I Bit the dust biught my first computer

[noway]

I DID IT!!!! I purchased my first computer. I was thinking today..Here I am 35 yrs old and never had my own computer. Im so excited and ready to learn how to be a computer expert..I bought the toshiba 512 mb 80 gb $999.99 with the 3 yr service plan for 199.99 24 months no intrest. Im ready for some myhattiesburg action 24/7 now.. LOL

[Lylabean]

:smt038 Yeah!

It's about time! :-D

Lynn

[Tully Mars]

I DID IT!!!! I purchased my first computer. I was thinking today..Here I am 35 yrs old and never had my own computer. Im so excited and ready to learn how to be a computer expert..I bought the toshiba 512 mb 80 gb $999.99 with the 3 yr service plan for 199.99 24 months no intrest. Im ready for some myhattiesburg action 24/7 now.. LOL


Congratulations but I am convinced that Noway will never see the light of day again with MyHattiesburg 24/7. :smt119 We just thought he was 10-92 before. :smt118

[noway]

My typing is different on a laptop its going to take time to learn this key board... Im using someone elses laptop now.. Charging mine u.......

I tried to fix "biught" this key borad is so different...

[aaron]

lol, good job. I'm almost ready for a new one. Mine just completely burned out from working on My Hattiesburg 24/7. It'd be good to see someone try to burn the site out by being on it 24/7 :)

[jmb]

WTG, noway! :smt038

[ynotme297]

for noway to turn loose of that much money, someone must have held a gun to his head. this will keep him away from hooters for a while. wtg noway.

[IGID]

Are you kidding? Women and food, there's no way noway can stay away.

[Tully Mars]

Noway is now experiencing the exhilarating joys of surfing myhattiesburg in his boxers. :-D

[fuzzis]

Noway is now experiencing the exhilarating joys of surfing myhattiesburg in his boxers. :-D

Tully, please. Did we need that image? :-D

fuzzis

[Southern_Belle]

yay noway!!! how are you liking it so far? don't worry, you'll get used to typing on a laptop, then a regular keyboard and mouse will be strange to you! have fun!

[mccole79]

You won't want to go back to a desktop after having the laptop!

Are you going wireless, cable, or dialup to the internet?

[wilebill]

Way to go, noway.

Let me know how you like that one. I need to get me another, this one is starting to show its age. I'd been drooling over some of those Toshibas.

[noway]

Thanks.. I havent had a chance to set up everything yet.. I will prolly go with the comcast for 6 months at 19.99.. after that I guess i will hang out in motel parking lots or buy my neighbor a router... LOL!!! I hope to be online with it monday..

[noway]

okay as I was looking through the sunday paper I noticed circuit city had my laptop for 200.00 less. after a 50.00 instant savings & 150.00 mail in rebate. I checked the ad and all the model numbers are the same. I called bestbuy and they said they have my laptop for 50.00 less and I need to come back with the ad and see what they can do for me. I hope I get the 200.00 back. If I dont I understand but its only been two days. That has to be a steal at 799.00 for this laptop. 24 months no interest. great xmas gift. I sure do have all the luck in the world(wait for the sunday sales papers)

[wilebill]

okay as I was looking through the sunday paper I noticed circuit city had my laptop for 200.00 less. after a 50.00 instant savings & 150.00 mail in rebate. I checked the ad and all the model numbers are the same.
I hope you can get some money back, but this is life in the technology world. Buy something one day and the next it's either obsolescent or worth a whole lot less. :smt102

You can't let things like this get to you, or you'll never buy any technology. If you need it, buy it - that simple.

[noway]

I went buy bestbuy and they gave me a 50.00 refund for the laptop being 50.00 cheaper at circuit city. They would not match the 150.00 mail in rebates that circuit city was offering. I didnt really question them or ask why not.. I went by and got my comcast internet install kit and set it up all by myself:smt038 .... Now i need to install some spyware and things, pop up blockers.. Im sure this will be fun.. :smt024

[wilebill]

Don't worry about popup blockers, just go to firefox.com and download and install Firefox as your browser. It blocks most all popups. It's a lot more secure than IE to boot.

Get McAfee virus software and install that. A lot of people like Norton, but on our machines at work it disrupts some of the tasks that we do, so we avoid it.

I also avoid Outlook and use The Bat! as my email client. Never had an email virus because of it, although it is possible if you're careless. It does cost about $30, however, but I've been using it for years so it's worth it.

[fuzzis]

Don't worry about popup blockers, just go to firefox.com and download and install Firefox as your browser. It blocks most all popups. It's a lot more secure than IE to boot.

Get McAfee virus software and install that. A lot of people like Norton, but on our machines at work it disrupts some of the tasks that we do, so we avoid it.

I also avoid Outlook and use The Bat! as my email client. Never had an email virus because of it, although it is possible if you're careless. It does cost about $30, however, but I've been using it for years so it's worth it.

I use Avast as my anti-virus protection. It's free, and it's very good.

I also think that you need to download at least one spyware detector, such as Spybot Search and Destroy or Adaware.

fuzzis

[noway]

thanks everyone,, Is it hard to download? I see on my screen alot of free offers (mcafee) maybe I will use them until tehy run out and then get the free stuff. Does anyone know where to get a good wireless router.. I saw at walmart 50.00 The router is what I need I think. I have the wireless on the laptop just no router

[mccole79]

You also need a cable modem to plug the cable into. The modem will connect to the router.

[noway]

You also need a cable model to plug the cable into. The modem will connect to the router.

beg ur pardon?? huh? how much is that

[mccole79]

You are doing Comcast high-speed wireless, right? Like mine?

[noway]

You are doing Comcast high-speed wireless, right? Like mine?
yes!!!!

[wilebill]

Yeah, you need a wireless router. It plugs into the modem that you should have gotten from Comcast.

[mccole79]

You need a cable modem then. You can either buy one, or rent one from Comcast for $3 monthly. The cable screws into the modem, and the modem then connects to the router by ethernet cable I believe.

[noway]

You need a cable modem then. You can either buy one, or rent one from Comcast for $3 monthly. The cable screws into the modem, and the modem then connects to the router by ethernet cable I believe.

I did all that the modem to the cable to the laptop.. You said something about a cable model? I know I need a router but what does the cable model do? and does the routers cost the same about everywhere?

[mccole79]

Sorry, typo.

[noway]

After reading I thought you meant modem... Hopefully i will have it all up and running tomorrow.

[mccole79]

Well it sounds like you have a great start!