DELL SUPPORT SLIPPING

Dell has been on top of the computer retailing world for years. It has had a well-deserved reputation for providing better support than the other PC manufacturers.There are signs that Dell’s crown may be slipping – although unfortunately there is no one...

PRICES KEEP FALLING

A Wall Street Journal columnist notes a milestone today – the price for an entry-level computer has fallen below $300. Dell and others are offering computers with Windows XP Professional, a 2.4GHz Celeron processor, 256Mb of RAM, a 40Gb hard drive, and a 17 inch...

HP DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CENTER z545

HP has introduced a device for the living room that comes closer to a vision of the future than anything else on the market. The HP Digital Entertainment Center z545 ($1,999) is a computer at its heart, but that’s almost incidental. It’s a 480-line...

TEN AXIOMS OF MODERN COMPUTING

John Dvorak’s column in PC Magazine today lists ten axioms of modern computing. He recommends simply accepting them; fighting them will make your life miserable. Although tongue is planted firmly in cheek, you will likely recognize more than a few things on the...

SHOULD YOU SHUT THE COMPUTER DOWN AT NIGHT?

A new article addresses the perennial question of whether it’s better to leave the computer on all the time, or shut it down at night. In the past that question has focused on energy consumption, but now an additional question is whether leaving the computer on...

DELL PROMOTIONS & MICROSOFT SMALL BUSINESS SERVER

It’s a good week to buy a computer at Dell. Computer prices don’t change very much from week to week – they just keep going down at a pretty steady rate. Dell’s promotions are mostly perfectly nice and the price tends to be consistent...