MyAnswers: Clicking on a link which states "click to see email" doesn't work on one machine.

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I have a link on my web page which states "click to see email" but doesn't work on one computer. I'm using Internet Explorer. On every other computer I use if I click on the link a windows opens with the email address.

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Kelvin Eldridge
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Energy Cost Calculator an example of a simple internet site.

I built the Energy Cost Calculator some time ago whilst I was reviewing the electricity cost of appliances and the payback period in terms of replacing an appliance with a lower running cost appliance. The Energy Cost Calculator proved to be very useful and assisted us in reducing our electricity usage to around half. We currently sit around 7 kWh per day. Pretty good for an household with three people.

I've now decided to set up the Energy Cost Calculator as a separate site which is www.energycostcalculator.com.au.

I often look for opportunities for businesses that I support to see if developing a fairly simple but useful app might assist them in promoting their business. As long as things are kept simple the return on the investment with a single job may be sufficient to pay for the development of the app. Excluding my own time the cost for the site is around $10 a year. I expect the app will pay for itself many time over in a year, however if it doesn't, compare to other forms of advertising the risk for return is not large. Best of all the app is a useful tool which I use so really I'm pretty much ahead anyway.

By developing the Energy Cost Calculator as a web app rather than a native app, the same app can be accessed from any computer and most modern smartphones. That covers most internet users. An Apple or Android native app would take far more resources to develop and would only work on the platform it was designed for.

If you feel a simple web application might help you promote your business and require assistance, please give me a call.

Kelvin Eldridge
Online Connections
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Call 0415 910 703 for computer support.
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MyAnswers: How to recover the data on the hard disk from a dead computer.

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A client's Lenovo notebook recently died and I was asked to recover the data on the hard disk. Normally companies can charge hundreds of dollars for this service which I think is a bit steep. For those who do it themselves the cost can be between $10-$30.

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Kelvin Eldridge
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Porn users tricked in cyber extortion is a reminder to all of us, our webcams can capture any of us at any time.

Whilst I may hear cries “that porn doesn’t apply to me as I don’t watch porn”, the reality is porn users were the target market in this case but it could just as easily be any computer with a webcam.

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It has always concerned me that a webcam is installed in most notebook computers. I have one and I suspect you will as well. That means the webcam is pointed at me right now and potentially could be seeing me and what is around me at any point in time.

We’ve seen how the police used this feature to gather evidence on one of their own, but really what is to stop a malicious software writer from infecting your computer with software that uses your webcam without you realising. Earlier webcams had a cover which you could slide across ensuring such software could not see anything, but modern notebooks have no such cover.

I was thinking what is the easier way to cover the webcam and the idea I came up was a cut down bandaid. That is cut the sticky pieces a little shorter and then the fabric can be placed over the webcam and the bandaid stuck down on either side. The camera lens doesn’t get sticky glue on it and removing the bandaid is quite easy.

- Kelvin Eldridge
www.OnlineConnections.com.au
Call 0415 910 703 for help with your computer problem.
Servicing Templestowe, Doncaster, Eltham and the surrounding area.

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MyAnswers blog and site merged into Online Connections.

MyAnswers enables me to provide solutions to clients' problems cost effectively, saving time and money for clients.

For some time when I've posted notifications for solutions to the MyAnswers blog and also to the Online Connections blog. Solutions provide clients with an idea of problems others are having that have already been solved. To me it no longer made sense keeping MyAnswers as a separate site. Now all notifications regarding solutions will only be posted on the Online Connections blog.

 

The MyAnswers site has also been merged into the Online Connections site. You can find MyAnswers at www.OnlineConnections.com.au/myanswers, or you can use the link from the Online Connections site.

Kelvin Eldridge
Online Connections
www.OnlineConnections.com.au
Call 0415 910 703 for computer support.
Servicing Templestowe, Doncaster, Eltham and the surrounding area.

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MyAnswers: Installing Office365 failed with message: "Something went wrong. Sorry we ran into a problem."

 

The following MyAnswers solution 2379 is now available:

When trying to install Office365 on a Windows 7 machine the install kept failing with a message: "Something went wrong. Sorry we ran into a problem."

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Kelvin Eldridge
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MyAnswers: How to add a Start button to the taskbar in Windows 8.

 

The following MyAnswers solution 2378 is now available:

In this solution I provide instructions on how to add a Start button to the Windows 8 taskbar. This adds the button which takes you to the Start screen, but does not include the Start Menu. A common issue is the discomfort people have is not having a Start button on the taskbar.

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Kelvin Eldridge
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