Recent content by oldmacs

I realize this is a late comment, but could the noise be the fan?

Fan startup only, then quiet. I tried everything, removing main battery, holding power switch for several seconds to no avail. Dollar General to the rescue with 2 cells for $4.50.

I, too, have used Yahoo/Firefox for many years without problems. However, the last few updates to both have made the combination almost unusable. Yahoo has screwed with mail until it is flaky on any browser, but seems to work best with i/e. Firefox is unstable and the slowest browser I now...

Is there a clock battery? I just had an old Compaq refuse to pos, new battery cured it.

If Chromebooks are android is based, I can not possibly see them as substitutes for windows or iOS. In my experience with 3 different tablets and 2 phones, android os is about as stable as windows 2.1. Every browser and most apps frequently hang up, quit, or refuse to perform their tasks at...

I just had my mother-in-laws, seldom used, 8 yr old Compaq Pavillion fail all attempts to POS. Replaced cmos battery and all is well.