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 My laptop is dying, sluggish and many (all) icons on task bar are unresponsive so I may be off line for a day while I buy and set up a new one. I hope I remember how: plug in, type in password and good to go, right?  We'll see. 

I have written down all the websites I need to visit my favourite blogs, and Sunday Selections is already prescheduled. 

All is good, right? 

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  1. Iris FlaviaAugust 1, 2026 at 10:20 PM

    Argh - good luck!!!!!

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    1. RiverAugust 2, 2026 at 8:39 AM

      Iris; I was going to wait and go to the store tomorrow, but now it doesn't even turn off unless I hold down the power button, so I'll be going to the city later today. Currently transferring all my pictures to an external hard drive.

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  2. PaulaAugust 1, 2026 at 11:07 PM

    Sort i bona compra!

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  3. chicaAugust 1, 2026 at 11:27 PM

    Que tudo dê certo! Não podemos mais ficar sem comunicação,rs
    beijos, lindo fds e feliz agosto! chica

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    1. RiverAugust 2, 2026 at 8:40 AM

      chica; thank you, I hope to find something the same size as this one at least.

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  4. helsAugust 1, 2026 at 11:29 PM

    Copy your email addresses and blog urls etc before they disappear for ever. Print them on a sheet of paper.
    My blog posts are still not appearing at the time of publication I had asked for, so there is something going wrong all over the place :(

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    1. RiverAugust 2, 2026 at 8:41 AM

      hels; all emails and blog urls are already listed for years now, just in case so that was a handy move, and right now all my pictures are being transferred to an external hard drive.

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  5. BoudAugust 1, 2026 at 11:56 PM

    Good luck on the upgrade

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  6. Debra She Who SeeksAugust 2, 2026 at 1:44 AM

    Good luck! A new computer is always great!

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    1. RiverAugust 2, 2026 at 8:43 AM

      Debra She Who Seeks; thank you, usually I don't like change, I still miss the Toshiba I had before this one, but needs must, so off I go shopping.

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  7. Steve ReedAugust 2, 2026 at 1:47 AM

    Oh no! Well, it's never fun to be FORCED to buy a new computer, but once you have one you'll probably love it. :)

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    1. RiverAugust 2, 2026 at 8:46 AM

      Steve Reed; I was hoping this Asus would limp along a few months more, but it's definitely on its way out, so I'll be in the city later today, probably a new one will come with Windows 11 and I'll have to get used to that. Right now I am transferring all my photos and videos to an external hard drive, just over 70 thousand of them!

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  8. ValAugust 2, 2026 at 1:27 PM

    I wish you the best of luck adapting to a new computer. I have my new one set up already, but I'm clinging to my familiar HIPPIE until he is most sincerely dead.

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    1. RiverAugust 2, 2026 at 5:59 PM

      Val; I didn't want to change either, but here I am typing on a brand new Lenovo, chosen because the screen is the same size I am used to, and it fit my available price range. Still needsa bit of tweaking.

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  9. messymimiAugust 2, 2026 at 10:27 PM

    I’m praying all is good. In a pinch, do your public libraries have computers they allow people to use? Ours do, and it has saved me in the past.

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