Category Archives: Reviews

An open letter to Microsoft re: Windows 10 Anniversary Update disaster

Posted on 6 October 2016 by Becca

Microsoft: You had one job to do. Since you were forcing updates on people with Win 10, your ONE JOB was to NEVER BREAK THE OPERATING SYSTEM. Absent that, if you broke it, there should always be a way to … Continue reading →

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A few things…

Posted on 2 December 2012 by Becca

First of all, gonna… well, not exactly eat crow, but issue a correction. I did, in fact, get Windows 8 Pro and installed it on my system, and I only find it about 33% sucky. Best fix of all was … Continue reading →

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Windows 8…

Posted on 26 October 2012 by Becca

These are just my opinions here, but I'm feeling a bit of deja vu here regarding Windows 8 and the new Microsoft Surface tablets. The Surface reminds me of the Zune, which was a product line intended to compete directly … Continue reading →

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The Beast

Posted on 28 October 2011 by Becca

I've nicknamed my new creation The Beast, which will replace the 3 year old computer I've lately been calling The Bucket. Ten marks (or cubits or quatloos) to whoever can guess the actual name I'll give the new computer once … Continue reading →

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Windows product recommendation: Chronowall

Posted on 6 October 2011 by Becca

I don't think I've seen many people who didn't put up some kind of desktop wallpaper on their computer, whether it be desktop or laptop or tablet.  Windows 7 itself even has a timer thing that will cycle through a … Continue reading →

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My Review of Roku XDS Player

Posted on 17 October 2010 by Becca

Originally submitted at Roku With dual-band wireless, the XDS delivers the best quality video virtually anywhere in your home. Roku XDS Player   Should have bought a Roku sooner By Technowitch from Albuquerque, NM on 10/17/2010     5out of … Continue reading →

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Game review — Mass Effect 2: Lair of the Shadow Broker

Posted on 18 September 2010 by Becca

Ever since Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (1st one, the 2nd wasn't nearly as good), I've been on a long, often futile quest for really good, engaging computer games.  (Computer, not console — we don't own an XBox … Continue reading →

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Seidio battery report

Posted on 6 August 2010 by Becca

I mentioned on July 20th how I'd installed a 3rd party extended battery from Seidio in my HTC Incredible smartphone, and immediately began seeing huge improvements in battery life.  (Well, I should, given it's nearly 3x the capacity and did … Continue reading →

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More ‘Droid goodness

Posted on 23 July 2010 by Becca

I know the Kindle's been available for Droid-equipped phones for a while now.  Barnes & Noble has finally jumped on the bandwagon with an Android app — essentially 'Nook for Android.' It installed on my HTC Incredible without a hitch, … Continue reading →

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More on the HTC Incredible

Posted on 20 July 2010 by Becca

After a couple weeks worth of use, some more observations on my new HTC Incredible smartphone: Although the 1300 mAh OEM battery is way underpowered for a phone with these capabilities, it did hold up a little better than I'd … Continue reading →

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