FEELING FRISKY, LAPTOP

[Harold Scoggins]

My old 14 year old laptop started coughing today, so my daughter brought me a new one. I can't get over how good BR looks on this bigger screen. I have to catch up on using the new browser and new keyboard, but if the rest of the world looks as good as this as runs as fast as this, I might upgrade to some faster baitcasters. Heck, I might even take up Teepee living!

[MN Fisher]

7 minutes ago, Harold Scoggins said:

My old 14 year old laptop started coughing today

And I thought I was in the 'stone age' with my 7 year old netbook.

 

Though I'm normally on my desktop when cruising the board.

[Harold Scoggins]

20 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

And I thought I was in the 'stone age' with my 7 year old netbook.

 

Though I'm normally on my desktop when cruising the board.

What's a netbook?

[MN Fisher]

1 minute ago, Harold Scoggins said:

What's a netbook?

Small laptop - 10" screen, no CD/DVD drive. Back when most laptops got 3-4 hrs max time off the battery, HP came out with the Mini series. 7-8 hours off each charge.

[jimmyjoe]

29 minutes ago, Harold Scoggins said:

I might upgrade to some faster baitcasters. Heck, I might even take up Teepee living!

   Now you hold on right there! I can understand about the baitcasters, but a teepee with no refrigeration, no microwave, no furnace and especially no flush toilet ..... well, that's a picture that just won't stick!   ☹️  ?   jj

[Harold Scoggins]

9 hours ago, jimmyjoe said:

   Now you hold on right there! I can understand about the baitcasters, but a teepee with no refrigeration, no microwave, no furnace and especially no flush toilet ..... well, that's a picture that just won't stick!   ☹️  ?   jj

Full belly from the buffalo roast your wife cooks, soft buffalo blanket to lay on next to a warm fire, yeah, teepee livin ain't half bad. 

[deaknh03]

15 hours ago, jimmyjoe said:

   Now you hold on right there! I can understand about the baitcasters, but a teepee with no refrigeration, no microwave, no furnace and especially no flush toilet ..... well, that's a picture that just won't stick!   ☹️  ?   jj

He meant a yurt.

[Harold Scoggins]

Replaced our 20 year old 54Mbps router today with a new, 1600Mbps router...Whoa! That made a big difference.

[jimmyjoe]

12 minutes ago, Harold Scoggins said:

Replaced our 20 year old 54Mbps router today with a new, 1600Mbps router...Whoa! That made a big difference.

   Yeah. I'm kinda tech-illiterate when it comes to computers, and I'm not afraid to stay that way. Every once in awhile, I have a problem. I call my son, who inevitably fixes it quite handily. He then says, "Welcome to the real world, Dad!"  I usually reply, "The world was already plenty real 40 years ago, when I was changing your diapers."  Then we both laugh.   ?  Kinda nice to have smart kids.    jj

[MN Fisher]

4 minutes ago, jimmyjoe said:

  Yeah. I'm kinda tech-illiterate when it comes to computers, and I'm not afraid to stay that way.

Even at 60 (next week), I'm my own tech. Spent 20 years in IT in various positions, so I do know my way around a computer.

 

And you can only take my Windows-7 when I pass on. I HATE Win-10

[jimmyjoe]

1 minute ago, MN Fisher said:

And you can only take my Windows-7 when I pass on. I HATE Win-10

   You and everyone else I talk to who is knowledgeable. Casual users ..... meh.    50/50.    jj

[GReb]

14 year old laptop? Impressive. The Dells I’ve owned only last 2-3 years. I’m on my 2nd Thinkpad. The first lasted 7 years. Current one is on year 4 

[Harold Scoggins]

3 hours ago, GReb said:

14 year old laptop? Impressive. The Dells I’ve owned only last 2-3 years. I’m on my 2nd Thinkpad. The first lasted 7 years. Current one is on year 4 

It was a Toshiba, I wish they still made them.