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When I drag a file or folder from another window to the desktop, instead of being placed where I put it the desktop places it somewhere else and later I have to move it again to where I want it. The grid positioning does not work as it should. And sometimes icons will be positioned on top of each o...

Have you tried this? When it is showing the green tick, click 'Refresh' and see what happens? Mine changes to the red cross saying can't refresh. The only way I can get it to go back to green is to do as above post i.e. Update Policy. Weird?

GS3. Glad you posted this. I have the same identical problem as yourself. Stays on the green tick for a while then goes to the red cross. I discovered that going to the update manager menu -> Edit -> Update Policy and clicking on the OK Policy box made it go back to green tick but only for a short w...

Yes, have hundreds of CD’s. Last one I bought was last week:soundtrack to Paper Moon. Before that some Leonard Cohen. I’ve got too much junk. 78’s, cassette tapes, rare vinyls, mini discs, 160gb iPod, Zen player as well as a ton of sheet music. I often feel as if I am a volunteer victim of consumeri...

I can’t think of one single misanthrope who would approve of Faceache, not a one and that includes myself. As for Google Tube. Pft! Sat watching Zimermann playing Beethoven’s 5th piano concerto and then half way through some advert for a nasal spray! Yes, as a species, we or rather they, have lost i...

As noted in a different post, I’ve just installed VB in my Mint 18.1 along with an old original Windoze 8.1 Thanks to this forum and after watching countless videos, all is working fine. You really can teach an old dog new tricks with patience and good searching abilities. And then today...! Got an ...

G’Day, as they say in your part of the world. Thanks for your ongoing interest. I trust you are well. Believe me, I have spent ages searching various database solutions suitable for use across platforms but to no avail. GCStar never came up in any of the searches I wish it had. I’ve now given up on ...

No, there is nothing. Since my last post I have done some searches and it appears others have had the same problem. What I find strange is that every other Libre Office programme is both re-sizeable and can be scrolled - e.g. calc, writer and draw. Likewise all my programmes on Linux Mint can be res...

Tried changing the driver to NVidia 396. It shows four. 340, 384, 390 and 396. No change. Card-1: Intel 4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller bus-ID: 00:02.0 Card-2: NVIDIA GK208M [GeForce GT 740M] bus-ID: 01:00.0 Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) FAI...

Hi Rob. Thanks for the prompt reply. I tried Alt and noting happened. Are these the details you need? System: Host: Z710 Kernel: 4.4.0-122-generic x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 5.4.0) Desktop: Cinnamon 3.2.7 (Gtk 3.18.9) Distro: Linux Mint 18.1 Serena Machine: System: LENOVO (portable) product: 20250 v: Lenov...

Just wanted to say a sincere thanks to you all for the help and tips. I now have a Kobo and I can even use my Playbook with network Wi-Fi.

I would have replied sooner but I've been unwell.

Thank You.

Hello! Am having problems with Libre Office Base using a Form. It fills up the entire screen! No matter wherever I move the mouse cursor there are no drag handles or anything to change the size of the form. I can't even see the Mint taskbar! I have checked all the menus and there is nothing to resiz...

Hello All! Hope you can help. When I ditched Windows (Hallelujah!) I saved all my Epub books on a hard drive. I now have them on my Linux Mint 18.1 Serena using Calibre. I now want to buy a reader which I can use in bed or when out and about. I don't want an app - I actually want a reader but what I...

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Not need to worry. It is back to normal now. I had the same fault on Chromium and Firefox.

I installed it a couple of hours ago using the Update Manager and it seems fine or rather I can't tell any difference. Running i7-4700 At first it didn't want to install so I rebooted and tried it again and it worked. Information Here. https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/27431/Linux-Processor-...

Thank You for the guidance exenopeek. Feedback Running Intel i7 Single boot - i.e. no Windows junk. Lenovo Z710 Kernel: 4.4.0-109-generic x86_64 (64 bit) Desktop: Cinnamon 3.2.7 Distro: Linux Mint 18.1 Serena To remove old kernels I refer to this excellent article by Pjotr. I'll not be removing any ...

See the detailed thread below for a inexpensive Brother printer that works with 18.2 Includes installation guide. Take note of Pjotr’s post.

Mine works from the USB. It also works on wif-fi for such things as iPad.

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I’ve answered you James in your other similar post.

All The Best For 2018

Hello James. In a sentence -forget it! For whatever reasons Apple hates Linux. Maybe because it is free. I am an old hand at transferring files from iPad to Linux and it can be a pain in the neck. There is an app called OPlayerHDLite which goes on both the iPad as an app and also on Linux. Sadly bec...