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@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@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@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@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@gmail.com> wrote:

Forgot to mention she wants a laptop.

On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 11:16 AM, Michael <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:

thanks Brian. 

What computer do you all recommend ?

On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 11:14 AM, Brien Dieterle <briend@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@gmail.com> wrote:

if it is saved in ie.....

On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 11:09 AM, Michael <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:

Is there a way to get them into Linux?

On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 11:08 AM, Brien Dieterle <briend@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@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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