The Early Christmas Gift Guide – Micro News
Yes, it is only November, but Christmas is not that far away. Video cards are still pricey, as is RAM, but SSDs have recently dropped in price and mechanical hard drives are pretty much stable. For a good, all-round desktop or tower PC in the $1,500 range, a system based on the AMD Ryzen 2600X […]
Kismet – (A power that is believed to control what happens in the future)
Here is the latest story written by Lisa Gray: Hudson arrives early for dinner getting the better seat before Julia can sneak in behind him. He likes to see whose coming up ahead and sniffs the air for scent. These plans have been in the works for months; even the time of day has been […]
The Human Touch
I recently had to go to a 24 hour pharmacy and encountered something I am seeing far too often: automated checkouts. An automated checkout is yet another way that customer service is offloaded to the consumer. Call me old fashioned, or perhaps just old, but I remember a time when going to a store […]
Alternatives to Windows 10
Cornwall Ontario – Last week I addressed the upgrade to Windows 10. I have also suggested that some people may wish to purchase Apple computers, to avoid what Microsoft is doing. While I have not suggested Linux, that is also an option if you don’t want Windows 10. But there is an alternative solution, one that […]
MICRO NEWS: Taking the Plunge, Part 2
Last week we had you make backups of your hard drive and data files and have the driver and software installation media and license keys ready for a clean installation of Windows 10. Once that is done, you are ready to begin the process. Make sure you have blank DVDs or a 32 GB USB […]
