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Tech / Now what? Is it my old iMac?

« on: August 25, 2024, 06:26:14 PM »

I can't even find you, even when I type in techsurvivors.net using Firefox or even Opera! I had success using Safari on my (very old!) cell phone, and did a copy of the web addy to get to here on my (sooo old I guess) computer.

Is my computer so very old?   
Am *I* so very old!?    Ok, no answering that.  Apparently I cannot even Preview!

Just in case I totally lose you, and you want to be pen pals with someone who will continue to pick your brain (and be glad to hear from you!), here's an email that I check every few days (remove the spaces of course):

tea   cher  in  put 
@    ya   
hoo   .    com

Smiles, <----- not part of my email
Sooz

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Tech / Re: Just tell me what to buy please!

« on: July 13, 2024, 05:10:14 PM »

I took a screenshot of my HD, I guess I don't need a lot of gigabytes in addition to what actually comes with the computer???

Oh, and if you're reading this, what the heck??!!!!  I don't EVER EVER choose to save my passwords, especially for my Credit Union... somehow, my iMac saved the password for me when I tried logging in to "Fidelity" (where I have a CD that is maturing soon).  Some screen popped up and showed my password for my Credit Union!  I changed it and then, for good measure, deleted it. How did this happen?
Thanks, and smiles,
Sooz

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Tech / Re: Just tell me what to buy please!

« on: June 22, 2024, 11:27:27 AM »

Thanks, Jon!

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Tech / Re: Just tell me what to buy please!

« on: June 21, 2024, 10:08:04 AM »

Thanks, Jon, much appreciated! I have a new medical issue going on as of yesterday so my purchase of a new computer is likely to be delayed.
Smiles,
Sooz

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Tech / Re: Just tell me what to buy please!

« on: June 17, 2024, 07:43:53 PM »

Thanks for the detailed input and (Jon, you know me well!!) the step by step link for how to check the hard drive!
Smiles,
Sooz

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Tech / Re: Just tell me what to buy please!

« on: June 17, 2024, 01:38:07 AM »

Thanks for the updated info, Jim.   I'm glad your endeavor worked out well with your Memory Book, and thanks for the laugh about your activities that keep you busy when your wife uses Word. 

A Mac mini with as big a screen as I can get ?? and I'm so unfamiliar with that (I don't think you're very surprised at that because you know me and how I am with technology!) 

I have my homework cut out for me, following all the links and reading and such.

Thanks again all of you! If you can spare a good thought or prayer for me, it would be much appreciated.
Smiles,
Sooz

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Tech / Re: Just tell me what to buy please!

« on: June 16, 2024, 04:58:36 PM »

Hi, Krissel and Jon!  Glad to see two more familiar 'faces' ...

I tried Pages years ago and just wasn't fond of it although it's still somewhere on my little iMac desktop.
I'm using MS Word for Mac, v. 14.7.2
I also use iPhoto v. 1.5
The other things I use:
Preview
Calendar
Calculator
QT Player
Firefox
Safari
Super Duper and Time Machine (I'm trusting that these work quietly in the background  )
Adobe Reader 8
iTunes (sometimes)
Photo Booth (sometimes)

Yuppers, I do just need a very basic computer, and thanks for the links and helpful input!

Hooray to touch base again!!!   
Smiles,
Sooz

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Tech / Re: Just tell me what to buy please!

« on: June 16, 2024, 12:47:45 AM »

Hi Jim & thanks for the welcome back!  I'm glad you're still here!

Ok,  so to answer one of your questions...
1. What will I be doing with it?
Mostly online stuff, like email and going to sites on the internet like my fave cooking and recipe forums.
I use MS Word a lot.
I don't use it for games and I don't do facebook.

I'll have to get back to you for question #2 because I'm not in front of my computer and I do want to list the apps. 

Thanks again for the warm welcome back!

Where have some of the regulars gone, is there a new & different site ?

Smiles,
Sooz

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Tech / Just tell me what to buy please!

« on: June 15, 2024, 08:27:15 PM »

Hi, it's been awhile... for those who sorta remember me, it's been a bit of a ride---Covid, a fall & breaking 5 bones in my foot,  a-fib, hospitals and the E.R., plumbing issues, inability to get on this site reliably, a very old desktop iMac and an old little cell phone etc ...just life & the aging process.

What are your recommendations for a nice simple no frills iMac desktop computer that won't be too challenging to me, and where to purchase it?  Thanks!

I'm still not sure about my ability to get on this site as the latest posts show May 2024 and it's June.   
Thanks!!!
Smiles,
Sooz

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Tech / Re: How can I "unlock" this (camera)

« on: September 27, 2022, 02:18:23 AM »

Thanks Paddy! That’s the one thing I didn’t try, packing tape!  I don’t have a card reader and I am pretty sure my computer is so old that it doesn’t have a SD slot.
Smiles,
Sooz

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Tech / Re: How can I "unlock" this (camera)

« on: September 25, 2022, 06:21:54 PM »

I agree, if it's on the internet, it MUST BE TRUUUUU !

As a process of elimination, none of the videos yielded a viable result, so I'm back at square one.  We have George's Camera at 2 locations in this area and that's my next step. 

I figured maybe my own little Cyber-shot camera might be able to read it, but wouldn't ya know, the teeny tiny things were two different teeny tiny sizes!

Ah well, thanks for your input and stuff.  As I've said before, if you're ever out this way, I'll bake cookies for ya...unless you'd prefer lasagna. 

Smiles,
Sooz

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Tech / Re: How can I "unlock" this (camera)

« on: September 25, 2022, 02:04:25 AM »

LOL !! He’s worse than I am with techy stuff!

I spent nearly an hour trying different ways to fix that memory card so it could be accessed by his camera. No luck at all.  Thanks for the caution to not force anything.Good idea about the 8x10 glossy prints!  Thanks again! 

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Tech / Re: How can I "unlock" this (camera)

« on: September 24, 2022, 03:21:38 PM »

Hi, Jim!

I was really trying to avoid doing that little piece of whatever ha ha, but I guess that's the next thing I'll try. I have a small paperclip, a toothpick, a bit of plastic from a yogurt container, scissors, an Xacto knife and different kinds of glue-adhesive.  Thanks for the links!

The images on the memory card are of my friend's art work. He's quite accomplished, and many of the works that were saved on the memory card were destroyed by a horrible fire--he escaped with his life and only the clothes on his back.

Thanks again!!!
Smiles,
Sooz

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Tech / How can I "unlock" this (camera)

« on: September 24, 2022, 12:45:39 PM »

Hi, Everyone! 

It's been awhile! ...had some major life changes but it's all good, knock wood.

One of my friends asked me for help. Can you imagine? As if I know stuff! LOL  Of course, I came right here even though it's about an old Kodak Easy Share camera (2005?).

I'm including photos of the flash memory card, which apparently cannot be unlocked because the little teeny tiny "lock" thingy broke off.  I tried putting masking tape over the area so it would maybe feel like it was unlocked to the camera, but nope. Then I tried good old Scotch tape.  Same thing, the camera wasn't able to access the photos...couldn't "read" the photos on the flash card. I even tried duct tape, which was too thick to slip into the place where the flash card goes inside the camera.

Any ideas on how to access photos?

Thanks for any help!
Smiles,
Sooz

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Tech / Re: I know this happened once before...I can't remember what you helped me do

« on: January 28, 2022, 01:21:24 PM »

Thanks for the screenshot....I had no idea that was even there!!!   
Smiles,
Sooz