Jan 10, 2018 | computers, hardware
Nothing will stand still in 2018. You’ll be bombarded with new technology and more jargon. As always, some of the changes will be useful advances that will make your life better, and some of them will . . . not. We’re going to start the year with a look at some...
Oct 22, 2017 | Android, Chrome, Chromebook, computers, Dell, Google, HP, laptops, shopping
Chromebook series Why Your Next Laptop Might Be A Chromebook Who Should Buy A Chromebook? Which Chromebook Should You Buy? How To Set Up A Chromebook Although I’ve mentioned Chromebooks that cost $450, you need to know that those are the really expensive ones. Most...
Oct 19, 2017 | Android, Box, Chrome, Chromebook, computers, Dropbox, Google, Google Drive, Office 365, OneDrive, Outlook, photos, web_services, Windows10
Chromebook series Why Your Next Laptop Might Be A Chromebook Who Should Buy A Chromebook? Which Chromebook Should You Buy? How To Set Up A Chromebook If you read the last article about Chromebooks, you know that the virtual store shelves are lined with lovely laptops...
May 8, 2017 | Chrome, Chromebook, computers, Dell, Google, HP, laptops, Lenovo, Microsoft, shopping, Surface, Windows 10 S, Windows10
Next month Microsoft will begin selling Surface Laptops, elegant and sexy, Microsoft’s first Surface devices with a traditional clamshell design. You’ll be tempted to buy one, but in the end you won’t. Almost no one will buy them. Microsoft will sell some Surface...
Apr 20, 2017 | Apple, augmented reality, computers, Facebook, Google, hardware, HoloLens, Internet, iPad, laptops, Microsoft, news, phone, photos, tablet, web_services, Windows10, Windows7, Windows8
Technology in 2017 is just a bit . . . dull. There’s not much going on. You hadn’t really thought about it but now that I mention it, you know it’s true, right? Choose your metaphor. It’s a plateau. It’s the calm before the storm. We’re in a holding pattern. We’re...
Apr 9, 2017 | bruceb, computers, Microsoft
Windows 3.1 was released on April 6, 1992. Happy 25th birthday! Computers ran MS-DOS 5.0 in 1992. Windows 3.1 was a separate program that ran on MS-DOS by typing WIN at a command line. There was no taskbar or Start button. Real work was still done in DOS based...
