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Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum May 5th 20, 07:35 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 204
Views: 1,537
Posted By Ken Springer[_2_]
Simple backup option non-techy person

On 5/5/20 12:08 PM, Mike Easter wrote:
Ken Springer wrote:
Mike Easter wrote:
Ken Springer wrote:

snip

As a Mac and Windows and linux user, one must get into the 'Mac is not
Win is...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum May 5th 20, 07:31 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 204
Views: 1,537
Posted By Ken Springer[_2_]
Simple backup option non-techy person Change Subjec Slightly

On 5/5/20 12:14 PM, Mayayana wrote:
"Ken Springer" wrote

| Maybe I don't want one for daily use??? That never seems to occur to
| people. Wow! You're weird, you...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum May 5th 20, 07:21 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 204
Views: 1,537
Posted By Ken Springer[_2_]
Simple backup option non-techy person Change Subjec Slightly

On 5/5/20 11:51 AM, Arlen Holder wrote:
In response to what Ken Springer wrote :

o Do you not have a router to plug the femtocell into?

Maybe I don't want...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum May 5th 20, 06:41 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 204
Views: 1,537
Posted By Ken Springer[_2_]
Simple backup option non-techy person Change Subjec Slightly

On 5/5/20 11:34 AM, Arlen Holder wrote:
In response to what Ken Springer wrote :

That's not the problem. There's these #$%&#&# things called mountains
in the...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum May 5th 20, 06:10 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 204
Views: 1,537
Posted By Ken Springer[_2_]
Simple backup option non-techy person

On 5/5/20 10:45 AM, nospam wrote:
In article , Ken Springer
wrote:


How does Linux recognize the file is for a particular...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum May 5th 20, 06:03 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 204
Views: 1,537
Posted By Ken Springer[_2_]
Simple backup option non-techy person Change Subjec Slightly

On 5/5/20 10:50 AM, Arlen Holder wrote:
In response to what Ken Springer wrote :

Since no cell phone works at my house, unless it's a smartphone with
wi-fi...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum May 5th 20, 05:24 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 204
Views: 1,537
Posted By Ken Springer[_2_]
Simple backup option non-techy person

On 5/5/20 10:01 AM, Jonathan N. Little wrote:
Ken Springer wrote:
On 5/5/20 8:38 AM, Jonathan N. Little wrote:
Ken Springer wrote:

I'm not a big thumb drive user, but I've got some...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum May 5th 20, 04:01 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 204
Views: 1,537
Posted By Ken Springer[_2_]
Simple backup option non-techy person

On 5/5/20 8:38 AM, Jonathan N. Little wrote:
Ken Springer wrote:

I'm not a big thumb drive user, but I've got some empty thumb drives
here, ranging from 4 to 16 GB, so I should be...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum May 5th 20, 03:59 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 204
Views: 1,537
Posted By Ken Springer[_2_]
Simple backup option non-techy person Change Subjec Slightly

On 5/5/20 6:54 AM, Mayayana wrote:
"Chris" wrote

snip
It's nice because I can just turn it off when I don't
need it. And it actually does turn off. So the charge...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum May 5th 20, 04:17 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 204
Views: 1,537
Posted By Ken Springer[_2_]
Simple backup option non-techy person

On 5/4/20 3:00 PM, Mike Easter wrote:
Ken Springer wrote:
Mike Easter wrote:

If the fonts are too
small, adjust the font size in whichever different places you want them
...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum May 5th 20, 04:09 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 204
Views: 1,537
Posted By Ken Springer[_2_]
Simple backup option non-techy person

On 5/4/20 3:16 PM, Jonathan N. Little wrote:
Ken Springer wrote:
On 5/4/20 10:29 AM, Jonathan N. Little wrote:
Ken Springer wrote:


What your your preferred distro be for...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum May 5th 20, 03:52 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 204
Views: 1,537
Posted By Ken Springer[_2_]
Simple backup option non-techy person

On 5/4/20 5:00 PM, Jonathan N. Little wrote:
Rene Lamontagne wrote:

That is a simplified scenario and others will pitch in for more advice.

For example if you have an available 4GB or...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum May 5th 20, 03:46 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 204
Views: 1,537
Posted By Ken Springer[_2_]
Simple backup option non-techy person

On 5/4/20 3:11 PM, Rene Lamontagne wrote:
On 2020-05-04 3:17 p.m., Ken Springer wrote:
On 5/4/20 10:29 AM, Jonathan N. Little wrote:
Ken Springer wrote:


What your your...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum May 4th 20, 09:17 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 204
Views: 1,537
Posted By Ken Springer[_2_]
Simple backup option non-techy person

On 5/4/20 10:29 AM, Jonathan N. Little wrote:
Ken Springer wrote:


What your your preferred distro be for non-techies and seniors?

Personally I liked the much maligned Ubuntu with the...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum May 4th 20, 04:17 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 204
Views: 1,537
Posted By Ken Springer[_2_]
Simple backup option non-techy person

On 5/4/20 9:07 AM, Jonathan N. Little wrote:
Mike Easter wrote:
Chris wrote:
If I gave her linux I would then become the *only* person she can turn
to for help.

I never recommended...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum May 4th 20, 06:17 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 204
Views: 1,537
Posted By Ken Springer[_2_]
Simple backup option non-techy person

On 5/3/20 7:29 PM, Mike Easter wrote:
Ken Springer wrote:
These days, #1 on my list...Â* Can I read the screen.Â* Mint's default
color scheme has become a problem.Â* As well as screen...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum May 4th 20, 12:29 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 204
Views: 1,537
Posted By Ken Springer[_2_]
Simple backup option non-techy person

On 5/3/20 11:26 AM, Mike Easter wrote:
Ken Springer wrote:
I would like to find something that is really easy for newbies to learn,
which is why I like the Cinnamon desktop.Â* Especially the...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum May 3rd 20, 08:39 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 204
Views: 1,537
Posted By Ken Springer[_2_]
Simple backup option non-techy person

On 5/3/20 1:14 PM, Frank Slootweg wrote:
Ken Springer wrote:
On 5/3/20 9:25 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:
Oops! Case of foot-in-mouth! I didn't realize that Chris...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum May 3rd 20, 05:47 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 204
Views: 1,537
Posted By Ken Springer[_2_]
Simple backup option non-techy person

On 5/3/20 9:42 AM, Mike Easter wrote:
Ken Springer wrote:
I've got Linux Mint 19.x with xfce desktop on an old computer, but Mint
has outgrown the abilities of the hardware.

Modern XFCE...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum May 3rd 20, 05:09 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 204
Views: 1,537
Posted By Ken Springer[_2_]
Simple backup option non-techy person

On 5/3/20 9:34 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:
Ken Springer wrote:
[...]

I doubt we'll get him [Chris] to look at Linux. If the laptop was for
him, maybe, but it's...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum May 3rd 20, 05:07 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 204
Views: 1,537
Posted By Ken Springer[_2_]
Simple backup option non-techy person

On 5/3/20 9:59 AM, Mike Easter wrote:
Ken Springer wrote:
I don't remember Chris saying what he uses.

Chris posts here using an iOS phone newstap (of all things :-) or Mac Tb.

Phone...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum May 3rd 20, 05:04 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 204
Views: 1,537
Posted By Ken Springer[_2_]
Simple backup option non-techy person

On 5/3/20 9:48 AM, Mike Easter wrote:
Frank Slootweg wrote:
Chris is using MacOS, so probably/possibly Windows, Linux and
ChromeOS are all more or less 'alien' to him.
Chris may be able to...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum May 3rd 20, 04:47 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 204
Views: 1,537
Posted By Ken Springer[_2_]
Simple backup option non-techy person

On 5/3/20 9:25 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:
Oops! Case of foot-in-mouth! I didn't realize that Chris is using
MacOS, so probably/possibly Windows, Linux and ChromeOS are all more or
less...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum May 3rd 20, 04:41 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 204
Views: 1,537
Posted By Ken Springer[_2_]
Simple backup option non-techy person

On 5/3/20 9:15 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:
Mike Easter wrote:
Ken Springer wrote:
Order the laptop online, drop ship it to you. Install TV, make the data
usage...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum May 3rd 20, 04:20 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 204
Views: 1,537
Posted By Ken Springer[_2_]
Simple backup option non-techy person

On 5/3/20 8:48 AM, Mike Easter wrote:
Ken Springer wrote:
Order the laptop online, drop ship it to you. Install TV, make the data
usage settings, mail it to her.

But we have to get Chris...
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