Nov 16, 2009 | computers, hardware, mobile, netbooks
Don’t buy a netbook yet. It’s taking longer than I expected for the next generation of netbooks to become available. There’s no shortage of the very small devices with 10” screens on the market but almost all of them are still slow and underpowered. AT&T just...
Nov 11, 2009 | computers, hardware, Vista, Windows7
I gave in to the allure of dual monitors. Maybe you should too. If your computer runs Vista or Windows 7, it probably can run dual monitors without any fuss. Look in the back of the computer next to the place where your monitor is plugged in – you’ll likely find an...
Oct 27, 2009 | computers, hardware, laptops, netbooks, shopping, Windows7
There are an overwhelming number of new computers on the market! It will be impossible to stay up to date on the brands and models – and almost impossible to get hands-on experience with more than a small fraction of what’s out there. Click through to this article and...
Oct 26, 2009 | computers, hardware, laptops, shopping, Windows7
There’s good news about shopping for a new desktop or notebook computer running Windows 7: they’re all good enough. It’s such a relief! One of the important reasons that Vista got a bad reputation was its poor performance on underpowered systems. Consumers demanded...
Sep 30, 2009 | backup, business, file_sharing, hardware, Home_Server, HP
Philip Churchill’s WHS blog has more details on the HP Data Vault, built on Windows Home Server. There are some fuzzy screen shots in the HP white paper showing that HP’s software has been lightly overhauled to make it look more businesslike, with less emphasis on...
Sep 29, 2009 | backup, business, file_sharing, hardware, Home_Server, HP
Devices built on Windows Home Server can be perfect for backups and file sharing in small business networks. Here’s more information about what it means to use Windows Home Server to back up workstations in small businesses. It’s been hard to explain that to business...
