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The $240 Question: Is Free AI Good Enough?
In the last article I ordered you to subscribe to a $20/month plan for ChatGPT or Google Gemini. I didn’t explain why and in hindsight I shouldn’t have phrased it as “Follow and obey me, you low-bandwidth peasantry.” That was rude. Let’s talk some more about that….
HAPPY THANKSGIVING
All my best wishes for a peaceful Thanksgiving, surrounded by family, happy computers, and cooperative turkeys.
SNAGIT 9
Vista’s built-in utility for screen shots is just perfect for most people. If you haven’t found it yet, click on the Start button, type in Snip, and click on Snipping…
SBS 2008 & VIRTUALIZATION
I’m posting a bit slowly this week. Small Business Server 2008 was released on November 12 and I’m getting ready for my first migration of an existing SBS 2003 server…
WINDOWS LIVE SYNC REPLACING FOLDERSHARE
There was finally an official notice and some details about the plans to replace Foldershare with a new program named “Windows Live Sync” in December. Here’s…
FINAL GOODBYE TO PC MAGAZINE
The publisher of PC Magazine announced the end of the print edition – the last copy will be printed in January. I ended my subscription and wrote a eulogy for PC Magazine…
ONECARE FOLLOWUP
Information will be coming out rapidly to fill in the details of Microsoft’s surprising announcement yesterday. Over in the OneCare forum, someone pointed out to me that…
MICROSOFT PROMISES FREE SECURITY SOFTWARE, KILLS ONECARE
That rumbling you feel is a seismic shift in the field of security software. This will affect every single one of you and cause major changes in the entire industry. Microsoft…
MICROSOFT ONLINE SERVICES
I am happy to announce that Microsoft formally unveiled Microsoft Online Services today. I am a Microsoft partner authorized to sell and support Microsoft Online Services. I…
WINDOWS LIVE SKYDRIVE UPDATE
Microsoft is updating and integrating all of its “Windows Live” services. The results are overwhelming and quirky but the changes include some things that are…
SPAM HOST CUT OFF
The volume of junk e-mail sent worldwide plummeted on Tuesday after a company providing the servers for the spammers was taken offline. The bad guys install malware on computers…
FREE COMICS
Finally, some online technology that you can use! In the last ten years, many newspapers, magazines, and other publishers experimented with putting material online behind walls…
HOW SPAMMERS MAKE MONEY
Spammers can turn a profit even if they only get one response from every 12 million emails they send. When you see a ridiculous spam message and think, who in their right mind…
ACROBAT BINDERS & PORTFOLIOS
Acrobat 9 Professional builds on the features in Acrobat 8 that made it an important tool in many offices, especially law offices. There is a vastly improved document comparison…
HOPE
If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who…
WINDOWS AZURE & LIFE IN THE CLOUD
“Windows Azure” is a terrible name but you need to be aware of it anyway. Windows Azure is a breathtakingly ambitious platform outlined by Microsoft at last…