KhunHeineken

One of the first programs I install. Windows 10 debloater. It stops telemetry as well. https://github.com/Sycnex/Windows10Debloater When I first got Windows 10 there were games and all sorts of rubbish on there. You don't like VLC? VLC has played anything I have ever thrown at it.

Due to many people seeking a workaround to get rid of the big "B" for bing in the Edge browser, Microsoft has now made a setting where you can disable it.

I think it was Windows XP that many people around the world became familiar with computing. It will be fondly remembered, but for me, Windows 7 took it to another level. I still have the desktop gadgets for weather, CPU, currency exchange, network etc. Microsoft can stick their "tiles" when the sun doesn't shine.

I'll stay with Windows 10 and Open Shell until the week before they cease support, then go to Windows 11. I really do prefer the Windows 7 UI. I understand everyone is different, but things seem to be where I would expect them to put by the developers in Windows 7, unlike Windows 8, 8.1, and 10. I see there are some workarounds for the TPM issue with upgrading to Windows 11 from an older machine. Some of it might be a bit much for many users around the world. Windows 11 could flop when support for Windows 10 ceases.

Over the years there has been debate whether a surge protector plug or power bar / board will work in Thailand. That's because Thailand has a 2 pin plug system, and no third pin to discharge the surge to earth. A surge protector may offer some protection, but can not be relied upon, due to Thailand's 2 pin plug system. You will need a UPS. There are basically three types, Line interactive, Online, and Offline. An online UPS is the best, but they are expensive. I think you will be fine with line interactive UPS which can "clamp" surges" and "boost" low voltage, so you will always be in the 230v to 240v range. Make sure the UPS has AVR (Active Voltage Regulator) which keeps the power 230 - 240v. Many of them have an ethernet port that protects your desktop from a surge coming down the telecommunication line as well.

Is the LINE app still working on your old phone? If so, go into account and get the phone number and password and LINE ID. Then uninstall the LINE app in the new phone. After the uninstall, restart the phone. Install the LINE app again on the new phone. Try registering your LINE account on the new phone scanning Q-Codes from old phone to new. If this doesn't work, manually enter your account details. Once successful, you will not be able to use LINE on your old phone. A notification will tell you this.

Clear cache, cookies, history etc. Maybe use a program like Crap Cleaner to make this easy. Shut down computer. Power cycle your modem / router and wait a few minutes. Turn on your computer and try again.

Windows 7 will probably be remembered as the most popular and best operating system Microsoft came out with. Whilst I'm running Windows 10, I am using Open Shell, formerly known as Classic Shell, to make it look and feel like Windows 7. When support ends for Windows 10 and I move to Windows 11, I'll still be using Open Shell. One only has to look at the amount of downloads of Classic and Open Shell and wonder why Microsoft persist with the Windows 8, 10 and 11 UI.

Interesting. Are you at all concerned that they know what you are doing, but are leaving you in play, whilst they monitor those who access your material, gaining their location? In effect, you could be the one leading the junta to targets. TOR's not as good as it used to be. Intelligence agencies even set up their own TOR nodes now. I have no doubt the junta have this capability. There's a reason why the Taliban prevailed in Afghanistan. No electronics.

I hope you don't spend money on upgrades and a HDD and a few weeks later the screen or mobo dies. You would have wasted money that could have been put towards a new device or even a decent secondhand one. You are putting that device on life support. How long do you expect it to live?

When in doubt, delete. Then, delete from your deleted folder as well. If they persist, put it in your blocked list.

I know you are after an AIO, but with laptops now having 17 inch and 19 inch screens, with everything you need onboard, and can run off a battery for even more portability, they are possibly more AIO than an actual AIO these days.

Bumped for the benefit of an OP on another thread.

You can set up a VPN to your router, but I suggested a set of these to another member recently. They work great, and are plug and play straight out of the box. https://www.homingsystems.com I won't go into all the tech side of them and answer questions again. I'll just bump the other thread and you can read about them there.

Strange you both didn't lose access at the same time. Have you updated the app on your phone / device? Maybe try uninstalling and reinstalling the app, or, maybe even installing a previous version of the app. Have you paid the bill? (you mentioned you are in the UK) Are you streaming the cameras all day/night on a monitor in the UK, if so, that could be a lot of TB's a month, and may breach TRUE's fair use policy, if they have one. TRUE may have changed your static IP Address. This happened to me once and I hit the roof with the ISP. No warning given of the change, I lost contact with everything. If no one is living in your home when you are away, get your neighbor to flick the main switch to your house, wait a couple of minutes, and then turn it back on. This will reset your whole network, including your NVR / DVR, if you haven't connected it to a UPS.

No, just the facts.

No, I don't know, that's why I am asking for a credible link. ozfarang seemed to suggest the information about this could be obtained, you are saying it doesn't exits. You are suggesting it's "office policy" but how can someone low down on the managerial ladder in a Centrelink office override the data base that knows you are overseas during the qualifying period? Should one be cut off and their qualifying period put back to Day 1, is there an appeal mechanism? Serious questions. Queue all the trolls and personal attacks for dare asking for some details.

Incorrect. There was a debate at the time. Comments such as, "but I don't earn a pension" and "It's not earnings" and "I didn't work for it so it's not income." Scroll back and have a look. Links were then supplied by me, and others, that the government deems a pension to be an "income" which was followed by trolling and personal attacks against me because the reality started to hit home that pensions, therefore pensioners living overseas, may not be a protected species in the future, and their fear of change, particularly in relation to money / tax caused them to shoot the messenger. I have outlined this in the past. Rather than discussing solutions, strategies, tax minimization etc for the benefit of all members, many thought if they just personally attack me, they won't have to worry about the information being posted because of the herd mentality. It was funny. He didn't give an answer. He put it forward as information and I am seeking confirmation on that information by way of a credible link. It's not uncommon to ask for a link. You will find such requests across the whole website. I never said he was lying. No, I don't have a link, why do you think I am asking for it? Another member said the information was there and easy to find. I looked for myself and posted links to what I had found, and quoted relevant parts, There was no mention that it was fine to travel overseas during the qualifying period. You seem so confident on the accuracy of his post, how about you post a link or two? It's actually you, and some others, that post nothing but troll and personal attacks against me, and it usually happens when I do back up my comments with a link, and it's members like you that ruin the information flow for others with post after post of not addressing the link I have posted that backs up my posts. :Like I said, I have never reported any post from anyone, ever, but it's you and others that need to knock it off, or post a link/s that disprove what I have posted. For people with strong personal attacks, that should be easy, shouldn't it?

I encourage you to take it a step further and put me on your ignore list. That way, you won't get upset, and it lessens the trolling and personal attacks against me, which are just a waste of time.

Did you see the word "coincidentally?" There was a debate about whether a pension was an "income" and therefore taxable at non resident rates, if / when the proposed changes came in. That was just another link confirming a pension is deemed an income. Hopefully scorecard, or any other member, can provide a link confirming the information he posted. It's very important, because no one would want their 2 years to start again because they went on a 1 month holiday to Thailand during their qualifying period.

Do you have link showing the length of time and frequency one is allowed to travel overseas during their 2 year qualifying period? No, well no surprise there.

Not exactly the lifestyle I would expect of someone who was in the highest tax bracket for 40 years, but that's not my business. I was under the impression you could easily afford to return to Australia to do the 2 years and qualify, but you just didn't want to.

scorecard's the forum's Centrelink expert. I thought he may have a link on hand to confirm to members his information. Anyway, I had a quick look and found this. https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/travel-outside-australia-rules-for-age-pension?context=22526 "Your payment may stop if all of the following apply. You: come back to Australia to live start getting Age Pension after you return travel outside Australia during the next 2 years after you returned. Your payment may be able to continue if you travel to a country we have a social security agreement with." Thailand was not on the list Australia has an agreement with. Also found this information on a Super website. https://www.ngssuper.com.au/articles/news/age-pension-travelling-overseas "First, you need to apply for the age pension when you’re living in Australia — not while overseas. Once you start receiving the age pension, you normally need to stay in Australia for at least 2 years before you can go overseas — otherwise, your pension payments may stop while you’re travelling. It’s best to confirm your conditions with Services Australia before you make any plans." I was just after a link confirming you could travel overseas during the 2 year period, as scorecard claims, and for how long, or how many times, without it effecting anything. Coincidentally, that Super site also confirmed this, which is related to the proposed changes to non resident tax. Is the age pension taxable? Yes — the age pension is counted as taxable income. You can ask Services Australia to deduct tax from your payment so you don’t need to pay it when you lodge your tax return.

Do you have a link for this?

What are you living on now, and I don't mean the dollar figure? I don't disagree with you. By the time you buy / rent a place, furnish it, and then contend with the high cost of living, you would want to hope you live a long life to get back what you put in to the 2 year prison sentence. I know a guy that did his 2 year sentence with his Thai wife in a mobile home, traveling around Australia. When the 2 years were up, he sold the vehicle and went straight back to Thailand.