Aug 14, 2009
School is back in session here in Cobb County GA. So maybe I can add to my computer blog daily -- ok at least weekly. Below is a link to a Random Access Page issued by MicroCenter. Cick on it and hopefully you will enjoy reading.

My overview:

First before reading let me say I am not a fan of Acer laptops. Desktops that are "decked out" are pretty good. A laptop should not be used on a 24/7 basis. Meaning that laptops are suppose to be turned off. A desktop can run 24/7 with restarts. You will wear out the power source using it like that. I personally have had to replace power sources at least every two years only because I run computers 24/7 - do I need to? Does anyone? No but it is nice to walk in and click the mouse rather than wait for it to boot up!

The article does or should make you think; this is coming pre-loaded with VISTA and Acer is issuing a Windows 7 upgrade. Most people are glued to XP - don't get me wrong XP is good. It fit the need where there was one. However, life moves on and so should you! When will XP go away for good? Some say 2013. Vista has been out and is going great - at least for me!

We are 2 months away from another Windows release. There is more hype about this one on a more positive note than VISTA. However, it is hard for me to understand why some will not upgrade to VISTA use it get use to the platform and then go to Windows 7 once the "bugs" are out of it. In my opinion the worst thing to do is buy a Vista machine and downgrade to XP. Vista has connectivity ease in it. It also is an easier usage platform for the novice computer user. If you aren't into opening up the Control panel and digging into the properties boxes and using msconfig go with VISTA. That is my opinion.

Now in reference to the article. I think the netbooks are great little notebooks for: getting email, reading net articles, playing limited on line games word processing, spread sheets, and power point demos. Once again it is not a workhorse computer. Now, I use my laptop for doing my blogs and at client sites. I use it from working from my bed. However, I have six other computers also. Two are in my husband's office, one my daughter's in our family room(these are running XP home) the rest are in my office workshop. One is running Windows ME, one two are running XP pro. Two that are not running have Windows 95 and 98. THe 95 is being retired as i type! The 98 is not running but is under the workbench if I need it! I use the parts! Yes it is a hobby and a passion to see how these things work.

I hope you enjoy reading this and comment on it and send me questions.

Happy Techy Time!
RJPW

http://www.microcenter.com/random_access/newsletters/09_newsletters/0809/in_the_lab.html?BrCs=498&BrCg=16185126&BrRc=1100169426

Aug 11th

I just finished refurbing an old dell to XP pro. I also picked up from a client and old P3 SONY VAIO desktop that runs fine -- Me that is how old it is. Will see if it will take XP.