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The Meta Quest Pro Is Oh So Expensive But Wonderful
The Meta Quest Pro is a virtual reality headset introduced in October. It has the best combination of features currently available for VR. It costs $1,499. That’s really all you need to know, because everything else flows from that startling price tag. Obviously...
Windows 8.1 Now Available For Computers And Tablets
Windows 8.1 is a free upgrade to Windows 8 that is now available for all computers and laptops running Windows 8, and all Surface Pro and Surface RT tablets. In a few days,...
The Affordable Care Act And The Rollout Problem
The news is full of the technical problems that have kept many people from navigating the web site set up for the Affordable Care Act marketplace. I don’t want to discuss the...
CryptoLocker Is A New Security Nightmare
CryptoLocker is a new variety of malware that is genuinely awful. You should be afraid. Starting now, you should redouble your efforts to live by the Rules For Computer Safety,...
If It’s Tuesday, There Must Be Updates
For ten years Microsoft has released security updates for Windows and Office on the second Tuesday of each month, the fabled “Patch Tuesday.” This week Microsoft patched two...
Tablets, Tablets Everywhere – Don’t Forget The Kindle
Although specific sales numbers aren’t available, we know that Amazon is selling millions of its Kindle Fire tablets to people who want a tablet for the lowest price and who are...
Tablets, Tablets Everywhere – The Other Windows Tablets
Windows tablets have a lot to offer business users whose time is spent using Microsoft Office programs on Windows computers and notebooks. If you slip into Microsoft’s ecosystem,...
Tablets, Tablets Everywhere – Microsoft Surface
The landscape for tablets has been straightforward for the last year. -- Apple supports a rich echosystem of apps with the 10” iPad and increasingly popular 8” iPad Mini,...
The Empty Nest And The Fall Leaves – Bruceb Out Of Town 09/30-10/06
I will be out of the office during the week of September 30. The leaves are changing color in New Hampshire. For the first time I’ll be able to see them in full, glorious color...
A Look At The Future Of The Desktop
Here’s the story of why the Windows Desktop will disappear. It’s now widely understood that small, mobile devices will be the focus of everyone’s attention for the next few...
Internet Explorer And “Unsupported Browser” Warnings
Lately I’ve seen an increase in the number of web sites warning that I’m running an unsupported version of Internet Explorer, or recommending that I upgrade to the latest...
Clean Up After Your Printers
Here’s a housekeeping tip that will help keep your computers happy. When you take a printer out of service, remove the printer from the Printers folder, then uninstall the...
Speedy Installation Of Windows 8.1
Windows 8 is fast. It installs fast, it boots fast, it transfers files fast, it wakes up from sleep nearly instantly. It’s significantly faster than Windows 7 at all those...
Some Thoughts On The Future Of Microsoft
Part 1: Some Thoughts On The Future Of Windows Part 2: Some Thoughts On The Future Of Microsoft This is the second of two articles about what lies ahead for Microsoft and...
Some Thoughts On The Future Of Windows
Part 1: Some Thoughts On The Future Of Windows Part 2: Some Thoughts On The Future Of Microsoft This is the first of two articles about what lies ahead for Microsoft and Windows....
Office 365 Increases Storage Space For Exchange Mailboxes, SkyDrive Pro
Office 365 business users are getting more storage space for free. Exchange mailboxes are doubling in size, permitting storage of up to 50Gb per mailbox, and Skydrive Pro storage...