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bucolic_frolic

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9. Thanks for the perspective

Sun May 24, 2020, 03:17 PM

May 2020

I love my Linux Mint. Computers are becoming like cars, a spare or two is not insane. I will check out Chromebook. Do you get to do word processing, spreadsheets on them? Is there storage as a matter of course in the cloud, or do you use thumb drives? My backup is physical, but inadequate. And I have a major amount of family photos, movie/video capture/conversions to do. But for browsing as you say, I would consider a Chromebook to go to the library for example. Hate to think the consequences of having my laptop stolen from my car without electronic locks.

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After 30 years of computers I'm finding them scary again [View all] bucolic_frolic May 2020 OP

I bought a new laptop about two weeks ago. lpbk2713 May 2020 #1

Apple, Microsoft and Linux all need to stop with the operating systems. cos dem May 2020 #2

HD gave me many months of warnings bucolic_frolic May 2020 #3

I have a Toshiba 8.1 and I am so afraid it may crash and I will be forced to buy a windows 10 katmondoo May 2020 #4

Yeah computers are a pain Midnightwalk May 2020 #5

Are you saying you have a separate USB DVD for each pc, or do you mean SSD backups bucolic_frolic May 2020 #6

Just the backup. Midnightwalk May 2020 #7

I'm done with Microsoft and Apple, that's for sure. hunter May 2020 #8

Thanks for the perspective bucolic_frolic May 2020 #9

I use a 128 gigabyte micro SD on my Chromebook to store my files... hunter May 2020 #10

Nothing as complicated as what you do ThingsGottaChange May 2020 #11

Procrastination is my thing too bucolic_frolic May 2020 #12

I reset my linux because Menu disappeared and icons scrambled bucolic_frolic May 2020 #13