Ron Schenone
Computer Sales Will Increase Because Of Vista?
“I expect sales of notebooks and desktops loaded with Windows Vista to eclipse the sales we did last holiday season of machines with Windows XP,” Wendy Fritz, a vice president at Best Buy, in Richfield, Minn., told eWEEK at a Microsoft-sponsored dinner Oct. 23 to discuss the first holiday season with Windows Vista broadly available. [...]
Gateway ONE, Dell ONE Not Really A New Idea
Gateway’s latest entry into the PC market dubbed ONE, which is kind of like a PC stuffed into a monitor, has competition now from Dell with a similar model being called a Dell ONE [Not its real name]. But are these soon to be released systems really innovative or are they just old designs being [...]
How To Request Dell Backup Disks
I have read numerous posts in forums and on other sites about customers of Dell not being provided with system operating disk aka Windows nor drivers disk needed for their systems. This always poses a problem when these people are advised to do a repair install or other system repair, only to discover that they [...]
Why Is There An Anti-Virus Program For Linux?
I recently saw that avast! is offering a free version of its popular anti-virus program for Linux. I have read many articles in the past that claim Linux is virtually virus free. Though I do recall one article that mentioned there are some 40 known Linux viruses. So, with this in mind, is having an [...]
gPhone Web Site For Sale
Usually when someone sells a website, one thinks of a well established site that is generating revenue and not a free one that some one has latched onto. But a person down in Australia seems to feel that his free web site is worth some cash, so he is attempting to sell it on eBay [...]
Dell XPS 420 – Superb Design ?
I read several articles this week concerning Dell’s new XPS 420 model which one reviewer described as a ‘superb’ design. So thinking this was worth a look-see I trotted over to Dell’s site. Excuse me. It’s another box with a 20″ monitor. I’m not taking away the fact that it has a fast processor, a [...]
Cheating At Online Gaming Sites – I Am Shocked!
I just got finished reading an article over at the NY Times concerning a particular web site which hosted a poker tournament, in which it is now concluded that one of the participants was cheating. To add insult to injury, the cheater was also a part owner of the gambling site. I was shocked! The [...]
10 Tips For Maintaining A Healthy Home Network
Microsoft has posted 10 tips to help and keep your home network healthy and in good shape. After looking at the tips, these can also apply to anyone who uses a computer, whether or not they have a network in place or not. Yes, these are basic tips, and I am sure most of you [...]
Wal-Mart Drops Phone Support For Its Web Site
Wal-Mart no doubt is the worlds largest retailer which will generate some $351 Billion in 2007 in sales. Yet over the years this mega retailer has struggled to maintain a web presence and it would appear feels more comfortable with its brick and mortar sales machine. So I wasn’t totally surprised when I read that [...]
2007 Linux Desktop/Client Survey
The third annual desktop/client Linux survey is underway and if you use Linux, you may wish to join in. The purpose of the survey as stated on the Linux web site is: The information from this survey will assist the Linux Foundation Desktop Linux workgroup to focus on areas of development that are important to [...]
