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Jeanie - my heart aches to hear of your pain. Not to fret about YT as long as Veronica or Lisa keeps us updated. You dear one have a lot of friends here who are praying, loving, and keeping you in our healing thoughts n light. This is the time when I and I am sure many want to do like *I dream of Jeanie does and wiggle their noses to be with you*. Instead we have this small screen to type out our caring and concern. Brave lady - just focus on healing up! |
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LOL - already have blown my neck and headache today - both going at me so taking advantage to get in some posts while it's hurting anyway! Anyone know of a good, simple tablet that's a little larger than a Kindle Fire and very user friendly? Can't afford an iPad but have heard there are many good tablets and pads out there. Hoping for something a little larger-screened than a Kindle Fire if possible and still fairly cheap. Will a Fire or tablet work on my wifi internet service without slowing my other online services down. I get online via wifi, have my landline phone via wifi and get my DirecTV On Demand services via wifi. Wouldn't likely be on my laptop and/or phone while using my tablet but just wondering if it uses a lot of bandwidth or something. |
Jeanie, my heart and my prayers are with you. You are stronger than you realize, and I believe you and Tibbe make a formidable and truly loving team. I pray for better and brighter days ahead, free from the pain and frustration you are feeling. I much prefer my iPad, but for people who like using the format of a regular laptop, a Chromebook is worth exploring. They started last year giving every incoming eighth grader to my high school a Chromebook, so I signed on to a 24 hour class this summer about using them in education which entitled me to get one also. If my students are using them, I need to be familiarized with them also. They are technically not computers, and they use Apps rather than programs. They are fairly lightweight and inexpensive, and because they have small solid state drives, they open up almost instantaneously. The one I have has a battery life of at least eight hours and is just a little more than two pounds. It's definitely worth checking out. https://www.google.com/chromebook/about/ https://www.google.com/chromebook/find/ https://www.google.com/chromebook/switch/ |
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Jeanie, my husband just bought a tablet from qvc for $69.00. It is called Le Pen Mini. It is about the size of a Kindle. Check it out. |
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Can you download and save files to the Chromebook? Do you know if you have to purchase a subscription Microsoft Office after the first 3 months or so? I've heard Windows 10 will become a subscription service in a couple years. Wonder if Chromebook uses Microsoft 10 or what OS it is. Couldn't find that on first blush but will check back - ran out of steam. |
Well, I just went and ordered the Chromebook for my son's birthday gift....I have never heard of Acer...hope it is good brand.....but I like the concept of this little thing....and the screen is large...he has bad eyesight, even with glasses, so I like the larger screen for him. Now, we can get all confused and try to figure THIS thing out!!! I am STILL trying to get my new computers set up....this is actually all too much for an old woman! |
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My iPad is a lot lighter than the Chromebook, but still the Chromebook is only 2.5 pounds. Having the regular keypad is quicker for me when I'm typing long documents, but I love using my iPad. The Chromebook is a wonderful Internet device, and the Chrome operating system keeps getting better and better. I think you'd like GoogleDocs. A tablet might be better for you, but I still thought you should check this out if you like the idea of an inexpensive, fast, lightweight laptop. |
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The Asus Flip looks great. It's a little smaller, but it functions as a laptop and a tablet. It's only 1.96 pounds. I'm sure you'd need to make adjustments to text size. I needed to do that on the Chromebook I'm using which is 11.6 inches. Asus Chromebook Flip review | TechRadar 10 Best Chromebooks 2015: top Chromebooks reviewed | TechRadar Chromebooks use Applications rather than programs. You won't need to buy programs. Apps are not necessary but they are inexpensive or free. There is a free online version of Microsoft Office, but you can also use Google based apps that are free also. I've used Office and then converted them to GoogleDocs. The main thing to remember is these are not computers, but neither are tablets. They are mostly internet devices. They are a little bit of a pain to use if your email isn't gmail, but you can use an app for your email and then check your email that way. What is a Chromebook, anyway? | Google's laptop explained | Digital Trends |
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