1199. Presidential Debates for 2024

 By this time you should have heard that Biden FINALY committed to 2 debates with President Trump. But, the playing field will be mined! Does anyone expect CNN and ABC, 1st and 2nd debate, to NOT give Joe the questions beforehand? Do you really think Biden will not rehearse the debate with those networks before the debates? Am I challenging the debate process just like many have claimed the 2020 election was rigged? I wouldn't put anything past with Tricky, Corrupt Biden and the Left Media.

Surely Trump realizes these exposures. I don't see any way ignoring these setups during the debate without claiming FOUL. 

Isn't that what we are seeing with the Trump Trials? But, there he cannot speak up because the Corrupt Judge issued a GAG order for the Defense and not the Prosecution side! FOUL? 

Justice is beyond corrupt now. Unless people wake up and realize that, no matter who they love or hate as candidates, America and Democracy is going to be dead. I am amazed that still 50% of this country can't see the downfall even now -- inflation, immigration, crime, justice, corrupt DOJ, Other corrupt agencies, Foreign affairs such as completely ignoring the Hamas terrorization of Israel, antisemitism, College indoctrination, the Corrupt Media,...whew, I need to stop and can't overlook the top-down take over of our humanity and Morales. Wake up people!

1204. Who dumped on my Windows 11 Lock Screen?

 Thank you Microsoft for all worthless crap you put on you dumped on my Lock Screen! Just what I want when I power on my PC 😒😒😒! First the weather that doesn't come close to reality here in Panhandle of Texas, and now Market update (like I haven't already signed in before the market opened), and NBA news (sorry, not an NBA fan). What is next to disrupt my happy life?

Well, get rid of that crap by doing the following:

W+I > Personalization > Lock Screen (See Note below) > Personalize your Lock Screen > Select something from dropdown box to proceed > Uncheck the "Get fun..." > Select NONE from the "Lock Screen Status" dropdown box

Your Lock Screen (that is the first screen after powering on) will now be back to its virgin self and you can enjoy another Zen moment before fighting more, continuous problems with Microsoft Software. 😊

Note: Due to other bad Microsoft Updates, all my Personalization selections take about 30-60 seconds to function. So, have patience and enjoy the EIC programmer's effort (have your Zen time) until you can proceed. See other post re this problem.

1203. UNRESOLVED - Personalization selection lags 30-60 seconds

 After Microsoft Updates sometime in the near past, Selection of anything while in Desktop Personalization took about 30-60 seconds before it functioned and allowed you to proceed with why you were there. I didn't notice this until 5/15/2004 when my F6 key on my Lenovo Laptop Ideapad S340 died. There's another post on that here. But, why the lag of everything is a mystery today. Most likely, I hope, this will magically get repaired in a future Microsoft Update. If not, I'll research it and find a resolution. If you have a resolution, please post as a comment to this post. Thank you.

1202. Turn ON or OFF the On-screen Keyboard

 Win + Ctrl+o toggles ON/OFF

1201. Go to BIOS Method when already signed in to Windows

 Start > Settings> Windows Update > Advanced > Recovery > Advanced Startup > Restart Now > Restart

When it restarts: Troubleshoot > Adv Options > UEFI Firmware Settings > Restart

You are now into BIOS and can edit at will.

1200. UNRESOLVED - Touchpad toggle (FN+F6) broken on Lenovo Ideapad

 Say goodbye to my way to toggle touchpad on/off via the FN+F6 keys! This worked until 5/15/2024 MSFT update along with many more issues, such as a 40-60 second lag trying to select an item under PERSONALIZATION. However, it still works on my other Lenovo. So, what is the problem?

I tried everything I could find on Internet, like uninstall drivers and restart, BIOS, cleaning key, etc. All were useless.

Why you ask to I ever want to disable the touchpad? Because this Ideapad MS340 touchpad lies under my part of my left hand when I type. Of course, if you do not rest your left hand on the surface of the laptop, you will not experience the problems it causes. What problems? For instance, start typing a few paragraphs in WORD (carefully with left hand above the laptop surface). No start a new sentence and in the middle rest you left had on surface so the right part of left hand touched the touchpad area while you want to complete the sentence. If your PC works like mine you may find that you are no longer where you want to be. The remainder of the sentence you are typing jumps to some other place in the document! WORD, email, etc -- any place you are typing may jump like this. Thus, I always disable the Touchpad before long text input. Easiest way is to do a FN+F6. Now the solution is to do START, type touchpad, then switch the toggle to OFF (or ON to get it back on). 

Pretty annoying. I'll be pursuing this issue. So far, I ran into Microsoft killing the Troubleshooters to be replaced in 2025! Looks like Microsoft is involved somehow. Its updates have been horrible for the last 6-12 months. Must be the EIC people selection process they have been using!

1198. "Ashes Never Lie" by Lee Goldberg -- 5 Stars

 

Ashes Never Lie by Lee Goldberg -- 5 Stars

Publisher: Thomas & Mercer

ISBN: 9781662512384

 

I check NetGalley often, waiting for the availability of a new novel by Lee Goldberg because I am certain it will be exciting and well written. His characters are the best part -- they are complex and believable. The interplay between the law enforcement officers is supportive and often witty. Adding Eve Ronin and Duncan to the team worked well. There are several crimes to solve. The ways the team catch the bad guys are clever. Information about fire and arson investigations is worked into the plot without slowing it and am now more educated.  I enjoyed every page!

 

Reviewer: Nancy