New computer.

[Phil Waclawski]

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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