15 Friday Apr 2016
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So there I was working on a blog post this morning when suddenly Sterling started updating to Windows 10 all on his own with the screen warning NOT to turn off the computer. There had been a pop-up window earlier about scheduling it, but I didn’t want to schedule it, so I just closed the window. Oops. And so now I have Windows 10. After all the horror stories it seems to working okay. Anyhow, so far so good…
Any of you guys using Windows 10?
28 Monday Sep 2015
Meet Sterling. Named so not just because he’s a lovely matte silver, but also for his many sterling qualities. The i7 processor, 12 gm RAM, 1 T memory. I’ve been working (and playing) with him all weekend and have to say I’m very happy with my purchase. And flatmate Peter is happy too because he has inherited the Greyhound. Question: what to do with two very old laptops no longer in use?
24 Thursday Sep 2015
As some of you may recall, I’ve been going through a computer upgrade dilemma all summer, trying to decide whether to go with another 17″ laptop or an all-in-one 23″ desktop. That question has been decided – I’m definitely going with another laptop. But now another techy-geek dilemma has reared its baffling head… which processor should I get?
Behold two lovely laptops by HP. Both have 17.3″ screens, 12 GB Ram, 1 T memory as well as other similarities. The only difference is that the one above has the new Intel Core i7 processor and the one below has an i5. Oh, and the one above costs 300€ more.
My question is… is the i7 processor worth spending an extra 300€? I mean, I almost hope it is because the Envy above is way prettier than the Pavilion below, but I also don’t want to spend an extra 300€ just for a pretty exterior.
Help? If it matters, I do use my laptop every day for many hours, so speed is important. Also, I do a lot of photo editing and hope to be getting into video editing soon. The other thing is that if I don’t decide which one to purchase by Saturday then I’ll have to wait until another special offer comes along. Right now Fnac is offering a 20% discount.
06 Thursday Aug 2015
It’s computer upgrade time! Not so much for myself, but flatmate Peter has been using trusty six-year-old Shadow since I bought the Greyhound, and it’s looking like Shadow is about to give up the ghost, so if I upgrade then I can pass the Greyhound on to him. But I’m not sure which way to go. I saw an older version of an HP all-in-one desktop (different than the one shown above) awhile ago and thought it might be nice to have a larger screen to work with, but I wasn’t sure if I wanted to lose the portability option of a laptop. Though it must be said that the Greyhound has seldom left the desk in the past three years. So I thought I had finally decided on going with this newer desktop version with a 23″ touchscreen, but then I saw this 17″ laptop that is a bit cheaper and seems to have more “stuff” (RAM, memory graphics, etc) so would it be better to go with the laptop instead and keep the portability option? Do I really need 12 GBs of RAM? Help?
17 Tuesday Jun 2014
This should have been the “piece of cake” part, after sorting out the way I was going to structure my new website (with the help of my pal – and SEO guru – @IrlandesnMalaga. I was even quite pleased with myself that I managed to install all the blogs onto the new website myself. The thing is, I have three blogs on one domain that I want to move over to the new one… no problem, right? Everything is on WordPress, I’ve done this many, many times before without a hitch. But they HAVE ALL GONE TERRIBLY WRONG. Like, seriously wrong. I’m at my wits end. So now everything is at a standstill, probably until I get back from Antequera/Archidona. Ah well…
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