And people wonder why I don’t want to casually migrate from machine to machine. Stuff I have installed that I want to install on the new PC (a reference for myself, but for your entertainment, too):<\/p>\n
Office Aps<\/strong><\/p>\n Browsing and Blogging<\/strong><\/p>\n Graphics<\/strong><\/p>\n Palm Aps<\/strong> Games<\/strong><\/p>\n Miscellaneous Utils<\/strong><\/p>\n * Should get installed as part of the standard image by the local tech support gremlins. I have the install programs for most of these — either CD or downloaded install files.<\/p>\n That’s a first pass, looking just at the Start menu for what’s installed. I suspect I’ll spot more if I begin looking in the actual Program Files directory …<\/p>\n And, of course, there’s all the stuff in the My Documents folders.<\/p>\n And people laugh when I say it takes me a couple of days to get a machine up to speed …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" And people wonder why I don’t want to casually migrate from machine to machine. 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Yahoo Messenger<\/s>\nFirefox** – brower – see previous post for various extensions.<\/p>\n
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\n(These are the client-side pieces of software; the Palm software wil stay there)<\/p>\n\n
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\n** Research backup\/restore\/migration possibilities, or use the ones I know are there.<\/p>\n