I won’t be dropping by to read your posts today and for this, I apologize. But I’ve got a great excuse. It is the first day of November and autumn is fading into winter. Taking courage in hand … setting… Read More ›
operating system
RUNNING MICROSOFT’S OBSTACLE COURSE
Four computers in this house run Windows 7. There were more, but the kids moved out, so it’s just Garry and me. We each have a desktop with a big, high-definition screen. We don’t use either of them. Instead, we each… Read More ›
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE FROM MEMORY LANE
Unwilling to even think about today’s daily prompt, I offer this instead. Just food for thought. Or paranoia. After contemplating operating systems at length, I started rethinking the whole thing and I began to wonder if operating systems will be… Read More ›
A NOSTALGIC (NOT) LOOK AT WINDOWS 8
I don’t usually blow my horn quite this loudly, but I wrote this two years ago, almost to the day. Three weeks from now, Microsoft is bringing in Windows 10, replacing the deservedly hated and wildly unsuccessful Windows 8. People… Read More ›
SHARING MY WORLD – ONCE MORE UNTO THE BREACH!
SCENE I. France. Before Harfleur. Alarum. Enter KING HENRY, EXETER, BEDFORD, GLOUCESTER, and Soldiers, with scaling-ladders KING HENRY V: Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; Or close the wall up with our English dead. In peace there’s… Read More ›
TABLETS. THE NON-SOLUTION TO FUTURE COMPUTING
I always wondered, when I wrote about tablets and computers, if lacking an iPad was the problem. I have Android tablets, windows tablets. A variety of Kindles. But maybe all these could not show me how tablets could rock my world, make me get rid of… Read More ›
MARILYN GETS AN IPAD
Between the old router going bad and installing the new one, something caused the troubled laptop in my bedroom to go bonkers. It decided every certificate for every application and website I have ever used, or will use, was fraudulent…. Read More ›
WHY TABLETS CAN’T REPLACE COMPUTERS. WHY THEY SHOULDN’T.
I originally wrote a version of this in November 2012. At that time, agreement among “experts” was nearly universal: tablets would replace desktop and laptop computers. Within a couple of years — in other words, now — everyone would be using a… Read More ›
END OF THE WINDOWS ROAD?
It appears to be the end of the road for me and Windows. I’m just bought what I suspect will be my last Windows machine, the most powerful Alienware computer I could configure — or afford. It had better last a long time. I’ve… Read More ›
THE AMBIVALENCE OF A NEW COMPUTER
We all want cool toys. The latest (hugest) iPhone. The hot sports car. We want all of it. Now, please. For this, the credit card was invented. I believe after the world ends and only cockroaches remain, Visa will still… Read More ›
THE END OF THE ROAD FOR WINDOWS AND ME
Summary: Windows 10 will build in standards-based two-factor authentication to every device, effectively neutering most phishing attacks and password database breaches. The company also announced new features aimed at securing corporate machines from malware attacks and data leaks. The summary… Read More ›
IN WITH THE NEW
The handwriting has been on my wall for a while. Since April, my primary computer has been my Dell XPS 15 laptop. It has a fast motherboard, 8 GB RAM, 750 GB at 7500 HD, a backlit keyboard, high def monitor, a DVD… Read More ›
