by Brian Haines | Apr 13, 2010 | Computers
More and more people are having their Facebook, or Email account hacked recently. I use a few weak passwords myself, but I know many people who use pathetically weak passwords and I think it is well past time to strongly encourage everyone to strengthen their...
by Brian Haines | Feb 17, 2010 | Computers
I knew we would all move to Windows 7 eventually, but I didn’t know that I would be this happy about it. Really. Not only has Windows 7 performed well on my 2 year old laptop with only 2GB of RAM, I have enjoyed using it and find that some of the new features...
by Brian Haines | Nov 9, 2009 | Computers
Internet Explorer 8 is really slow on Windows 7. Microsoft is aware of the issue and blames it on add-ons. I’m sorry, but it is your browser that allows the add-ons in the first place. Firefox seems to work fine even with dozens of add-ons. My installation has...
by Brian Haines | Oct 26, 2009 | Computers
There is an expression you may be familiar with that goes something like “I have forgotten more about <insert subject> than you will ever know.” I am sure I heard it in a movie or something. Well, it might be true of Windows 7, at least for now. I...
by Brian Haines | Oct 23, 2009 | Computers
If you have been paying attention to my blog then you know I don’t recommend Windows 7. I am sure it is an improvement over Vista, but I also suspect it still won’t perform as well as Windows XP. If you know me at all you also know that I had to try it. So...
by Brian Haines | Oct 19, 2009 | Computers
I have always been an early adopter of new Microsoft Operating Systems (OS) including Windows Vista. With Windows Millennium (Me) being the obvious exception each OS prior to Vista has been an improvement over the last. I was an early Windows 2000 convert, so I never...
