Windows works. It a mess, yet somehow, it keeps trucking along. Because the price of a high-end PC is far less than a Mac — and anyone can build them including you — they remain “the standard” for business. Having… Read More ›
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WHAT COMPUTER TO BUY IF YOU DON’T HAVE MONEY? Marilyn Armstrong
My granddaughter is in college. Twice. She’s studying to be a beautician AND a psychologist (online). She’s a bit busy which is fine because it keeps her away from men. She has really terrible taste in men. But at her… Read More ›
SUICIDE OR CUSTOMER SERVICE? CLOSE CALL – Marilyn Armstrong
Just as I was thinking I finally had it all more or less under control, Garry’s iPad decided to NOT work this morning. This is probably because they put a new operating system on it last night. I know this… Read More ›
ANYONE LOOKING TO REHOME A LAPTOP?
I discovered today that the reason Garry’s computer won’t work properly is the battery is dead. It’s an expensive computer and just 4 years old, but batteries apparently have a lifespan — about three to six-years — and this one… Read More ›
SEARCHING FOR STUFF THAT ISN’T THERE
My granddaughter needed a copy of Windows 7 to try and reload the laptop I gave her last year. I found one, finally, after finding at least a dozen version of Windows XP. How old are the XP operating systems?… Read More ›
ANOTHER DAY WITH CUSTOMER DISSERVICE
As soon as I saw that Microsoft was planning to make “updates” and “downloads” automatic for Windows 10, I knew it was going to be trouble. I had managed to completely evade Windows 8 and 8.5. I had stuck with… Read More ›
IF TV WAS REAL – TOM CURLEY
I watch a lot of TV. Probably too much. I’m fond of action shows. I’m really fond of all the various comic book shows. The single thing these shows have in common is they all have at least one computer genius…. Read More ›
NO HESITATION. I’M DOING IT. UGH.
I’m going to be offline for the day. Maybe two days. I have to reinstall Windows 10 and then, all the software that I just reinstalled. There is something wrong with it. It’s not a big thing, but it’s a… Read More ›
WHACKADOODLE VIRUS
I have some solid armor on this computer. Not only the version of anti-virus that comes with Windows 10 (which I had been using for years before it became part of the system), but also Malwarebytes to pick up any… Read More ›
VALUE VERSUS PRICE
I am still computer shopping. Online. Been doing it for weeks. Maybe months. Online is the only way these days, now that real computer stores have disappeared. But that’s okay. I like comparing stuff online. I can see the prices and features, try out… Read More ›
THE SCARIEST THING
I was terrified. Was it a big hairy spider? A home invader? A tornado? A threatened lawsuit? A burst pipe? A volcanic eruption (in New England, that would really be something else!) … ? No. My computer refused to boot. It… Read More ›
WRESTLING WITH THE COMPUTER
I spent a day and a night in mortal combat with my computer. It wasn’t my computer’s fault. It was some update that caused something else to malfunction. Like a house of cards, it just went down and stayed down…. Read More ›
