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As I mentioned in my post last week, my computer seems to be experiencing a slow painful death… I spend two hundred dollar so far this week on anti-virus software, a new wireless keyboard and mouse and several travel drives so I can backup my stories and pictures.
Of course when I get home I realize that my computer, that is ten years old doesn’t have the right connection to plug in the chip thingy to download the anti-virus software. Talking with my sister Jan she says to me, “Maybe it’s time to come out of the Stone Age and get a new computer; maybe a laptop instead of a desk top.”
And of course she’s right, I’ve just been procrastinating the inevitable. Because my current computer is slow and sluggish and I know it has some viruses and Trojan horses on it. So now I’m concerned about graphics software; I have Photoshop on my current computer and I know it and its files take up a lot of memory. And this is another problem I’m having right now because I have too much stored on my hard drive.
So I don’t know how much memory I’ll need on my new computer to run Photoshop? My other sister Mary asks me if I really need Photoshop and of course I tell her I have to be able to make banners and pics for my stories. She seems to think that there is other easier software out there that does the same thing. So I’m just wondering what software other people are using these days as well as what else I’ll need on my new computer?
Any and all suggestions are welcome as I’m completely in the dark about what everyone is using these days. I greatly appreciate it because I’m a complete idiot when it comes to technical stuff.
Thanks so much for all your help. ~ Kathleen
Of course when I get home I realize that my computer, that is ten years old doesn’t have the right connection to plug in the chip thingy to download the anti-virus software. Talking with my sister Jan she says to me, “Maybe it’s time to come out of the Stone Age and get a new computer; maybe a laptop instead of a desk top.”
And of course she’s right, I’ve just been procrastinating the inevitable. Because my current computer is slow and sluggish and I know it has some viruses and Trojan horses on it. So now I’m concerned about graphics software; I have Photoshop on my current computer and I know it and its files take up a lot of memory. And this is another problem I’m having right now because I have too much stored on my hard drive.
So I don’t know how much memory I’ll need on my new computer to run Photoshop? My other sister Mary asks me if I really need Photoshop and of course I tell her I have to be able to make banners and pics for my stories. She seems to think that there is other easier software out there that does the same thing. So I’m just wondering what software other people are using these days as well as what else I’ll need on my new computer?
Any and all suggestions are welcome as I’m completely in the dark about what everyone is using these days. I greatly appreciate it because I’m a complete idiot when it comes to technical stuff.
Thanks so much for all your help. ~ Kathleen
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Date: 2013-05-23 06:42 pm (UTC)Watching Brian/Gale while in bed is one of the best things about having a laptop :)
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Date: 2013-05-23 08:09 pm (UTC)Later Sweetheart ~ Kathleen
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Date: 2013-05-23 08:48 pm (UTC)Just wanted to say that I LOVE your icon - haven't seen it in a few years. I remember I used to look at it daily when working in call center hell. It used to save my sanity and seeing it again made me smile.
Also, I became a Mac convert at work last year where I used a MacBook Pro, which I would recommend to anyone who has the money to buy one. There are two reasons I got an Air - lack of money and I needed something ultra portable that would fit in my purse.
So, Kathleen, if a MB Pro is in your budget, I'd say get that one and I'll envy your ability to watch Gale & Randy in bed on a bigger screen from afar. :)
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Date: 2013-05-23 09:23 pm (UTC)Later Darling ~ Kathleen
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Date: 2013-05-24 07:57 pm (UTC)I'm using iMac at work and loves it. When I had to buy a new laptop I knew I wanted a MacBook Pro - until I saw the MacBook Air that was standing next to it in the store. I fell deeply in love with it and now it's mine♥
They had the Pro on sale so it was the same price as the Air but just like you I need it to be ultra portable and it really is.