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Comment by FrancesMC on A Time Machine for the Internet? (October 4, 2024 07:53 PM)
And don't forget to donate!...

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Comment by John on A Time Machine for the Internet? (October 2, 2024 10:29 PM)
Bob - can you do a follow up piece on adding to the Archive. By way of background - pushing the 'Update' button on a WordPress site recently wiped ou...

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Comment by Ian on A Time Machine for the Internet? (October 1, 2024 08:28 PM)
I wish the internet had not developed and stayed where it was 25 years ago. I don't like CSS; and although I like Javascript as a programming language...

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Comment by Doug on A Time Machine for the Internet? (October 1, 2024 08:09 PM)
I've used the Wayback Machine, which saved an entire site with 300 to 400 biographies and pictures. ...

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Comment by bb on So You Dropped Your Phone in the... (September 27, 2024 07:47 PM)
How about use of a dehydrator? i.e. those things that make dried fruit? Google says they run at 85 degrees F to ~160 - enough to dry out moisture,...

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Comment by FrancesMC on Geekly Update - 25 September 2024 (September 27, 2024 05:04 PM)
About the ads, if you are using Firefox, switch to Reader View. It's at the top right at the end of the URL line, a small rectangle containing horizo...

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Comment by FrancesMC on [ALERT] Fake Facebook Profile - What to do? (September 27, 2024 05:26 AM)
I intended to add this, but forgot. Most people on FB have too many friends which makes it difficult to keep track of who's who. I only have about 3...

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Comment by FrancesMC on [ALERT] Fake Facebook Profile - What to do? (September 27, 2024 05:12 AM)
I get occasional Friend requests from names I don't recognize and I just turn them down. If you look at their page, it is obvious that it's a fake. ...

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Comment by David on Geekly Update - 25 September 2024 (September 26, 2024 08:28 PM)
I've seen more on my phone in the last 2-3 newsletters. One is always in the right half/middle third of the page. It runs about 30 seconds, disappea...

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Comment by William Weaver on Geekly Update - 25 September 2024 (September 26, 2024 03:36 PM)
I have never seen a pop up ad on this site!!...

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