Jun 28, 2018 | business, computers, Dell, HP, Lenovo, shopping
Your next business desktop tower computer might be tiny. At least you should be open to the idea. Old habits die hard. It has taken me far too long to realize that something fundamental is changing. It’s going to sound obvious when I describe it, but if it’s so...
Jan 15, 2018 | Android, Apple, Chrome, Chromebook, computers, Dell, Google, hardware, HP, laptops, Lenovo, Microsoft, Windows 10 S, Windows10
Stretch your imagination. Imagine that you pull your laptop out and pop the lid open and start using it right away. There’s no delay, no swirling circle – it’s just on, bang, every time. You put your finger on the fingerprint reader and you’re logged in immediately....
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...
Jul 23, 2017 | Dell, Microsoft, Office, Office tips, software, Windows10
Previously: What To Do When Excel Opens . . . Very . . . Slowly . . . Windows is weird. A year ago I wrote an article about an Excel bug: occasionally there is a 30-60 second delay after clicking on an .XLSX file before the Excel logo appears and the file opens. I...
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...
Jan 16, 2017 | Apple, computers, Dell, Lenovo, Microsoft, shopping, Surface
Computer manufacturers are letting us down. Computers are being sold with specs that appear to be perfectly fine, but buried in the small print is a detail that means they are deliberately hobbled. They will disappoint you from the first day they’re turned on. Beware...
