Jeez, don't get all Movie of the Week. I was just too cheap to buy you a real present.

Dawn ,'The Killer In Me'


Buffistechnology 3: "Press Some Buttons, See What Happens."

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Toddson - May 02, 2017 5:41:08 am PDT #25051 of 25496
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

Thanks ... I think he worked through a few tutorials and gave up. It's a lot more complicated (and difficult) than he expected.


meara - Jun 14, 2017 7:29:25 pm PDT #25052 of 25496

Eeeee!! I finally got a new computer (I was using a 2010 MacBook Pro, have now upgraded to a refurbished one from last fall's batch). Now to set it all up how I want...


WindSparrow - Jun 17, 2017 3:57:17 am PDT #25053 of 25496
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.

I googled and searched Paypal forum but no one else seems to have ... noticed this issue. On Facebook, someone posted a fundraiser; I go to donate, it says it will take payment through Paypal, does not ask me to sign in to Paypal, and sends me a receipt. I am concerned about how Facebook can access my Paypal account without me having to sign in. Can anyone help me figure out how and why this happened?

ETA: Nevermind, I found the answer I needed in Facebook's help. In case anyone else wants to know, when you donate through Facebook the first time, it saves the information by default. By going to Facebook, Account, Payments, Settings, I was able to remove the saved payment information.

Gotta say, I'm more weirded out by Facebook saving my Paypal login than I am when Facebook claims that me giving them my cellphone number will make my account more secure.


Vortex - Jun 18, 2017 10:18:11 am PDT #25054 of 25496
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

I never sign into anything through Facebook (or Google). I don't need Zuckerberg or his minions in my business like that.


WindSparrow - Jun 18, 2017 7:53:56 pm PDT #25055 of 25496
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.

I vaguely remember donating through a Facebook post before, but I do not remember there being anything about logging into Paypal in that instance that pinged me as substantially different than any other time I use Paypal. EBay and Etsy and other merchants I use it for sure as shootin' don't keep my login information.


Laura - Jun 21, 2017 9:36:15 am PDT #25056 of 25496
Our wings are not tired.

Seriously, tech incompetent sister of mine! Just because your facebook page comes up does not prove your internet is working. It isn't. Trust me on this. No, she doesn't know what cache means. Yes, she has worked on a computer for decades. sobbing

eta: and she is arguing that the post says it was 24 min ago. weeps


sumi - Jun 25, 2017 8:38:53 am PDT #25057 of 25496
Art Crawl!!!

Having an issue with my computer: it is suddenly telling me that my user profile cannot be authenticated so I cannot log on. What can I do?


Jon B. - Jun 25, 2017 5:31:57 pm PDT #25058 of 25496
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Log on to what?


sumi - Jun 26, 2017 8:15:17 am PDT #25059 of 25496
Art Crawl!!!

You turn on the computer and instead of showing my user profile it says user profile service failed the log on.


Jon B. - Jun 26, 2017 9:15:27 am PDT #25060 of 25496
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

What OS?