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  1. On 11/15/2020 at 7:46 PM, bwpage3 said:

    If you have to live in Thailand because of finances you can make it work, however, if you have the finances, there are much, much nicer places.

     

    Thailand continues to go down hill year after year.

     

    Years pass before a new government is elected, because the old government did absolutely nothing while they were in power.

     

    Change of attitude towards foreigners. Make sure to keep 500,000 baht topped up so you can visit for 60 days and spend all your money.

     

    Did you ever think how many 1,000's of countries you can visit without that requirement?

     

    Air pollution and over crowding getting worse and worse.

     

    Costs rising.

     

    Poor exchange rate.

     

    Just reported 41% of all Thai's living paycheck to paycheck.

     

    How in the world could anyone even predict the next 1, 5 or 10 years in Thailand or the challenges that may arise due to the decisions of the government?

     

    Student uprisings are just the start.

     

    They are finally learning life and their future doesn't look quite so great.

     

     

     

     

    Did you ever think how many 1,000's of countries you can visit without that requirement?

     

    Could you please post the list of the 1,000's of countries here for the information of the people who don't know about it?

  2. On 11/14/2020 at 3:25 PM, DogNo1 said:

    Humans’ ability to adjust to change is not so good and declines as we get older.

    Yes, this is a proven fact.

    On 11/15/2020 at 6:26 AM, rabas said:

    Yes, if you think that way.

     

    Well... difficult to agree 100% - obviously due to the above fact.

    The young are more flexible and adaptable.

    Is this not why we see more morose, whimpering and complaining people in the advanced age bracket?

  3. 11 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

    I pay my "IT savvy" friend that sold me my computer to help me.

    Point is that I should not have to. A computer for the vast majority of people should be as easy to use as a DVD player, and require no more "upgrades" than one.

    I go on TVF and e mail, download my photos and sort them, and use the edit function on W10 ( the only thing better than 7 ) and the slide show. Not everyone wants a computer sophisticated enough to reach Mars with, or do gaming.

    If someone invented a machine that did that and used the tv for a screen ( just like a DVD player ), they'll be multi billionaires from all us oldies that only want a simple machine, not something that costs large, requires upgrades ( that stop happening ) and breaks after a few years.

    Try to investigate the Chrome Book. It seems to be more of the type of machine you are looking for. But, please do find a user and try it out firsthand, before deciding.

     

    Edit

    No, a Computer will never be easy to use as a DVD player for the moment - if ever... I think that is impossible! - Even TV's are slowly 'heading' towards Computers, I feel.

  4. 7 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

    I now little about how a computer works and no desire to learn. Everything I have read on these three pages makes me hate microsoft even more than I did before.

     

    My windows 7 computer does everything I want and is easier to use than Windows 10, but of course they don't support it to force people like me to buy their inferior product.

    I quite understand your frustrations. Unfortunately, today, whatever device you use, it requires a bit of 'insider knowledge' from the user.

    Don't blame Microsoft, it is same all over! Don't you have an IT savvy friend who could give you a hand?

    I myself help many of my friends, as much as I can... and enjoy doing it!

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  5. Here you will find a wee bit more information.

     

    Open a command prompt and enter 

    slmgr /xpr

    That tell's you the expiration date or if you are "Permanently Activated"

    Permanently activated means your 10240 (this might show a newer version)  has been updated to final and you have your free Windows 10 to keep using forever.

     

    Also you could try this too.

    Open a command prompt and enter

    slmgr.vbs -dli and hit Enter.

     

     

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  6. In response to the invitation for a rather unusual *REUNION* of all-time greats:

     

     *Newton* said he'd drop in.

     

     *Socrates* said he'd think about it.

     

     *Ohm* resisted the idea.

     

     *Boyle* said he was under too much pressure.

     

     *Darwin* said he'd wait to see what evolved.

     

     *Pierre* and *Marie Curie* radiated enthusiasm.

     

     *Volta* was electrified at the prospect.

     

     *Pavlov* positively drooled at the thought.

     

     *Ampere* was worried he wasn't current enough though alternately none were.

     

     *Edison* thought it would be illuminating.

     

     *Einstein* said it would be relatively easy to attend.

     

     *Archimedes* was buoyant at the thought.

     

     *Morse* said, "I'll be there on the dot. Can't stop now, must dash."

     

     *Hertz* said he planned to attend with greater frequency in the future.

     

     *Wilbur Wright* accepted, provided he and Orville could get a flight.

     

     *Aryabhatta* said there were zero chances of him showing up.

     

     *Marconi* said he would listen to the report on wireless.

     

     *Pythagoras* refused because he thought that the organisers were not looking at the reunion from the right angle.

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  7. 4 hours ago, ballpoint said:

    Be careful with those upgrade keys.  I bought one on eBay earlier this year.  It promised to upgrade from Windows 10 home to Pro without the loss of data and installed software.   However, when I received it via an email, they wanted me to reinstall Windows from a link in the email.  Using the link, it installed the home edition by default (I could see no way to change this), and then once done wouldn't accept the key to upgrade to Pro.  Maybe if I was starting from scratch, and didn't mind reinstalling all my software again, it would have worked, but was useless for what I wanted it to do.  Although it only cost few bucks, and I still want to do the upgrade, I'm loath to buy another cheap key unless knowing it will do what I want - be able to go into the Activation section of Settings and enter a key under "Change product key" to upgrade to Pro without the loss of any software.  Anyone got any tips?

    Did you try any of these methods?

    (if possible, a clean install would be the best)

     

    Upgrade Windows 10 Home to Windows 10 Pro

    Before upgrading to Windows 10 Pro, make sure your device is up to date and running the most recent version of Windows 10 Home.

    For more info about how to keep your PC updated, see Windows Update: FAQ.

    To upgrade from Windows 10 Home to Windows 10 Pro and activate your device, you'll need a valid product key or a digital license for Windows 10 Pro.

     

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