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May 7 2015 02:36pm
so i have a dell inspiron 15 i got from a friend. it has literally nothing on it. windows 8.1.

what software do i need. security wise etc.

i will only be browsing the web and using a word processor. is there a decent free word processor to use. lmk what you use. havent had a computer in like 5 years.

thanks
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May 7 2015 03:06pm
libre office or google docs
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May 8 2015 12:10am
you don't need any software

install software you would use

use google docs as your word processor (libreoffice if you need offline capabilities), chrome as your web browser

This post was edited by Voyaging on May 8 2015 12:10am
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May 8 2015 02:32am
Throw in Avast.
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May 8 2015 11:32am
Is fire fox ok? I always liked firefox
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May 8 2015 11:33am
Quote (nickmfwood @ May 8 2015 01:32pm)
Is fire fox ok? I always liked firefox


Firefox will make your computer overheat and die.
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May 8 2015 11:59am
Quote (AbDuCt @ May 8 2015 01:33pm)
Firefox will make your computer overheat and die.


not if you have enough
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May 8 2015 12:22pm
I have 4gb?

Why does it do that?..

So i should get chrome instead?
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May 8 2015 12:54pm
Quote (nickmfwood @ May 8 2015 01:22pm)
I have 4gb?

Why does it do that?..

So i should get chrome instead?


Get both get them all
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May 8 2015 02:13pm
Quote (nickmfwood @ May 8 2015 11:22am)
I have 4gb?

Why does it do that?..

So i should get chrome instead?


They trolling u nick,
Just get Firefox nn chrome too if you're not gonna use it
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