Tag: Laptop

THE NEW COMPUTER

I didn't want to do it. I don't like setting up new computers because not only is it a lot of work, but it takes weeks before it feels like "home." My preference is that everything I buy should last forever, but that's not the way it works anymore. This (current older) computer can't power … Continue reading THE NEW COMPUTER

THE BIGGEST GLITCH – Marilyn Armstrong

Little things defeat me. An electrical blip -- so brief as to go otherwise unnoticed -- knocked out the time and date on the clocks and telephones in my house. It was so brief I didn't realize it had happened until I went to bed and everything was blinking. Don't you hate when that happens? All … Continue reading THE BIGGEST GLITCH – Marilyn Armstrong

VALUE VERSUS PRICE

I am still computer shopping. Online. Been doing it for weeks. Maybe months. Online is the only way these days, now that real computer stores have disappeared. But that's okay. I like comparing stuff online. I can see the prices and features, try out all the different configurations. Read user reviews which range wildly from "this computer is a … Continue reading VALUE VERSUS PRICE

ONE SIZE NEVER FITS ALL

Just when I think this subject has been dealt with, finished, over and done ... it pops back up again. For reasons that remain a bit murky to me, a few large software and other organizations still believe the tablets and mobile phones are going to replace computers. Laptops and desktops ... gone. Everything now … Continue reading ONE SIZE NEVER FITS ALL

WHY TABLETS DIDN’T REPLACE COMPUTERS

A few years ago when tablets were the next big thing, there were articles everywhere explaining why tablets would replace everything else. All the techno-pundits said no one would need a computer because everything would be done on a small, portable device. It didn't happen. Everyone bought a tablet, but no one threw out their computer. I don't have anything against portable devices. … Continue reading WHY TABLETS DIDN’T REPLACE COMPUTERS

SHARING MY WORLD – ONCE MORE UNTO THE BREACH!

SCENE I. France. Before Harfleur. Alarum. Enter KING HENRY, EXETER, BEDFORD, GLOUCESTER, and Soldiers, with scaling-ladders KING HENRY V: Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; Or close the wall up with our English dead. In peace there's nothing so becomes a man As modest stillness and humility: But when the blast of … Continue reading SHARING MY WORLD – ONCE MORE UNTO THE BREACH!

TABLETS. THE NON-SOLUTION TO FUTURE COMPUTING

I always wondered, when I wrote about tablets and computers, if lacking an iPad was the problem. I have Android tablets, windows tablets. A variety of Kindles. But maybe all these could not show me how tablets could rock my world, make me get rid of all my laptops and desktops. I figured that must be the key -- because while I like … Continue reading TABLETS. THE NON-SOLUTION TO FUTURE COMPUTING

A huge pink underbelly

Little things defeat me. An electrical blip -- so brief as to go otherwise unnoticed -- knocked out the time and date on the clocks and telephones in my house. It was so brief I didn't realize it had happened until I went to bed and everything was blinking. Don't you hate when that happens? I … Continue reading A huge pink underbelly

So I ordered another one: Dell Inspiron 14Z Ultrabook

Inspiron 14z Ultrabook™ Non-Touch I was surprised at the large number of the bad reviews the 14Z has gotten. That has not been my experience with this computer. After reading all the bad reviews, I believe I have a better grasp of the issues. Perhaps it's unwise to automatically believe every reviewer. There was one … Continue reading So I ordered another one: Dell Inspiron 14Z Ultrabook