Posted by hyperfocus on December 9, 2011, at 22:51:54
In reply to Re: Best Computers For Dummy » hyperfocus, posted by Phillipa on December 9, 2011, at 21:36:54
Yes I like it - it's fast and you can upgrade the memory and processor whenever you want. Dell and HP make good stuff, generally.
Are you using Internet Explorer? Click on the gear thing on the extreme right of IE, or you can go to Control Panel -> Internet Options. On like the 2nd-to-last row on that screen is a section called Tabs and a button marked Settings. If you click it you'll get to a screen where you can setup how IE opens and closes tabs and popup windows. 3 things you should check: 1. Enable Tabbed Browsing. 2. Let Internet Explorer decide how to open popups. 3. Warn me when closing multiple tabs. The first 2 should be set. If you keep getting asked about closing tabs try unsetting 3 and see if it goes away.
It's probably your screen resolution is set to lower than what you had before. What size monitor do you have? Anything over 17" you could set to the max resolution available, something like 1920x1200, but a lot of people prefer keeping it at a lower resolution as it makes text bigger and is easier on the eyes. You can experiment with the display resolution at Control Panel->Display and see which one you like. I wouldn't go too small a text size as it's more work on the eyes and can lead to eye strain. Also make sure your LCD brightness isn't too bright as it's also bad on the eyes and can lead to eyestrain and headaches. You should just keep it at a setting you can comfortably see everything clearly. A lot of people crank it all the way up but it's not healthy for your eyes to be staring at too bright a screen for a long time (it's sorta like looking at the sun for a few hours.)
C-PTSD: social phobia, major depression, dissociation.
Currently: 500mg amitriptyline single dose at night.
Also: Allegra, 1000mg Vitamin C.
Slowly improving.
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