TITAM - Technical issues that affected me

 Per this post and this score , I believe Autoviny is a scam. I personally got multiple offers of interest from separate phone numbers that all followed an identical script.  This pretty much gave it away.  Similar  tactics involve "hybridvin.com", and basically all kinds of other sites that aren't Carfax. What I usually do is tell people to get their own report(s), and if they buy the car, I will reimburse them for the cost.  That weeds out the liars and scammers.   Update:  I'd not seen this in the news - and I read a lot of news - but I did run across this BBB report afterwards.  Also this , this , this and this . The various scammers have been kind enough to provide a list of scam sites, current as of November 2023: Autoviny.com Canadavin.ca Hybridvin.com Canadavinreport.ca  Canadavinpro.ca  Of course, as new domains only cost a few bucks a year, these sites will be endless.  To pay them back, I've taken to sending them rando...

Change your chat settings to "Click Send":   [God, why is everything a @#%$!@ video these days.  Just #%%$& tell me without 2 minutes of narrative.]

I recently saw a case where two Shaw email addresses in the same household behaved differently. One of them would simply not receive any email from a specific sender.  The other one had no issues receiving emails from the same sender. There were no error messages on either side, the email account was not full, and the lost messages were not in Trash or Spam.  There were no settings on the problem account that would explain this behavior. Even stranger, the emails in question never showed up on the problem account even after forwarding the same email from the successful account.   So, the problem account wasn't just rejecting the original sender - there was something in the message itself that caused it to get lost in transit. Testing showed that the problem Shaw email account was rejecting a specific domain name in the text (i.e. "abcdefg.com").    That is, if the email - ANY email,  from anyone - contained the phrase "abcdefg.com", it would be lo...

Problem:  Chrome starts, then immediately closes.  You can see the window momentarily.  Usually and suddenly manifests on a kids laptop that had no prior issues whatsoever. No error messages.  Can still see some Chrome-related process running in Task Manager, but nothing useful.  Reinstall doesn't help.  Chrome works fine on other devices.  No known issues with connectivity, cache / hard drive space, etc.  Edge works.  Firefox will not work. Solution:  Your child(ren) probably got involuntarily signed up for Microsoft Family Safety , which can block all browsers other than Edge. •  Go to the Family Safety parental / Family Organizer account.  If you don't know what that is, try here . •  Click your kids account. •  Go to "Content Filters". •  Be sure you're on "Web and search". •  Turn OFF the "Filter settings / Filter inappropriate websites and searches" feature.   Several things baffle me about this, ...

Problem Somebody, somewhere has gotten a message similar to: "Microsoft Family Features: You'll need to ask an adult in your family if you can use __________" It's usually a child under 18, but not always.  It's usually for a game or app, but can also be for something innocuous, like Google Chrome.  Often it worked perfectly before, and for forever, but not now. You then get a button that says "Ask by email".   You press it and --- nothing happens.    NOTHING.   At all. No emails, nothing.   The solutions posted by Microsoft for this issue are incorrect, unintelligible, or both.  The "best" ones assume you already understand the system you're having problems with, making them frustrating at best and utter crap at worst. Solution If you already know who the "Family Organizer" is, skip to Step 4. 1.  Go to https://account.microsoft.com/family and log in to your child's account. (As setting up the first account is painful , I ...

These drives work fine on an RS2416RP+ running DSM 6.2, no issues. Don't whine they're "surveillance" drives, blah blah.  They're hard drives, they work like you expect hard drives to work. I don't know about DSM 7.x or newer NAS units, but I see no reason why they wouldn't work on them as well. That's all. [Update]: Over a year now, no issues whatsoever.

May be associated with other errors, such as "Check Engine" light, ICS / backup system warning, etc.  Simple fixes that may save you time/money: 1.  Check gas cap is tight. Yes, it's stupid - damn stupid, in fact.  But it worked for me and others . Note the old RX330s had a similar issue, in that it would throw error codes if the gas cap was loose.  Happened to me a few time when the weather got really cold.  It's all because the car is looking for leaks in the emissions control system and sees that the pressure in the gas tank is not holding steady. 2.  If codes do not clear themselves, disconnect battery for 5 min, then reconnect and start. •  Open the door during that 5+ min, to ensure system is fully discharged.  Not needed but can't hurt. •  Yellow ICS light (top right-hand corner on RX350) will flash on restart.  It will self-reset upon driving, don't worry about it. 3.  Recharge battery to full, then retry.  Worked for h...

 First, follow this tutorial , it's awesome. A few changes, as follows: 1.  If you can't install the OpenVPN Client Export package, update your pfsense.  (It's scary but the latest stable version is stable, and will work.)  Then the package will install. 2. When doing the Client settings Export (6:35), in "Host Name Resolution:, don't choose "xxx.dnsomatic.com", whatever it is, as DNS-O-Matic will not respond to this type of request. Instead, choose "other" and type in the domain name associated with your dynamic DNS (i.e. "spacelasers.ca". 3.  Once connected on Windows, be aware that Windows File Explorer DOES NOT WORK over a VPN tunnel. This means that stuff like "\\mynas\drive" typed into Windows will not work, and you will not see your NAS in the Network pane. Quick fix:  run "net use x: \\ip.address.of.server\sharename" to mount the share to a Windows drive. Example:  "net use h: \\192.168.1.10\drive"...

I could not find a current / simple reference, and the Disney app is tedious to page through, so I had to put a quick GF reference list together.  Hope this helps someone. All info pulled from the Disneyland app Jan 07, 2023 unless otherwise noted.    Disneyland only - not for Walt Disney World!  Breakfast menus, lounges and bars are not listed. All French fries listed here are gluten-free.  For those unfamiliar, a "Power Pack" is basically a kids snack pack, it's not a meal.  All items are "allergy-friendly", but I've never heard of anyone having any issues.   * = Info from internet ** = Info from last known menu, see bottom of post for copies   **  ALWAYS SPECIFY GLUTEN-FREE OPTION TO SERVER.  IF IN DOUBT, ASK TO SEE THE CHEF. ** DISNEYLAND Alien Pizza Planet GF Pepperoni Pizza GF Cheese Pizza GF Astro Antipasto Salad GF Satellite Salad Bengal BBQ * Reportedly, all skewers are GF, but sauces are NOT GF .  There is no dedicate...