Feb 19, 2012 | Apple, laptops, Microsoft, phone, tablet, Windows8
The logo for Windows 8 that was unveiled over the weekend symbolizes a lot of things that will have a deep effect on you sooner than you think. In a couple of weeks Microsoft will unveil a “consumer preview” of Windows 8 and begin a drumbeat of publicity that will...
Jan 1, 2012 | Amazon, bruceb, computers, IE, laptops, Microsoft, security, web_services, Windows7
LogMeIn has moved far ahead of its competitors for working with computers remotely. It introduced major changes to its product lineup a couple of days before Christmas – not a good time to get much attention but an appropriate time to deliver lovely presents, since...
Oct 26, 2011 | Dell, hardware, laptops
Attentive readers will recall that a new platform for thin and light notebooks was announced by Intel a couple of months ago. The first Ultrabook notebooks are hitting the market in November. I haven’t seen these in person but they strike me as being good...
Oct 16, 2011 | Android, Apple, business, computers, laptops, Microsoft, mobile, tablet, Vista, Windows7, WinXP
Apple’s brilliant success since Steve Jobs returned in 1997 has made it the largest company in the world by almost any measure, with a market capitalization that exceeds Microsoft and Intel combined. iPhones define the smartphone market, even if they do not completely...
Sep 6, 2011 | Dell, hardware, laptops, shopping
By the end of the year there will finally be a dozen or more reasonably-priced ultrathin, ultralight notebooks on the market, mostly priced under a thousand dollars. Almost three years ago Apple introduced the MacBook Air, an ultrathin 13” notebook. Even with an...
Aug 11, 2011 | Dell, laptops, shopping
Dell has upgraded the specs for the new Vostro V131, the latest version of its standout ultra-thin, ultra-light 13.3” notebook. The styling is very similar to the Vostro V130 (and the beloved previous generation Vostro V13), but under the hood a number of things have...
