Tech Questions
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@RoninWC said in Tech Questions:
It's all really too easy when you can simply go to Google, then Images and type "nude" or "nude video" and hundreds of thousands of images and videos are available.
And you can't realistically stop anyone from using Google as it is such a key tool.
Hmmm. I might try that.
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@JC said in Tech Questions:
@RoninWC said in Tech Questions:
It's all really too easy when you can simply go to Google, then Images and type "nude" or "nude video" and hundreds of thousands of images and videos are available.
And you can't realistically stop anyone from using Google as it is such a key tool.
Hmmm. I might try that.
Do be careful what you type before the word nude though. You may get some nasty surprises
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Hi guys. I currently use a couple of basic TP link 2.4Ghz access points in my house. They are plugged into hardwire sockets but I'm looking for more speed and dual band so I'm looking at this, it is 3x faster than my existing ones and has 5Ghz band.
https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/NAPTPL0225/TP-Link-Omada-EAP225-MU-MIMO-Dual-Band-AC1350-4508
I just want to switch it in for one of the existing APs with minimal fuss, don't want to screw up my current basic setup. Will this achieve that? Churs in advance
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Hi guys,
I'm asking advice on behalf of my sister's friend, who has designed a website for a small charity (that doesn't have actual charity status, yet). She's a beginning, self-taught webdesigner with previous experience with running a (medical ngo's) website and she's had a lot of issues with the webhost - who had changed ownership and let the security certificates lapse etc. She received a lot spam on the group's email (not uncommon for medical sites) and also didn't trust the security of the site. She didn't get very good help from them.
So she's a bit concerned about chosing a good, safe webhost. Can anyone recommend a good one?
- shouldn't cost too much (they have no members and will rely on - probably - a small number of donations in future; there won't be any advertising on the site, because that could affect the credibility of the info)
- aimed at NZ, but will attract visitors from everywhere on the planet (she mentioned that there were months with visitor numbers between 1,000 and 2,000, but also quiet months of well below 1,000).
- the website will have somewhere between 15 and 25 pages with a few images
- should have https and the appropriate security certificate (at no extra cost). I have no clue, is that the SSL certificate?
- should have cpanel (or something similar; it should generally be easy for a novice to upload new html pages (or replace existing ones)
- maybe have the option of paypal for donations? Or is there something better/safer for donations?
- excellent uptime and helpdesk at this site of the planet
- servers in NZ, Australia or elsewhere not too far from NZ
- no need for the likes of WordPress (she has handcoded the pages in html5/css and tiny bit of javascript)
I'm trying to help her, but it's a bit like the blind leading the blind here, so maybe I'm not asking all the right questions. Please, keep your replies simple haha.
PS: she has been looking at:
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I need to get a database going. I cannot code.
I can access some very limited funding.
Accessing user records (students, specifically) with data coming in after each course or , survey etc with links between students and courses and grades, courses and surveys, etc.
Are there any recommendations as Access was recommended but seems to be on the way out.
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@Stargazer https://webhostingnz.com/ - I use this place for my small non-profit organisation's website. Ticks the boxes in your list as far as I can tell, but I'm not an expert.
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@Godder Thanks for that. Indeed, that seems to offer everything she's looking for in a webhost.
I couldn't find any reviews about them. So you are happy with the uptime (no long outages) and speed? Have you ever needed their helpdesk? If so, how long did it take them to respond and how long to sort out the problem?
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So my MySky box is full with recorded rugby games that I don't want to lose. Sky wants to replace the old box with an updated version, but then I'll lose all my recorded games. Is there a way to transfer recordings from the MySky box to my PC? I don't know anything about that kind of tech stuff, so I've no idea.
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@Stargazer said in Tech Questions:
So my MySky box is full with recorded rugby games that I don't want to lose. Sky wants to replace the old box with an updated version, but then I'll lose all my recorded games. Is there a way to transfer recordings from the MySky box to my PC? I don't know anything about that kind of tech stuff, so I've no idea.
I did it a few years ago but had to use a DVD recorder and then to computer. Couldn't go direct from Sky to computer (can't remember why). It is doable (possibly not legal) if you still have a DVD recorder and a computer with one too. Burn then rip.
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@Snowy Maybe a stupid question, but did you record it directly from your mySky box to the DVD recorder, or did you record it via your tv? In other words, did you connect cables between your DVD recorder and your tv, or between your DVD recorder and the my Sky box?
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@Machpants So the copy right protection still works if you'd record something via your tv?
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@Stargazer said in Tech Questions:
@Snowy Maybe a stupid question, but did you record it directly from your mySky box to the DVD recorder, or did you record it via your tv? In other words, did you connect cables between your DVD recorder and your tv, or between your DVD recorder and the my Sky box?
Direct from sky box to DVD recorder from memory (theTB shouldn't need to be involved, but you can still see what you are doing through it as the sky box is just playing the video as normal). Think I had to go old school with AV cables too (not hdmi or scart).
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@Stargazer said in Tech Questions:
@Machpants So the copy right protection still works if you'd record something via your tv?
Yes, but you are recording from Sky not the TV. There's the time lack thing for copy right, delayed replay, but I didn't buy anything. You can't use a USB stick or the modern data transfer methods as @Machpants says without some sort of hack as far as I know, but I did get it to work.
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Yeah I’ve not tried for years, used SCART to VGA which was OK. I thought that you needed something to get rid of copy protection, I could be mistaken. But you will need a capture card in your PC to record it from the HDMI. Most PCs only have HDMI out not in. Or buy a DVD recorder, not that I’ve seen those for a while!
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@Stargazer said in Tech Questions:
So my MySky box is full with recorded rugby games that I don't want to lose. Sky wants to replace the old box with an updated version, but then I'll lose all my recorded games. Is there a way to transfer recordings from the MySky box to my PC? I don't know anything about that kind of tech stuff, so I've no idea.
If your Sky box has HDMI out, you'll want a HDMI stripper that can strip HDCP and then feed into something like a Hauppauge Colossus 2 PCI Express Internal card on your PC. Otherwise your options are to convert to analogue which means purchasing a HDMI to Component Video Converter for best quality. You'll still need component input to your PC.
