W8.1 Can't be All Bad! While I initially didn't care too much for W8, after using the "refresh" utility - which did require a few days of...
I should probably defer to those who know way more than I do ... If you have preinstalled apps, and did not get a DVD as a backup medium, in...
Arie! Microsoft MUST hire you! Wonderful!:) I almost remembered it without looking, but had to be sure I got it right. Arie ... thank you...
A few comments So, bottom line is ... Microsoft ain't a-gonna make any earth-shaking changes. Cosmetic changes maybe, but not the ones that...
I can get into that, a free touch monitor ...
Say WHAT?
Bring Back the Sparkle Right on the nose, Cat! They need to find Brad Silverberg and bring him back. Or someone like him. Brad was in...
Apples and Oranges ... no pun intended ... just came out that way!
Which is why my humble consulting company is named Oxymoron Unlimited, because "Personal Computer" is an Oxymoron! Cheers!
Okay, so I started working with PCs, with the original XT, in about 1985 or so. Then we started bringing in ATs. My life's never been the same...
Wow! 5150 is the old AT, isn't it? I worked on those and the original XT models, back when I started working with PCs and compatibles ... except...
Yeah! it's like trying to watch a baseball game through an old-style keyhole. I would carry my iPad, but it's the original one, and I cannot...
And all those years I played with DOS, writing Batch and command files, I only used the slash. Now I learn another new thing and it's a good...
Thanks Doc. I did remember the / versus \ part and reasons for each. It was my curiosity at why they use / when describing an option, but use -...
But they can come close, if they use an app like LogMeIn (Ignition, I think), to get to their Desktop PC from their so-called smart phone. Just...
Learning can be Fun and Dangerous If I understand this correctly, using "-g" instead of "-r" will start up those apps in the Startup Folder,...
Very neat! Got one for a Restart too? The gymnastics necessary to do a restart these days - on a desktop without a touch screen - are...
Whoo Hoo, Arie! That's good pricing even for a Sony! Thanks. Cheers! -a.
Oh, don't say Chromebook! Those things are worse than toys. People are buying the HP Chromebook version, then finding out they simply are not...
Yep. There was also a story in the NY Times about Blue and nobody has committed to it being a free update/upgrade yet. Also the Product Manager...
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