Category Archives: Computers

LAT: Women are leaving the tech industry in droves

The Los Angeles Times reports: That’s a huge problem for the tech economy. According to the industry group Code.org, computing jobs will more than double by 2020, to 1.4 million. If women continue to leave the field, an already dire … Continue reading

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HP Envy

I bought a new computer: HP Envy 700z Desktop PC • Windows 8.1 64 • AMD A10-7800 processor quad-core [3.5GHz; 4MB L2 Cache] • AMD Integrated Graphics • 8GB DDR3-1600MHz [1 DIMM ] • 2TB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive … Continue reading

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I Killed My Computer Last Night

I was searching the web for “clean your computer” and found a recommendation on the Staples web site to right click your hard drive (usually the C drive), go to Properties, Tools, and then click on disk repair. I did … Continue reading

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Dennis Prager Reflects On The Death of Steve Jobs

On his radio show today, Dennis Prager said: “My first computer was 1983. I remember the Macintosh. I remember debating, should I get an IBM type or the Macintosh? The Rainbow computer from DEC was the best. “IBM and DOSS … Continue reading

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Steve Jobs Was 56

The chairman of Apple computers is dead. I think I first encountered a personal computer around 1981 at the Albion Field Station, a Seventh-Day Adventist retreat in Mendocino County affiliated with Pacific Union College. The operator of the station had … Continue reading

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