Laptop.... [:x]
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Topic: Laptop.... [:x]
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Subject: Laptop.... [:x]
Date Posted: November-21-2010 at 8:26pm
Some of you may know that I'm really not the greatest on the computer and have never learned how to type but our computer is down (locked up) and I'm having to use my wifes laptop. Damn lack of a mouse has got me totally screwed up!!!  ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
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Posted By: hotboat
Date Posted: November-21-2010 at 9:24pm
Pete, just in case you didnt know, you can use a mouse on a laptop  lol------------- Brian |
Posted By: Keeganino
Date Posted: November-21-2010 at 9:34pm
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It is a sad state of affairs but computers are a throw away item after a couple of years. Back up those file all the time! ------------- "working on these old boats may not be cost effective but as it shows its what it brings into your life that matters" -Roger http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=4897" rel="nofollow - 1973 Skier |
Posted By: wakeboardin2k4
Date Posted: November-21-2010 at 9:37pm
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pete with 13000+ posts i would have guessed you were a wizard on the comp ------------- "I'm planning to bring my girl that rides on a trailer with me and leave my girl that complains about camping at home" |
Posted By: 67425ks
Date Posted: November-22-2010 at 1:10am
| vapor locked? |
Posted By: storm34
Date Posted: November-22-2010 at 3:00am
Unless you buy a MAC!!!!
Got a new one thru the business this year, but my college macbook is still kicking 5 years later and never had a virus/problem! It's now being used for Alicia to finish up her schooling! Just gotta tell ya this story...my buddy was going to get a new comp for christmas a year ago and was talking to his parents about what he wanted. I tried hard, but he wen't with a PC.... Christmas evening I swing by his house to drop off a gift and he shows me his new computer....Not kidding....damn thing CRASHED!!!!! 7 HOURS OUT OF THE BOX Spend the extra couple hundred bucks and get a Mac....it will save you $$$$$$$$ in the end ------------- |
Keeganino wrote:Posted By: OverMyHead
Date Posted: November-22-2010 at 3:56am
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Hi Pete, most of my posts are done from a laptop, I bought a wired usb mouse at walmart of all places while on vacation when I first bought the computer and it has worked great. $13 well worth it. ------------- For thousands of years men have felt the irresistible urge to go to sea, and many of them died. Things got better after they invented boats. 1987 Ski Nautique |
Posted By: lewy2001
Date Posted: November-22-2010 at 6:55am
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Pete those touchpads are great for working in confined areas but if using on a desk just add the USB mouse.
------------- If you're going through hell, keep going http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=2999" rel="nofollow - 89 Ski <a href="http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=5685" ta |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: November-22-2010 at 9:02am
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The first time I had to use a laptop was up north. The library was closed so I borrowed one of the kids and drove over to a WiFi spot. I was so frustrated without a mouse, I think I was able to only complete 1 post. Telling the kids the problem, they got me a mini mouse for Christmas!! (It's still up north) Yes, I know you can just plug one and I will give it a try! ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: BuffaloBFN
Date Posted: November-22-2010 at 9:56am
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That's funny Pete. I just put myself through the same adventure. I moved my office up to the kitchen table to best simulate life on the road. The touch pad was my biggest hurdle!
It's pretty cool once you get it. There are also some settings for the pad. ------------- http://correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=2331&sort=&pagenum=12&yrstart=1986&yrend=1990" rel="nofollow - 1988 BFN-sold "It's a Livin' Thing...What a Terrible Thing to Lose" ELO |
Posted By: eric lavine
Date Posted: November-22-2010 at 10:00am
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storm , I had an Imac, I loved that thing, since then 4 computers here at home. another one recently due to the power supply taking a sht and its a fcn india dell, of course special order, threw it out got another.
I had a problem with the last one and when i got home one night my wife had the computer torn completely apart on the kitchen table, she was on the phone with a pushbutton (red dot) for 2 hours, and they had her tear the thing apart, now if that aint fcd up.... ------------- "the things you own will start to own you" |
Posted By: eric lavine
Date Posted: November-22-2010 at 10:01am
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Greg. Life on the road? you joining the circus? ------------- "the things you own will start to own you" |
Posted By: harddock
Date Posted: November-22-2010 at 10:35am
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Pete, I use the laptop all the time. I got so comfortable with the little fingerpad that I now can't stand a mouse. It is all in what you get used to! ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=4487" rel="nofollow - 1998 Ski Nautique |
Posted By: 81nautique
Date Posted: November-22-2010 at 11:47am
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Yep I use a laptop at home with a wireless router, I can sit by the pool, in the gazebo, I've had it open while working on my boat for schematics (or CCfan)plenty of times. You'll get used to it. You can also get an IR mouse so no cables, they work fine.
Work is a different story, I have a 12 pc network that can drive me nuts. Everything runs off of a server so if a pc workstation gives me trouble I throw it in the trash and run down to my local computer guy and pick up a reconditioned pc for $159. I've spent $400 fixing a $200 computer too many times, typically I buy lease trade in's that will run for a few years and work just fine but first sign of trouble they head to the shredder. ------------- You can’t change the wind but you can adjust your sails |
Posted By: mdvalant
Date Posted: November-22-2010 at 12:23pm
I'll spend the extra *$1,500, not a couple hundred* on a mac...never. lol I will NOT conform to the MAC language no matter how awesome people say they are. Amye is a designer and works on them and loves them. I still hate them. haha ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=5009 - '90 Ski (sold) http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=5479 - '00 Sport Mississippi River - Bellevue, IA |
Posted By: Keeganino
Date Posted: November-22-2010 at 12:42pm
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Mac vs PC the debate is alive and well! My dad has been "debating" this rivalry since the first macs came out in the 80's with his dad. I have seen Macs last and I have seen them crash. Windows pisses me off with their new operating system every 18 months and all the hoops you have to go through top get your peripherals to work. Kind of like cell phones- you can't just go get a new one like your old one even though you like the old one. Seems like new phones come out every month and they all have problems. The envy, the pearl, the glide, they sound like a bunch of tampons!
------------- "working on these old boats may not be cost effective but as it shows its what it brings into your life that matters" -Roger http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=4897" rel="nofollow - 1973 Skier |
Posted By: mdvalant
Date Posted: November-22-2010 at 12:45pm
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hahahaha awesome post Keeg, great points. I work for...I think it's the largest IT company in the world...Macs don't get spoken of around this place!
They do have some crystal clear monitors though.  ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=5009 - '90 Ski (sold) http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=5479 - '00 Sport Mississippi River - Bellevue, IA |