My new Chromebook

[therealsimpsons]

See crapware.

I'll be damned. Learn something new every day. Thanks. I can remember spending hours un-installing that stuff from a new PC.

Tom,

Thanks for the reply. I don't trust the Cloud. Just me. Not worried about a virus. Big brother is another issue.

 

[Seilerbird]

A lot of people don't trust the cloud and I fail to see why. I have been using the cloud for a long time and I find it a lot less problematic than local storage, which requires endless backups. I don't think the cloud is any less secure than any local storage solution.

There is absolutely no data that I keep on my computer or in the cloud that I care about anyone seeing or using. I have photos, mp3s, videos, software and documents. None of which is critical for anything.

There is currently another thread on this forum about storing your income tax info online. I don't see what the big deal is. There is nothing in my tax return that would embarrass me if it was made public.  I have nothing to hide. They could turn my tax return into a TV reality show and I would not care.

 

[Ned]

Stan,

The next time you buy a new computer run this on it before you do anything else, other than Windows Update.

 

[therealsimpsons]

Ned,

Thanks for the tip. Can I run it on my current PC?

Stan

 

[Ned]

Yes, but it's really intended for new computers.  It won't do any harm and you can choose what you want it to remove.  I haven't run it for a while, however.

 

[eliallen]

There is nothing in my tax return that would embarrass me if it was made public.  I have nothing to hide. .

What about your SS number?

 

[Seilerbird]

What about it? There are many ways to find out anyone's social security number on the Internet.

http://www.ehow.com/how_5068837_do-ssn-lookup.html

 

[Seilerbird]

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9240119/Walmart_taking_the_Chromebook_mainstream?taxonomyId=12

The Chromebook is going mainstream. So far there have been about 2 million of them sold and it has been number one on Amazon's best selling laptop list for months. Today it was announced that Walmart and several other big retailers will start selling them in brick and mortar stores. Chromebooks are actually gaining traction. I still love mine.

 

[Seilerbird]

Yesterday I was in Walmart and I saw an Acer Chromebook on display for $199. It is easy to see why they are selling so well. Right next to it was an identical looking Acer laptop. Both had the same 11.6 inch display. The laptop was $398 exactly twice the cost of a Chromebook. In other words adding Windows doubled the price and slowed it down a whole bunch.

 

[Tom]

Don't mean to detract from Tom's point, but I've never considered WalMart to be a computer retailer. I've purchased an occasional keyboard, mouse, and printer there while away from home and had a 'desperate' need, but the WM stores I've visited have very little selection of computers, and the ones they have are usually locked up. I've never seen anyone buy a computer at WM.

 

[Seilerbird]

I have bought at least four laptops from Walmart including the 17 inch Acer I currently own. I don't need to go into a computer store to buy a computer. I have already decided what I want before I get to the store. I don't need a big selection and I don't care to try it out in the store. I do my research online. Walmart sells computers cheaper than anyplace else I have ever found so that is why I buy them there.

 

[Tom]

I don't need to go to WalMart to buy a computer