Why Is It So Difficult To Buy Windows 8 On A Business Desktop Computer?

Dec 11, 2013 | computers, Dell, hardware, HP, laptops, shopping, Windows7, Windows8

For reasons that I can’t comprehend, it is almost impossible to buy Windows 8 on many mainstream business desktop PCs. The tech press finds it endlessly entertaining to chart the slow sales progress of Windows 8. The most recent collection of articles from last week...

Looking Forward: Computing Without A Computer

Nov 19, 2013 | computers, hosted desktops, remote, web_services

Previously: Looking Forward: Why You Might Never Buy Another Computer This is one possible future for small business computing. WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO COMPUTE WITHOUT A COMPUTER You sit down at a monitor and keyboard. There’s no computer in sight but there’s a login...

Looking Forward: Why You Might Never Buy Another Computer

Nov 17, 2013 | computers, hosted desktops, remote, web_services

Science fiction readers are familiar with novels that describe a near-future built on an outlandish concept, followed by an Afterword where the authors reveal that they are describing very real technology that is further developed than you realized. (Recent examples,...

A Look At The Future Of The Desktop

Sep 26, 2013 | computers, Microsoft, Office, tablet, Windows7, Windows8

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 years. Tablet and smartphone manufacturers (Apple, Samsung) are sharply increasing their sales...

Haswell And The Next Generation Of Intel Processors

Jul 24, 2013 | computers, hardware, laptops, netbooks, shopping, tablet, Windows8

In the twenty-year history of personal computing, there has always been a reason to wait a few months to buy the Next Big Thing. So let me tell you about the Next Big Thing, but with a disclaimer – if you need a new computer or tablet, go buy a computer or tablet....

Windows 8 And The Death Of A Thousand Cuts

May 20, 2013 | computers, laptops, Microsoft, tablet, Windows tips, Windows8

Here we go again. Windows 8 is succumbing to the pressure from too many people with too many agendas. It’s starting to get a bit of the Vista stink. Everybody seems to “know” that Windows 8 is something to be avoided. Nobody can articulate what the problems are – it’s...