[Shop-talk] shop computer question

[Peter Murray]

Don't forget about the FM transmitter option - just connect to the audio
output of your laptop and select a good frequency. No fancy Bluetooth
needed, and the FM transmitter should also have more range than the
Bluetooth, too!

Also, Bluetooth is nowhere close to saturating USB 2.0. Any USB Bluetooth
adapter that claims USB 3.0 compatibility will have USB 2.0 compatibility.

Old laptops running XP should be converted to Linux. XP is a serious
liability at this point. If you're concerned about making the switch, try a
Live version, which boots from a USB drive (or CD). Happy to help with that.

-Peter

On Sat, Aug 6, 2022 at 3:45 AM Al Fuller <alfuller194 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I agree with the idea of migrating to a modern operating system. I have an
> old laptop for the garage and when it's OS's time is up I will likely put
> either Ubuntu or Chrome OS on it. This one too is basically just an
> internet lookup machine, so even if modern Ubuntu runs slow on the old
> hardware I'll be okay.
>
> ________________
> Best Regards,
> Al Fuller
>
> On Thu, Aug 4, 2022, 7:58 PM David Scheidt <dmscheidt at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Aug 4, 2022, at 11:00, john niolon <jniolon at att.net> wrote:
>>
>> 
>> Well, I'm back with another computer question and it really is in my shop
>> I have a Dell Latitude laptop running windows XP with only usb 2.0 ports
>> , basically an internet search device only
>>
>>
>>
>> Windows  do was been un supporters for 8 years.  It always had a
>> shittybluetooth stack,
>> So it’s not a surprise you can’t find anything. Use wires, or an
>> operating system less likely to be infested with malware the second it’s
>> connected to the internet.
>>
>>
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