New computer.

Sun Jul 23 18:38:09 MST 2017

http://www.resellelectronics.com/  is a local company part of westech
recycling all of their used computers have Ubuntu or Linux Mint
Pre-installed and available direct or on ebay

On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 5:21 PM, Michael <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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>>>
>>> Stephen
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