On Wednesday, December 4, 2013 4:15:14 PM UTC-7, graham wrote:
> "Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
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> > "Julie Bove" wrote:
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> >>I'm back now! Computer had a bad folder. Shop had to repair it. Then I
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> >>was using the wrong password for Eternal September. Am sick though with a
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> >>stomach thing and have a fever so may be more in bed than on here.
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> > Welcome back! Ya know these days it costs less to buy a new computer
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> > than to pay for shop time... hardware costs less than software, and
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> > definitely costs less than techy time.
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> My HP flatbed scanner has just packed up and I think it may be cheaper to
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> buy a new one.
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> I hate the waste that we put up with in electronic gear these days.
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> Graham

Our local shop charges $65 an hour with a minimum charge of $35 even
to look at the computer. "Take it or leave it" is the attitude.
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