If you've checked that your RAM and CPU can handle 10, the biggest thing to worry about is whether any programs or peripherals will not run in 10. I bought a 10 laptop about a month ago when my old laptop started developing overheating issues, and it doesn't see my external DVD player. I haven't tried hunting down new drivers for it 'cause I'm lazy. I have heard of people who have used certain programs for years that aren't supported on 10.
Well, we may not have parted on the best of terms. I realize certain words were exchanged. Also, certain... bullets. But that's air through the engine. It's past. We're business people.
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Connie Neil - Jul 23, 2016 3:30:54 pm PDT #24851 of 25496
brillig
Gudanov - Jul 23, 2016 4:01:32 pm PDT #24852 of 25496
Coding and Sleeping
I upgraded my computer to 10 quite awhile ago and never had any troubles. OTOH, I don't use Windows very much. Mostly I use Windows when I'm fixing other people's computers.
Gudanov - Jul 23, 2016 4:02:58 pm PDT #24853 of 25496
Coding and Sleeping
I think upgrading is probably a good idea, but don't do the express settings so you can turn off all the stuff you want turned off.
Gudanov - Jul 23, 2016 4:07:23 pm PDT #24854 of 25496
Coding and Sleeping
Actually, I figured out how to do pretty the last thing I needed Windows for so now it's there to read XPS files if I run into one. If I figure that out, maybe I'll make my desktop computer Linux only like my laptop. Linux is a lot easier to deal with.
Vortex - Jul 24, 2016 4:49:27 pm PDT #24855 of 25496
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Brief dip in the pool today with my phone tucked into my suit. 10-15 seconds. I've got it in oatmeal, how long should I leave it there? The interwebs says anything from overnight a few days.
Typo Boy - Jul 26, 2016 6:30:15 am PDT #24856 of 25496
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
The problem with Linux for me is that I still have not found a word proccesor I like as much as MS Word XP. None of the Open Office variants for sure - bloated and sluggish and buggy.
Gudanov - Jul 26, 2016 8:46:38 am PDT #24857 of 25496
Coding and Sleeping
I feel like LibreOffice has made great strides since forking off from OpenOffice, but MS Word has always been more polished. I'm using LibreOffice 5.1 and it seems to work pretty well. I also use the Windows version of Scrivener on Linux which looks dated but seems to work okay.
Connie Neil - Jul 27, 2016 10:13:28 am PDT #24858 of 25496
brillig
It's a pity WordPerfect died.
Sue - Jul 27, 2016 10:21:53 am PDT #24859 of 25496
hip deep in pie
It's a pity WordPerfect died.
HA! There are still pockets here that require all documentation in WP.
Hil R. - Aug 19, 2016 10:44:17 am PDT #24860 of 25496
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Anybody know how to use Photoshop? I'm putting together an online class, and I've got some banners for section headings, but I need a couple of headings that I don't have. The person who made the banners sent me the Photoshop file, but I've just got GIMP on my computer and I don't really know how to use it too well, yet. I can figure out how to delete the layer that has the text, but I can't figure out how to just change the text that's there. This will probably take about five minutes for someone who actually knows what they're doing. Can anyone help?
Edit: never mind, I figured it out.