Computer Oddyssey

[Crankin]

We've had our own modem for as long as we've had cable. DH always researches stuff like this ad nauseum. He is always searching to get a good deal for the stuff we need and want. I truly do not have the patience. My Mac laptop is 6 years old and just fine and so is my IPhone 5s. Those things don't matter to me that much; it's more the household stuff. If I had to buy a laptop for work, though, I would probably have a different attitude. DH's laptop from his new job is horrible, so he generally figures out how to get all of the stuff on his Mac and uses that at home.
I kept my last car for 10 years and the one before for 6; I sold that one to a get a smaller car. I hate my car now, but since I only drive 2 miles to work, I keep it. It's 5 years old. There's nothing wrong with it, but it is longer than I wanted and I made a bad decision. Problem is, I now have to consider things like easy maintenance and warranty when I buy the next one, as we will most likely be near full retirement. DH bought the only less expensive SUV/crossover I would consider (a Rav4), so I hope that other companies come out with cooler looking, similar cars. I think Hondas look like old people's cars. I will never buy a Suburu, so I am hoping Toyota or Hyundai comes out with something else.
I generally dislike all the technology change... if my DH dies before me, I will have serious issues running my home. Everything is automated and I can never remember how to use the stuff. He likes doing this stuff and I avoid it like the plague. My parents were like me, my dad included, so I guess I had bad role models.

[shootingstar]

Well I've never had to worry about a car to look after because I don't drive. Crankin your next car might be your last car so make it a good one.

A few months ago, I gave in and bought a new home computer..after other one died following a 6 yr. old lifespan...which to me, I wish it lasted a decade. Dearie does look at certain parts but doesn't spend a lot of time and energy looking for the cheapest deal all over town. Speed is important to me because of how I use my computer..and memory. I chatted with my work colleague who shares same cubicle space as mine...about what to do abaout a non-functional hard drive which has sensitive info. (1%). He said keep it for now. Too bad I couldn't find time to go to a public demolition of discarded hard drives, iphones that our local police was organizing and executing the debris smash up. It would have been perfect.

[Crankin]

Ha, ha Shooting Star. If I buy a car in the next 2-5 years, I don't think it will be my last one, or else that means I will be dying in my 70s. Even if I stopped driving before I die, I don't think it will be my last one.
I always say I don't care about cars, but now, after having 2 luxury cars, I kind of do. However, I like Toyotas and was very happy when I had one, so that's why I was kind of pissed when DH bought the one car I had my eye on. But, it was important to him that he get rid of his huge SUV, so I couldn't complain, as he was right, in this regard.

[emily_in_nc]

NY, that's one reason I bought my latest HP laptop with Windows 10 at Walmart. I was able to research the exact one I wanted, order it online, and pick it up in the store. I have no patience for salespeople. I know they are just doing their jobs, but I still don't like 'em. I am very self-sufficient. I love my laptop, though I do miss the smaller Asus hybrid tablet/laptop I had before this (and broke the screen trying to replace the battery after it went kaput...rats!)