How many clouds is too many? AcerCloud announced in Las Vegas
Acer has announced its AcerCloud in the run-up to CES in Las Vegas. This is a service that spans mobile devices, PCs and the internet, the aim being that pictures, documents and multimedia are...
View ArticleBuilding a cheap PC, and why it still beats tablets and laptops for value
I thought the Google Nexus tablet was good value, and compared to an Apple iPad or most other tablets out there it is, but for sheer capability on a budget a desktop PC has it beat. Needing a cheap...
View ArticleThis may be why your computer is crashing
I was asked to look at a PC which was misbehaving. Sometimes it worked, but increasingly it was freezing or crashing. Sometimes the hard drive would corrupt and needed Windows repair before it would...
View ArticleAmazon.com sales stats snapshot shows why Microsoft is reinventing Windows
Anyone who questions the need for Microsoft’s radical reinvention of Windows need look no further than Amazon’s sales stats. I was on Amazon.com checking out the specs for Samsung’s new Ativ slate, and...
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