There are also the folks at feature marketing. They do pretty affordable refurbished laptops that are usually pretty Linux friendly. I just got an i5 3rd gen with 8gigs of RAM, a 240g SSD for under $300, even has an older Radeon GPU in it. Phil Waclawski On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 10:42 AM, Stephen Partington wrote: > so a tool to consider is keypass or lastpass. Lastpass will crawl your > browsers and extract all of the passwords and save them in an online vault. > from there you can install a helper for IE, Firefox, Edge, chrome that > allows you access to them. In addition you can sync these via website or > mobile app on the phone. > > I wouldn't do craigslist for machines unless you wnated to be dealing with > it frequently, but something to consider is the Amazon refurbs you can get > a pretty decent newer laptop for anywhere from 150-400 pretty easy. > > On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 9:12 AM, Mark Phillips > wrote: > >> Michael, >> >> If she has a cell phone and cellular service, she probably has a web >> connection - most phones can become a personal hotspot for laptops or >> tablets. >> >> Mark >> >> On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 9:09 AM, Michael wrote: >> >>> yeah, that;s what I thought. but to access anything you need a web >>> connection. hat if she wants to work on something where there is no >>> web..... like asa park or something. >>> >>> On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 11:25 AM, Michael wrote: >>> >>>> Forgot to mention she wants a laptop. >>>> >>>> On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 11:16 AM, Michael wrote: >>>> >>>>> thanks Brian. >>>>> What computer do you all recommend ? >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 11:14 AM, Brien Dieterle >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Try installing chrome or Firefox and importing the settings from ie. >>>>>> Then sync to your Google account or Firefox account on both computers. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Jul 23, 2017 8:11 AM, "Michael" wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> if it is saved in ie..... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 11:09 AM, Michael wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Is there a way to get them into Linux? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 11:08 AM, Brien Dieterle >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Are the password saved in internet explorer? Chrome? Windows >>>>>>>>> credential manager? Take a look at these >>>>>>>>> http://www.nirsoft.net/password_recovery_tools.html >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> If they are saved in chrome or Firefox you can just sync to your >>>>>>>>> gmail or Firefox account to get the passwords over. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Jul 23, 2017 7:22 AM, "Michael" wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> My girlfriend wants to get a new computer. She doesn't do >>>>>>>>>> anything like programming and she is strictly a web-based user so she wants >>>>>>>>>> to give linux a whirl because of the security it offers. Which computer do >>>>>>>>>> you recommend. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On a side note she asked if there was a way to copy her saved >>>>>>>>>> passwords. I told her that there might be a way to do so if she wanted to >>>>>>>>>> remain a windows user but that most likely she would have to change her >>>>>>>>>> passwords if she turned to the light side of the force. Is this true? 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