You really shouldn't make any financial transactions (like Paypal) on a
public coffee shop wifi...
On 14 February 2017 at 12:54, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I went down to the local Fry's Electronics last week considering to
> do just that. The laptops I could talk myself into affording I didn't
> like, and the ones I liked I couldn't afford.
>
> The trouble I had last night wasn't evilBay specifically, but instead
> was Paypal. hey added another layer in their connection which has more
> volume than the previous one. The previous one would often time out on
> dialup due to the speed, and this new one times out all the time.
> Fortunately, it works on the coffee shop wifi, so the immediate need to get
> the Linux Mint working has diminished.
>
> The Dell Inspiron 6000 that I use is pretty rugged, and changing the
> HD is a very simple process. It was given to me after my $800 HP Pavilion
> laptop died after just three years of use. I know that it works with four
> versions of Linux, I just have to fix the Mint 14 system problems. BTW: I
> had loaded most of my design and publishing software in it earlier and they
> all seemed to work fine, I just couldn't solve the network environment
> problem(s) back then, but came across a possible solution yesterday evening.
>
> This Compaq Presario V2000 I'm using now cost me $25 at a garage
> sale, complete with a wireless mouse. Two garage sales later I found a
> carrying case for just $5.
>
> >
> >Chris, you do have another option and you know it: buy a computer from
> >this century. And get proper connectivity. I know you say you want to
> >save money, but all the time you spend fighting with obsolete systems
> >and services is not worth anything to you?
> >
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