If you’ve been paying any attention at all, you probably know that new PC sales are in the toilet–out of the five biggest vendors, the only one whose sales managed to hold steady in Q1 2013 was Lenovo, while the other four saw a sales decline. So now Slashdot linked to a ZDNet piece stating [...]
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Don’t read too much into the PC sales drop just yet
Posted by Dave Farquhar on April 17, 2013
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2013/04/dont-read-too-much-into-the-pc-sales-drop-just-yet/
Mark Hurd doesn’t sound like he’s just what Dell needed
Word on the street is that Blackstone Group has a plan for turning around Dell: Buy the company, take it private, and install Mark Hurd as CEO. The thinking is that he’s available, has experience, and would have baggage keeping him from being the CEO of a public company. I just see one glitch. Available [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on March 25, 2013
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2013/03/mark-hurd-doesnt-sound-like-hes-just-what-dell-needed/
HP knows Android
HP unveiled its first Android tablet this weekend. They’re not playing in the Polaroid or Archos space, but for $170–neatly between Amazon’s and Google’s prices–you get Android 4.1, a 1024×600 display, and a microSD slot.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on February 24, 2013
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2013/02/hp-knows-android/
Advice on dealing with ransomware
PC Mag has some advice about ransomware. The most important bit of advice is to have a secondary machine that you can use to go get help.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on February 8, 2013
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2013/02/advice-on-dealing-with-ransomware/
How to save money on tech
CNN offered up some good tips on saving money on tech. But of course I want to analyze and comment on it myself. Anything else would be out of character.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on January 29, 2013
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2013/01/how-to-save-money-on-tech/
How the previous week’s headlines flow together
Here are some headlines I read this past week: Dell is trying to take itself private. Microsoft is investing in Dell. Intel is pulling out of the motherboard market. AMD is considering ARM CPUs. And the PC is dead. It’s all related.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on January 27, 2013
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2013/01/how-the-previous-weeks-headlines-flow-together/
Up and coming low-end Android chips
I decided to dig into what the low-end Android chipmakers like Mediatek and Rockchip are up to, since they’re the ones who are likely to drive prices down.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on January 19, 2013
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2013/01/up-and-coming-low-end-android-chips/
R.I.P.: Netbooks
The last two netbook vendors standing, Acer and Asus, have both announced they’ve produced their last netbook. So they’re joining the Playstation 2 in the land of the digital dinosaurs, though I suspect more people will miss the 12-year-old game console than the netbook. The Guardian has an analysis, but basically they blame the emergence [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on January 1, 2013
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2013/01/r-i-p-netbooks/
What to do about a router dropping connections
A former classmate and coworker contacted me with a question. My router is about 5 years old. I have a cable modem and a router. The cable modem is fine. The router keeps connecting and disconnecting from the internet…used to happen occasionally, now happens all the time. I reset it and it works for a [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on August 27, 2012
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2012/08/what-to-do-about-a-router-dropping-connections/