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posted June 11, 2006 06:12 PM         

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I just got a really great deal on a new computer. Any suggestions on what I need to keep in mind when changing them out?

I'm currently waiting for my music to transfer to my USB drive, so I've got some time on my hands.

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posted June 12, 2006 01:03 AM         

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yes.. keep in mind..that your PC will fail you and get a virus regardless of precautions taken.

my advice is to trade your comp in for a Mac~

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posted June 12, 2006 01:12 AM         

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Good advice! I'd love to try out a Mac.

I'm on the new one now, and I'm stoked. It's weird being without MSOffice. I don't even have Outlook Express. But oh, the storage... and the speed! Incredible. I love it.

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posted June 12, 2006 03:06 AM         

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Hey, congrats, AG!

You might try OpenOffice - it's a free word-processor thing, like MSWord.
http://www.openoffice.org/

Or can you just transfer MSOffice from one to the other? I dunno.

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posted June 12, 2006 11:15 AM         

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Thanks, Johnny. One of my roommates suggested OpenOffice, so I did get that. Unfortunately you can't directly transfer programs. I'm gonna miss the Macromedia suite I had.

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posted June 12, 2006 04:30 PM         

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AG, I just re-read my post.. and wow..it sounded so negative. Sorry. I was just kiddin'~ I'm about ready for a new computer too.

Are you planning on adding MS office?

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posted June 12, 2006 06:05 PM         

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No problem, Lovely*.

At this point I do have the OpenOffice, which can open Word documents, so I'm not terribly concerned about Office anymore.

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