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 | Dec 8, 2009 | Price Alerts
Here is an interesting deal on an HP Notebook computer at TigerDirect: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=5406500&sku=H24-15024 I have mixed feelings about it based on several review sources. The good: Core 2 Duo CPU Takes...
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 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...
