Tick…Tick…Tick
I managed to dodge a bullet today. One of the hard drives in my main desktop system has been ticking for several months now. The…
Good Samaritans Do Exist
Actually, when you stop and think about it, there are far more decent people in the world than jerks. It’s just that the actions of…
Reflections on a Surface
I really like my iPad. But I have no experience writing apps for it, and find the Excel and Word “substitute” apps on it both…
Eight May Be Great
Today I installed the final to-be-shipped version of Windows 8 on a rarely-used computer to see how it behaves (I have access to it because…
It Ain’t Like the Mississippi
The high tech critical need detector was operating at its usual 110% efficiency over the last week while we were out of town on vacation.…
Scan Now!
One of the more frustrating parts of operating a modern computer is when the update/patch process fails. In the case of Windows, you very quickly…