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11 Dec 2013 | R.Scott

Posted on 12/11/2013 10:43:36 AM PST by R. Scott

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To: mountainlion

They seem to update it a LOT lately.

I have an older computer, bought it in 2009, and Firefox runs great.


41 posted on 12/11/2013 11:07:52 AM PST by GeronL (Extra Large Cheesy Over-Stuffed Hobbit)
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To: GeronL

That could work !!

Thank you

Thank you

Thank you


42 posted on 12/11/2013 11:09:05 AM PST by Zeneta
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To: GeronL
I have an older computer, bought it in 2009, and Firefox runs great.

Waterfox works better on the 64 bit new processors. I still have foxfire on two other computers.

43 posted on 12/11/2013 11:09:56 AM PST by mountainlion (Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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To: Billthedrill

Thanks

I will check it out.


44 posted on 12/11/2013 11:10:36 AM PST by Zeneta
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To: GeronL
don’t forget that dog... what was he, in Vista or something?
He didn't last long ... ... MS couldn't house break him.
45 posted on 12/11/2013 11:11:27 AM PST by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: oh8eleven

rofl


46 posted on 12/11/2013 11:12:15 AM PST by GeronL (Extra Large Cheesy Over-Stuffed Hobbit)
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To: GeronL

nope notu usd Scrivener, but have had good luck with open/apache/libre offic

as well as a few other free ones even IBM Symphony

http://www-03.ibm.com/software/products/en/lotusymp


47 posted on 12/11/2013 11:13:12 AM PST by Bidimus1
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To: Zeneta

You can make your own drum music using Hydrogen, I just like pushing the buttons to make the sounds though.

Are you using Linux?


48 posted on 12/11/2013 11:13:23 AM PST by GeronL (Extra Large Cheesy Over-Stuffed Hobbit)
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To: Bidimus1

interesting


49 posted on 12/11/2013 11:14:02 AM PST by GeronL (Extra Large Cheesy Over-Stuffed Hobbit)
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To: DesScorp

Exactly. F7 should run it. It is sometimes in the background and not obvious.

And darned Microsoft moved everything around in the newer versions of Office. The short cuts still work, though.


50 posted on 12/11/2013 11:15:46 AM PST by dhs12345
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To: GeronL; R. Scott; All

In all seriousness.

I’m an XP fan, it doesn’t crash.

I’ve got a laptop with Vista that won’t run more than twenty minutes without crashing.

If anybody has an old box with an XP “product key” I would be very very happy if you sent it to me.


51 posted on 12/11/2013 11:17:06 AM PST by Zeneta
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To: GeronL

Scrivener - thanks for the lead. Looks very interesting and some of the stuff it does is sort of difficult in Office and not even available in Open Office. :-)


52 posted on 12/11/2013 11:19:32 AM PST by Billthedrill
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To: Billthedrill

Yes it does have some unique features


53 posted on 12/11/2013 11:20:07 AM PST by GeronL (Extra Large Cheesy Over-Stuffed Hobbit)
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To: Zeneta

Seriously though, I have a Windows 7 product key and disc and I am saving that.

I use Ubuntu Linux right now on this old thing.


54 posted on 12/11/2013 11:21:23 AM PST by GeronL (Extra Large Cheesy Over-Stuffed Hobbit)
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To: Slump Tester; R. Scott

Can get a nice laptop with an internal cd/dvd drive for around $599.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/guidedSearch.asp?CatId=17&sel=Price%3BPrice6

Scott, ya got screwed.


55 posted on 12/11/2013 11:22:07 AM PST by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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To: R. Scott

MS Office is one of the biggest rip-offs available. Unfortunately, it’s the industry standard so Microsoft can say get bent. Download any of the free clones. I have used Open Office. Works well.


56 posted on 12/11/2013 11:22:11 AM PST by 98ZJ USMC
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To: R. Scott

My old laptop died and I had to buy a new one. Unfortunately it had Windows 8. It had no word processor and I had to buy the Office Suite and an external CD drive. Total cost? Near $1000! Now the problem. Word has no spell check, no dictionary. Any one know how I can get them? The internet was no help.”

I cant be the only one that cant make head or tails of this.
Windows 8 had nothing to do with you not having a word processor. You could easily have gone and just used Google Docs (free) and had one right there with a spell-check. Open Office or Rough Draft are both also free.

Why you went and bought an external CD drive is completely lost on me. And following stupid advice like getting Windows 7 when you already have an OS is just milking you out of more money.


57 posted on 12/11/2013 11:25:04 AM PST by VanDeKoik
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To: R. Scott

For $1000 you should have purchased a Microsoft Surface Pro and could have the detachable keyboard and full Office Suite.

You need to work on your shopping skills.


58 posted on 12/11/2013 11:25:27 AM PST by Erik Latranyi (When religions have to beg the gov't for a waiver, we are already under socialism.)
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To: R. Scott

You can still buy office 2003 pro suite on eBay for $30-$50.00 bucks.


59 posted on 12/11/2013 11:29:22 AM PST by Las Vegas Ron ("Medicine is the keystone in the arch of socialism" Vladimir Lenin)
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To: GeronL

There are student versions of Office that cost much less than off the shelf Office that you’d get at Office Max or Staples. And they come with all the goodies.


60 posted on 12/11/2013 11:34:14 AM PST by steelhead_trout (MYOB)
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