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Introducing OCConnectTube!

Last post by Omar Bongo « Sat Dec 05, 2020 3:07 pm
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by John Q. Public » Fri Dec 04, 2020 1:03 pm » in Welcome and Board Announcements

Well, sort of.

I finally found a plugin that plays videos that we can upload from our own devices. Now we can share all those kewl cat videos our...

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All the goings-on with Twitter

Last post by ShiftyMutt « Thu Jan 16, 2025 2:08 pm
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by John Q. Public » Fri Nov 04, 2022 2:41 pm
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Here's a good place to start.
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A Basic iPhone Feature Helps Criminals Steal Your Entire Digital Life

Last post by Hanna « Sun Feb 26, 2023 7:02 pm

by Hanna » Sun Feb 26, 2023 7:02 pm

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Similar stories are piling up in police stations around the country. Using a remarkably low-tech trick, thieves watch iPhone owners tap their...

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The 5th Circuit overrules the 1st Amendment

Last post by John Q. Public « Fri Sep 16, 2022 9:56 pm
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by John Q. Public » Fri Sep 16, 2022 5:59 pm

Another incredibly horrible decision from the country's worst appellate court.

A majority of the conservative Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld...

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Fri Sep 16, 2022 9:56 pm
Facebook's "community standards"

Last post by ShiftyMutt « Mon Jul 19, 2021 7:21 pm
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by John Q. Public » Fri Jul 16, 2021 9:06 pm

Biden's mad at Facebook and I can't say as I blame him. I've been getting tons of anti-vax and borderline QAnon garbage in my feed lately and last...

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Mon Jul 19, 2021 7:21 pm
Utah Senate passes "mandatory porn filter" bill

Last post by John Q. Public « Fri Mar 05, 2021 7:35 pm
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by John Q. Public » Fri Mar 05, 2021 6:20 pm

Republicans just don't much care for that First Amendment thingy.

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s controversial “porn filter” bill passed the State Senate...

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Fri Mar 05, 2021 7:35 pm
All the radio stations in the world

Last post by John Q. Public « Tue Feb 16, 2021 12:35 am
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by John Q. Public » Mon Feb 15, 2021 3:52 pm

Maybe. Who knows?

Very addictive site. It's Google Earth overlaid with little green dots wherever there's a broadcast or internet radio station and...

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Tue Feb 16, 2021 12:35 am
Thanks Microsoft

Last post by shreader « Mon May 04, 2020 4:40 pm
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by John Q. Public » Sun May 20, 2018 12:29 pm

Your update broke my computer. Looking at a screen that says This is taking longer than expected for the last half hour. Grrrrr.

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Mon May 04, 2020 4:40 pm
The internets are not private, Part 527

Last post by John Q. Public « Fri Oct 11, 2019 9:17 am

by John Q. Public » Fri Oct 11, 2019 9:17 am

The Rancho Cucamonga Police Department received a Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) from Google reference a subject who had been posting numerous...

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Fri Oct 11, 2019 9:17 am
The New York Times to be accessible to Californians with library cards

Last post by John Q. Public « Tue Feb 19, 2019 4:59 pm

by John Q. Public » Tue Feb 19, 2019 4:59 pm

Or so they say. I looked on the LA County Library site but I didn't see it. No word on if they're doing it in other states or what libraries it...

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Tue Feb 19, 2019 4:59 pm
Do You Know Cobol? If So, There Might Be a Job for You.

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by Hanna » Tue Sep 25, 2018 5:56 pm

Ten years before man walked on the moon, a group of software engineers created the Common Business-Oriented Language—better know as Cobol—to...

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Sat Oct 13, 2018 3:14 am
Tech-Support Scams Prompt Google to Act

Last post by Hanna « Sun Sep 23, 2018 1:00 pm
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by Hanna » Sun Sep 23, 2018 8:45 am

The scams usually work this way: A person searching for tech help calls the number listed on an online ad. Once connected, the scammers ask for...

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Sun Sep 23, 2018 1:00 pm
Big Data knows all and sees all

Last post by John Q. Public « Wed Apr 11, 2018 9:34 am
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by John Q. Public » Sun Apr 08, 2018 9:37 am

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This is getting spooky. I went to Costco a couple days ago. I got home and got a message from Google telling me to rate my visit...

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Wed Apr 11, 2018 9:34 am
Home Automation - Looking for recommendations

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by not4u13 » Tue Jul 04, 2017 6:56 am

I have an alarm system and I learned recently it can act as a ZWave Hub. I had been considering some level of home automation and thought I could...

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Tue Jul 04, 2017 6:56 am
Wireless Networking

Last post by not4u13 « Tue Jul 04, 2017 6:49 am
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by not4u13 » Wed Dec 28, 2016 7:51 am

I wrote a somewhat long review on the Netgear Orbi. Unfortunately I received an internal server error from the site and it was dumped. I'm not...

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Tue Jul 04, 2017 6:49 am
Using AI to identify trolls

Last post by John Q. Public « Thu Feb 23, 2017 11:51 pm
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by John Q. Public » Thu Feb 23, 2017 1:23 pm

We've talked about it before and people have accused sites of censorship for moderating or dropping comments sections altogether, but trolling,...

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Thu Feb 23, 2017 11:51 pm
Alexa, Stop Making Life Miserable for Anyone With a Similar Name!

Last post by John Q. Public « Fri Jan 27, 2017 9:18 pm
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by Hanna » Fri Jan 27, 2017 11:50 am

Alexa, stop!” Joanne Sussman screamed in her living room.

Immediately, the computer living inside her Amazon Echo speaker stopped playing her...

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Fri Jan 27, 2017 9:18 pm
Hillary Clinton fun house hacked.

Last post by sbayhills « Tue Nov 08, 2016 2:50 pm
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by Tommy Tar » Tue Nov 08, 2016 2:48 pm

Democratic Underground and their sister site Discussionist are off the air on game day. #-o

The biggest day of their life and they get hacked....

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Tue Nov 08, 2016 2:50 pm
A Privacy Lesson, Courtesy of Zuckerberg

Last post by John Q. Public « Sat Sep 17, 2016 8:20 pm
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by Hanna » Sat Sep 17, 2016 4:41 pm

Mark Zuckerberg created a stir over an Instagram post this summer of him at his desk. If you look closely, you’ll see tape covering the Facebook...

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Sat Sep 17, 2016 8:20 pm
Win10 annoyance

Last post by John Q. Public « Fri Sep 16, 2016 9:05 am
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by John Q. Public » Tue May 31, 2016 12:41 pm

I've been working on the site for a few weeks, off and on, and I've been keeping a File Explorer window open almost continuously. I rarely maximize...

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Fri Sep 16, 2016 9:05 am
And the winning bidder is... Verizon!

Last post by Notorious « Tue Jul 26, 2016 5:50 pm
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by John Q. Public » Sun Jul 24, 2016 9:56 pm

For what?

Yahoo.

What's that?

A search engine.

Like Google?

Yeah, kinda, but not as good. And they do email and news, too.

Like...

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Tue Jul 26, 2016 5:50 pm
New Virus on the way

Last post by shreader « Thu Apr 07, 2016 2:30 pm
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by Red » Fri Feb 27, 2009 12:17 pm

I hope I am not being an alarmist. I recieved this from a friend and wanted to share this with everyone.

Hi All,

I checked with Norton Anti-Virus,...

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Thu Apr 07, 2016 2:30 pm
Has anybody upgraded to Windows 10 yet?

Last post by shreader « Thu Apr 07, 2016 1:57 pm
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by John Q. Public » Mon Aug 03, 2015 5:00 pm
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I downloaded it today but come to find out that my 1 TB USB drive seems to be corrupted (yes, the one with all of my backups and important files), so...
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Thu Apr 07, 2016 1:57 pm
Wireless Audio - Bose SoundTouch

Last post by not4u13 « Sun Feb 21, 2016 8:45 pm
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by not4u13 » Sun Feb 21, 2016 6:59 am

I picked up a Bose SoundTouch system yesterday. I'm impressed. I was surprised how expensive it was, but it really does work nicely. It did...

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Sun Feb 21, 2016 8:45 pm
Microsoft reinvents the alarm clock

Last post by Luca « Fri Jan 22, 2016 1:31 pm
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by John Q. Public » Thu Jan 21, 2016 10:14 pm

Microsoft introduced a new alarm clock app to the Play Store on Thursday that aims to rouse even the VanWinklest of sleepers. The Mimicker Alarm, as...

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Fri Jan 22, 2016 1:31 pm
Boy, there's an app for everything #538

Last post by crayegg « Thu Oct 01, 2015 11:51 am
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by John Q. Public » Thu Oct 01, 2015 11:48 am

Introducing the NEW Grito App!

I guess if you have a sore throat or you're too embarrassed to scream AAAYHAYHAAYHAAYHAAYHUI at the top of your...

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Thu Oct 01, 2015 11:51 am
Internet of (Strange) Things

Last post by Troglodyte « Fri Sep 04, 2015 9:09 am
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by John Q. Public » Sat Aug 29, 2015 3:13 pm

From a slideshow I saw this morning:

Vessyl - a 13 oz. cup you connect to with an app that analyzes what you put in it. Nags you about calories and...

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Fri Sep 04, 2015 9:09 am
Ashley Maddison

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by not4u13 » Thu Aug 20, 2015 5:39 am

Life is short, have an affair.

I had never heard of this site, but that's their motto. Now they have been hacked and millions of people worldwide...

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Fri Aug 21, 2015 7:55 pm
Firefox blocks Flash, and Facebook calls for its death

Last post by John Q. Public « Tue Jul 14, 2015 10:20 pm
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by John Q. Public » Tue Jul 14, 2015 9:00 am

Very interesting. I've had Flash set on Ask first for a few months because it's gotten so annoying but now they're turning it off altogether because...

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Tue Jul 14, 2015 10:20 pm
Windows 8

Last post by John Q. Public « Sat Jun 27, 2015 10:45 am
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by Troglodyte » Fri Apr 25, 2014 3:14 pm

I just bought a new laptop. it came with windows 8. It's driving me nuts. I can't find the tool that turns off feature of opening a new tab by...

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Sat Jun 27, 2015 10:45 am
Reddit tries something different - a rule!

Last post by John Q. Public « Sat May 16, 2015 7:49 pm
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by John Q. Public » Fri May 15, 2015 10:22 pm

Reddit is finally growing up. Or at least it’s trying.

For a decade, the site has been known for its anonymous user-driven community,...

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