New computer.

[Michael]

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 <phil.waclawski at mesacc.edu>
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 <cryptworks at gmail.com
> > 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 at 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 <bmike1 at gmail.com> 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 <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Forgot to mention she wants a laptop.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 11:16 AM, Michael <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> thanks Brian.
>>>>>> What computer do you all recommend ?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 11:14 AM, Brien Dieterle <briend at gmail.com>
>>>>>> 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" <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> if it is saved in ie.....
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 11:09 AM, Michael <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Is there a way to get them into Linux?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 11:08 AM, Brien Dieterle <briend at gmail.com
>>>>>>>>> > 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" <bmike1 at gmail.com> 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? If
>>>>>>>>>>> not how do I retrieve the passwords?
>>>>>>>>>>>
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>>
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