Lymington Directory Oct/Nov 19
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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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