You never forget your first.
Somewhere buried in the deep recesses of your heart or your basement – is your first computer
Check out these enlightening & entertaining ‘first computer’ experiences from our staff & regular contributors.
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Listening to Bob describe his issues was exactly like listening to 90% of the people I talk to these days. It’s not that their computers don’t work, it’s that they don’t work well. Things take too long to open, Internet connections seem slow and as a rule, hard drive space is starting to disappear. This is especially true with systems that are over 3 years old. The older smaller drives of these system fill up quickly when compared to todays systems with large capacity hard drives.
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By Harry McCracken
Microsoft’s suite upgrade is solid. But the accompanying Web Apps are surprisingly puny.
Technologizer: Office 2010-Desktop Heavyweight, Online Weakling Read More »
On Tuesday, the biggest announcement of the Google I/O Developer Show was Sony’s introduction of Internet TV. I expect this to be nothing short of life changing for all of us. From the way we watch simple TV, listen to music, and even our office and work activities. Communication and entertainment has finally completed it’s pupa stage.
Internet Television That Finally Works Read More »
Maybe it’s time we opened our eyes and took a look around. I don’t think relying on good intentions is going to cut it any more. Our privacy deserves at least a little effort to preserve. Is anyone else bothered by this?
German officials finally find a crack in Googles armour and get an admission that they have been collecting private data from unprotected wireless connections since 2006.
Google Admits Guilt Read More »
I joined FaceBook roughly about 1 year ago, and I have truly enjoyed the experience. I have connected with many old friends and relatives. Without FaceBook none of this would be possible, and hence my life is a little richer. But and this is a big but, Facebook is evolving into a dangerous place.
Let me give an actual example of how one can be tricked into downloading badware when on Facebook. First, I would like to introduce an old friend of mine, Duffy Conway. Duffy worked at Gateway in sales, and was consistently one of the company’s top producers. I left Gateway over 10 years ago, and I was delighted to have Duffy as my friend on Facebook.
Detecting Facebook Security Problems Read More »
PC Pitstop Research analyzed 50,258 computers and found the following:
The State of PC Security Read More »
Night of the Living Dead… Dead Man Walking… Who want’s a little floppy?… Yes, it’s a sad day when something this comical comes to an end. We’ll miss you little floppy. You’ve been replaced by bigger, faster, longer, stronger. Thanks for the memories and the noise.
Sony has announced that they will no longer produce the outdated storage medium as of March 6th, 2011 or before if sales continue to drop.
Night of the Living Floppy Read More »
I see you sitting there drinking your coffee and surfing the web. Here’s ya go. A little cell phone reminder to purchase that new grill for summer fun. I’ll check back on you later. I’m your personal media ad provider and I’m yours whether you want me or not.
Google, who is no greenhorn to controversy, is now stirring the Hassenpfeffer with their implementation of Germany’s Street Views.
Google Records All Wireless Connections WorldWide Read More »