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November 2009
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Recently in computers CategoryWindows 7 — Microsoft’s seventh incarnation of its market-leading computer operating sy… A couple of weeks ago, I told you how I was planning to build a new computer to replace the one I had been using with my TV set. I provided a list of the specifications I was seeking, including a fast processor and lots of memory. My budget was between $300 and $400. After about two years of good service followed by a puzzling demise, I’ve decided to raise the white flag over my Acer Aspire L100 home computer. Regular r… Richard Nixon was sworn in as president of the United States. A wooden bridge in Chappaquiddick, Mass. was the scene of a fatal accident involving Sen. Edward Kennedy. And man took his first steps on the surface of the moon. But something else happened in the year 1969 that would change just about everything in the years to follow. >> Continue reading: Happy 40th anniversary, Internet A big name in mobile phones is getting ready to marry 3G technology with a netbook-size computer. Nokia said today its new >> Continue reading: Nokia to offer featherweight netbook PC Back again with an update on efforts to resurrect my ailing Acer Aspire L100 home computer. I’ve been overwhelmed with helpful suggestions from Computer Corner Blog and Newsletter readers; if I haven’t yet replied personally to your submission, I apologize. I do read all my e-mail! Briefly, the L100, running Windows Vista… When you work with computers for a living, it’s — well, it’s embarrassing when something goes wrong that you just can’t seem to right. Here’s my story.
I am a big fan of the Google Chrome browser. It’s fast, it’s reliable, and it provides maximum screen room for Web content. Chrome hasn’t been a huge success for Google since its introduction last September. I just checked the WFAA.com statistics for this month that show fewer than two percent of visitors to our Web … You can download a lot of free things from all the nooks and crannies of the World Wide Web — some legal, some not so much. But here’s a free downloa… Let’s face it: We’ve all got at least one hunk of electronic junk collecting dust on a shelf, in a closet or piled up in the garage. It could be an obsolete co… |
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