Computer Help

muppet · August 20, 2013, 06:18:18 PM

Quote from: Orior on August 20, 2013, 04:39:50 PM
Quote from: muppet on August 20, 2013, 04:27:36 PM

Actually it is even better than I thought. It lets you download results as CSV. Brilliant! Thanks again.

How?

You need to log in (gmail account will do ), then click on the tab that looks like a cog (settings probably).

DickyRock · August 20, 2013, 09:29:51 PM

No worries - Had a inkling that would do the job.

No Soloing · September 04, 2013, 06:57:29 PM

I presume we have a web developer or two on here. Here is something for you.

I have created a website for a school. It will be updated a bit each week - mainly to add news items. I have an issue with cached pages though. I add a news item to the home page, upload it, go to view the page but the page isnt updated in my browser. Press F5 to refresh, or clear the cache and I get the updated page. I cant rely on users clearing their cache periodically or thinking of pressing F5 to see if the page is updated.

So, I want to force each page to load from the server rather than load a cached copy.

I have added the following into the <head> section which I thought would cope with the problem but it doesnt seem to work.
<meta http-equiv="pragma" content="no-cache" />
<meta http-equiv="expires" content="0" />

I normally use Chrome and it doesnt work, I have tried IE with no luck - nor using an iphone. It works ok on an Android phone, but it is brand new so wouldnt have a cached version of the site.

Anyone shed any light on how I might fix this, or what I am doing wrong.

You can see my code at www.ourladyqueenofpeace.net

DickyRock · September 07, 2013, 08:52:06 AM

You don't want to disable caching but ...

I had a look at your site using the chrome developer extension and it looks like what know as conditional gets (First few paragraphs in this link explain it: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ieinternals/archive/2010/07/08/technical-information-about-conditional-http-requests-and-the-refresh-button.aspx) are carried out after the first request for a html page. So it should update when you make a change to the html file.

Add in the following to see what happens.

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<meta http-equiv="Cache-Control" content="no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate, max-age=0" />

One thing I would recommend would be to understand the network tab in google chrome. Look at the http status with different headers and ctrl + f5 vs F5.

A 200 (ok) means that a fresh copy has been downloaded.
A 304 not modified means that a cached version is being displayed.

No Soloing · September 07, 2013, 04:23:22 PM

Thanks - I'll try it the next time I need to update the site

illdecide · September 07, 2013, 08:23:15 PM

Folks I'm using AVG 2013 and Anti malware bytes but I'm tortured with Ad's all over my screen...Could someone reccommend me some software to block these ad's from my Laptop. I had one one there and it worked but when i was on Paddypower i couldn't place a bet as it was obviously blocking something on the site and soon as i un-installed it then i could punt away...

It's doing my head in, some help would be appreciated.

Seamroga in exile · September 07, 2013, 11:31:15 PM

Quote from: illdecide on September 07, 2013, 08:23:15 PM
Folks I'm using AVG 2013 and Anti malware bytes but I'm tortured with Ad's all over my screen...Could someone reccommend me some software to block these ad's from my Laptop. I had one one there and it worked but when i was on Paddypower i couldn't place a bet as it was obviously blocking something on the site and soon as i un-installed it then i could punt away...

It's doing my head in, some help would be appreciated.

what browser are you using?

illdecide · September 08, 2013, 01:42:09 PM

Internet Explorer

illdecide · September 08, 2013, 02:59:01 PM

The penny has dropped...Switched to Google Chrome and hey presto...

Sandy Hill · September 19, 2013, 03:05:12 PM

Recently bought a new laptop which runs Windows 8 ---- could anyone please advise on whether I should use Picasa for my photographs?

Sandy Hill · September 20, 2013, 09:01:35 PM

Quote from: Sandy Hill on September 19, 2013, 03:05:12 PM
Recently bought a new laptop which runs Windows 8 ---- could anyone please advise on whether I should use Picasa for my photographs?

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Orior · September 29, 2013, 08:24:06 PM

I got a text message (from an idiot) along the lines of....

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From: <+999999999999@mediamessaging.o2.co.uk>
Date: 26 September 2013 08:09:44 AM BST
To: <orior@thewhitehouse.gov.us>

Hello,
Here's a picture message you've been sent from 999999999999
You can send a message back from your mobile phone. But don't reply to this
email.

Thanks,

O2
--------------------------------------

But when I go to media messaging and put my number in, it is looking for a pin from the text, but clearly there isn't one.

1) How do I see the pick without a pin?
2) I'm using an iPhone, so why did it not just send me the pic?

Thanks in advance
Orior

illdecide · October 14, 2013, 01:59:10 PM

Guys i'm looking to buy tickets on-line for Ajax game in Netherlands but they won't let me purchase as they don't sell to anyone outside of Netherlands. I googled a proxy ip address for Netherlands but how do i insert that as mine so they think i'm Dutch

armaghniac · October 14, 2013, 07:38:21 PM

You can try adding your proxy to proxy settings in your browser e.g. Forego or your machine.

They still may not accept a payment card outside the Netherlands.

Norf Tyrone · November 11, 2013, 09:44:19 AM

Hi Folks

Apologies for my technical ignorance.

I have made a movie on WMM 6.0 but when I try to burn to DVD it states that there is not enough space. The movie is 2hr 3 mins, and when I save to computer it is 2.46GB.

The DVDs that I am using are 8.5GB and are DVD+R DL, and show a capacity for 240 mins.

I am trying to burn using windows DVD maker.

Any tips on how to get it to fit?