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@bigguwesty I'd be thinking twice about rooting your phone yourself at this stage..... Mike might know what he's doing but you're at risk of stuffing a bloody expensive phone completely and voiding warranty

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Originally Posted by Clunk

@bigguwesty I'd be thinking twice about rooting your phone yourself at this stage..... Mike might know what he's doing but you're at risk of stuffing a bloody expensive phone completely and voiding warranty

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shit he's nearly as good as @AB.he stuffs everything he touches aswell hey..the greanade brothers

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Originally Posted by Clunk

@bigguwesty I'd be thinking twice about rooting your phone yourself at this stage..... Mike might know what he's doing but you're at risk of stuffing a bloody expensive phone completely and voiding warranty

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Thats when the "accident" may happen... pp

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Originally Posted by Mike02Ti

Ok, click this link.
It will download chainfire's Autoroot kernel.
Please note that my instructions are for a windows based pc.

https://download.chainfire.eu/958/CF...dd-smg900i.zip

Step 2: extract to a folder. I usually put one on the desktop to make it easier.

Step 3: in that extracted folder you will see a program called Odin. Right click and select run as administrator.

Step 4: once Odin is open you will see some buttons down the right side. Click PDA and browse to the extracted folder. Select the tar.md5 file.

Step 5: turn off your phone. Once its off completely hold power home and volume down til you see the screen come up. You should now be in download mode. Press volume up at the boot sreen.

Step 6: now connect your phone to the pc. Odin should now recognize it. Make sure repartition is NOT checked. Click start and wait.

Step 7: all done!!


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Thought I better amend this just in case anyone else tries it

Step 4: once Odin is open you will see some buttons down the right side. Click PDA and browse to the extracted folder. Select the tar.md5 file.

Was actually for me

Click AP and browse to the extracted folder. Select the tar.md5 file.

It was the only option I had 2 click on

Yeah sorry mate. Usually its PDA . It changed with one of the updates of Odin and cant remember which one.

Chainfire modifys Odin for his kernels usually to help ensure nobody clicks the wrong one and brick their phone

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Originally Posted by Mike02Ti

Yeah sorry mate. Usually its PDA . It changed with one of the updates of Odin and cant remember which one.

Chainfire modifys Odin for his kernels usually to help ensure nobody clicks the wrong one and brick their phone

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No need 2 be sorry you where just trying 2 help out. I'm sure without your help I'd would of bricked my phone eventually anyway, It was the only option I had so took the gamble..... was well aware of bricking it, but when you do things on the cheap its the gamble one takes. Thankfully this time I had someone to guide me and knew what 2 do :)

Christ mate how far back did you do the restore?


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Originally Posted by AB

Christ mate how far back did you do the restore?


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Dunno mate. I tried twice to do a system restore only a couple of weeks old but buth times failed. I had gremlins in there. Then did a system reset basically wiping everything except my files. Fixed right up now but rebuilding back to what i had!

The email attachent issue only affects my hotmail address though. If i forward the emails from hotmail to my office365 account i can open the attachments.

Any ideas?

Its a permissions issue or some sort of authentication issue mate.

So just confirming this issue is happening on Hotmail attachments yeah?

Are you running outlook Exchange and that is all working fine?

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Originally Posted by AB

Its a permissions issue or some sort of authentication issue mate.

So just confirming this issue is happening on Hotmail attachments yeah?

Are you running outlook Exchange and that is all working fine?

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Yes mate everything else is good. I just re-forwarded those emails back from my outlook office 365 account to hotmail and i could open the attachments. Go figure.

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Originally Posted by Plasnart

Yes mate everything else is good. I just re-forwarded those emails back from my outlook office 365 account to hotmail and i could open the attachments. Go figure.

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I remote connected to your computer when you went to the loo and fixed up some things for ya bro...lol

You should clear your browser history too ;)


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Originally Posted by AB

I remote connected to your computer when you went to the loo and fixed up some things for ya bro...lol

You should clear your browser history too ;)


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Haha yeah dressmaking youtube history is slightly embarrassing!😎

Looking for some advice/feedback on password managers please.

I've got about 25 different passwords to connect to different sites, banks, super, utilities, email addresses, forums, insurance, health fund, etc. etc.
Having previously worked for 20+ years for a global IT Company, we had security drilled into us on a daily basis. I used at least 12 different passwords there for the different systems I had access to, these were changed on a regular basis and you were unable to use a previous iteration of a password for at least 10 iterations. The acceptable password security was that tough that sometimes it would take ten attempts to get one that was acceptable to the system.
As you can imagine it was a nightmare to manage, I used a random password generator and the passwords were then stored on a password manager. This meant that you really only had to remember one password, the problem is I now don't have access to the password manager.
Currently I have my passwords stored in a password protected encrypted file but this creates issues if I'm on a mobile device and need to access it, or the file becomes corrupted.

Does anyone have any recommendations for a password manager? Currently looking at LastPass

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Originally Posted by Plasnart

Occasionally your car would die on the freeway for no reason. You would have to pull over to the side of the road, close all of the windows, shut off the car, restart it, and reopen the windows before you could continue.

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Just add "Wait 1/2 an hour," and you've got a GU. :P

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Originally Posted by Apollofish

I've got about 25 different passwords to connect to different sites

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Yeh I can't help you....... I have one for pretty much everything..... think I've had about 3 max my whole computing life so 30+ years

I don't trust password managers..... probably software designed by the Russian mafia to get your passwords in the first place.

Why can't you access your encrypted file on your mobile device?????

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Originally Posted by NissanGQ4.2

I don't trust password managers..... probably software designed by the Russian mafia to get your passwords in the first place.

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I'm inclined to agree with you, the work one was inhouse.

I can access the encrypted file on mobile but I'm lazy, to much effort required to remember the pwd while I switch screens to enter it. A password manager contains links to what I want to open, really only one Pwd to remember.

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Originally Posted by Apollofish

I'm inclined to agree with you, the work one was inhouse.

I can access the encrypted file on mobile but I'm lazy, to much effort required to remember the pwd while I switch screens to enter it. A password manager contains links to what I want to open, really only one Pwd to remember.

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KeePass is an open source one I use regularly and recommend to clients.

- Uses a database file stored on your computer where you set a master password just don't forget this.
- Has secure copy functionality and will clear the clipboard after 12 seconds.
- Allows you store the URL's etc.
- It does create random passwords you can use or use one of the many random password generators on the Internet and copy and paste into the password field in the database.
- has a portable edition which doesn't require installation

http://keepass.info/ is the website for it.

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Originally Posted by gubigfish

KeePass is an open source one I use regularly and recommend to clients.

- Uses a database file stored on your computer where you set a master password just don't forget this.
- Has secure copy functionality and will clear the clipboard after 12 seconds.
- Allows you store the URL's etc.
- It does create random passwords you can use or use one of the many random password generators on the Internet and copy and paste into the password field in the database.
- has a portable edition which doesn't require installation

http://keepass.info/ is the website for it.

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Thanks for that, I'll have a look at it.

Whats a good, easy 2 setup remote desktop app? For the life of me I can't even work out how 2 set up the windows 10 one :(

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Originally Posted by NissanGQ4.2

Whats a good, easy 2 setup remote desktop app? For the life of me I can't even work out how 2 set up the windows 10 one :(

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Teamviewer is real easy to setup and use.

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Originally Posted by TPC

Teamviewer is real easy to setup and use.

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Agree ....

Thanks Tony and Bob,

Installed and looks like it will be simple enough 2 setup..... thank you both

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Originally Posted by TPC

Teamviewer is real easy to setup and use.

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Originally Posted by Bob

Agree ....

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Thanks again @TPC and @Bob,

Managed 2 get my old man to download & install Teamviewer and was able 2 remote format his new HHD remotely :)

Probably been discussed before but can't be bothered searching.

For those using a VPN have you set up your own, how hard is it 2 set up??? Those using software, what would you recommend?

What do you want to achieve with your VPN?

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Originally Posted by gubigfish

What do you want to achieve with your VPN?

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@gubigfish, Download legal movies ( cough, cough ) using utorrent

Ok probably best you look at one of the services that you see, I've not tried them but I'm sure they will work and will be relatively simple to setup

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Originally Posted by Plasnart

Youtube used to show me recommended videos based on my past watch history (i.e. if I watched a video about AFL for instance, the youtube home page would offer a range of other videos on that topic), but it no longer does this. All I get now is recommended videos based on various topics like "Trending", "TV Shows", "Music", etc which generally don't interest me that much.

I've gone into settings but cant figure out how to get recommended videos based on what I've watched previously. Any tips or tricks?

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Hey Plasnart,

Are you currently logged in to the account linked to your YouTube? Mine is hooked to my Gmail email account and that gives me recommendations based on previously viewed videos.
Check in the top right of YouTube if your currently logged in.

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Originally Posted by gubigfish

Ok probably best you look at one of the services that you see, I've not tried them but I'm sure they will work and will be relatively simple to setup

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?????? I'm lost ( not hard 2 do ) What services ?????

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Originally Posted by BigJ

Hey Plasnart,

Are you currently logged in to the account linked to your YouTube? Mine is hooked to my Gmail email account and that gives me recommendations based on previously viewed videos.
Check in the top right of YouTube if your currently logged in.

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Thanks BigJ. I eventually worked it out. In account settings I had somehow unchecked Watch History. Once I turned it back on all the recommendations based on my history came back. Cheers.

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Originally Posted by Plasnart

OK I need help. After reading some good reviews of Google Chromecast here I went and bought one over the weekend. Have been playing around with it but cant seem to get it working.

So far here's what I've done:

- Plugged chromecast into TV HDMI port, and connected power to chromecast from power point.
- Downloaded Google Home app onto my Samsung tablet.
- Tablet is connected to home wifi.
- Tablet has location turned on (from what chromecast setup tells me this is required).
- Connected Chromecast to my home wifi.

But I can't figure out how to cast anything from my tablet to the TV via chromecast, or use the tablet as the controller.

Got no actual idea what to do or how this works.

Can someone help me please? I'm generally OK working through computer issues (hell I've spent heaps of time teaching myself to update drivers, etc, which may be simple but for me is an achievement!), but can't figure out this chromecast contraption.

Any help greatly appreciated!

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You need to go to goigle home, tap on the 3 bars symbol on the top left, then on the drop down menu tap on cast screen/audio

@Plasnart

Which app are you trying to cast??

Each app has a cast icon. Fort example my pic here is YouTube. . See I've circled in yellow the icon you need to press. After you press it the name of your chrome cast will pop up and you click on that. And that should be it.

Most apps will have an identical looking icon for casting.

Also are you trying to cast your whole phone screen??? Mirror it onto the teli ??

Chromecast is great. I'm pretty PC savvy but even I found its setup a bit hit and miss.

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...2017/11/22.jpg

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Originally Posted by Clunk

You need to go to goigle home, tap on the 3 bars symbol on the top left, then on the drop down menu tap on cast screen/audio

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Did that and it says "No compatible devices were found on your network".

What am I going wrong?

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Originally Posted by Hodge

@Plasnart

Which app are you trying to cast??

Each app has a cast icon. Fort example my pic here is YouTube. . See I've circled in yellow the icon you need to press. After you press it the name of your chrome cast will pop up and you click on that. And that should be it.

Most apps will have an identical looking icon for casting.

Also are you trying to cast your whole phone screen??? Mirror it onto the teli ??

Chromecast is great. I'm pretty PC savvy but even I found its setup a bit hit and miss.

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...2017/11/22.jpg

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I can't see that symbol on my Samsung tablet youtube Hodgey?

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Originally Posted by Plasnart

I can't see that symbol on my Samsung tablet youtube Hodgey?

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If symbol is not present , then Chromecasts setup isn't right.
You did connect it to your home wifi , same wifi as your tablet is on ?
If you did. It may be worth cold.rebooting the lot. Tablet , modem/router, and tv Chromecast.


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Originally Posted by Hodge

If symbol is not present , then Chromecasts setup isn't right.
You did connect it to your home wifi , same wifi as your tablet is on ?
If you did. It may be worth cold.rebooting the lot. Tablet , modem/router, and tv Chromecast.


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Cold rebooting = Turn it off and on again/restart?

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Originally Posted by Plasnart

Cold rebooting = Turn it off and on again/restart?

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Correct mate. Turn all off and unplug router's power plug at back foot 30 second or more. Then turn on again starting with router.


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Originally Posted by Hodge

Correct mate. Turn all off and unplug router's power plug at back foot 30 second or more. Then turn on again starting with router.


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Ok back soon.

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Originally Posted by Plasnart

Did that and it says "No compatible devices were found on your network".

What am I going wrong?

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Usually when you first set up the Chromecast it gives you a 4 digit pin number that you need to tap into the device you're casting from......

Google home has basically done away with the need for apps to have the cast symbol