Theodosia, Mac or PC? If Mac you can go to www.senuti.com
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DCJensen - Jan 27, 2007 3:23:08 pm PST #444 of 25496
All is well that ends in pizza.
Theodosia - Jan 27, 2007 4:53:52 pm PST #445 of 25496
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Mac! Ha, senuti would be iTunes backward!
DCJensen - Jan 27, 2007 6:42:41 pm PST #446 of 25496
All is well that ends in pizza.
indeed
Theodosia - Jan 28, 2007 3:10:33 am PST #447 of 25496
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Worked like a charm, in fact. My restore is very nearly complete.
§ ita § - Jan 29, 2007 11:07:27 am PST #448 of 25496
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
What am I missing? $5.99 for a 640x480 webcam? Seriously?
Kathy A - Jan 29, 2007 7:23:41 pm PST #449 of 25496
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I'm venturing into this thread rather warily, since I lack tech-experience with anything computer-related, other than knowing how to turn the thing on and use it in not much more than its most basic way. However, I've finally decided I have to upgrade my 2000 Dell (with WindowsME) with my first notebook, since I'm hoping to start grad school in the fall (program through the internet, with occasional visits downstate to attend school in person). I just filed my taxes, and I'll be getting about $700 back, so I'd like to keep the price at about this level or, at most, $100-200 more.
I know I'd like a CD/DVD player/burner (so I can finally get iTunes loaded up and burn some CDs--no MP3 player to dowload into--and possibly eventually DVDs if I get a digital video camera someday), and I'd like to be able to continue using my monitor so I don't have to squint at the small laptop screen when I'm here at home. I know I should have as much RAM as possible, but I've been told it's relatively easy to install an upgrade myself for cheaper than it's usually available pre-installed. Other than that, I don't know what I should be looking for!
I have been looking online, and found these two that look in my price range and might be decent quality. Any opinions on these choices would be greatly appreciated!!
tommyrot - Jan 30, 2007 5:00:46 am PST #450 of 25496
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
The last two days at work, I've started Firefox (2.0.0.1) only to see it stuck at using 80% or more of the CPU, making it a huge PITA to use. Each time, I've restarted Firefox and it's been fine.
Sean K - Jan 30, 2007 6:00:06 am PST #451 of 25496
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I'd go with the Toshiba, Kathy. NoiseDesign has been using Toshiba laptops, and had good things to say about them.
Kathy A - Jan 30, 2007 6:42:43 am PST #452 of 25496
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I've heard that Toshiba's can be pretty good--thanks, Sean! I was leaning towards that one since it is $100 less than the Gateway. But, do you think I could request Best Buy to reinstall XP and take away Vista? I've been hearing nothing but bad news about that OS, and definitely don't want to be screwed like I was with my desktop and its WindowsME.
tommyrot - Jan 30, 2007 6:45:29 am PST #453 of 25496
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
KathyA, have you considered a Mac?
OhMyGod, I've turned into one of those people who tries to talk people into buying a Mac!
Anyway, the cheapest MacBook is $1099.