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Getting a new computer

Reply #15 –
Who needs a stinkin B and V anyway.
I feel this is going to only get better. LOL

Mason, the problem is.... Your so used to the hard way of thinking using a windows computer. I had the same problem, and then I said "I'll pretend I never used a computer before" and everything was where it was expected to be, not buried in some folder in another folder.
I'm also less stressed out, using a mac.
Also does video chatting very well, providing your firewall isn't locked down like Fort Knox. LOL
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Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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Reply #16 –
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Uh-oh, he touched a nerve


Naw...my comment was just as irrelevant and unnecessary as his. ;)

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Also does video chatting very well, providing your firewall isn't locked down like Fort Knox. LOL


Low blow, man...low blow... :nutkick:

For what you did I don't blame you, Carm. For most people it does come down to price, and the bang for the buck factor, when it comes to a computer. Whatever gets the job done. Actually $1300 for a new Mac is pretty cheap, to be honest. I bought a refurbished 24" iMac back in May directly from Apple for $1399. It was $400 off the OEM price, came with the same warranty and everything. For me...THAT was a bargain. So it's all relative, and all in what you want to spend, but for me I didn't see $1400 (plus another $160 for the extended 3-year warranty) as a horrible deal.

But my keys all work. ;)

Did you get Mitchell On-Demand to work with Vista, then?

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Reply #17 –
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Low blow, man...low blow...


Got to admit, it was pretty funny after all that troubleshooting.
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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Reply #18 –
Yeah. I remembered using the windows 95 "upgrade" from 3.1... installing 3.1 and then throwing in the cd for 95. Anyone ever run windows 95 on a 386? seriously 45 minutes to load up...
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Hooligans! 
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1986 cougar.
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Reply #19 –
ive never used or even see an apple run since the comodore 64 and apple mac days. whats so wonderfull about them, im totaly ignorrant in reguards to them...
:america: 1988 Thunderbird Sport, Former 4.6 DOHC T56 conversion project.

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Reply #20 –
Quote from: shame302;236451
ive never used or even see an apple run since the comodore 64 and apple mac days. whats so wonderfull about them, im totaly ignorrant in reguards to them...


from my view:
no viruses
no popups
no crashes
no lookups
no long waiting for anything to load (even Photoshop)
no memory leaks
no reason to reboot, unless you want to.
no drivers for anything
99% backwards compatible with programs
I'm also running multiple desktops
and the widgets screen is the coolest.
total wifi and bluetooth ready on the laptop.
That's all I have time to list right now, I'm sure Eric has more
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***** Project "EVOLUTION" 1987 Cougar LS  & 1985 Cougar Convertible *****
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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Reply #21 –
OK, I'm ashamed to admit it, but I'm actually liking Vista. Almost enough to want it on my laptop. Almost. Doesn't seem to bring much new to the table, but it sure is pretty. Haven't tried Mitchell yet (it takes a long time to transfer 8 DVD's onto the hard drive) but I'll let y'all know how that goes...
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1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

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Reply #22 –
Quote from: EricCoolCats;236352
Believe me, the feeling is mutual. It doesn't like you either.


good
cause its the most confusing unselfexplantiory OS ever
tryed to use my mom's bf's stupid g6 or what ever it is and all it did was screw up
RIP 1988 and 1990 Lincoln Mark VII LSC
I welcomed the dark side and currently am driving a 2000 Dodge Durango SLT plus, with a 5.9, Code named project "Night Runner"
Shes black on black, fully loaded, with headers, 180 tstat, e fan, straight exhaust into a cherry bomb vortex ler, full tune up, ported intake and T/B, MSD coil, and round aircleaner.
Mods to come: Fully rebuilt and heavily modded 46RE, and a richmond rachet locker.
my $300 beater ;)
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Reply #23 –
Quote from: Thunder Chicken;236490
OK, I'm ashamed to admit it, but I'm actually liking Vista. Almost enough to want it on my laptop. Almost. Doesn't seem to bring much new to the table, but it sure is pretty. Haven't tried Mitchell yet (it takes a long time to transfer 8 DVD's onto the hard drive) but I'll let y'all know how that goes...


I tried to use my son's Vista computer, and it kept asking me if I should accept or deny everything that I did. took me about 10 mins to get nowhere. LOL

It does look cool though, I see they they tried there best to make it look and act like a Mac.
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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Reply #24 –
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good
cause its the most confusing unselfexplantiory OS ever
tryed to use my mom's bf's stupid g6 or what ever it is and all it did was screw up

Sounds like a PEBCAK problem.

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Reply #25 –
Quote from: daminc;236532
I tried to use my son's Vista computer, and it kept asking me if I should accept or deny everything that I did. took me about 10 mins to get nowhere. LOL

It does look cool though, I see they they tried there best to make it look and act like a Mac.
Ahh, the nefarious "User Account Control". I disabled that within minutes of first boot. It's a good idea, poorly executed. It's supposed to protect computer noobs from themselves, but does it with such zeal that it trains people to mindlessly click the windows away. I don't need the protection.

BTW, Mitchell installed flawlessly :D
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

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Reply #26 –
Quote from: EricCoolCats;236542
Sounds like a PEBCAK problem.


im sticking with PC

i have a mild built intel 3 gateway now
next is a custom case with a AMD and 4g's ram, much better pci express video card instead of a AGP card.
i wont go mac
RIP 1988 and 1990 Lincoln Mark VII LSC
I welcomed the dark side and currently am driving a 2000 Dodge Durango SLT plus, with a 5.9, Code named project "Night Runner"
Shes black on black, fully loaded, with headers, 180 tstat, e fan, straight exhaust into a cherry bomb vortex ler, full tune up, ported intake and T/B, MSD coil, and round aircleaner.
Mods to come: Fully rebuilt and heavily modded 46RE, and a richmond rachet locker.
my $300 beater ;)
R.I.P Kayleigh Raposa 12/18/90 - 2/24/07

Getting a new computer

Reply #27 –
Quote from: daboss351;236544
im sticking with PC

i have a mild built intel 3 gateway now
next is a custom case with a AMD and 4g's ram, much better pci express video card instead of a AGP card.
i wont go mac


My G5 will still kick it's butt. LOL
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***** Project "EVOLUTION" 1987 Cougar LS  & 1985 Cougar Convertible *****
[/COLOR]
5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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Reply #28 –
shiznit happens lol
i cant justify spending mad money on something that is outdated next week.
I modded my current comp cheap
1gb 3200hz ram
agp graphics card with 512mb ram
and a 120gb harddrive.
cost me around 250, and i traded a pci card for the AGP card
RIP 1988 and 1990 Lincoln Mark VII LSC
I welcomed the dark side and currently am driving a 2000 Dodge Durango SLT plus, with a 5.9, Code named project "Night Runner"
Shes black on black, fully loaded, with headers, 180 tstat, e fan, straight exhaust into a cherry bomb vortex ler, full tune up, ported intake and T/B, MSD coil, and round aircleaner.
Mods to come: Fully rebuilt and heavily modded 46RE, and a richmond rachet locker.
my $300 beater ;)
R.I.P Kayleigh Raposa 12/18/90 - 2/24/07

Getting a new computer

Reply #29 –
I have a macbook for college and i love it. Its so easy to use and works perfectly, the only thing that gets annoying is converting my files from word to .doc from.docx before i send them to my professor other than that i love it, and dont use my pc at all.