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It must be the result of some of those dodgy sites you can go on…….so they tell me!
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ukdave2002
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I bought a Mac as the "home" PC some 5 years ago; it just runs, without any maintainance or drama that every other PC or Laptop I have ever owned has presented.......
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What ukdave says and wouldn't go back to Windows
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Can't say I'm a fan of MS software to be honest, seems very bloated and more than a little wobbly.
I cleared down the Recycle Bin, changed a/v software, and ran a spyware checker that detected a couple of files it wasn't happy with. They came as part of an old FTP program that I no longer use, so quarantining them wasn't an issue, and touch wood it seems to be running better (famous last words...).
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Riley Blue
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The problem I'd have switching to a Mac would be the cost of replacing all the software I use on a regular basis.
My current PC was built locally to my specification and has run fault free for almost three years though I do seem to work through laptops fairly rapidly - hard drive failure usually.
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ukdave2002
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At work, the stock answer from our help desk is; "we need to rebuild it "  Fair play they do this over the network these days, so there is no waiting for an engineer, I reckon most pcs get rebuilt every 18 months 
I think the solution is to use cloud apps & storage, that way all the PC has to do is work the browser 
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Riley Blue
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My PC's on borrowed time then! I use it to write, edit and layout a club magazine so it needs to be glitch-free at all times, especially during the couple of weeks leading up to publication date when it's on 24/7.
My current laptop is having its screen and lid replaced; wobbly hinges are a known fault and it's been overdue for a fix. Dropping it last week hastened the visit to the repair shop. It too runs Vista though when new I had a free upgrade to Windows 7 but if it ain't broke (other than being dropped) why fix it? It's faster than my PC and has the same software installed so I can, and have on one occasion, done all my magazine work on it.
Cloud apps - no thanks...
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petermeachem
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