Apr 1, 2013 | computers, hardware, laptops, Microsoft, shopping, Surface, tablet, Windows8
There is finally a strong selection of Windows 8 laptops on the market, but they are mixed with the aging inventory of models that do not take advantage of the improvements in laptop design – lighter weight, thinner profiles, faster hard drives, and touchscreens....
Feb 24, 2013 | Google, hardware, laptops, shopping
Google has achieved a rare distinction: it has now launched not one but two of the strangest, most pointless products in the long history of stupid tech products. Last year Google introduced the Nexus Q, an orb-shaped streaming media player designed for living rooms....
Feb 10, 2013 | hardware, software, Vista
Previously: Say Goodbye To Windows XP (2012) Say Goodbye To Six-Year-Old Computers (2010) Time marches on. It’s time to retire computers running Vista. Most of them are five years old, some of them coming up on their six-year anniversary. If you’re running Vista,...
Nov 5, 2012 | Android, Apple, Dropbox, hardware, iPad, laptops, LastPass, Lenovo, Microsoft, Office, Office 365, OneDrive, Surface, tablet, Windows8
Previously: Some Thoughts On The Microsoft Surface Tablet (Part 1) Because it is built on an operating system that appears identical to Windows 8, Microsoft’s Surface tablet has some features that set it apart from an iPad. This isn’t a full review of the Surface,...
Oct 30, 2012 | Android, Apple, computers, Google, hardware, iPad, laptops, Lenovo, Microsoft, phone, shopping, Surface, tablet, Windows Phone 8, Windows8
Let’s catch our breath for a minute and do a quick recap of where things stand as we head into November. COMPUTERS Windows 8 is becoming available, at least as an option, on new computers from the major manufacturers. At the moment everything is in transition, so you...
Sep 17, 2012 | hardware, laptops, Lenovo, mobile
Good news! Batteries are improving rapidly. It might be hard to believe on the days when the low battery alert flashes too soon but the improvements are quite real and there is reason to hope that things will keep getting better. Our lives are ruled by batteries. The...
