Oct 28, 2008 | computers, hardware, Vista, WinXP
If you don’t have enough memory (“RAM”) in your computer, it will run very, very slowly. Once you have a reasonable amount of memory, performance won’t change very much if you add more. Memory has been so cheap for the last few years that most...
Oct 23, 2008 | SBS, security, Vista, WinXP
Microsoft rushed out a critical security update today that should be installed without delay on every Windows computer. It will have been installed overnight on Wednesday on many computers.Please make sure this update is installed on your computer!If you use Windows...
Oct 15, 2008 | Microsoft, Office, security, Vista, WinXP
Microsoft released security updates on Tuesday night, following its normal monthly schedule. Your computer should have restarted during the night. We’re all overwhelmed by updates but we’re stuck with them. The holes fixed today are the ones that the bad...
Oct 9, 2008 | software, Vista
I’ve set up more new computers in the last few months than in the year before that. A lot of you are retiring your trusty Windows XP computers and sitting down to Vista for the first time. Welcome to Vista! It’s a great operating system. You’ll be...
Oct 3, 2008 | Apple, computers, Vista, WinXP
You might find something you can use in this collection of tips from David Pogue. Take a look! These are just examples from a much longer list:You can enlarge the text on any Web page. In Windows, press Ctrl and the plus or minus keys (for bigger or smaller fonts); on...
Oct 3, 2008 | Apple, computers, Dell, Google, software, Vista
I set up a new Dell Inspiron 518 desktop computer today – a nice home computer, a lovely case bristling with USB ports and shiny black plastic that will attract dust like nobody’s business, fast and well-equipped, shipped with the correct configuration and...
