 Computer fresh start, lost my hard drive |
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| Computer fresh start, lost my hard drive |
 Dec 18 2007, 10:22 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 756 Joined: 22-February 06 From: san marcos, tx Member No.: 27  |
my laptop harddrive failed, but i got it replaced already.
so its a fresh start, any suggestions for software to install? i've got the usuals, just thought i'd take stock of what's useful these days |
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Dec 18 2007, 11:40 PM
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 New son Donovan Charles Mummert born July 17, 2008 Group: Members Posts: 8,635 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Port Wentworth, GA Member No.: 15 |
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Dec 18 2007, 11:47 PM
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Porn
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Dec 18 2007, 11:49 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 756 Joined: 22-February 06 From: san marcos, tx Member No.: 27 |
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Dec 18 2007, 11:58 PM
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New son Donovan Charles Mummert born July 17, 2008 Group: Members Posts: 8,635 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Port Wentworth, GA Member No.: 15 |
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Dec 19 2007, 08:57 AM
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 Group: Admin Posts: 3,403 Joined: 23-February 06 From: PDX/TXL Member No.: 35 |
Firefox, Thunderbird, Quicken, OpenOffice
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Dec 19 2007, 09:09 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 756 Joined: 22-February 06 From: san marcos, tx Member No.: 27 |
is quicken really worth it?
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Dec 19 2007, 10:06 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 756 Joined: 22-February 06 From: san marcos, tx Member No.: 27 |
what do you use for adware these days? Is adaware still good? S&D, that microsoft ad block?
and i'm picking up microsoft office 2007 from the campus bookstore here for cheap, so no need for open office |
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Dec 19 2007, 10:15 AM
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i second openoffice
i'm interested in trying quicken but someone is gonna have to sell me on it |
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Dec 19 2007, 10:17 AM
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Group: Admin Posts: 3,403 Joined: 23-February 06 From: PDX/TXL Member No.: 35 |
If you like to manage your finances pretty heavily, then Quicken is for you.
If you are a BoA customer, I've noticed their online tools are pretty nice now. There is also the free service called "Mint" which allows you to tie into all of your different accounts and see trends. -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Dec 19 2007, 10:17 AM
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Group: Admin Posts: 6,906 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Austin Member No.: 9 |
I use Adaware and S&D for adware, AVG for antivirus, and Zonealarm for firewall. I use Microsoft Money and like it. Lot easier than doing banking by paper, imho.
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Dec 19 2007, 10:59 AM
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 Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
I tried Quicken and MS Money. Bleh. Was a pain in the ass to keep it synced properly (I use BoA). I also didn't really see what I could do on there that made it worth using.
I have a list at home that I use when I reformat to remind myself what to do on re-format, I can paste it up when I get home. |
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Dec 19 2007, 11:01 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 756 Joined: 22-February 06 From: san marcos, tx Member No.: 27 |
would be appreciated Impala. I know my way around things, just trying to be different with my approach i guess. and i'm too lazy to think of everything
also, i'm going to hook up an external drive to my laptop and set up a backup system....and i don't know how to to this...any suggestions? |
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Dec 19 2007, 11:04 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
Just get a decent name brand USB hard drive, and plug it in
 . They all usually have backup software provided, but I would recommend just storing all of your important items on there yourself. I have a documents folder and a pictures folder on my network drive and edit/create new items straight off the drive. A couple examples: -If I take some new pictures, I copy the raw files directly off the camera onto the backup drive, then copy them from there to the comp to do whatever editing I need to do. -I have an inventory spreadsheet to keep track of serial numbers of anything expensive I have (for insurance purposes), and I keep that on the backup drive, and only edit it from there. The biggest problem with people using backup drives, is they don't ever back up their stuff to the drive . So just use the files from the drive and you're always backed up.
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Dec 19 2007, 11:13 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 756 Joined: 22-February 06 From: san marcos, tx Member No.: 27 |
ya, I am borrowing a drive bay from a friend, and i found out the 200 gig hd i have is just fine. so i got a lot of data off of it. I was just wondering about system restores and such as well. I'm quite aware of the "back up the data by putting it on there" technique Chuck haha
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