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Anyone into Android programming?
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RE: Anyone into Android programming?
(July 8, 2015 at 1:06 pm)bennyboy Wrote: 1)   Why live with something unpleasant unless you have to?  Try to get it replaced/fixed/refunded. Don't worry about your lost data-- installing Unity and Blender takes maybe 15 minutes anyway.  But contacting the seller for advice is good as long as the advice isn't "Nyahh nyahhh you bought it it's your problem now!"  Taking it to a computer shop for a quick look-over will give you more expert advice than I can give, as well.

2)  Windows 8 isn't that bad, and in some ways is better than 7.  It boots MUCH faster than 7, and on newer laptops, handles shutdown and hibernation better, which means in almost every scenario, you will be able to turn on and start using  your computer faster.  Don't believe the M$ haters-- they exaggerate.  And, as you say, Windows 10 upgrade is just around the corner anyway.

Okay I'll write to the seller and let you know what they say and try to find a local computer repair shop to take a look at it.

I have to admit I don't like Microsoft, or indeed any company that gets too big for its boots and starts dictating what customers should want rather than what they do want, but at the same time I do trust and value your opinion so if you say Windows 8 is good, it's good Wink
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Anyone into Android programming? - by emjay - June 17, 2015 at 4:59 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by Napoléon - June 17, 2015 at 6:51 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by bennyboy - June 17, 2015 at 7:41 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by emjay - June 18, 2015 at 11:42 am
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by bennyboy - June 23, 2015 at 7:33 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by AFTT47 - June 17, 2015 at 11:11 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by Rhizomorph13 - June 23, 2015 at 1:54 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by Rhizomorph13 - June 23, 2015 at 10:02 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by bennyboy - June 24, 2015 at 10:04 am
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by Rhizomorph13 - June 24, 2015 at 10:08 am
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by bennyboy - June 24, 2015 at 10:39 am
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by Rhizomorph13 - June 24, 2015 at 5:43 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by bennyboy - June 24, 2015 at 10:11 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by Rhizomorph13 - June 25, 2015 at 9:19 am
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by bennyboy - June 27, 2015 at 8:11 am
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by Rhizomorph13 - June 28, 2015 at 10:14 am
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by emjay - June 28, 2015 at 7:36 am
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by bennyboy - June 28, 2015 at 9:19 am
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by emjay - June 28, 2015 at 12:22 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by bennyboy - June 28, 2015 at 11:24 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by emjay - July 3, 2015 at 2:35 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by bennyboy - July 3, 2015 at 6:54 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by emjay - July 4, 2015 at 4:43 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by Rhizomorph13 - June 28, 2015 at 10:06 am
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by bennyboy - June 28, 2015 at 11:37 am
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by Rhizomorph13 - June 28, 2015 at 4:30 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by bennyboy - June 28, 2015 at 9:53 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by bennyboy - July 4, 2015 at 5:37 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by emjay - July 5, 2015 at 11:08 am
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by bennyboy - July 5, 2015 at 6:40 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by emjay - July 6, 2015 at 1:35 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by bennyboy - July 6, 2015 at 6:00 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by emjay - July 6, 2015 at 7:37 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by bennyboy - July 6, 2015 at 8:45 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by emjay - July 7, 2015 at 6:16 am
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by bennyboy - July 7, 2015 at 8:34 am
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by emjay - July 7, 2015 at 6:27 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by bennyboy - July 7, 2015 at 7:03 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by emjay - July 8, 2015 at 6:45 am
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by bennyboy - July 8, 2015 at 7:46 am
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by emjay - July 8, 2015 at 8:08 am
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by bennyboy - July 8, 2015 at 9:06 am
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by emjay - July 8, 2015 at 9:45 am
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by bennyboy - July 8, 2015 at 1:06 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by emjay - July 8, 2015 at 1:29 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by bennyboy - July 8, 2015 at 4:22 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by emjay - July 8, 2015 at 6:45 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by bennyboy - July 8, 2015 at 7:48 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by emjay - July 8, 2015 at 8:16 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by bennyboy - July 8, 2015 at 8:19 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by emjay - July 8, 2015 at 8:34 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by emjay - July 10, 2015 at 3:11 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by bennyboy - July 10, 2015 at 3:51 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by emjay - July 10, 2015 at 4:20 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by bennyboy - July 10, 2015 at 8:03 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by dyresand - July 11, 2015 at 2:11 am
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by emjay - July 11, 2015 at 8:23 am
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by bennyboy - July 12, 2015 at 7:48 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by emjay - July 13, 2015 at 6:11 am
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by Rhizomorph13 - July 13, 2015 at 9:51 am
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by bennyboy - July 13, 2015 at 11:54 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by Rhizomorph13 - July 14, 2015 at 10:15 am
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by emjay - July 14, 2015 at 4:00 am
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by bennyboy - July 14, 2015 at 11:57 am
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by Rhizomorph13 - July 16, 2015 at 4:08 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by bennyboy - July 16, 2015 at 7:16 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by emjay - August 9, 2015 at 12:37 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by bennyboy - August 9, 2015 at 4:22 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by emjay - August 9, 2015 at 5:34 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by emjay - August 9, 2015 at 1:10 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by emjay - August 9, 2015 at 2:09 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by bennyboy - August 9, 2015 at 4:28 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by I_am_not_mafia - September 18, 2015 at 7:42 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by bennyboy - September 18, 2015 at 7:51 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by emjay - August 9, 2015 at 2:23 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by bennyboy - August 9, 2015 at 4:47 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by bennyboy - August 9, 2015 at 6:49 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by emjay - August 9, 2015 at 7:07 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by bennyboy - August 9, 2015 at 7:19 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by emjay - August 9, 2015 at 7:35 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by bennyboy - August 9, 2015 at 7:47 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by emjay - August 9, 2015 at 8:03 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by bennyboy - August 9, 2015 at 9:34 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by emjay - August 10, 2015 at 4:29 am
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by dyresand - September 5, 2015 at 11:18 am
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by I_am_not_mafia - September 18, 2015 at 7:44 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by ErGingerbreadMandude - September 20, 2015 at 4:43 am
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by I_am_not_mafia - September 20, 2015 at 5:32 am
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by ErGingerbreadMandude - September 20, 2015 at 6:22 am
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by bennyboy - September 20, 2015 at 6:50 am
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by LastPoet - September 5, 2015 at 11:20 am
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by bennyboy - September 5, 2015 at 12:43 pm
RE: Anyone into Android programming? - by kramazeek - September 18, 2015 at 6:45 pm

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