This is a good list-- very helpful indeed -- Nobody will rip you off here they will in fact save you money if you need hardware and if you are stuck with window problems and software they are quite knowledgable too willing to help out and they say it how it is <G>Jackie MacWhirter ----- Original Message ----- From: Ralph Griffith To: computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 1:28 PM Subject: [CTS] Re: Should I have a router? Have been reading post and trying to learn Eric... you fine people are full of knowledge! I would be very much grateful for the One Care promo code.. thanks.. Ralph Griffith argyliz@xxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: Eric C. Vogel To: computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 12:54 PM Subject: [CTS] Re: Should I have a router? Hello Suzy, I am glad you came and post on! This group needs more activity and thats what we are here for. Contact me offline and I will send you a promo code to OneCare that is good for 1 Free year of service and must be used by 12/31/06 (used by date is like a coupon. You use it today, OneCare expires in 12/7/07). If someone else wants any let me know. www.windowsonecare.com for more info and the 1.5 version (beta) can be retrieved here http://ideas.live.com with more options (Supports Vista 32-bit). Thank you, Eric Vogel ~Windows Live! MVP~ http://www.msmvps.com/shelluser http://shelluser.mvps.org http://msn.mvps.org ----- Original Message ----- From: Surfin Suzy To: computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 12:23 PM Subject: [CTS] Re: Should I have a router? Hehe...I think I will stick with this group and stay away from the Best Buy Geeks! They want $261.00 to "clean" my pc up! I could replace it for that!(Minus the flat screen and peripherals) I have the windows live one care firewall,so I'll let it do its job. Got bigger probs now!!! I'll start another thread for them,lol,and hopefully Eric won't regret inviting me here!<grin>I may just drive ya'll nuts! Thank's to you all...this lil housewife is finding the pc world very intimidating and pulling hairs with it lately. Suzy ----- Original Message ----- From: Russ Blakeman To: computertalkshop@freelistsorg Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 7:44 AM Subject: [CTS] Re: Should I have a router? Geek Squad - what a joke that organization of misfits is - most "techs" are newly graduated high school kids with no experience other than their own at-home goofing around on the internet. They are based out of Best Buy stores which gets them business but the only one the "gets the business" is the paying customer. I've been doing this kind of work since the early 80's and yet my rates are lower than theirs yet their "techs" get paid roughly 1.5 to 2 times minimum wage if they are lucky or are in an area with high cost of living. The Geek Squad City depot they just built in Hillview, KY is even a bigger joke. If a firewall is your concern you should use a software based one if on dialup and a standalone machine. Most hardware products are made for networking. -----Original Message----- From: computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Surfin Suzy Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 1:56 PM To: computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [CTS] Re: Should I have a router? I went to 7 stores and then asked the "Geek Squad" at best Buy(before I got this reply) and they all said the same...