[John Rogers]

Dammm Joe Bob, there are a few things that were done wrong with the latest laptop purchase and I tell my students there are some simple rules to follow.
- Don't buy mail order technology, find a shop you can trust and I do not mean Fry's or Best Buy! I have dealt with a small and very honest shop run by a Korean family for 22 years and they are great!
- Don't get burned.....if the last thing you bought was junk, why expect another of the same brand to be any better?
- Never listen to a wife or girl friend especially if she gives computer advice unless she is a project manager for Oracle or Microsoft or Apple.
- Always do an online search of what you are planning to buy and trust 50% or less of the reviews. There are several good sites that you can generally trust such as CNET, Toms Hardware and PCworld. There are probably others but since I retired I am slipping away from these things.