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mw0njm. said:
setup up my new 32" pc monitor with freesat and freeview+dvd fitted now i can split screen and watch the tv while i chat on the forum.:)
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Thats about twice the size of my note book screen! I do almost the same thing with my tablet multi task. Have my dvd and device strip ready in case I want to read an SD card. Must say that would be nice to have it in one place but I like the portability, enjoy :)
 
mw0njm. said:
i have power cut so i am on a basic laptop and a inverter running the router ...wow what a lot of adverts without the blocker
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exactly pete..that is why i had to ask my son to apply chrome ad blocker 3 weeks ago to ensure i could continue to use the forum without the constant adverts and pop up video ads taking up the whole of the main page..

lyn
 
Astoness said:
exactly pete..that is why i had to ask my son to apply chrome ad blocker 3 weeks ago to ensure i could continue to use the forum without the constant adverts and pop up video ads taking up the whole of the main page..

lyn
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lyn i had right job to get in as well..........hope the power comes on soon i need a cuppa i dont know how long this battery will old out on this lappy:grinning:
 
Astoness said:
possibly but i am just happy to be able to have a completely ad free main page.. like many members i wouldnt know how to add all the other things as not pc savvy..had to get my son to sort out the ad blocker

lyn
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Lyn ask your son to down load for you, everything works just like google so there is no new learning curve.
 
But do not find ( or rather did not when I tried it)duck duck go as good at searching. That is the prime thing for me. Similarly when I used ( admittedly a long time ago) Firefox It was always having problems
 
mikejee said:
But do not find ( or rather did not when I tried it)duck duck go as good at searching. That is the prime thing for me. Similarly when I used ( admittedly a long time ago) Firefox It was always having problems
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i find that too mike, it is ok if you want free downloads of movies google seems only to put the buy or rent in the search
 
mw0njm. said:
i find that too mike, it is ok if you want free downloads of movies google seems only to put the buy or rent in the search
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DuckDuckGo was launched in 2008, since then its advanced in leaps and bounds. How long ago dI’d you Try it?
check out the link on #449. It’s free to try and who knows you may like it. Works for me on my windows computer and the Mac OS laptop, iPads and phone.
 
I had been thinking of trying DuckDuckgo but kept putting it off as several questions in mind
However the current copy of Computer Active, Issue 662 has a seven page feature about it.
The main question remains for me is, if I do change, what happens about my Emails, do I still need Google? Like others, not being PC savvy fearful of pressing wrong button
 
johnny082 said:
I had been thinking of trying DuckDuckgo but kept putting it off as several questions in mind
However the current copy of Computer Active, Issue 662 has a seven page feature about it.
The main question remains for me is, if I do change, what happens about my Emails, do I still need Google? Like others, not being PC savvy fearful of pressing wrong button
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What is the last part of your email address-ie the bit after the dot? (don’t show us the first part)
 
Smudger said:
I don`t think it matters what browser or search engine you use, it won`t affect gmail. Personally i don`t think duckduck search is as good as google.
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Google is very good if you want to be tracked, if you don’t there are alternatives. DuckDuckGo is just one that’s been around a while and is well proven. To say one is better than the other is a matter of opinion. What suits one does not necessarily suit others. If it did we would all be driving around in one make and model car, and that would be boring. The only way to find out is to try it yourself. It’s easy to download and easy to delete if you decide it’s not for you. Alf C
 
I use DDG as the default search engine for the Safari browser. It anonymises your search and uses Bing and Yahoo for results. No effect on other applications such as email. I find the results returned much cleaner than those from Google, which do seem to have a bias based on what you searched for in the past and wants to push you in certain directions. Bing probably does that too if you use it directly, but with DDG it doesn't have your history to bias the results.
Andrew.
 
Brummie a long time ago said:
I use DDG as the default search engine for the Safari browser. It anonymises your search and uses Bing and Yahoo for results. No effect on other applications such as email. I find the results returned much cleaner than those from Google, which do seem to have a bias based on what you searched for in the past and wants to push you in certain directions. Bing probably does that too if you use it directly, but with DDG it doesn't have your history to bias the results.
Andrew.
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Andrew I cannot find any reference to DDG using Bing and Yahoo, for results. Where is this information listed?
 
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