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November 22, 2011

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are coming up and people assume those present the best opportunity for a deal on a notebook computer. While there may not always be a special deal either day, the manufacturers usually are willing to cut a deal.

November 16, 2011

Rumor has it that Blackberry will finally release a BB device that doesn't need a desktop app running or a dedicated Blackberry Enterprise Server (BES) to sync email, calendar and contacts with your phone.   BB has supported POP and IMAP in the past but this would fully sync your calendar and contacts with your MS Exchange server.   The Blackberry Colt may turn things around.

November 15, 2011

I get the opportunity to set up and test a lot of cell phones for my clients. When I first tried out Android a couple of years ago it seemed like it was designed for geeks only and not well suited for the mass market although it did show tremendous potential. Times have changed and Android has grown up fast.

November 14, 2011

Sold State Drives are starting to pick up steam although Intel will not be the consumer base player for SSDs it once had been.  

The question is, are they worth the price? Consumer level SSD drives can be as much as 20 times as expensive per megabyte as their old spindle drive counterparts. As they are a new technology, there are some kinks to work out despite their incredible speed benefits. The speed gain is undeniable as a SSD computer can often boot in 1/10th the time as a nearly identical system with spindle drives and the apps load in a blink of the eye.

October 20, 2009

Windows 7 is a step forward from Windows XP and about 3 steps forward from Vista.   I've upgraded many many computers to XP for clients who purchased systems with Vista on them and wished it came with XP instead.   I've set up several computers with Windows 7 on them and not a single person asked to go to XP.   

December 10, 2008

Verizon FIOS is satisfied with blowing the doors off the speed of your cable modem, DSL or bonded T1; it needs something new to snicker at - T3's.

December 8, 2008

People often ask me about what notebook to buy for the Holidays so I’ve created this notebook buying guide to assist.

December 5, 2008

As many people buy their family a new PC for the holidays, I am often asked what features on a computer should they get.

December 3, 2008

Nokia certainly has been busy this week with a new flagship phone, the N97, essentially dropping out of the Japanese cell phone market, acquisition of Symbian and upgrades to their existing phones.

December 1, 2008

Many retailers are having their special "Cyber Monday" deals.