Recent content by John Templeton

PC: Windows 7 Home Premium on a HP TouchSmart 320-1030 Wireless Gateway/Network box: Ubee DDW366 Service Provider: Cox Starting about a month ago I found I couldn't log into some https sites. Bank? Ok. Yahoo email? Ok. Amazon? No. Shutterfly? No. Etc. This is NOT browser specific: it impacts...

UPDATE: When I use a VPN into my office network and try to access Amazon or Shutterfly, however, everything's fine again. I ran a tracert (w/o VPN) and found I was timing out after about 9 steps to get to Amazon. Talked to Amazon. Amazon says talk to my provider. Talked to my provider (Cox)...

Use FF 41.0.1 mostly, but this applies to when I try to use Chrome and IE as well. Started a month ago. I attempt to go to a site (Amazon and Snapfish for example) and immediately I am forced to the https version. For Amazon that looks like. https://www.amazon.com/gp/gw/ajax/s.html I attempt...

Updated BIOS. Still does not work.

HP Touchsmart 320-1030 running Win 7 64-bit. BIOS is 7.15 Attempted to install A8-3850. Was not compatible. ("Error: Unsupported CPU installed. Will automatically power down in a few seconds.") So I bought an A8-3800. HP explicitly says this is compatible...

Just acquired a Dell 745 desktop and tried to get a feel for how hot the CPU was running at present (I am considering a possible CPU upgrade to a quad Q6600 or the like). I downloaded three separate temp testers and received no data from any of them: HW Monitor, Speed Fan, and Core Temp. Any...