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GOODBYE WINDOWS 7, HELLO……….<br />

Lots of people found their computers<br />

forcibly upgrade to Windows 10, even<br />

though they were quite happy with their<br />

Windows 7 computer. Even if you valiantly<br />

resisted Microsoft’s attempts, come 14<br />

January 2020, you’ll have to do something<br />

when Microsoft ceases support for<br />

Windows 7.<br />

knowledge from retailers as you might<br />

hope.<br />

The problem is, you may find someone who<br />

can decipher all the nonsense but what<br />

does it mean in the real world? Have much<br />

main memory is sufficient for the sort of<br />

things you are going to want to do? What is<br />

a USB C port and how many do you need?<br />

So if you are still running Windows 7, or<br />

your upgraded PC doesn’t cut the mustard,<br />

what do you do?<br />

Well you may notice that in between<br />

January next year and now is…..Christmas!<br />

If you don’t have family who might take a<br />

hint, maybe it’s time to treat yourself!<br />

You have a number of options;<br />

1. Buy a new Windows 10 computer. It will<br />

work fairly similarly to your current<br />

computer and should be able to run the<br />

same or similar programs you use now. It<br />

does sometimes act a bit strangely though.<br />

I am often contacted by people who have<br />

bought a cheap device on the<br />

understanding that they ‘don’t do much’.<br />

Trouble is, some of the cheaper computers<br />

are under-specified for everything!<br />

A bit of advice from someone who isn’t<br />

trying to sell you a particular computer can<br />

go a long way. So, if you don’t have a<br />

suitable child to hand, ask your friendly<br />

computer techie. It’ll save you money and<br />

grief in the long run!<br />

2. Change to an Apple computer. I have<br />

helped a number of my clients change and<br />

it’s not as hard as you might think, given a<br />

bit of help. They come with all the standard<br />

sorts of programs but learning where<br />

everything is can take a bit of effort.<br />

3. Do you need a computer at all? I have<br />

clients who have ditched their computers<br />

and now use a tablet exclusively. The iPad<br />

is by far the most common but there are<br />

other tablets available.<br />

All sounds pretty simple, doesn’t it? Until of<br />

course you go into Currys or John Lewis or<br />

look online, that is. There’s an awful lot of<br />

numbers and acronyms involved in buying<br />

tech these days and not as much<br />

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