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ThingsGottaChange

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11. Nothing as complicated as what you do

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Original post)

Mon May 25, 2020, 12:07 PM

May 2020

but, I've had a new computer sitting here, still in the box, for about a month. Terrified of botching it all up. Going from a 9 yr old Win 7 to a new Win 10 is bad enough. Now I have to set it up by myself! Have done this numerous times in the past and looked at it as a nice challenge. Probably the stroke a couple years ago......I'll just keep dusting the box off....

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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