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RE: Checking TV cable signals
Hope this is considered on-topic...at least closely related: Do you have to have a satellite signal to record on the AM21? I.e., I'm in a park with no hope of seeing the bird but I'd like for the AM21 to record OTA.
But in thinking about it, I bet it won't work since the DVR reboots every 10 min or so as mentioned in another thread.
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Belgique
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05/22/13 06:48am |
Technology Corner
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RE: Occasional Freeze Ups/Slowdown On Forum
Me too. Right now in fact. No problem with any of the other sites that I surf.
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Belgique
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05/10/13 05:20am |
Forum Technical Support
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RE: Verizon signal amplifier
Is the 4G Sleek backward compatible to 3G etc? Can't get 4G at the stick house. I have the 3G Sleek and it makes a huge difference.
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Belgique
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04/29/13 05:06am |
Technology Corner
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RE: Belgique - Sad
Thanks for all of the nice words. As noted, several of you have been here on the Outer Banks and you and others are all welcome in the future...if I am here. My goal is to hit the road while I can since I am 71. So many memories. Moisheh and his bride have been so supportive over the years. Our RV has a beautiful crochet that Zee did and it reminded us daily of their love. We regret never meeting Chris and Juan in person but they were always there to help with TIP's and answer questions. No doubt in our mind that we would have a great time in person. We had a fantastic anniversary special dinner at Freedom Shores in Isla Aguda where Bill (RIP) and Thelma treated us like royalty including her beautiful singing.
As to the pain meds..correct. This is a serious matter for folks with pain issues. We had a crisis in PV but "Linda from Canada" helped us tremendously and it took intervention at a major in hospital in GDL to get the "normal" pain meds. We met Crandle and Norma on the Emerald Coast. He and I are at the extreme opposite ends of the political spectrum but we loved he and Norma. We monitored their blog and lived vicariously through their travels that were so eloquently stated (as long as he stayed away from politics and religion). Doesn't hurt that he bought high end scotch and cigars.
Thanks to all of you. You were a font of knowledge for our travels and a comfort to us. I printed out postings over the years so Daniele could see what you folks were saying. We loved Mexico and her people. This was to be the year to fix the bones so we could go SOB this coming winter. Alas. Hug and kiss the loved ones next to you. Steve
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Belgique
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04/09/13 08:09pm |
RVing in Mexico and South America
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Belgique - Sad
I have used the alias "Belgique" here because my bride of almost 30 years was from Belgium. She passed away today in her sleep. Many of you have met her from our previous trips SOB. We've missed the last few years because of joint issues and the challenges of getting pain meds. This was to be the year to fix those joints and go to Kino et al this coming winter. Not to be. We kissed last night. I miss her already. Hug and kiss the one that you are next to right now. You never know.
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Belgique
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04/06/13 08:00pm |
RVing in Mexico and South America
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RE: asheville CG choice and belle chere
x1 on KOA East esp if you can get a site on the lake, not up front. Plenty of room for a 35.
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Belgique
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03/20/13 06:27am |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: Slowwww PC-Impacts surfing RV.Net---SOLVED??
Solved?:h
I surrendered last night and turned the laptop off. This morning I turned it on and Whoa! Blazing, out of the box, fast boot and running of Outlook and Firefox. Rocks along at 10% CPU except when loading an application.
Yesterday, "Syscheck" was using 38% and 36,848K. Right now it doesn't show up at all! I did not delete it. Its just not there. Is this a clue?
I did take McAfee out of startup but it was out of startup when I did the clean boot late yesterday. All that is running now is Windows Defender.
Don't know what happened but hope it keeps up.
What I did learn (that I already knew) was that there are a lot of nice folks on RV.Net that will help and also that it is possible to have a thread where everyone contributes in a nice way. Thanks folks!
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Belgique
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03/18/13 06:05am |
Technology Corner
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RE: Slowwww PC-Impacts surfing RV.Net---SOLVED??
I was going to surrender but you nice folks keep helping.
Clean boot. No applications running.
100% CPU. Memory 1.48
Processes (which, as you say, keep changing) (CPU/Memory)
Sys Check: 38/36,848
Task Mgr: 13/1,964
DWM: 02/18,244
Explorer: 02/23,776
Evernote: 00/39,996
Hmmm...that's a high memory number for Evernote and it isn't running. They had a problem recently that required system wide password reset. But it is 0% for CPU. Maybe I should uninstall?
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Belgique
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03/17/13 05:40pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Slowwww PC-Impacts surfing RV.Net---SOLVED??
Happy: 3.5 RAM. I did the sort in Task Manager: Processes of any memory size include: Task Manager (8K); Desktop Windows Manager (17K); Explorer (14K). There are about 6 others but they are in the 1K range.
Wish we were at Patrick! Enjoyed it there on return from Sigsbee a few years ago.
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Belgique
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03/17/13 03:43pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Slowwww PC-Impacts surfing RV.Net---SOLVED??
1492: Thanks for the info. I just did that and CPU usage is at 100% and Mem at 1.01Gig with no apps running. Processes of any memory size include: Task Manager (8K); Desktop Windows Manager (17K); Explorer (14K). There are about 6 others but they are in the 1K range.
So, not sure what this tells me. I won't keep bugging you folks much longer. Appreciate the help though!
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Belgique
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03/17/13 01:53pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Slowwww PC-Impacts surfing RV.Net---SOLVED??
Frustrating Update: I did a restore earlier and no difference. I have 3.5MB of RAM. Vista OS. The Task Manager thingy is revealing the problem but not the cause: in a normal, loooong boot CPU usage (after it settles down) is 100%!! But when you look at the processes nothing is alarming. With a SAFE boot CPU usage rocks along at 13%. the several PC cleaners I've tried bomb out, probably because of the CPU being slammed.
I'm tempted to wipe and start over. I use Carbonite (now disabled) so I have backups of everything. The challenge is I don't have the disks that came with the laptop from Dell, if it ever came with them. I do have all the serial numbers thanks to Belarc Advisor.
Suggestions? Thanks in advance.
On edit: I see on Dell's site they tell you how to start over without the disks. I may have to bite that bullet.
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Belgique
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03/17/13 12:37pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Slowwww PC-Impacts surfing RV.Net---SOLVED??
Just a note to assure all that I'm not an OP that asks a question and then disappears. I'm digesting all the suggestions. It is hard to do when every mouse click takes a minute or so to activate. Dell has a free "System Checkup" on it's site that checks 9 areas. It's been running 3 hours and is only at step 3. It's finding issues in many of the areas you folks have mentioned. Strange...this came on all of a sudden yet security programs are not finding any virus or malware.
I will report back. Promise.
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Belgique
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03/16/13 11:27am |
Technology Corner
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RE: Slowwww PC-Impacts surfing RV.Net---SOLVED??
Thanks so far. To clarify, the problem is not when I boot. It is well after the system has stabilized and I try to log onto RV.Net;)
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Belgique
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03/15/13 04:13pm |
Technology Corner
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Slowwww PC-Impacts surfing RV.Net---SOLVED??
Dell Laptop (Vista) has really bogged down, esp on Firefox and Explorer. Office applications are also slow. Speedtest says I have good DSL (and it is fine on this laptop). I have and have run McAffee, CCleaner and Malwarebytes. All come back negative for virus/malware. Have re-booted many times.
Any suggestions? This is RV related because it hinders my surfing RV.Net. Thanks in advance!
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Belgique
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03/15/13 03:31pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Parks that compare with Mama Gertie's in Asheville NC?
I hate to post this because I'll be bashed. But, we liked the KOA East...IF....you can get on the lake. Very scenic view and the "river" that goes through it is fun for kids. Lake fishing right in front of your door. There's a lot for the kids to do. If you cannot get on the lake, not so good. Also the front area is nearer to the train tracks. And, yes, there are trains. We barely noticed them after a day or so and many of the other CG's are on that same track.
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Belgique
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03/10/13 06:33am |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: Do Toad's Really Get Beat Up Back There? Looking at new CR-V
Ignore me because I don't know what I see with my own eyes. That's the conclusion from some folks when this was asked awhile back and I said our Grand Cherokee had been towed for about 50,000 miles behind our gasser with not a single ding...including 2 long trips in Mexico. Neither vehicle has any protection. This was not possible, I was told. Ok.
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Belgique
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03/02/13 05:49am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: On Line Backup?
Carbonite. Had a crash once and it restored everything easily. Also like that I can go in from my Droids and get documents. DIY backups are fine if you are disciplined enough to do it. I'm not. I forget.
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Belgique
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02/22/13 05:31am |
Technology Corner
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RE: Best weather app
Weather Bug, IMHO.
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Belgique
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02/14/13 06:28am |
Technology Corner
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RE: Best App for Groc Shopping?
Grocery IQ. Like it because I can arrange it by aisles in the store we use so I can power shop...i.e., get in and get out and NO back tracking! Also can enter stuff on the desk top and it synchs to the Droid. BTW...I'm not a young kid that is caught up in electronics. I'm 71 and caught up in electronics. Love it.
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Belgique
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02/13/13 07:53am |
Technology Corner
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Hatteras-Ocracoke Ferry
Service has been discontinued until further notice because of shoaling. Best way to keep up with it if you're heading this way is to check their site. clicky
There's also very serious talk of almost doubling the fares and adding fares on previously free runs.
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Belgique
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01/21/13 06:55am |
Roads and Routes
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