Tech woes, again
My nine year old pc hasn’t died, yet, but since upgrading the operating system to Windows 10, it’s become really, really slow. Every time I want to save a complex vector graphic, I have to manually clear the clipboard and the Temp folder or the system hangs. Part of the blame rests with CorelDraw X8 which doesn’t clear its $hit out fast enough, but most of the blame rests with Windows 10 which is an absolute resource hog.
To cut a long story short[er], I didn’t know what to do about my tech woes until a friend suggested getting a refurbished computer.
What? Apparently, these are second hand pc’s that have been traded in when people buy a new system. The techs check them out, fix whatever’s wrong and on sell them, like a second hand car. I didn’t even know there was such a thing!
Of course, finding a good refurbished pc that I could afford still wasn’t easy, especially as they all came with Windows 11 and Intel cpu’s. I won’t touch Win11 with a ten foot pole, and I’ve been an AMD girl since the year dot… -cough-
None of that is important because… <> …Abraham*, my wonderful local tech guy came to my rescue with a refurbished pc that I knew I could trust. AND…it has an AMD cpu and 16GB of RAM, meaning it’s everything I could want… at a price I can afford, more or less. 
Could I be more happy? Well, yes, I’d prefer not to have to go through the misery of setting up a new computer and reinstalling all my most important applications, but at least when I’m done, I’ll end up with a pc that will last me another nine years.
So, I’m going to be a busy girl for a while. If I don’t comment on your posts, please don’t think I’m ignoring you. I’ll catch up once the new pc is up and running properly. Until then, take care and have a great weekend.
cheers,
Meeks
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