The King of Cheap Computers The Computer Buying Guide for Poor Folk I was reading an article about beer, which has nothing to do with computers, you might think. But it does. I always wanted to be a sommelier and say things like, “Oh, this wine has a nice nose,” or “it has hints of blackberry and… Read More »
A Rant About AI I don’t know about you, but I’m getting sick of hearing about AI. It seems the powers that be think sticking the term “AI” in everything from search engines, to recipes, to lawn mowers will entice me to buy/use/want it. Even AI experts disagree on where AI will lead us. Some so-called… Read More »
Announcing My 2025 Anti-Super Bowl Party – Watch “Leave It to Beaver” With Me! For one brief but ugly moment last week, I deserted the cynic inside me. I left the comfort of cynicism intoxicated by the sweet poison of hope. Don’t worry. I’m back in full vigor now. No more rose-colored glasses for me. There is… Read More »
On Printers and Ink The other day, I ordered a printer to replace a 2-year-old printer that says it has ink, but prints illegible things. It’s my 7th or 8th printer – I’ve had so many, I have lost count. Oh, don’t worry, I don’t have 7 or 8 printers sitting around my house waiting for… Read More »
Exploiting Senior Citizens We’ve been doing computer repair work since 2011. In the past eleven years, we have worked on thousands of computers and we’ve seen just about everything. All too frequently we’ve seen computer repair services taking advantage of senior citizens. Far too often we have learned of people paying hundreds of dollars for unnecessary… Read More »
A Letter from a Scum Bag Unfortunately, I have some unpleasant news for you. This week’s essay really isn’t an essay, it’s part rant, part fun, and part tip. We have been receiving a variation of an email that, unfortunately, seems to be scaring some people. Many have received a version of this letter. Some were quite… Read More »