The new "Google Drive for desktop" that replaces "Backup and Sync" by adding automatic Google Photos upload is now appearing for some users. more... The post Google launches new 'Drive for desktop' Mac, Windows app; 'Backup and Sync' stops working this year appeared first on 9to5Google.
Thursday, July 15, 2021
Sunday, July 11, 2021
Issues with formatting a DVD
Are you having issues with formatting a DVD?
Here is great instructions:
https://www.partitionwizard.com/partitionmagic/windows-was-unable-to-complete-format.html
Here is another article:
Solved: Windows 10 Won't Play DVD In Window Media Player [MiniTool News]
By Sarah | Follow | Last Updated
Summary :
If you want to play DVD on computer but find that Windows 10 won't play DVD, what you should do to fix the problem? Is there any DVD player software that you can use for playing DVDs on Windows 10? In the following content provided by MiniTool Solution, several ways to troubleshoot DVD playing issue and the suitable DVD players will be introduced.
Microsoft designed Windows Media Player to help users play different kinds of files on their computer: audio CDs, data CDs, video CDs (VCDs), and data DVDs that contain music/video files (also known as media CDs). How to play DVD on laptop? Users only need to insert the DVD and select a DVD title or chapter name.
However, many users find their Windows 10 won't play DVD. Some users are seeking for effective solutions online because they still want to play DVDs on Windows 10.
Tip: To solve Windows 10 problems caused by data loss, you should download this software and install it properly for use. How to recover data from CD/DVD drive?
How to Fix When Your DVD Won't Play on Windows 10
The Windows Media Player in the previous versions of Windows can be used to watch DVD movies easily. Can you still watch DVD on Windows 10? Of course yes. If you want to continue watching DVD movies on computer/laptop Windows 10, you should read this guide carefully.
Useful Tips On How To Improve Windows 10 Performance.
Fix 1: Run the Windows Troubleshooter
- Click on the Start button in the lower left corner.
- Click on the Settings icon in the left sidebar of the Start menu.
- Select Update & Security from the list.
- Shift to the Troubleshoot option in the left pane.
- Find Playing Audio under Get up and running section in the right pane.
- Select it and then click on the Run the troubleshooter button.
- Wait for the checking process to finish.
- Find Video Playback under Find and fix other problems section.
- Select it and click Run the troubleshooter.
- Wait for the process to finish and follow the on-screen instructions given by your system.
Fix 2: Run SFC Scan
- Click on the Start button.
- Scroll down to find Windows System folder.
- Expand it and right click on Command Prompt.
- Navigate to More and then select Run as administrator.
- Type sfc /scannow and press Enter.
- Wait for the command to complete.
- Restart your Windows 10 computer.
Fix 3: Update Windows 10
Still can’t play DVD Windows 10? You should also try to fix the problem by updating your system to the latest version.
- Press Windows + I.
- Select Update & Security.
- Click on the Check for updates button in the right pane.
- Wait for the checking process.
- Install the available updates under guidance.
How to play DVD on Windows 10 after that? You should restart the computer -> open the Windows Media Player -> insert the DVD and select a DVD title/chapter name.
Fix 4: Check the DVD Drive
- Press Windows + X.
- Select Device Manager.
- Go to the DVD/CD-ROM drives option.
- Expand it and take a look at your DVD drive.
- If there’s a yellow exclamation mark or a red X sign on the icon, you’ll need to update the DVD driver or uninstall & reinstall the driver.
Please don’t be worried when you find the WinX menu is not working since it can be fixed easily in several ways.
Fix 5: Use Another DVD Player
Unfortunately, above methods may all failed. How to watch DVD on Windows 10 or how to play movies on Windows 10? You should turn to the following DVD player software for playing DVD on Windows 10.
The Best Windows Media Center On Windows 10 – Check It Out.
Option 1: Windows DVD Player.
Windows DVD Player is a paid app designed by Microsoft and sold at $14.99 in Microsoft Store. There’s a seven-day trial version, but it won't actually play DVDs for you; it only helps you to check whether it's compatible with the built-in DVD player.
Option 2: VLC Media Player.
VLC is an universal multimedia player which allows you to play DVDs, CDs, Blu-ray discs, and music & videos saved on your computer.
Option 3: Kodi.
Kodi is a free and open-source player that can handles the DVDs, music, games, and videos.
Option 4: 5KPlayer.
If you want to play high-def videos, and even online radio stations in addition to DVDs, you should use the 5KPlayer. It allows you to stream audio & video from iPhone and snag videos from YouTube (or other streaming services).
Option 5: MiniTool MovieMaker.
As the name shows, MovieMaker can be used to create your own movies without limits. Besides, it allows you to play media files in different formats.
Saturday, June 26, 2021
Icloud ISSUES - your data wiped out!
I always recommend my clients and friends, to have several backups of your main archives.
This proves the importance of my point. Also, have one copy outside your house or business/office.
I have 3 archival copies + 4th one to edit and work with various files, specially the family photos and videos.
Malware blamed for remotely wiping WD My Book Live users' disks
Hard drive maker recommends users disconnect the cloud storage devices from the internet to protect their data.
Latest updates and news regarding WINDOWS 11
Windows 11: Every big change from Windows 10
Microsoft's Windows 11 marks the first software name change in six years. Here's everything that's changed from Windows 10.
Thursday, June 24, 2021
List of News sources
This page will be updated often:
====================
https://beforeitsnews.com/ Before it's news (I couldn't find their social media links i.e. twitter on their website)
====================
MintPress News
Independent watchdog journalism covering imperialism, corporatocracy & civil liberties. Become a member: bit.ly/2U526Ca
As of June 24, 2021:
Latest digital news: Microsoft, wifi routers
Microsoft prepares Windows 11 for a post-pandemic world
The tech giant is offering its first major Windows update in six years on Thursday. Here's why.
Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Books - digital directory
If you have a New York Public Library card, you can access free Armenian language eBooks with the OverDrive app. Download the app and link your card number, and then do an advanced search, select "Armenian" and search, there are currently 182 items you can browse and borrow for free.
Libby app and hoopla
Vlume the app works similarly too
Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Samsung Android Driver error
I have an old Samsung cellphone I am trying to help download the photos and videos.
All the connections to my PC are not working.
I got Samsung driver error.
I'll record here the process and if I was successful to tackle this task:
I did search on duckduckgo.com and here is what I found out:
-
How to manually update Samsung Drivers
- Click the Windows logo in your taskbar (located at the extreme left-hand side)
- Type devmgmt.msc in the Start Search box
- Press Enter
- I did and got triangle error for MTP USB Driver
- ok, now i am trying to download driver: https://www.drivers.com/download-help-sdu/ Let's see if this will solve...
- I somehow hesitate to run it
- So I went to Samsung's website at: https://developer.samsung.com/mobile/android-usb-driver.html
Thursday, June 10, 2021
Selling online: Bonanza
Bonanza Pricing - Bonanza Help Center
So
your FOV is $109-$10 = $99. Your fee is then 3.5% of $99, or $3.47. You
sell one item for $750 with free shipping and did not opt into
advertising. You owe 3.5% on the first $500 ($17.50) and 1.5% on the
remaining $250 ($3.75) for a total of $21.25.
Bonanza Webstores - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ ...
There are no final value fees when you make a sale from your Webstore. Bonanza
charges $25/month to host your Webstore, but there are no other fees -
no listing fees, no selling fees. Period. You might also want to
consider the annual plan, which offers sellers the best value at
$255/year.
How Much Does It Cost To Sell On Bonanza? - Multiorders
How much does it cost to sell on Bonanza
actually depends on the final value of your order. The fee amount is
directly connected to the price that your buyers pay and all the
shipping expenses that exceed $10. For instance, imagine that you sell a
product for $20, and your shipping cost is $5. Then your Final Offer Value (FOV) is $20 for the ...
Select a Membership Plan - Bonanza
Enjoy
a Silver or Gold membership absolutely free for 30 days when you opt-in
to monthly billing and add a valid form of payment to your account. You
will be automatically enrolled in a paid membership plan of the same
level at the end of the trial period. Platinum or Titan memberships are
not eligible for free trials.
Selling on Bonanza
Everything
there is to know about importing from Amazon. I just imported my items
from another platform and need to set my categories so they go live. If
this didn't answer your question, try our new Knowledge Base , or take a
look at our Community Help Forum.
Bonanza selling: Why Bonanza is becoming the best eBay ...
Bonanza = list for free & lower selling fees. Promotions. If you're selling on eBay, you have a lot of organic traffic. Not so much with Bonanza. Bonanzas
offer of integrating with Google Adwords, Google Shopping etc, means
that you can be seen by more than just eBay shoppers, and better quality
shoppers, too.
BONANZA TRADE & SUPPLY - 13 Photos & 10 Reviews - Hardware ...
10 reviews of Bonanza
Trade & Supply "A-MAZING amazing place. Were searched high and low
for a special kind of grout (spectralock by laticrete) and had such a
hard time finding it. We finally were pointed to Bonanza
and man was this place fantastic. They only sell tile supplies (no
tile). They also were so very nice. They had samples, were patient with
our questions, and were just plain nice.
Bonanza Reviews - 849 Reviews of Bonanza.com | Sitejabber
849 reviews for Bonanza, 2.4 stars: 'Purchased diamond painting via Bonanza
Market place, took over a month to receive. The quality was terrible,
you can't see the letters most are in black the canvas is very thin and
missing glue in many spots. I was missing 3 colors of dots and to buy
from a craft store. I didn't want to wait another month to receive them. I won't waste my time buying from ...
Social Media News: Facebook, google bribery of local news outlets
Updated information: October 15, 2021
Mark Zuckerberg's stranglehold on Facebook could put the company at risk. With 55% of the company's voting shares, Zuckerberg has majority power over the company — and experts are saying he's "the most powerful person who's ever walked the face of the earth." They explain why that's problematic.
===================
We all saw all the digital censorship ongoing and started looking for alternative ways to get real NEWS. Here is an article by Reuters that clarifies what's happening behind the scenes.
As I always say "follow the money"
So most of the news we here isn't true news, it's all CONTROLLED!!
Many of us now use duckduckgo.com -
It's good to find out the list of news outlets they PLEDGED millions, so that we unsubscribe from them!!
Do you have a list? Please add to comments section. Thank you in advance
=>
Here is what my search resulted in trying to find out which news outlets were pledged millions of $$$$
10+ Independent Online News Sources and Why America Needs ...
The
Media's Big Six. In 1983, 90% of our media was owned and controlled by
50 different companies, which, at the time, so concerned author Ben
Bagdikian that he penned his now-classic book, The Media Monopoly.
Today, 90% of our news, whether we read, watch or listen to it,
is dominated primarily by six media giants which each own an array of
media venues, from TV and radio stations to ...
Facebook, Google Told They Must Pay Australia Media For News
(Bloomberg) -- Australia's government has ordered Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc.'s Google to share revenue generated from news articles, adding to growing global regulatory and political ...
Russian court fines Facebook for failing to delete banned content
ReuterMOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court said on Thursday it had fined U.S. technology giant Facebook Inc ( FB )
 Loading...
|
||
($1 = 72.1950 roubles)
(Reporting by Olzhas Auyezov; editing by Jason Neely)
Google, Facebook pledged millions for local news. Was it ...
Under the Facebook Journalism Project, for instance, Reuters received funding to develop a digital media training course for journalists. Neither Facebook nor Reuters would disclose the amount of money allocated. Both Facebook and Google have made contributions to the news industry apart from the $600 million.
Google, Facebook pledged millions for local news. Was it ...
Google, Facebook pledged millions for local news. ... million to support news outlets globally - many of them local or regional enterprises foundering in a digital age. ... amount of money ...
Google, Facebook pledged millions for local news. Was it ...
By Helen Coster (Reuters) - Facing regulatory and political pressure, Facebook and Alphabet Inc's Google in recent years committed a combined $600 million to support news outlets globally - many of them local or regional enterprises foundering in a digital age. Thousands of media outlets received financial and other support for everything from fact checking […]
231 ways publishers can make media pay | What's New in ...
Proven
revenue ideas for publishers, both large and small COVID-19 has
reinforced the need for publishers to diversify their revenue sources.
With advertising proving to be both a problematic, and an unreliable
income stream, for many outlets right now, the race is on to find other ways to make media pay. Last year, in a […]
2020 saw showdowns between platforms and governments, with ...
Facebook is in the firing line alongside Google, and
has raised its own concerns about the impact the ACCC's payout
framework could have. In September, the company threatened to ban
Australian users from sharing local or international news content on Facebook or Instagram if the government went ahead with the legislation.
Delete Facebook' trends on Twitter after Australia news ...
Facebook made the bold move over the the News Media Bargaining Code, which would force big tech companies to compensate news outlets for stories they host on their platforms.
Facebook Gives 400 Local Newsrooms Grants for Coronavirus ...
Today, the Facebook Journalism Project (FJP) is announcing 400 North American local newsrooms receiving FJP Community Network grants to support their coronavirus reporting. Located in 48 US states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico and several provinces and territories in Canada, the publishers will each receive a $5,000 USD grant to cover ..Facebook Invests $100 Million to Support News Industry ...
Today we're announcing an additional $100 million investment to support the news industry—$25 million in emergency grant funding for local news through the Facebook Journalism Project, and $75 million in additional marketing spend to move money over to news organizations around the world.
How Local News Can Survive and Thrive During the Pandemic ...
Here's a look at some of the ways local news
publishers are stabilizing their business in the face of an historic
downturn. 1. Direct fundraising from the audience. Public media outlets probably have the most experience in fundraising from their audience with regular pledge drives. (And check out how WBUR pulled in $1 million recently in 13 ...
Google and Facebook news payments to be offset against ...
Google and Facebook will be forced to pay news organisations for their content under proposed Australian laws with global implications, but the amount of money publishers receive may be offset ...
Most Americans think that local news is doing well ...
A remarkable 71 percent of those surveyed believe that "their local news outlets are doing very or somewhat well financially." Only 14 percent have paid for or given money to local news of any kind — print, digital, public radio pledge drive, anything — in the past year.
These 15 Billionaires Own America's News Media Companies
Jun 1, 2016While a billionaire secretly funding a lawsuit to take down a news outlet may be a new way of using money to influence the media business, billionaires have long exerted influence on the news ...
Most and Least Trusted News Outlets in US: CNN, Fox, New ...
The most credibly perceived outlet among all adults was CBS. ABC was the most credible among Democrats, while Fox News topped Republicans' lists.
2020 Report - Diversity - Facebook
Supplier
Diversity. We committed to spend $1 billion with diverse suppliers in
2021, including $100 million with Black-owned businesses. From the
launch of our supplier diversity efforts at the end of 2016, Facebook
has now spent more than $1.1 billion cumulatively with US companies
certified as minority, women, veteran, LGBTQ, or disabled-owned (diverse
suppliers).
7 Unbiased News Sources Free From Censorship
7. Christian Science Monitor. One surprising contender on the list of unbiased news sources, given the name, is Christian Science Monitor. Both AllSides and Media Bias/Fact Check list Christian Science Monitor as center-balanced and unbiased. This news organization has built a reputation over the years as providing extremely fair, in-depth ...
Google, Facebook pledged millions for local news. Was it enough?
By Helen Coster, Reuters
partial info:
(Reuters) - Facing regulatory and political pressure, Facebook ( FB )
|
Loading...
|
||
|
Loading...
|
||
Thousands of media outlets received financial and other support for everything from fact checking and reporting to training, according to the tech giants' announcements. Some publishers express gratitude for contributions they say are essential as advertising revenue has plunged.
But several media analysts and news business executives told Reuters that the funding - set to last three years - does not nearly compensate for the tens of billions of dollars publishers lost as the tech companies gobbled up the digital advertising market. Google and Facebook ( FB )
|
Loading...
|
||
Some critics dismissed the projects, including contributions of $300 million from each company, as a way to blunt complaints from publishers and generate good PR. Both tech companies face battles over compensation for news content worldwide, as well as antitrust lawsuits from regulators and publishers.
read complete information by clicking here
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Why my laptops are so slow
Yesterday, I wasted so much time converting files. This morning I wanted to start fresh and figure out what was wrong, before seeing a tech...
-
I will be updating this page often, regarding the latest news about Artificial Intelligence AI Update: July 23, 2024 Info via X/Twitter: re...
-
Update information September 6, 2022 Artificial intelligence What does GPT-3 “know” about me? Large language models are trained on troves ...
-
Via social media post, here is a very interesting explanation as to why pay with cash whenever possible, when you are shopping. I copied th...
