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Windows 10 (WAS: Where's Tweed?
On 6/21/2016 5:05 PM, The New Other Guy wrote:
On Tue, 21 Jun 2016 17:49:12 -0400, jmcquown wrote: Download "Never 10." That way if/when you feel like it you can *choose* to upgrade. Me, I use Win7 and it ain't broke so I'm not going to fix it. But DON'T forget, the free upgrade to Win10 is ONLY free until late July. And it's highly likely that programs will soon become Win10 or better before they'll install. MS has made that claim for years, every time they come out with a new/updated browser. However, I have a number of programs that are many years old, and all of them have continued to work fine through several versions of MS. There may be some that really won't work, but I have not encountered any problems. MaryL |
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Where's Tweed?
On 6/22/2016 5:15 AM, MaryL wrote:
On 6/21/2016 3:10 PM, Bastette wrote: Christina Websell wrote: Jill wrote: Agreed. I'm glad to hear she and Boyfie are fine. I wonder what that computer operating system it is that won't allow her to subscribe to a news server? Well, I could have done, but I didn't trust the laptop - which is good as it got the windows 10 update and then exploded, which is not so good. It's now in the computer shop, and its not good news. Hard drive is shot. Luckily I maintained my e-mail and Usenet on here, my old XP desktop. Which cannot do facebook any more :-( and not much else really. Every time I google it says "you are using an outdated browser" I can't argue about that, really. And the reason it is outdated is because..not because it's not fine but because they want us to buy new versions. Amen. Everyone thinks I'm some kind of Luddite because I own electronic gadgets that are more than 3 years old. So because I'm not in lockstep with the mandate that we must all buy new expensive stuff every couple of years, people think I'm intimidated by new technology? No, I just choose to keep using something that is perfectly usable. I will confess to a certain amount of laziness - there ways I prefer to use my time other than learning a new device every couple of months. If we're supposed to upgrade each device every 18 months, I figure that with all the devices we use, there's always something new to be preoccupied with. No thanks. It's fun to get a new toy, I can't argue with that. I just don't need new toys constantly! So don't call me a technophobe. I'm lazy and cheap, that's all. Those are flaws I can live with. (In response to the rest of your post: How would an OS upgrade do anything bad to your hard drive? I'm puzzled by that.) My desktop computer (used most of the time) is 5 years old, and my laptop is even older. They work fine, and I am not interested in learning Windows 10. I also don't want to waste money on a new system when both of these computers (and Win 7) work fine. I know Win 10 is "free" and Microsoft keeps trying to foist it on us, but I don't want it. MaryL I'm with you! |
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Where's Tweed?
The New Other Guy wrote:
Bastette wrote: And the reason it is outdated is because..not because it's not fine but because they want us to buy new versions. Amen. Actually, the browser upgrades are usually free. Just to be clear, I didn't write the above, except for the "Amen." -- Joyce I want freedom, the right to self expression, everyone's right to beautiful radiant things. -- Emma Goldman |
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