Aug 27, 2009 | Adobe, hardware, software
Fujitsu introduced a new compact office scanner, the ScanSnap S1500, a few months ago. It’s inexpensive for what it does ($450 or less), and quite fast – 20 pages per minute for single-sided pages, 40 pages per minute for two-sided pages. It produces nice PDF files in...
Aug 25, 2009 | computers, hardware, Vista, Windows7
I got a copy of Windows 7 last week through one of Microsoft’s partner programs. On Saturday I had a lovely day converting my primary office computer from Vista to Windows 7. There are a lot of ways to do that – I’ll tell you what I did, because I may suggest the same...
Aug 16, 2009 | Apple, computers, hardware, Microsoft, software, Vista, Windows7, WinXP
I wish we could count on the software and hardware vendors to play fair and treat us well, but it’s not happening. We have to take responsibility for our computers. When Windows XP/Vista/7 is installed on a freshly formatted hard drive, it is secure, rock-solid,...
Aug 13, 2009 | backup, hardware, mail, phone, video, web_services
Gadgets and services are flooding onto the market so quickly! It’s easy to find a “review” of a new product that recites its features from a press release. It’s much harder to get feedback from people who have actually used something and learned what works and what...
Aug 3, 2009 | computers, hardware, laptops, Microsoft, mobile, netbooks, Windows7
When Windows 7 arrives in a few months, it will be accompanied by new hardware that is just now coming into focus. You might find yourself buying more computers than you expect in the next 6-12 months. Desktop computers will be the least changed. Intel has already...
