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Verizon Wireless bandwidth, call minutes limits: there has to be a better way
I have been on a work vacation in Florida this week and have used my iPhone hotspot for Internet access. Since that costs $20 a month and it was $30 for a week of the timeshare’s WiFi, I opted for …
Windows checking for a solution…oh, really?!
Two blue screens of death (BSOD) in as many weeks: Yikes, is it my under a year old desktop? Windows 7? Some of my apps? I have no idea
Is Windows 7 more reliable than its predecessors?
Is Windows 7 really that much better from previous versions...or than much more reliable? I am beginning to think not all that much given huge expectations for Win7. After using
Upgrading Desktop PC require work and research, but it handsomely pays off
I just bought a new desktop after eight years living on a Dell 8300 Pentium 4 for which I plunked down $2562 on April 2, 2003. This time around,
McAfee Madness
When three of your computers start acting up, you look for the common culprit. By acting up, I mean slow to a crawl or shut you out of




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Simmy Atkins: We just found your fantastic article on your April visit to Cuba. We ...
Laura: No discussion because maybe we all intuitively feared we knew that is ...
John: Hi Judy, I posted it about a week about and sent the link along to Sa...
Judy Larkin: Hi John, I have been waiting for your article on Cuba. I finally fou...