Today was the big day from Microsoft where the new Surface Pro would be announced in Shanghai and after watching some reviews and news snippets I can say MS will not be getting my money when I have to get a new computer. The new Surface Pro is a little thinner and has the updated … Continue reading Microsoft just told me to buy a MacBook Pro
Month: May 2017
Living without a personal computer is difficult
Recently my MacBook Pro died and since then I have resorted to using my daughters HP Stream or my old desktop computer, both of which are pristine since I reloaded Windows 10 on them. It was a good thing that I had most of my data transferred to the NAS but not having my own … Continue reading Living without a personal computer is difficult
The MacBook Pro is finally dead
After 2 days of struggling with my Early 2011 MacBook Pro, I've finally given up on trying to fix it. I keep on getting the green Apple log and then the white screen of death without being able to get into the OS. I've tried everything I can short of buying parts but I don't … Continue reading The MacBook Pro is finally dead
High tech gated community access
It looks like my community is going high tech for access with these new gate passes for our cars. A year or so ago the old gate system was struck by lightning and our gate passes wouldn't work anymore. The gate guard needed us to wave our black box passes at them to show we … Continue reading High tech gated community access
Windows 10 S: Another Windows Version???
I watched the replay of the Microsoft EDU event and along with everything else that was announced was another WIndows version. Ever since Windows XP there have been tons of versions of Windows. My desktop actually came with Windows XP Media Center edition, but I upgraded it to Windows XP Pro which was the business … Continue reading Windows 10 S: Another Windows Version???
Can I get a thin and light laptop with ports please?
The new trend of thin and light isn't new but the killing of ports in the name of thin and light computers is just getting silly. I watched a YouTube video last night where they were showing off the latest Surface Laptop and the one thing almost none of the videos I saw addressed … Continue reading Can I get a thin and light laptop with ports please?
Still blogging and not vlogging!
Its been a good 12 years of blogging and over 1100 entries during that time but unlike the recent trend in vlogging I'm probably going to stick to blogging for the forseeable future. Admittedly, I actually watch a decent amount of vlogs on YouTube when I have the chance just for entertainments sake. I don't … Continue reading Still blogging and not vlogging!
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