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  1. Tony Bensley

    Tony Bensley: Not A New Member, But I Lost The Password To My Old Hotmail Registered HTF Account!

    It's going to take more than that to be rid of me, LOL! :D Gotta have a sense of humor! Appreciate you always, Mike! :) CHEERS! :)
  2. Tony Bensley

    Tony Bensley: Not A New Member, But I Lost The Password To My Old Hotmail Registered HTF Account!

    A friend told me tonight Hotmail was now Gmail. :unsure: I was set up with password manager, but I ended up locking myself out of it when I couldn't remember my password to get into password manager after a recent OS installation, which otherwise erased my settings, so I've had to restart from...
  3. Tony Bensley

    HTF Member Bob Grippo (RobertMG) has sadly passed away

    I just learned of Bob's passing very late last night, although I was aware he wasn't well as we did also sometimes correspond on Facebook. My full condolences to his friends and family, especially his mom Cathy, who I just noticed in an above post Bob was worried about! May he Rest in Peace. :(
  4. Tony Bensley

    THE MUNSTERS Region 1 DVD Incarnations

    Although not a perfect solution, I recall vlc player having the capability to fine tune playback speed for those who are really bothered by the 4% PAL speedup, as I tend to be. CHEERS! :)
  5. Tony Bensley

    Transferring Files From Old Main OS SSD To New OS SSD

    WARNING!!!! EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING PC RELATED POST AHEAD!!!! As I had recently noticed my old Kingston 240 GB SSD drive was showing signs of failing, I ordered a new SSD drive, this one a Kuesuny 480 GB SSD, which also included a SATA/USB adapter. My thought was, great, I can potentially use...
  6. Tony Bensley

    THE MUNSTERS Region 1 DVD Incarnations

    Now, THAT would be living the dream!!!! :lol: CHEERS! :)
  7. Tony Bensley

    ***Official 1st HTF Western Movies/TV Shows Challenge 2024***

    I'm in, Robert! Please consider this a placeholder!! CHEERS! :) 1. WAY OUT WEST (1937) – This western themed comedy musical feature is my all time favorite Laurel & Hardy film! The first time I saw this when I was 12 years old, I think even at that young age I sensed this was something...
  8. Tony Bensley

    Transferring Files From Old Main OS SSD To New OS SSD

    Thank you, John! It's much appreciated. :) Actually, things took an unexpectedly pleasant turn for me this evening when I called Amazon.ca regarding the SATA/USB adapter, which turned out to be defective. I'm being given a full refund AND can keep my new Kuesuny 480 GB SSD, which I definitely...
  9. Tony Bensley

    Transferring Files From Old Main OS SSD To New OS SSD

    What a difference a day makes! This afternoon and evening, I've been (mostly) nicely been getting setup with my new Kuesuny 480 GB Solid State Drive, getting Windows 10 installed, while slowing getting everything else back up and installed! Just a few minutes ago, I saw a Facebook memory from...
  10. Tony Bensley

    Things that baffle you?

    It can snow with temperatures in the upper 30s Fahrenheit if the conditions are right (or wrong). CHEERS! :)
  11. Tony Bensley

    Transferring Files From Old Main OS SSD To New OS SSD

    OK, I'm pretty upset right now! This afternoon, my Kuesuny "solid state drive" (?) arrives. The reason for the air quotes is I highly suspect I was sent a dummy drive and dummy USB adapter, and here's why. First, I used the USB adapter that came with the Kuesuny drive to plug it in externally...
  12. Tony Bensley

    Transferring Files From Old Main OS SSD To New OS SSD

    The most crucial stuff is backed up. I don't have endless hard drive space or the $$ to pay for cloud services. I do my best with what I have. CHEERS! :)
  13. Tony Bensley

    Transferring Files From Old Main OS SSD To New OS SSD

    Recently, I’ve ordered a Kuesuny 480GB SATA 2.5 Inch Internal SSD SATA Drive to replace my existing Main Drive 240 GB Kingston SSD, which recently reached 0% Health Status and can no longer have a Read/Fix CHKDSK scan performed. As I have files on the Kingston SSD (Which has the Windows 10...
  14. Tony Bensley

    Since Switching To A Solid State Drive (SSD), I’ve Discovered That....

    Of course, as per Murphy's Law, my initial order ended up generating a "Payment Declined" email from Amazon, despite my being 99.9 % certain the payment method was already the correct unexpired one with the sufficient funds attached. Nevertheless, I did go through the motions of updating my...
  15. Tony Bensley

    Since Switching To A Solid State Drive (SSD), I’ve Discovered That....

    Thanks, John! Only being able to run CHKDSK in read-only mode this morning was a huge red flag for me. Thankfully, I had sufficient funds for a larger capacity main drive (480 GB vs 240 GB), which was what I was hoping for! :) CHEERS! :)
  16. Tony Bensley

    Since Switching To A Solid State Drive (SSD), I’ve Discovered That....

    My very limited understanding of NVMe's is they are kind of a hard drive/RAM hybrid? I'm suspecting that wouldn't be functional on my decade old Acer PC Laptop? In any case, I've actually just broke down and ordered this Kuesuny 480GB SATA 2.5 Inch Internal SSD SATA Drive, as this is in my...
  17. Tony Bensley

    Since Switching To A Solid State Drive (SSD), I’ve Discovered That....

    Right now, I do have enough for the smaller 256gb capacity, but I think I'm going to try and hold off until closer to my Birthday in late April, in case I can get a just a little bit more $ to cover the 480 or 512gb capacity. If I remember correctly, somebody on here told me you don't really...
  18. Tony Bensley

    Since Switching To A Solid State Drive (SSD), I’ve Discovered That....

    OK, bumping my own topic! More than 2 and a half years after my most recent post, and just about 5 years after purchasing my Kingston A400 240 GB SSD, its Health Status now reads as “Bad 0%” as seen below: My question is what might be a reasonable expected time frame between reaching 0% and...
  19. Tony Bensley

    Pre-Order The Abbot and Costello Show Season 2 (Blu-ray) Available for Preorder

    Availability is also off and on! Good thing I took a screenshot!! This was taken January 23rd:
  20. Tony Bensley

    Pre-Order The Abbot and Costello Show Season 2 (Blu-ray) Available for Preorder

    Much as it sucks for me and other Canucks at the moment, the sold out part is a good thing! CHEERS! :)
  21. Tony Bensley

    Pre-Order The Abbot and Costello Show Season 2 (Blu-ray) Available for Preorder

    Unless I'm missing something, there seems to be a dilemma getting THE ABBOTT & COSTELLO SHOW: Season 2 Blu-ray set in Canada at anything resembling a reasonable price. While I do remember getting the A&CS Season 1 Blu-ray set from Blowitiutofhere via eBay.ca, they appear to be currently only...
  22. Tony Bensley

    What annoys you?

    After giving it some thought, and considerable input from the Mrs and our son, I have decided to just sit tight. Given our housing situation, we can't afford to ruffle any feathers, much as the current situation sucks. This morning, I did suggest to the property management that they simply...
  23. Tony Bensley

    What annoys you?

    This one has been building up for awhile. Back in mid October, our building's Elevator was shut down for refurbishment. The original time frame for completion was 6 weeks. At the time, we joked there was no way it would get done THAT fast. Fast forward to last night, when we received yet...
  24. Tony Bensley

    Happy Birthday Cees (pronounced Case) and Happy Birthday Dave Lawson!

    Happy Birthday Cees and David!! I hope you both had a wonderful day!!! :) :) :) CHEERS! :)
  25. Tony Bensley

    Sometimes, I have to switch USB dongle for keyboard and/or mouse from USB power bar to USB on my PC Laptop. Does anyone know what causes this?

    That's rather depressing. The price point for that hub is way way way out of my range! At that cost, I'll live with USB 2.0 speeds. CHEERS! :)
  26. Tony Bensley

    What annoys you?

    Decades ago in a sales training course, we were taught about allowing for a minimum of personal space. To my recall, this is about 3 to 4 feet, or an arm's length, which to me seems reasonable. CHEERS! :)
  27. Tony Bensley

    Sometimes, I have to switch USB dongle for keyboard and/or mouse from USB power bar to USB on my PC Laptop. Does anyone know what causes this?

    As I just edited in my post above, the link redirecting seems to be an inconsistent thing. Several years back, I was experiencing a similar issue, and it seems to have started up, again. In any case, current lack of funds means I'm stuck with what I have for now, but what you've provided is a...
  28. Tony Bensley

    Sometimes, I have to switch USB dongle for keyboard and/or mouse from USB power bar to USB on my PC Laptop. Does anyone know what causes this?

    Thank you Scott, but you'll need to note which specific USB 3 hubs for yours and your wife's PCs, as for some unknown reason, lately links posted here have been redirecting me to group pages, rather than the specific item for which the link was intended. Super annoying, I know! CHEERS! :)...
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