The proof of a good document format is the answer to three very simple questions: Is it universally compatible across operating systems? Can I access the document using freely available software either locally or via internet app? Does it look exactly the same whether printed or shown on a computer screen? It’s the third point ...…
A dream with computers has always been to be able to use the smallest possible computer that runs silently while allowing you to do everything you want with it – and moreover do it cheaply. The netbook format portable computer has proven without a shadow of a doubt that you don’t need a powerful computer ...…
Some brief history and a few definitions to begin this one: Back in the early days of the internet in 1999, the only way you could process credit card transactions properly under your business name was to use a traditional bank-assigned merchant account. It was a long agonizing process to get it started, it absolutely ...…
One of the features almost nobody uses (but should) is the ability to use keywords for custom searches in the Firefox web browser. This has been around ever since Firefox 2, and once you start using it you’ll wonder how you ever browsed without it. Keyword searches all you to use the address bar to ...…
The single largest attraction to Linux on a desktop computer is the price tag because it costs nothing to use. It may very well be that you have a computer where it runs good, it’s plenty fast enough and you have no intentions of putting down $119 for Windows 7 because it’s just not worth ...…
Everybody has a definition of what old is concerning computer hardware. And then there’s the question of usability with old hardware. I’ve got a superb example of how old can still be useful. And I guarantee this will impress you. Below is a video of a 1984 Digital VT-240 terminal. Yes, a terminal, not a ...…
You may have seen the glowing reviews about how wonderful Solid State Disk (a.k.a. SSD) is. Before continuing, let’s define what SSD is first. In layman’s terms, SSD is storage media that has no moving parts. You can consider it as you would a USB stick, save for the fact that SSD has a much ...…
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