June 25th, 2009 Larry Posted in Windows 7 Updates | No Comments »
If you’re planning to buy a new Windows-loaded PC, you may want to wait until this Friday. There are rumours circulating on the Internet that Microsoft will be giving free Windows 7 upgrade coupons to buyers of new PCs from June 26th through July 11th. Read the rest of this entry »
May 19th, 2009 Larry Posted in Toys & Gadgets | No Comments »
Acer’s new Timeline laptop series is a bold departure from what we’ve been used to in the Windows notebook world. For one, the claimed battery life is 8 hours long for the 13.3″ model despite it’s 24mm profile (i.e. less than 1 inch thick) and feather-light 1.6kg (3.5 lbs) weight. Read the rest of this entry »
May 16th, 2009 Larry Posted in Windows 7 Updates | No Comments »
According to an article on Tom’s Hardware, Windows 7 has built-in optimization for Solid-State Drives (SSD). SSD is the future for storage, although prices now are quite prohibitive and it’s only available on premium laptops and PCs. Read the rest of this entry »
May 14th, 2009 Larry Posted in Windows 7 Updates | No Comments »
I’ve been a notebook user practically all my life. And I’m talking about since the days of Windows 3.1 - which, like dog years, is pretty long in computer years. In those years, I saw Windows become more user-friendly, more feature-laden and with cooler UIs, but at the expense of speed and battery life. Read the rest of this entry »