Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Plankton on January 28, 2018, 07:22:58 pm
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After reading the phone topic and how easy it is to do something with a photo on an iPhone!!! It's reminding me how much of a pita my lack of software is. My Office 365 expired along with the ability to use publisher and somehow ended up losing files as they wouldn't open and I think I then deleted them.
So do you pay for an annual subscription to use windows or have you got something else setup. I'm currently using Onedrive for files and invoices but it's an inconvenience not being able to work straight from the laptop.
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After reading the phone topic and how easy it is to do something with a photo on an iPhone!!! It's reminding me how much of a pita my lack of software is. My Office 365 expired along with the ability to use publisher and somehow ended up losing files as they wouldn't open and I think I then deleted them.
So do you pay for an annual subscription to use windows or have you got something else setup. I'm currently using Onedrive for files and invoices but it's an inconvenience not being able to work straight from the laptop.
Office 365 is annual. Windows is a one off.
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Just buy a lifetime licence of office rather than buying annual licence.
Will save you a fortune. Had my office 2010 since that date and still going strong having installed it on a new machine since then too.
Buy it from amazon or eBay.
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I had looked at this before https://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-Office-Professional-DOWNLOAD-WIndows/dp/B072R63CH7/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1517175219&sr=8-3&keywords=microsoft+office But I'd end up with the one that doesn't work!
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I use open office
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I use open office
Is this the download and is it safe http://ccm.net/download/download-56-openoffice
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I use open office
Me too.
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I use open office
Is this the download and is it safe http://ccm.net/download/download-56-openoffice
Probably
But just go to the official site
https://www.openoffice.org
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I absolutely hate windows 10. Rolled back to windows 7 and the computer works properly.
I have a stand alone windows 2003 XP machine as factory, no updates that i run the database software on. Its faster and more reliable than modern windows 10 machines.
Im upgrading all my computers to Linux and chrome this year, binning windows all together.
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I absolutely hate windows 10. Rolled back to windows 7 and the computer works properly.
I have a stand alone windows 2003 XP machine as factory, no updates that i run the database software on. Its faster and more reliable than modern windows 10 machines.
Im upgrading all my computers to Linux and chrome this year, binning windows all together.
why?sounds like a ballache to me....
whats wrong with windows 10?i never have a problem....i use a cheap acer aspire laptop.great little computer,a canon printer which cost me £40 and cleaner planner...job done....
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Just buy a lifetime licence of office rather than buying annual licence.
Will save you a fortune. Had my office 2010 since that date and still going strong having installed it on a new machine since then too.
Buy it from amazon or eBay.
I’m not sure you still can. I’ve always had a full licence but when I looked about three years ago I couldn’t find an option to buy outright other than a student version. We use it (family and business) on 5 or 6 pcs.
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For Windows, I would be happiest with Windows98 SE (second edition). It was the last version of Windows before Microsoft started messing around with stuff like hidden partitions. Reinstalling from a boot floppy was a cinch. and then you could re-install all your software and the folder(s) with your files.
But then Microsoft decided to make too many things automatic and I found it harder to use. I don't want the operating system making decisions for me. I want to make them for myself.
I suppose it's what comes from tinkering with old computers like a Commodore 64. You learn how to do certain things and it can be a PITA when that is taken away. Honestly, I used to keep my work records on a spreadsheet called Rocket (ha ha) and a database called Locofile - all running (separately) on an expanded Amstrad PCW and printed out on some single-colour bubblejet printer where you had to alter the DIP switches to change functions. Loading and saving were slow but everything else was fine. Everything was done on floppy discs and half a megabyte of RAM. And it worked just fine. You had to ensure thorough backing up though because floppies could be unreliable.
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Windows is 5hite.
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Windows is 5hite.
Nah it's not that bad.
About a year ago i was thinking of buying a 4k iMac.
Went down to pc world and had a look, the mac was very good and looked the business, but to be honest i just couldn't justify splashing out 2 grand on one.
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2K for any computer is a lot of money.
Ive had my Mac for 5 years now, its pretty much just as fast as it was when I bought it. I bought a windows laptop a few weeks back, it was slow from the word go. Freezing within minutes of starting it up. Crap. Utter 5hite!
I started off with a windows machine in the late 90s and have had probably 3 or 4 windows machines in total. They all slow to a grinding painful existence that is nothing but a pain in the ass to use.
Apple is just reliable, windows isn't. There are members on here who shoot Apple down, like Soupy, but he's a sweaty sock, its to be expected.
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That's exactly it with windows they grind to a halt and you feel like smashing the fecking thing of the wall. Or at least I do.
The geeks I know have mac books and iPhones but I couldn't justify the money for the phones. Maybe a mac book when compared with the the Surface which costs an arm and a leg.
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2K for any computer is a lot of money.
Ive had my Mac for 5 years now, its pretty much just as fast as it was when I bought it. I bought a windows laptop a few weeks back, it was slow from the word go. Freezing within minutes of starting it up. Crap. Utter 5hite!
I started off with a windows machine in the late 90s and have had probably 3 or 4 windows machines in total. They all slow to a grinding painful existence that is nothing but a pain in the ass to use.
Apple is just reliable, windows isn't. There are members on here who shoot Apple down, like Soupy, but he's a sweaty sock, its to be expected.
If you're happy Slacky then it's money well spent.
When I bought my current desktop pc back in 2015 running windows 10 I made sure I got one with a decent processor (AMD 10).
I don't disagree with you're experience with the windows laptop, I've had a few over the years with similar experience.
But this desktop im on runs as fast as the day i got it, so maybe having a decent processor in it helps?
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My wife has a imac hingmy, It's fine. Cost her a grand and a half. If I spent a grand and a half on a proper pc it'd be a damn sight better than "fine".
What she's done is; she's bought a £500 laptop with a £1000 badge on it.
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That's exactly it with windows they grind to a halt and you feel like smashing the fecking thing of the wall. Or at least I do.
The geeks I know have mac books and iPhones but I couldn't justify the money for the phones. Maybe a mac book when compared with the the Surface which costs an arm and a leg.
That's precisely why I prefer the 1998SE style of Windows O/S, because you would get the Windows CD and could start from scratch every year or two. It's no problem if you keep everything backed up properly. Just a couple of hours out of your life every year or two.
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That's exactly it with windows they grind to a halt and you feel like smashing the fecking thing of the wall. Or at least I do.
The geeks I know have mac books and iPhones but I couldn't justify the money for the phones. Maybe a mac book when compared with the the Surface which costs an arm and a leg.
That's precisely why I prefer the 1998SE style of Windows O/S, because you would get the Windows CD and could start from scratch every year or two. It's no problem if you keep everything backed up properly. Just a couple of hours out of your life every year or two.
You could do that with XP, (probably not vista), 7, 8 and 10.
Although, stay away from those dodgy websites and you won't need to.
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why do your windows laptops/computers "grind to a halt" then after a few years?im genuinely interested? ::)roll
ive had windows computers for years with very little problems.the windows 10 laptop i have now is just as fast as the day i bought it which was a few years ago now...just dont use the mcafee anti virus software( it came pre installed with mine)and you ll be fine....
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why do your windows laptops/computers "grind to a halt" then after a few years?im genuinely interested? ::)roll
Porn
ive had windows computers for years with very little problems.the windows 10 laptop i have now is just as fast as the day i bought it which was a few years ago now...just dont use the mcafee anti virus software( it came pre installed with mine)and you ll be fine....
Anti virus software is a con. No need for any, especially if you're not constantly looking at porn.
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It'll slow down because Microsoft wants it to slow down. It's over two years old and at times it's like a sloth.
Looking at the spec it's a Celeron processor 2.16 GHz and there's 4gb of ram.
Anyway I'll try downloading the open office.
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I use open office
Plus 1!
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It'll slow down because Microsoft wants it to slow down. It's over two years old and at times it's like a sloth.
Looking at the spec it's a Celeron processor 2.16 GHz and there's 4gb of ram.
Anyway I'll try downloading the open office.
Lol.
My phone's 2.3ghz with 8gb of ram and it fits in my pocket.
Microsoft want nothing of the sort. Sales in this day and age count for very little to tech companies. Your data is the commodity now.
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why do your windows laptops/computers "grind to a halt" then after a few years?im genuinely interested? ::)roll
Porn
ive had windows computers for years with very little problems.the windows 10 laptop i have now is just as fast as the day i bought it which was a few years ago now...just dont use the mcafee anti virus software( it came pre installed with mine)and you ll be fine....
Anti virus software is a con. No need for any, especially if you're not constantly looking at porn.
No need if you’re reasonably astute, but lots of people aren’t.
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I've got an old laptop sitting which has a new hard drive due to being dropped. It was said that it would be like a new computer.... It's crap and the kids can't be bothered waiting for it to start up. My Surface RT slowed down and nobody in the house can be bothered with it. My current laptop which was bought for work and is also used for online gaming just gives up at times (probably needs 8gb ram for gaming and better processor). Completing the hmrc (leaving it late) and whilst trying to open another file it's almost as if it says feck you, same thing when I run out of Windows cleaned today slips and trying to print at the last minute it says feck you! At times it's fine but maybe my idea of slow is normal for someone else.
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I've got an old laptop sitting which has a new hard drive due to being dropped. It was said that it would be like a new computer.... It's crap and the kids can't be bothered waiting for it to start up. My Surface RT slowed down and nobody in the house can be bothered with it. My current laptop which was bought for work and is also used for online gaming just gives up at times (probably needs 8gb ram for gaming and better processor). Completing the hmrc (leaving it late) and whilst trying to open another file it's almost as if it says feck you, same thing when I run out of Windows cleaned today slips and trying to print at the last minute it says feck you! At times it's fine but maybe my idea of slow is normal for someone else.
No offence Alan but if you're using a laptop with 2.16 ghz and 4gb of ram for gaming then I would imagine it's well underpowered.
If you're into that stuff then buy an xbox one, they are only a couple of hundred quid and fantastic value for money.
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I've got a 360 and the kids have a One S in the play room but I can get away with playing World of tanks, football manager etc on the laptop and pass it off as working.
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I use open office
Is this the download and is it safe http://ccm.net/download/download-56-openoffice
Probably
But just go to the official site
https://www.openoffice.org
Thank you, that makes a difference being able to open files straight from the desktop and not having to go onto Onedrive.
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why do your windows laptops/computers "grind to a halt" then after a few years?im genuinely interested? ::)roll
ive had windows computers for years with very little problems.the windows 10 laptop i have now is just as fast as the day i bought it which was a few years ago now...just dont use the mcafee anti virus software( it came pre installed with mine)and you ll be fine....
https://www.cnet.com/forums/discussions/why-do-all-window-systems-slow-down-over-time-584463/
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why do your windows laptops/computers "grind to a halt" then after a few years?im genuinely interested? ::)roll
ive had windows computers for years with very little problems.the windows 10 laptop i have now is just as fast as the day i bought it which was a few years ago now...just dont use the mcafee anti virus software( it came pre installed with mine)and you ll be fine....
https://www.cnet.com/forums/discussions/why-do-all-window-systems-slow-down-over-time-584463/
That's 5 years old
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It's still relative to todays laptops and if your computers few years old then it could be use full info.
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It's still relative to todays laptops and if your computers few years old then it could be use full info.
It's five years old, discussing five year old PCs. So 10 year old pcs. To put that in perspective, that's when the iPhone 1 was released ( just called the iPhone then) it's pre iPad and all android phones.
Most of it is about Windows Vista.
Windows 10 is way more stable than Vista.
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It's still relative to todays laptops and if your computers few years old then it could be use full info.
mines a few years old now and its fine(windows 10)