MItch - well my young friend, Renzo, did not show up today. Last time I talked to him he was waiting for UPS to deliver his laptop (shipped from overseas)
HE is eager and bright and helpful when he is here, but isn't so good at letting someone know that he can't show up. HE got a windoze 98Sse cd , he told me, when we spoke this afternoon -- I just asked him to give me a buzz when he was on his way to my apt. I can't yell at him too easily because he is the roomy/fiance of my best friends daughter... and doing all this stuff for me totally free. As I a result I got some more sleep today, but little annoys me quite as much as people who say they are going to do something and can't at least say they can't get to it. I wouldn't mind quite so much if HE hadn't been the one to say he really wanted to do it today. sigh. I could have gone and gotten the disk from him, too.... though I preferred to have someone here for the possible struggle. Another resource is out of town... Yet another is a guy I worked with many years ago when I was his techno idol of sorts in the market research software stuff. it is all flipped now. I wish I could buy memory for my brain on the web! ann Mitch Conant wrote: > > Ann: > > Good choice on the DELL. I've used Dell for several business clients, > they all seem to be happy with them. > > I too, use AVG and LOVE it. I put it on client PCs, use it on all 3 of > my workstations (Win 98SE, NT 4.0 and Win2000) as well as my Win2000 > server and my Linux server. I have never had anything get through > (feverishly looking for wood to knock on). I think that as part of the > installation process on the Dell, you have the option of installing > Norton Anti-Virus. I wouldn't do it, I would get AVG from the link below. > > Someone else in this thread mentioned a firewall. I have always used the > Linksys Firewall/Switch. The firewall is a BIG part of your security, > the Switch would allow you to connect the 2 computers (if you have an > ethernet port in the old computer - $10.00-$15.00) and share Internet, > Printers, Scanner, etc.Some people swear by the software firewall, > Iswear by the hardware. I do so because a software firewall is > suceptible to the same issues as other software (crashes, being unloaded > behind the scenes, not being loaded at startup, being hacked > (IMO)...etc...). See the link below. > > Let me know if you need the Win98SE disk... > > Have fun, > Mitch > > AVG Free Version: http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1 > Linksys Firewall/Switch: > http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/Search.do?c=1&context=99021825&keyword=befsr41&searchSection=All&go.x=0&go.y=0 > <http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/Search.do?c=1&context=99021825&keyword=befsr41&searchSection=All&go.x=0&go.y=0> > > Ann Sanfedele wrote: > > >Sigh - > > > >this is what I'm getting > >Dimension C521,Sempron 3400+(1.80GHz, 256K)311-67171 512MB > >DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz > > > >It should be here by Oct 5th. > >Comments on this machine? > > > > > >My young friend is coming over today to help me with the > >failed usb port situation > >on the old puter... > > > >ann > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.10/459 - Release Date: 9/29/2006 > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
