| DO NOT 
 |  | DO 
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			| Buy a hard to fix all-in-1 computer. If 
			the monitor breaks then it all breaks. 
 | Buy a windows desktop and any monitor. If 
			one breaks the other is OK. 
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			| Buy a laptop to leave in one place plugged 
			in 24/7. Laptops = mobile! You want the battery to explode? 
 | Buy a windows desktop & any monitor. 
			You come to them. 
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			| Pay for virus checkers. 
 | Free virus checkers like
			
			AVG are fine if whiny. 
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			| Use "the cloud" for a backup! What is that? 
 | Use local backups with
			
			USB 3 external storage. 
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			| Pay for AOL. This email service switched 
			to free a long time ago. For years seniors were still paying! 
 | Use
			AOL. I do ! I always have. 
			My first email address is my last. 
 | 
		
			| Pay AT&T for anything. Why get hi speed 
			Internet from a company with "Telegraph" in it's name? 
 | Get your Internet and cable from
			Spectrum. 
			I do. But don't get all services from one provider. 
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			| Bad mouth Wikipedia 
 | Why do bitter old rich men bad mouth
			Wikipedia? 
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			| Buy wireless keyboards and mice 
 | Any
			
			wired mouse or
			
			keyboard is great. 
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