Computer Geeks Unite! And farging help me!

[SD]

Which one is the most harmful to the environment? That's the one I want.

[General_Failure]

Any of them will be good for that, really. All electronics are chock full of rare metals that have to be blasted out of the ground in poor countries.

[SD]

Nice...now whats the least environmentally friendly way to get rid of my old laptop? I'm thinking remove the hard drive and throw it in a landfill.

[General_Failure]

That or burning it, sure.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Burn some tires with it too

[PhillyPhreak54]

I can't see videos in this site on my iPhone any longer. I used to be able to but maybe the last week nada.

I've got the 5s if it matters

[Diomedes]

I'm running XP on my main laptop.  What should I do? 

[Zanshin]

Upgrade the OS for less than $100 or get a new computer. XP is going to be a huge target for malware if you're using it to connect to the intenet. I saw that Microsoft was offering $100 off a new computer if you currently have an XP computer, but I don't know the details.

[General_Failure]

Get a copy of windows 7, a new laptop, a chromebook, tablet, or nothing.

[Diomedes]

So Windows 7 is the ticket...not 8.1 or whatever the newest one is?

[Zanshin]

I have both. I have 8.1 on a touch screen, and it's okay for that. Very different, though, and until you get used to it, it's a pain in the ass. Go to a store to check it out before deciding.

[PhillyPhreak54]

So is XP just going to stop working? I had the pop up the other day and thought it was weird that they'd send that.

My newest laptop died awhile ago and I never replaced the hard drive that fried. I just mothballed it because I was too lazy to get it fixed and I have been using my old laptop which is a IBM ThinkPad with XP...

[Diomedes]

Yeah, I've got a Thinkpad too..I love it and I paid a lot of farging money for it once upon a time.  Battery is dead so it only works when plugged in, and sometimes a fan...oh christ, no one cares.

Anyway, Microsoft is no longer going to publish updates for XP.  That means after 1/8, any security problem, bug, glitch, etc. will not be fixed by the mothership, exposing your machine to all manner of shtein.

I'll probably just buy a copy of Windows 7.  A hundred bucks won't kill me.  I sure as farg am not going over to Apple.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Same deal with mine - battery is dead so I keep it plugged in.

I guess I will replace my toshibas hard drive

[General_Failure]

Check amazon for new batteries, dummies