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I had been thinking about subscribing to a paid VPN service, since NetFlix blocks me viewing a lot of their content when I come in through a proxy, like the free Hola; so, after some research thought I'd try NordVpn.
I went to their site and initiated a chat to discuss whether their service worked with NetFlix, and was impressed by how knowledgeable the support rep was; he quickly fielded my questions about my Firewall and AV software in-browser and out-browser. Gave me a list of US servers he said worked with NetFlix.
He offered me a free three-day trial (no credit-card info required. Downloading and installing their server-selector/manager software for Windows was a piece of cake. My initial attempt to select on of the servers on the can-fly-with NetFlix list somehow resulted in my connecting to the wrong server, so could not view content I wanted to see. Went back Nord's site, started another chat session, and got the same rep; who diagnosed the problem as my not setting the default server correctly. One browser shut-down, one cache-cleaning, and one server selection later: voila, I'm watching a NetFlix movie I wanted to see, but could not view before.
I must say I was impressed by the whole experience; this type of install-that-requires-configuration, and remote diagnosis of internet connections can be complex, frustrating.
Yep, I'm going to become a paying customer, and, no, Nord did not in any way encourage me to write this, or offer me any inducement to write this  Whether this VPN, or any other, is right for you I don't have a clue.
It's just nice to talk about software that "just works" once in a while !
Now ... DropBox ... MSDN's documentation ... data-binding in Winforms ... .NET's implementation of BitVector32 ... don't get me started.
cheers, Bill
«There is a spectrum, from "clearly desirable behaviour," to "possibly dodgy behavior that still makes some sense," to "clearly undesirable behavior." We try to make the latter into warnings or, better, errors. But stuff that is in the middle category you don’t want to restrict unless there is a clear way to work around it.» Eric Lippert, May 14, 2008
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I assume you missed Opera's recent announcement[^]?
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Hi Richard,
I did see that announcement; I even downloaded their new dev version, but I didn't try their VPN.
I would assume, since their VPN facility is new, that they don't have anything near the infrastructure that a company with hordes of users, like Nord, does; however, that could be just another of my erroneous assumptions.
But, for me, I wouldn't want the VPN to be tied to a specific browser, and, while I enjoyed playing around with Opera, I am too at home in Goog-Chrome to just change horses ... for now.
cheers, Bill
«There is a spectrum, from "clearly desirable behaviour," to "possibly dodgy behavior that still makes some sense," to "clearly undesirable behavior." We try to make the latter into warnings or, better, errors. But stuff that is in the middle category you don’t want to restrict unless there is a clear way to work around it.» Eric Lippert, May 14, 2008
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It was US$3.99/month, when I saw it earlier today.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Thanks, Mark, they have a promo now of US $36 for a year, and that's what I intend to purchase when my three day trial is up.
cheers, Bill
«There is a spectrum, from "clearly desirable behaviour," to "possibly dodgy behavior that still makes some sense," to "clearly undesirable behavior." We try to make the latter into warnings or, better, errors. But stuff that is in the middle category you don’t want to restrict unless there is a clear way to work around it.» Eric Lippert, May 14, 2008
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Decent customer service is worth more than a few quid a month.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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DropBox?? Just curious... what's wrong with DropBox?
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
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Well, since you asked: how about my DropBox 'Public folder just disappearing (I had everything backed up elsewhere, no sweat), and multiple requests for support from DropBox unanswered ... the one e-mail I got started with apologizing for not being able to talk to me but, had no information relevant to my query.
I was planning to phase out using the free DropBox anyhow, since I picked up a terabyte on IDrive for US $5 for a year.
Now ... IDrive ... it has been running for 103 hours now and is stuck at 73% of uploading under 300 gigs. However, that could be caused by my flaky ISP. Solving that one is on next week's to do list.
cheers, Bill
«There is a spectrum, from "clearly desirable behaviour," to "possibly dodgy behavior that still makes some sense," to "clearly undesirable behavior." We try to make the latter into warnings or, better, errors. But stuff that is in the middle category you don’t want to restrict unless there is a clear way to work around it.» Eric Lippert, May 14, 2008
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Bill-ji, I ![Heart | [heart]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/love.gif) Nord!
/ravi
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anyone here knows what the S or P mean after the computer name?
i.e: T460S, T460 and T460P.
as far as I know the P means Power and the S means Slim, but then why the T460 without letter is more expensive than the T460P?
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Perhaps I should put an "S" after my name... 
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Presumably the "T" means "Terminator".
#SupportHeForShe
Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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po po po po pom...
po po po po pom...
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I was checking out the Vivaldi browser yesterday
and was impressed with its features and performance.
Comments/caveats?
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Sounds like a browser for all four seasons... 
Will have to check it out...
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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Good for ordering pizzas is it? I'll have to give it a go!
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I found it a bit fiddly....
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It's Chrome with lots of additional bells and whistles for control freaks power users. Can't see anything that makes me want to change but no doubt it has its appeal for people who should probably get out more.
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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I've been playing with it on and off for a while; currently I only have one blocker. A few months back they added lazy tab loading at startup with no option to disable it and reload everything. This breaks tabs with pages that auto-update and show new content in a different style (or just load an x new items notice); as well as those where i use my short term memory to do the same thing unless I want to click my way across the entire tab bar to force them to load.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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I'm not keen on the way it composes the pages.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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