Jul 29, 2008 | computers, hardware, Home_Server
This is getting to be an old, old story. The story is: a manufacturer forces unwanted software on consumers, and the software slows down or breaks perfectly nice devices. This time, the villain is HP. The device is HP’s version of a Windows Home Server, called...
Jul 21, 2008 | computers, hardware, software, Vista
From a column today by Ed Bott:”Sony is finally taking on its crapware problem. For the past two months, I’ve been using an astonishingly light and agile Sony VAIO notebook and loving every minute of it. The best part of all was that this machine was...
Jul 17, 2008 | business, computers, hardware, Microsoft, SBS, security
Small Business Server 2008, the successor to SBS 2003, will ship on November 12. The first few months will reveal any lingering issues and clarify the procedure for migrating to the new platform from SBS 2003. In early 2009, I’ll be talking about it to my...
Jun 30, 2008 | computers, hardware, Office, security, shopping, Vista
[Originally posted November 26, 2007] Thinking about a new computer – home, home office, small business? Let me give you some generalizations that will help you get started. (As always, gamers will be looking for faster processors and hard drives, more memory,...
Jun 29, 2008 | Apple, computers, hardware, Microsoft, software, Vista, WinXP
[Originally posted October 30, 2007]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 and Vista are installed on freshly formatted...
Jun 26, 2008 | hardware, network, security
You probably have a router or firewall device on your network – the little box that your DSL or cable modem plugs into. Make sure you’ve changed the default password on the router! Virtually every router is designed to display a control panel when you put...
