Recent content by fletchoid

My favorite is when you install AVG Free, set up the schedules for updates, and scans. Write a little blurb on how they should leave their computer on overnight at least once a week to let the software scan and protect their computer, and then a year later, they mysteriously get a virus, and...

Man, you sure know how to bring out the rednecks. SomeGuyNamedMattI swear, what the heck is wrong with the world's system of justice? .... Back in the old days, you would have been shot on sight after doing something like this, but now of course, we have to give you a fair chance to have...

I went outside once, but the graphics weren't all that great. (Source: http://www.zazzle.ca/went_outside_once_tshirt-235332254896148938) Gaming is the pinball or pool of the new millenium. Starts with "G", rhymes with "T", which stands for "Trouble". (With apologies to Music Man) Gaming is...

It seems that the "portable" computer industry is taking a page from the cell phone industry, where you need a Cray supercomputer working 24/7 to figure out whether you are getting screwed or not. The "packages" offer you long battery life in place of computing power, or computing power in...

Competition is good, but it should be fair competition. Unfortunately, what is "fair" seems to shift around depending on the power and influence of the competitor. If AMD had not been around to compete with Intel, we would still be stuck with Celeron and Pentium space heaters in our computers...