Aug 6, 2024 | AI, Apple, computers, laptops, Microsoft
The Windows laptop market is in disarray. There are some good reasons to wait a year before buying a new computer. (Or buy a Mac. They’re pretty magical.) Your next PC might be one of the latest Windows laptops with Qualcomm Snapdragon processors, which feature vastly...
Jun 11, 2024 | AI, Apple, business, computers, laptops, Microsoft, news, Privacy, security
There was a full-page ad in the New York Times on Friday for the new Samsung “Bespoke AI” washer/dryer combo. Seriously. Of course “AI laundry” is marketing crap. I’ll bet some business advertised “Crypto Ovens” a couple of years ago. It’s meaningless and stupid. AI...
Sep 12, 2021 | computers, Microsoft, Outlook, Windows10, Windows11
Microsoft, come in, glad you’re here, take a seat. Interventions are never welcome but I’m afraid we have to talk. You’re doing great work! Let’s start with that. The pivot to enterprise cloud services is brilliant. You’re managing to do what no other tech company is...
Aug 29, 2021 | Chrome, computers, Windows10
I think our computers are slowing down. I can’t prove it. I don’t have any benchmarks. But I have a long memory of other versions of Windows that slowed down as the years went by. Windows 10 is engineered to prevent that from happening, but I get the same vibe from...
Jul 11, 2021 | computers, hardware, laptops, shopping
Do not buy a slow Windows PC to save a few dollars. If you get a slow Windows PC, you will become bitter and depressed, people will mute you in Zoom meetings, and you will pound the keyboard with your fists in frustration. Has “Fists Of Frustration” ever been the name...
Jan 20, 2021 | Android, Apple, backup, Chrome, computers, Dropbox, Facebook, Google, Google Drive, Internet, laptops, LastPass, mail, Microsoft, mobile, Office 365, OneDrive, phone, security, software, spam, web_services, Windows10, Windows7
These are the rules for computer and online safety in 2021. Only your vigilance will protect you against bad guys. You will be safe if you are cautious. Stop and think before you click on links, before you call unfamiliar phone numbers, before you install programs,...
