May 18, 2011 | broadband, hardware, Internet, laptops, network, wireless
Previously: Whining About Wireless I’ll tell you a story about my own experience. You won’t learn anything and there’s not a happy ending, but perhaps it will give you a little perspective on why I’m not urging you to ditch your wires and set up wireless everywhere....
May 15, 2011 | hardware, laptops, network, wireless
When you have a choice between running a cable and relying on a wireless connection, you simply must not consider them to be equal choices. The reliability of a wired connection seriously tilts the scales. I have told my clients for years that the equation is simple:...
Apr 27, 2011 | Apple, business, computers, Dell, laptops, shopping
The Samsung Series 9 combines elegant design, advanced engineering, and uncompromising peformance in a stylish ultralight, ultraslim premium laptop. It stands alone at the top of the Windows laptop market. Samsung might not be the first name you think of in notebook...
Apr 25, 2011 | business, computers, hardware, laptops
Fountain pens overcame early technical limitations and began to be mass-produced in the 1870s. During the next few decades there was a steady stream of improvements, technical innovations and new materials that caused them to become commonplace items in offices....
Jan 25, 2011 | bruceb, business, computers, laptops, Microsoft, software, Vista, web_services, Windows7, WinXP
Previously: Bruceb Consulting Offers New Patch Management Service Yesterday I announced that my monitoring software will also install patches and updates for my clients. Let me give you a few more details about that service. This works just as well for home computers...
Jan 7, 2011 | Android, Apple, business, Google, hardware, iPad, laptops, Microsoft, tablet
The Consumer Electronics Show is keeping gadget freaks happy in Las Vegas this week. I can’t begin to tell you anything in depth – it is a frenzied scene, with close to a hundred thousand people looking at devices from literally thousands of exhibitors. Only a...