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  1. The last few years I have tried about a half dozen of the clones and Firefox. I found each one lacking in many ways. I switched to Edge a few weeks ago and am well pleased. This the first Microsoft product I have used in 10. 15, 20 years. It uses my extension, works on my phones, and tablets. About time Microsoft.
  2. My only guess is that the manager has blocked the site, so I would ask them.
  3. I see that Microsoft has released the latest version 2004 for both my computers. This happened after I installed the new Edge. Which I have switched to after retrying Firefox with bad results. I will probably do the 2004 upgrade in a week or so.
  4. It's another of the many versions of linux. It is basedon the Ubunto version of Linux.
  5. I have never bought real gold or silver. In reading the Minnesota papers in 2018 and prior years it seams that two issues come up. The over the counter ones hire ex cons to sell and they will keep the bullion/coins for you. Two huge problems. Also with coins, who determines the value? Two much room for shiesters.
  6. RV: Sorry but Paypal isn't even close to Tulip Mania. You would have been better off buying 3m than Paypal. But Bitcoin is very much similar to the Tulip Mania of the 1600's. While one can not say that one is exactly like the other, there are some things that are the same. 1. Wild speculation especially the last year. 2. No lasting value. ie What are it's asset? 3. Does anyone understand how a Bitcoin works? Now, Bitcoin could be similar to Paypal in that it is a new way to pay for things although I surely do not plan to use it. But my point is, $20,000 or so for a company that has no assets and was worth $5000 just 3 months ago? Rampant speculation, raise your ugly head. Although not nearly the strain on the market as the housing boom and bust days 10 years ago, do you not see the similarity with back than? When the average investor starts looking at this, it is time to worry. For you speculators, now is a time to buy as it has dropped over 2,000 in the last 2 days. When you buy your Castle, airplane, yacht, etc take me for a ride, and you can flaunt it all over me.
  7. A little while back, I posted that I am selling stocks to get to a 50/50 split. If the market dropped even 10 or 20 percent I would sell all my bond funds within a week and buy stocks until I was at 100percent.
  8. So how much effort is it to blow out the lines and then use antifreeze? Do you know how hard it is to fix or find a leak that is behind a wall. An ounce of etc. Do what you want.
  9. Are you in Saint Paul?  I live on the West Side.

  10. Ron: I started looking at lowering my stock portfolio last week and am at 55/45 stocks/ bonds as of this week. Was at 80/20. In looking at mutual funds it took most of them 4 years (from 2008 to 2012) to recover to the same point. I am not timing, just realizing that a crash and 4 years of recovery puts me into my middle 80's just to break even let alone have some profit. I will probably adjust some more next month or so.
  11. Put everything you can in metal containers.
  12. "We We ae still in but dang, we just got notice that we will once again be switched to a new advisor, that make 3 in the last 2 years. I think it's time for us to kick Edward Jones to the curb and make a switch. We have a meeting on Wednesday with the new guy but it sounds like he is pretty knew overall." i didn't know that EJ moved you to new advisors, I thought each office was an individually owned. There is no reason you couldn't move to another advisor who has been in business for many years. You can also move to a totally new investment company. Your investment stocks and funds should transfer without any tax issues. Remember, this is your money. If you don't like, trust, or agree with an advisor, just move your money. Read some investment books, Any. You don't have to do anything they recommend but you need to learn about investing.
  13. To add. Accessing the Internet with a tablet is done with a simple one use App, for instance a news app. For the most part, your Windows requires a browser. Keep in mind that there are also browsers for a tablet and apps for Windows. On the Windows side there is getting to be a big blur between a computer and a tablet.
  14. First of all, Google makes the Android OS and leases it to other tablet mfg. Very general, usually only Google and Samsung do install updates and not always. Because each mfg can tweak the OS, they may not want to do that for a new release. Each tablet including IPad have either or both security or virus issues. For instance, prior to the very new iOS 10 from Apple, the last 2 or 3 releases have each had a couple of security updates.
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