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Getting started with laptops: where do I begin?

amber-heron-58
Getting started with laptops: where do I begin?

This came up at work last week and I couldn't let it go. I've been at this for a while now and still feel like a beginner.

mossy-lichen-32

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.
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dusky-clover-83

Could you share a photo?
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silver-heron-216 more

Good question, following.
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dusky-alder-191 more

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.
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dusky-hazel-47

dusky-alder-19 wrote:

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.
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dusky-moth-942 more

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
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slow-willow-721 more

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.
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wry-rowan-26

Good question, following.
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mossy-pine-56

This deserves its own thread.
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gentle-yarrow-55

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
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dusky-beech-75

The cheap option was fine for years.
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dusky-reed-88

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.
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wry-thistle-1

Saving this for later.
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rustling-birch-8516 more

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.
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copper-hazel-6810 more

rustling-birch-85 wrote:

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.
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woven-thistle-676 more

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.
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dusky-heron-19

woven-thistle-67 wrote:

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

Have you tried asking in the local group too?
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dusky-pine-483 more

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.
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dusky-yarrow-87

The official docs are better than they look.
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hollow-otter-72

Have you tried asking in the local group too?
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tidal-moth-1

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
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copper-finch-22

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.
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still-alder-401 more

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.
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pale-willow-92

still-alder-40 wrote:

Start small and stay consistent.

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.
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silver-pine-26

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.
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silver-heron-351 more

Saving this for later.
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hollow-rowan-23

silver-heron-35 wrote:

Saving this for later.

The cheap option was fine for years.
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slow-beech-312 more

rustling-birch-85 wrote:

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.
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dusky-rowan-77

The official docs are better than they look.
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bright-fern-78

Same experience here.
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rustling-birch-5

This is the most useful reply in the thread.
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bright-finch-17

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.
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mossy-beech-51

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.
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silver-beech-611 more

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.
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silver-rowan-62

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
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bright-sedge-42 more

Saving this for later.
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slow-birch-37

This is the most useful reply in the thread.
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late-birch-58

Have you tried asking in the local group too?
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slow-reed-71

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.
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quiet-fern-995 more

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.
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wild-fern-663 more

quiet-fern-99 wrote:

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

The cheap option was fine for years.
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woven-reed-4

This is the most useful reply in the thread.
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rustling-pine-93

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.
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sunlit-heron-17

The official docs are better than they look.
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amber-hazel-26

The official docs are better than they look.
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tidal-pine-1

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.
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mossy-heron-71

This is the most useful reply in the thread.
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amber-clover-336 more

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.
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woven-finch-41

amber-clover-33 wrote:

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.
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misty-beech-101 more

Small correction, but the point stands.
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hollow-willow-53

misty-beech-10 wrote:

Small correction, but the point stands.

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.
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silver-alder-912 more

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.
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gentle-moth-59

silver-alder-91 wrote:

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.
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woven-finch-10

silver-alder-91 wrote:

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

Good question, following.
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gentle-fern-40

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.
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misty-alder-62

Good question, following.
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wild-sedge-407 more

Could you share a photo?
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silver-finch-68

wild-sedge-40 wrote:

Could you share a photo?

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.
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amber-fern-493 more

Small correction, but the point stands.
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woven-hazel-55

Could you share a photo?
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wild-heron-901 more

Good question, following.
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amber-lichen-15

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.
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slow-heron-251 more

wild-sedge-40 wrote:

Could you share a photo?

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.
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rustling-sedge-69

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.
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wild-reed-88

Ha, I thought I was the only one.
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rustling-beech-11

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.
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silver-birch-424 more

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.
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slow-lichen-773 more

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.
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wry-willow-981 more

Good question, following.
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slow-sparrow-70

The cheap option was fine for years.
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rustling-heron-95

slow-lichen-77 wrote:

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

Could you share a photo?
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woven-rowan-461 more

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.
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amber-sparrow-38

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.
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copper-alder-76

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.
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