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Meet 'Oumuamua, the first observed interstellar visitor to our solar system
http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/20/world/first-interstellar-object-solar-sy
stem/index.html
(CNN) — On October 19, the Pan-STARRS 1 telescope in Hawaii spotted something
strange zooming through our solar system. It turned out to be a visitor from
beyond our solar system, and it's unlike anything astronomers have seen before.
It is the first observed object from outside our solar system, according to a study
published Monday in the journal Nature -- and, as the researchers call it, an "oddball." ...
"For decades we've theorized that such interstellar objects are out there, and now
-- for the first time -- we have direct evidence they exist,"
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Well that was interesting
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Calling on the Computer Literate!
My computer is a Dell; it's olde & I love it for being so reliable.
running Windows 7 home premium, c. 2009 Microsoft corp.
Processor: Intel(R) Celeron (R) CPU, 450 A 2.20 GHz 2.19 GHz
RAM: 4.00 GB
64-bit OS
Q: Can I upgrade this system to Windows 10?
Can an ordinary person do it ... or do I have to get a Nerd-Tech-Whiz?
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Calling on the Computer Literate!
My computer is a Dell; it's olde & I love it for being so reliable.
running Windows 7 home premium, c. 2009 Microsoft corp.
Processor: Intel(R) Celeron (R) CPU, 450 A 2.20 GHz 2.19 GHz
RAM: 4.00 GB
64-bit OS
Q: Can I upgrade this system to Windows 10?
Can an ordinary person do it ... or do I have to get a Nerd-Tech-Whiz?
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You should be able to do it yourself, if they haven't blocked it yet. Officially the upgrade to 10 ended sometime in 2016, but people have still been able to get it. (Windows 10 is basically free now anyhow, although you'd get a pretty non-obtrusive watermark in the bottom right corner telling you to activate it and you would have limited ability to personalize your desktop). So you'd have to install it over the Windows 7, rather than reformat the drive and do a clean install.
According to this link, it still worked as of November 3rd of this year.
http://www.zdnet.com/article/heres-how-you-can-still-get-a-free-window
s-10-upgrade/
Your PC should be powerful enough to run it without any issues.
Things you should have before attempting it:
1. The Windows Activation Key that came with your computer.
2. The CD that came with the computer that has all of the basic drivers. (If the upgrade works, you likely won't need it because all of the drivers should carry over. This is only in case you find out that your activation key for Windows 7 won't work on the upgrade and you have to install the free version of Windows 10).
Keep in mind that I'm kind of regretting upgrading myself, but I've been too lazy to back everything up, reformat my drive and re-install Windows 7. It does a lot of things better and you'll probably be glad you made the upgrade. For somebody like me that does a LOT of work manipulating data and dealing with thousands of files though, the search functions in 10 really suck, some behind the scenes and little used features I've used since Windows 95 are completely absent and the stuff I used that still works takes a lot longer than it did in Windows 7.
Windows 10 is meant to be a multi-platform device, and they're still working the bugs out. Windows 7 was meant for desktops/laptops. Windows 10 is also meant for tablets and probably certain cell phones too. Because of this, it's not ideal for some people who just want a computer OS.
If you're a pretty light user and really just use it for internet/email and some light gaming, Windows 10 with your computer's specs should suit you fine, and you'll probably find that the internet runs even better for you and some new features you're not getting will surprise you.
Good luck.
If you have any questions, just ask. Don't do anything unless you're sure. :)
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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BTW... did you ever try to upgrade to 10 yet?
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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Merry Christmas
T
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Merry Christmas
T
Thank you. Merry Christmas to you(all) as well.
... & a Happy New Year!
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BTW... did you ever try to upgrade to 10 yet?
Do Right, Be Right. :)
No. I'm lazy.
I figured out that I like my Win 7 'cause it's so familiar.
Getting a New computer with the current Windows is not that expensive.
ATM, I'm shopping for Abandon-Ware.
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See, Jack: You & Frem are computer Wizards.
But I'm just a LoL.
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BTW... did you ever try to upgrade to 10 yet?
Do Right, Be Right. :)
No. I'm lazy.
I figured out that I like my Win 7 'cause it's so familiar.
Getting a New computer with the current Windows is not that expensive.
ATM, I'm shopping for Abandon-Ware.
I think that's probably the right move. Like I said, I kind of want to downgrade back to Windows 7 on one of my PCs. Part of it is lazyness, but I also do something called "folding" that would be put on hold for a day or two while I worked out the kinks, and I pretty heavily use that computer on a nearly daily basis, so some of my hobby work would be taking a back seat while it was done. My free time actually has some value to me now that I'm working again :)
I hate seeing somebody pay for the abandon-ware, since it's so easily attainable for free for the last two decades, but it isn't exactly for novices most of the time if you go the free route. Although, admittidly, I'm glad I have a lot of that stuff backed up in a few spots because the "abandoned" part is being dropped from a lot of stuff with sites like GOG and it's not as easy to get anymore.
Feel free to ask me any questions about the games or the PCs. I'm happy to help.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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Thank you. I will. :)
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NY Times: Pentagon study of UFOs revealed
http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/16/politics/pentagon-ufo-project/index.html
I've never seen one myself. But many of the reports seem credible.
Some of the photos I've seen look perfectly real.
Of course, for years,
it's been said that the Gub'mint knows plenty more than they are saying.
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