There’s a good article in today’s Washington Post on what makes laptops different, and what makes them the same. I agree with most of the tips in the article. I would only add that for some people the extra weight will be worth it to get a 15″ or more screen. You should consider this…
Over on TechRepublic, Jody Gilbert has a post 10 signs that you aren’t cut out to be a support tech. I’d like to affirm those ten things and suggest ten things that you should not do to your support tech. (Yep, two entries in a row inspired by TechRepublic. I’ve been enjoying their site.) As…
I was reading this article from TechRepublic today and at first I thought it had little to do with me, because I manage such small networks. But it wasn’t many paragraphs until it was ringing too true to me to ignore. It matches my experience. Now the largest network I manage has 12 pieces of…
Considering what a lousy job the government (any level, any entity) does with the things we absolutely have to entrust to their care, I’m amazed we would even consider handing them something else to regulate, but that’s precisely what some people seem to be doing. The complaint is that Google (mostly) along with a few…
This device looks interesting. I haven’t had an opportunity to test it yet, but hopefully I will. I know someone to whom I’m going to recommend it. It’s an intelligent wireless router, the Ruckus Mediaflex NG and it should improve range and stability. The MSNBC tester definitely saw improvement. Considering the number of cases in…
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