Thanks Guys. I appreciate all the input. she ordered a Chromebook today on your recommendations. On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 8:19 PM, Phil Waclawski wrote: > 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 < >> mark@phillipsmarketing.biz> 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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