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AskWoody PlusActually, I thought your post was clear. Did you walk through all the septs I outlined?
Screenshot may help:
If it doesn’t help, then I must be missing something. Wouldn’t be the first time.
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AskWoody PlusYou can check Firefox History Settings.
To ensure Firefox retains and accumulates browsing history:
Type ” about:preferences#privacy ” in the address bar and press Enter.
Under the “History” section, select “Use custom settings for history.”
Ensure “Always use private browsing mode” is unchecked.
Turn on “Remember browsing and download history.”
Click the “Settings” button next to “History” and turn on “Cache and Form & Search
history.”Click “OK” to save your settings.
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AskWoody PlusYou don’t mention exactly how you are opening the sidebar, but I’m using FF 138 and “Ctrl+h” or the “open history” button on the left is working fine.
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AskWoody PlusAugLoop.All (TEST Augmentation Loop MSIT)
Answer from Microsoft:
Augmentation loop is Microsoft’s internal LLM toolchain implementation. You can imagine it is like LangChain registered with hundreds of Microsoft tools. Augmentation loop is being used in almost every single M365 product.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/1465847/what-is-an-augmentation-loop
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AskWoody PlusApril 25, 2025 at 11:54 pm in reply to: Perplexity CEO says its browser will track everything users do online #2767518Perplexity CEO says its browser will track everything users do online to sell ‘hyper personalized’ ads
Reading between the lines it seems unlikely Perplexity is the only AI engine that is tracking everything all the time.
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AskWoody PlusApril 20, 2025 at 4:17 pm in reply to: Connecting hard drive on USB 3.2 freezes File Explorer & Disk Management #2765207I’ve also learned that ‘shorter is better’… and ‘thicker is better’.
I try to buy thicker certified cables, preferably encased with braided metal.
Some great points. Over the years I’ve collected a mishmash of USB cables. It’s high time I sorted them out!
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AskWoody PlusApril 19, 2025 at 8:58 pm in reply to: Connecting hard drive on USB 3.2 freezes File Explorer & Disk Management #2764955It is mounted in an external dock and connected to a USB 3.2 port on my desktop PC.
Besides testing with a different port that Rick Corbett suggested above, ensure the USB cord you are using is also rated USB 3.2.
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AskWoody PlusThis folder (inetpub) should not be deleted regardless of whether Internet Information Services (IIS) is active on the target device
This is true. Initially I and I think a few others deleted the inetpub folder, but I changed my mine about it and found it can be correctly re-created following the steps outlined in this bleepingcomputer link. The nested files under inetpub can ALSO be correctly deleted that includes a reboot. It worked perfectly.
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AskWoody Plusinstalled my own apps (including Veracrypt)
This is especially good to know. I’m a long time VC user.
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AskWoody PlusApril 6, 2025 at 10:38 pm in reply to: Slow Down in Windows 10 performance after March 2025 updates ?? #2761009Check the start up items in taskmanager.
For a deeper dive checking startup apps, try Sysinternals Autoruns. I’ll occasionally find an app that does not show in task manager. Click on “logon” to see what is started on boot.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/autoruns
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AskWoody PlusApril 5, 2025 at 6:29 pm in reply to: Slow Down in Windows 10 performance after March 2025 updates ?? #2760772Is anyone else “feeling” this slow down
1 desktop and 2 laptops. No slow down issues.
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AskWoody PlusThe ‘cloud’ — to me, anyway — is someone elses computer/server(s).
You are correct. Yet there is safe upside to the cloud. Used correctly it will protect all digital assets from any natural disaster. If your house burns down, you stuff is safe.
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AskWoody PlusWhat is the brand and size of your SSD and the brand of external drive enclosure?
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AskWoody PlusMarch 29, 2025 at 1:17 am in reply to: DOGE Wants to Replace SSA 60 Million Line COBOL Codebase in Months #2758840You will have the option to create an account with one of our credential service providers, Login.gov or ID.me.
I’ve been getting SS for a while, but I updated my login credential service a about 4 months ago via Login.gov. It’s a bit of a job but worth it for the POM.
You’ll get a bunch of long one-time use codes to use if your locked out. I printed them out and put on a thumb drive.
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AskWoody PlusMine is 3 seconds
6 seconds for me at the moment.
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