already. In something like two hundred plus folders arranged in date order and then subfolder by file type: RAWs, processed PSDs, TIFs, and JPEGs. How to efficiently keyword them all again with a greatly improved hierarchy of keywords? Adobe...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Unable to find My Computer for file upload (email attachments)

    Today I am unable to attach any type of file to a virginmedia webmail when it has always been able to do so for years. Tried Firefox and IE. But it can't get to my folders. = blank white pop-up every time and PC hangs. :( I contacted virginmedia support and we proved, with my spare Netbook...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST How much to charge for licensing one photo?

    A question about the financial business side of photography. My first steps into 'rights managed'. Inspired by a friend wishing to license one of my photos for use on his website for one year. Price to charge? Q. Anyone have any guides to price structures, legal forms etc for rights...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Test for USB(2.0) slot status?

    Hello all, For the first time ever two of my USB data back-up devices are not recognised by my PC. And they work fine in my Samsung Netbook. Q. How to diagnose what's wrong with my pc USB slots? Info that may help: Six USB slots. Four USB2.0, two are USB3.0. One USB2.0 has always had my...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Windows update (25-09-12), upset anyone's Start-Up?

    All been fine since last year. Seems a bit of a coincidence that I spotted an automatic Windows update appear as I shutdown last night and this morning... ...my PC asked if I wanted to repair the Start-Up. I tried this recommendation but couldn't use it as the mouse went off(!). So I booted...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Unable to burn a System Repair Disc?

    Put in a DVD-R but... System repair disc could not be created Unspecified error (0x80004005) Thoughts? It would be more useful if it asked to format the disk first or could not find burning software or won't fit on the DVD. Shrug. :(
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Beep or bleep on start-up. Can it be turned off?

    Hi folks, Only one bleep but it sounds exactly like the very first note of my alarm clock - which I hate. :walkman: Can it be modified or turned off? I think it's the 'battery ok' signifier for the ASUS P8Z68-V Motherboard??
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