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Yikes...

Stacey @xstitcher (35233) • Petaluma, California 16 Aug

I've been having some computer troubles today--freezing and black screens and a lot of updating--but things seem to be okay for the moment. I had lunch, did Bible study, and now I need to take photos of at least one ring for...

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My only obstacle

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (165403) • United States 3 Aug

Bruno is my only obstacle to using the computer. He wants to always be with me if he is inside. That is why the laptop was nice, as I could move it out of his way. He is on my desk, between the keyboard and tower. At times his...

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computer problems stink

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (165403) • United States 1 Aug

Right now I'm using my cheapo almost worthless tablet to try to access the information I need to reset my laptop. I have been lazy about writing down information I need. Or passwords when I change them. So please forgive my errors...

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Well, I did some trouble shooting

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (165403) • United States 31 Jul

The settings said they could uninstall and reinstall windows and save my stuff, but after checking for updates the computer said I did not have any replacement Windows. I finally got Malwarebytes to come up, and I ran it. It did...

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My computer got damaged by water spill

Emmanuel Adelakun @ogbenishyna44 (729) 26 Jul

I have been off mylot for days now because my laptop screen wouldnt come up after water accidentally got into the screen. I have been using a public computer for days and hoping that my computer screen will power up again before I...

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Had To Retire My Computer

STOUTjodee @STOUTjodee (3650) • United States 13 Jul

Good afternoon/evening fellow mylotters!! Yes, I've been MIA because I had to retire my computer!! Ever since someone hacked into my computer, I have been having problems with it. It was in continuos "Preparing Automatic...

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Jeez...

Stacey @xstitcher (35233) • Petaluma, California 10 Jul

I've been messing around with my computer, and it did a couple of "upgrades", and now it seems to be working sort of. I don't know if I clicked the wrong button or what, but the post I just wrote similar to this...

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Sigh...

Stacey @xstitcher (35233) • Petaluma, California 10 Jul

Since I switched over from Xfinity to AT&T, my computer has been doing a bunch of weird stuff--mainly freezing after I first get on every time I try to go to a different website or something. This morning after starting and...

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Slow day...

Stacey @xstitcher (35233) • Petaluma, California 6 Jul

The day kind of seems like it's crawled by. I've listened to a book on CD, played games on the computer, gotten some things ready for the mail (or close to it) and been on myLot now and again. I'm hoping that I can get ahold...

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No Coffee today

TaxiLady @Ghostlady (1911) • United States 2 Jul

Went to Walmart yesterday and forgot I had used my last Keurig cup. This morning I was ready to fix my coffee, but NO COFFEE!!! Then I went and put the new part for my computer on, and damn Microsoft wanted my PIN number. I...

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Busy Day

TaxiLady @Ghostlady (1911) • United States 25 Jun

Went to visit my ENT doctor..forgot they are closed from 12 until 1. I was early and so I sat in the parking lot in the heat...Van has no AC. Left there and went to Post Office to send papers to my friend in KY. Then decided to...

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Just got a phone call...

Stacey @xstitcher (35233) • Petaluma, California 19 Jun

...from the AT&T guy, and he said he's in Windsor, which is about 35 miles away from the town where I live. He also said that he will be doing the set-up, which surprised me a bit. It was my tech-savvy neighbor who told me that...

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I Was Blocked!!!

STOUTjodee @STOUTjodee (3650) • United States 16 Jun

Good evening fellow myLotters!! I haven't been on in a while as every time I would try to get on the site I got this site is blocked!!! I'd been having problems with my computer, it would load slow or freeze up and would beep. I...

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Chat Runs On Fairy Dust

Primo @programmerprimo (174) • United States 3 Jun

A customer in Florida affected by Hurricane Ian contacted me asking for help recording a greeting for voicemail. We don't record those greetings for offices and require that they do the recording themselves as it's not a service...

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Partition This

Primo @programmerprimo (174) • United States 19 May

A company I used to work for had financial issues and ended up going under about a year ago. I still had the work laptop that I now had no way to give back, so I decided to do a reset on it to use it for my personal use. I first...

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Not Even Remotely

Primo @programmerprimo (174) • United States 18 May

I was working for an electronics company who offers tech support services. I was on the phone with a senior citizen who needed help learning how to use his printer. I offer to get remoted into his computer to walk him through it....

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Weak Google Fu

Primo @programmerprimo (174) • United States 17 May

I moved into a new apartment, and was excited to find that Google Fiber was available in my area. I called and got an account started then went to one of their locations to pick up the equipment and got it all set up at home. It...

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Reset His Brain

Primo @programmerprimo (174) • United States 16 May

I was chatting with a customer as a freelance tech support agent who forgot the password to Apple ID and got his Macbook into activation lock. He forgot his Apple ID so I had to help him remember what that was. He offered to...

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Access Granted

Primo @programmerprimo (174) • United States 16 May

I was trying to get remoted into a customer's Mac computer so I can get a network audit setup so we can determine why her voip phones are having terrible call quality. This is indicative of packet loss, latency, or low internet...

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How I saved my friends hard drive

Primo @programmerprimo (174) • United States 16 May

Last March my friend accidentally dropped her laptop off of the bed causing it to land on books and thus rendering the screen useless. She wanted to just toss it but I told her to keep it so I can use it for parts. I eventually...

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