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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….
WHY PEOPLE HATE BUYING PCs, PART 37
From Paul Thurrott’s blog today. Unbelievable. I love Dell, I really do. I recently bought that Optiplex, which has been great. So when my dad called this morning and asked…
INCREASE IN BANK PHISHING ATTACKS
There are reports of increased phishing attacks purporting to be messages from various banks. Be alert! The bad guys create email messages that appear to be from banks, with…
SLIMMING DOWN ITUNES
Apple’s software for Windows has been causing problems on more and more of my clients’ computers. I’ve been wrestling with bluescreens caused by iTunes, file…
REPORT ON RIAA LAWSUIT STRATEGY
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has put together a fascinating article summarizing the history and effect of the RIAA’s five-year battle against online music sharing….
TECH TIPS FOR THE BASIC COMPUTER USER
You might find something you can use in this collection of tips from David Pogue. Take a look! These are just examples from a much longer list: You can enlarge the text on any…
DELL DOCK MIMICS MACS
I set up a new Dell Inspiron 518 desktop computer today – a nice home computer, a lovely case bristling with USB ports and shiny black plastic that will attract dust like…
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WINDOWS XP & BEETHOVEN
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony can cause the installation of Windows XP Service Pack 3 to fail. Ah, the good old days! I used to be able to solve so many problems because I…
GOOGLE ANDROID
T-Mobile introduced the first cell phone based on Google’s Android operating system to much fanfare a few days ago. Although Android has some interesting features and much…
WON’T GET FOOLED AGAIN
Make a firm commitment not to be fooled into installing malware on your computer! In this study, researchers created fake popup windows that should have been alarming, and put…
RESIZING OUTLOOK PHOTO ATTACHMENTS
Here’s a tip about Microsoft Outlook that I discovered by accident. A common problem – you’d like to send an email to a friend with a number of photos attached….
AUDIO & VIDEO MYSTERIES
A few final thoughts about file formats for audio and video and how that affects a Vista Media Center Extender. This is the place where strong people are humbled and the whole…
THE MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER
Running a Vista Media Center Extender in the living room requires a computer in the house running Vista Home Premium or Vista Ultimate. Your home computer can send your photos…
HP MEDIASMART CONNECT
HP has been creating devices for years to bring Windows Media Center to the living room. There are two new Vista Media Center Extenders being marketed under the…
MEDIA CENTER EXTENDERS
Since the market for living room computers never developed, Microsoft decided to focus on “extenders,” a different way to deliver media to your television. Huge…