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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….
WINDOWS XP REVIEW
Here’s a look at Windows XP by GamePC.com. It’s called a “gamer’s perspective,” but it’s more than that – it’s a pretty good…
COPYRIGHT POLICE WANT TOUGHER LAWS
UPDATE 10/10: The proposals are quite real – but the meeting last week apparently didn’t happen. The Register sends its apologies. POSTED 10/7: The music and…
THE FUTURE AS SCIENCE FICTION
John Heilemann wrote an article for PC Magazine a few weeks ago describing some of the things that might become part of our world in the next thirty years. It’s always…
LEGO RACERS 2
The original Lego Racers is a fabulous game – simple, addictive, fun. I spent a lot of time with it myself. (You can pick it up for under ten bucks now. Do it!) Lego Racers…
XO COMMUNICATIONS IN TROUBLE
XO Communications is struggling to survive. Layoffs, salary freeze, reduced advertising – all the signs of yet another telecommunications company on the ropes. Here’s…
WINDOWS XP SPEED
There’s a lot of things to like about Windows XP. If you’re a Windows 98 or ME user, the single overriding issue is that Windows XP doesn’t crash. It just…
DELL SHIPPING WINDOWS XP
Dell is taking orders for Windows XP systems across the board now. If you’ve been waiting – go buy a new system, like I did tonight!
NORTON ANTIVIRUS 2002
Last year’s version of Norton Antivirus was a fine piece of work – easy to use, easy to keep updated, and way ahead of the mish-mash of products put out by Mcafee….
GOOGLE ELMER FUDD
There’s no clear explanation yet of why you can access Google Hacker, Google Bork, bork, bork!, Google Elmer Fudd and Google Pig Latin. Isn’t the Internet interesting?
POCKET PCs
Pocket PCs are far more appealing than Palm devices, but prices have been high on the few models that have been available. On Thursday, Microsoft is releasing a new version of…
COPYRIGHT POLICE SUE MUSIC CITY, KAZAA
Music City and Kazaa have been the most popular file sharing programs recently, taking Napster’s place. The recording industry filed suit Friday in federal court in Los…
NOTEBOOK DEAL
I haven’t laid hands on this notebook computer, but it sure looks like a sweet deal on a Toshiba notebook from Costco Online – $1399.99 buys a Pentium III 1.0 GHz…
THE ONION: THE AMERICAN RESPONSE TO TERRORISM
The Onion has done its usual fine job of reporting on the WTC bombing and the American response. This article is a good place to start: U.S. Vows To Defeat Whoever It Is…
PRIVACY
One of the pieces of legislation being reviewed to deal with terrorism would permit Internet surveillance without a court order. The scope of that surveillance was debated at a…
PRESS DEMOCRAT AND MICROSOFT-BASHING
The Santa Rosa Press Democrat has somebody working their Business section with an anti-Microsoft grudge. The paper has been more and more bold about printing articles bashing…