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Get what you pay for – and deserve

New computer buyers need to beware of a disturbing trend among major manufacturers who fail to include a CD copy of the Windows operating system with the new computer.  In an effort to save a few pennies per computer, manufacturers are putting customers in a bad...

Web services still a hard sell

If certain government big shots and computer software companies get their way, the future of computing will be one of endless dependence upon the Internet.  End users will no longer own computers that have their own hard drives, programs, operating systems, or any...

Computers: can’t live with them, can’t live without them

Family health concerns have recently taken me on a number of different misadventures involving local physicians, hospitals, and their computer systems.  Yesterday, I had yet another opportunity to witness how our dependence on imperfect computers hinders our ability...

Who’s the best Internet service provider?

“High speed” or “broadband” Internet service — two interchangeable terms that describe something (most folks aren’t sure exactly what) that Internet users, persuaded by persistent advertising, have become convinced they need.  When it comes to the Internet,...

Who’s the best Internet service provider, Part One

After setting up and “locking down” a computer for Internet security, one of the last things I do before returning a computer to its owner is make sure that it has connectivity to the Internet Service Provider (ISP) of their choice. Having dealt with many...