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What is Libby?heard on Sat 24 Aug 24
Libby is a free app where you can enjoy ebooks, digital audiobooks, and magazines from your public library. You can stream titles with Wi-Fi or mobile data, or download them for offline use and read anytime, anywhere. All you need to get started is a library card.
Ed Van Wagner Memorial Model Airshowheard on Sat 17 Aug 24
Ed Van Wagner Memorial Model Airshow hosted by The Rochester Aero Modeling Society August 24th & 25th 2024 10am to 5pm both days in Palmyra, NY at our RAMS flying field. Free admission, Free parking, Full concessions, flight lessons, raffles and More! Food cooked onsite both days with raffles being drawn Sunday afternoon. (Do not have to be present to win). We have primitive camping available (no hookups) at our campsite area. All pilots, all skill levels are welcomed and encouraged. Bring out your sport, scale, gas, glow, electric, turbine, and 3D aircraft. Open flying all weekend with our candy drop and noontime airshow both days. You can even hop on the buddy box and fly one of our club trainer airplanes! The event is AMA sanctioned so you must be a current AMA member to fly. Lots of prizes, lots of experience and lots of fun with our extended model families. Feel Free to contact me with any questions Vendors welcome - Contact me for details Flight Line Director: Chris Reibert ChrisReibertRC@gmail.com 585.645.9909 The Rochester Aero Modeling Society 2529 Macedon Center Rd Palmyra, NY 14522
Ham Radio Demonstration at the Lighthouseheard on Sat 17 Aug 24
Saturday, August 19 & Sunday, August 20 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM INTERNATIONAL LIGHTHOUSE WEEKEND Come and learn about HAM RADIO and it's reach around the world from right here on the lighthouse grounds!
How to Set Battery Charge Limit in Ubuntu 22.04 & 24.04heard on Sat 17 Aug 24
This is a step by step beginner’s guide shows how to configure your Ubuntu laptop to limit the maximum battery charge level. For those who keep laptop plugged in for long term, it’s better to set battery charge limit to reduce the battery wear by constantly trickle charging. Linux Kernel supports battery charge threshold, and there’s a merge request to provide graphical UI options in Gnome Control Center. Until GNOME officially support this feature, you can follow this tutorial to do the job step by step.
Video shows dog chewing on a lithium-ion battery and sparking house fire in Oklahomaheard on Sat 17 Aug 24
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A dog chomping on a lithium-ion battery sparked a serious house fire in Oklahoma, and video of the moment the sparks began to fly has been enlisted by a fire department to show the potential dangers of those batteries.
Lightning Mapsheard on Sat 17 Aug 24
LightningMaps.org is an additional service to the main project Blitzortung.org. For general questions about this project and for ordering the necessary hardware have a look at the appropriate documentation, FAQs and instructions before contacting us. Also, the discussion board is a good place for all questions and they will be quickly answered there by us and the participants on most times. Our email address is: mail at lightningmaps.org.
Amazon Unlimited photo storageheard on Sat 10 Aug 24
Prime members get unlimited full-resolution photo storage and 5 GB for video Unlimited full-resolution photo storage with Prime Secure automatic backup of photos and videos Easily access across all your devices Turn your memories into personalized photo gifts
Baen Free Libraryheard on Sat 10 Aug 24
Baen Books is now making available — for free — a number of its titles in electronic format. We're calling it the Baen Free Library. Anyone who wishes can read these titles online — no conditions, no strings attached. (Later we may ask for an extremely simple, name & email only, registration. ) Or, if you prefer, you can download the books in one of several formats. Again, with no conditions or strings attached. (URLs to sites which offer the readers for these format are also listed. )
Total Recorderheard on Sat 10 Aug 24
Capture any sound played by a computer (including streaming audio, Internet telephony, and PC games), and use the included time shift-feature for off-hours recording.
Real-time problem & outage monitoringheard on Sat 10 Aug 24
We tell you when your favorite services are down or having problems.
Use your Chromebook as a Wi-Fi hotspotheard on Sat 10 Aug 24
You can use your Chromebook as a Wi-Fi hotspot to connect other devices to the Internet.
What to do if you can't sign in to your Microsoft account | Account recoveryheard on Sat 10 Aug 24
Can't sign in to your Microsoft account or reset your password? If you haven't set up two-step verification, here's how you can recover it.
Auto date and time not workingheard on Sat 10 Aug 24
Automatic date and time not updating to daylight time after time switchover. Galaxy s20 FE5G
DuckDuckGo Email Protection Beta Now Open to All!heard on Sat 3 Aug 24
DuckDuckGo Email Protection is a free email forwarding service that removes multiple types of hidden email trackers and lets you create unlimited unique private email addresses on the fly – without switching email providers or apps. We’ve also added new features like Link Tracking Protection that helps prevent tracking in email links, Smarter Encryption that helps with unencrypted email links, and the ability to reply directly from your Duck Addresses.
How to See Blocked Numbers on iPhoneheard on Sat 3 Aug 24
Check your blocked number list on your iPhone by going to the Settings > Phone, Messages, or FaceTime. The list of blocked numbers is the same across all three apps. You can also use these settings to prevent people from seeing your number when you call and easily unblock numbers if needed.
LG Contacts app is not workingheard on Sat 3 Aug 24
I had the same issue and found this. I disabled the Verizon Cloud (Cloud in apps manager) and then mine started working again.
Uninstall and remove programs with Revo Uninstaller Proheard on Sat 3 Aug 24
Video tutorial on uninstalling programs with Revo Uninstaller
Tailscale overlay VPN network heard on Sat 3 Aug 24
Tailscale makes creating software-defined networks easy: securely connecting users, services, and devices.
Proton VPNheard on Sat 3 Aug 24
The best VPN for speed and security. Stay safe. Play fast. Try Proton VPN today.
Duck Email Protectionheard on Sat 3 Aug 24
Email privacy, simplified. Block email trackers and hide your address without switching your email provider. Learn more.
VeraCryptheard on Sat 3 Aug 24
VeraCrypt is a free open source disk encryption software for Windows, Mac OSX and Linux. Brought to you by IDRIX (https://www.idrix.fr) and based on TrueCrypt 7.1a.
How two-factor authentication works on Facebookheard on Sat 3 Aug 24
Two-factor authentication is a security feature that helps protect your Facebook account and your password. If you set up two-factor authentication, you'll be asked to enter a special login code or confirm your login attempt each time someone tries accessing Facebook from a browser or mobile device we don't recognize. You can also get alerts when someone tries logging in from a browser or mobile device we don't recognize.
Change notification settings in Windowsheard on Sat 3 Aug 24
Action Center in Windows 10 is where you'll find your notifications and quick actions. Change your settings at any time to adjust how and when you see notifications and which apps and settings are your top quick actions.
Setup Facebook login recovery codesheard on Sat 3 Aug 24
If you've turned on two-factor authentication, you can get 10 recovery login codes to use when you're unable to use your phone. Once you have your recovery codes, you can use one in place of your authenticator code when logging in.
Recover Your Facebook Account if You Can’t Log Inheard on Sat 3 Aug 24
Recover your Facebook account using the Find Your Account page 1) Go to the Find Your Account page at facebook.com/login/identify and follow the instructions. Make sure to use a computer or mobile phone that you have previously used to log into your Facebook account. 2) Search for the account you want to recover. You can search for your account by name, email address, or phone number.
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