General Chat

I agree Paul and we are thinking of buying a new laptop but we shall have to buy a new type of router then won't we?

Must admit, I would rather have a go at 'Pole' Dancing. Well I do have long legs. Lol. Jenny x

Definitely Jenny. It's such fun! Daisy

Whilst you are on the topic of Laptops, if I got one could I download all the stuff I have on my old PC onto it. I have loads of photos, would it take them, or would it take forever to download them. Sorry if this sounds a simple question but I don't want to get one and then find out all my other stuff is stuck! Gloria x

Gloria I'm a total technophobe so I got my son to copy everything across to my laptop when I got it in January. Apparently it's easy and I probably ought to make and effort to understand pcs before he disappears to God knows where on his gap year! Daisy

Gloria, its easy peasy. Just get blank CD's and transfer your photo's onto the CD. Then when you get your Laptop, insert CD and transfer onto the laptop. If I can do it, I am sure you can. Will talk you through it, when you get yours. Jenny. x

Thanks Daisy and Jenny, We have loads of photos on , there must be a couple of hundred, how many cd's am I going to need to take that lot? I am a complete numpty at this sort of technology. Gloria x

I,ve got a Toshiba Satellite,and it does most things needed.Regarding a 'Route-er' from the way you girls are talking,I think 'Router' is more in you minds. Hal.:o))>.

Hi Gloria Hubby says that you should easily get 200 photos on 1 CD. Chrissie x

How many photos you can fit on a CD is directly proportional to the quality of the picture and therefore how big each file is - on top resulation the pics that my camera takes are about 1.5mb. You can fit 700mb on a stanrard CD - I'll leave you to do the maths :) Chrissie - you don't NEED to buy a new router, if you already have one, you can plug the laptop into it if it has a standard ethernet LAN port - wireless is just better :) Paul (ps Jenny - PCMCIA actually :p)

Hi Paul Trust you to go all technical LOL:)) I meant that we have a router connected to the main PC and a card thingy sticking out of the laptop. If we buy a new laptop with wireless in it, we shall need a new type of router won't we? I cant stick the one we have in my laptop as it is in the main PC. Hows that for technical LOL:)) Chrissie

OK Paul. Clever Dick. Lol. Jenny x

Hello everyone :0) I've got a laptop which has 6 USB ports and a DVD/CD writer... it also weighs as much as a small car! lol xx

Jenny Have you found one of them as well then! Clever .... that is

My sons lap top is in my bedroom. He says I can use it if I want, but I'm a bit afraid of it. Mainly because it is his and not mine, but I would love to try it. Deanna X

Thanks Chrissie, I think if I take the jump and buy one I am going to be back on here screaming HELP!!!! Gloria x