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How To Buy A Cheap Windows PC
Do not buy a slow Windows PC to save a few dollars. If you get a slow Windows PC, you will become bitter and depressed, people will mute you in Zoom meetings, and you will pound the keyboard with your fists in frustration. Has “Fists Of Frustration” ever been the name...
SECURITY PROGRAMS – HOME/SMALL BUSINESS
In 2009, almost every security suite has been slimmed down and simplified. The vendors finally responded to years of criticism and have made their programs more stable, light on...
SECURITY PROGRAMS – BACKGROUND
Many people have strong religious convictions about antivirus and security programs for PCs. I’m guilty of that too but let me try to step back and give you a reasonably unbiased...
WINDOWS 7 EDITIONS
Microsoft announced the different versions of Windows 7 today. You’re likely to see some reporting and commentary emphasizing the number of different versions and complaining...
UPDATE – .NET FRAMEWORK 3.5 SP1
Many of you are seeing an update for “.NET Framework 3.5 SP1” that isn’t installed automatically; the little gold shield or Vista update icon appears by the clock looking for you...
GOOGLE: THE WHOLE INTERNET IS MALWARE
From the official Google blog today: "This site may harm your computer" on every search result?!?! 1/31/2009 09:02:00 AM If you did a Google search between 6:30 a.m. PST and 7:25...
MICROSOFT SYNCTOY
Microsoft SyncToy is the best utility you’ve never heard of. SyncToy automates the process of copying a folder and all of its subfolders to an external hard drive or another...
OFFICE 2007 ON SALE
Prices are down on Microsoft Office 2007. If you’re considering an upgrade or buying a copy for a new computer, it’s a good time to go shopping. Costco, Buy.com, and Amazon all...
WINDOWS 7 TASKBAR vs. OS X DOCK
The Windows 7 taskbar has been reworked, perhaps not for the better. It will display icons for frequently used programs, with no particular attention paid to whether those...
GOOGLE UPDATE
Google is going to take over the world and make all our computers unnecessary and put Microsoft out of business. Or it’s going to continue to drop just about everything it...
EXCHANGE ONLINE INCREASES STORAGE
Microsoft Online Services offers hosted Exchange mailboxes, allowing small businesses to access their Outlook folders from anywhere – office or home computers, laptop, Windows...
SECURITY UPDATE 2009
Several people have asked me about the most recent variations on old, old themes. Email warnings about dangerous messages, like the one on the right. Newspaper articles about the...
WINDOWS MOBILE PHONES
Windows Mobile phones are seldom considered by people shopping for cell phones. All the attention goes to Blackberrys and iPhones and the latest sexy proprietary devices with...
CHANGE HAS COME TO WHITEHOUSE.GOV
The first blog entry on the beautiful new White House web site: “Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 at 12:01 pm “Change has come to WhiteHouse.gov “Welcome to the new WhiteHouse.gov....
INAUGURAL ADDRESS
Full transcript as prepared for delivery of President Barack Obama's inaugural remarks on Jan. 20, 2009, at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. My fellow citizens: I...
READING THE NEWSPAPER
The newspaper business is quickly collapsing in waves of bankruptcies and layoffs and rapidly declining readership and ads. Our local paper, the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, just...