Anyone who’s used one knows that USB flash drives are fast, ultra-portable, hold an incredible amount of data, and are very convenient to use.

For the past few months, I’ve carried a 4GB one that holds all of the data, tools and documents that I need and want to be able to access while I’m at work. When I was doing more tech support, I carried a [more...]

Regular readers of this Journal have seen me rant about it many times: The fact that nearly all of the viruses and other malware that you ever read or hear about affects only Windows users; yet the news coverage of all of those types of malware rarely mentions that fact.

They may call it “PC viruses and malware” — but really, it’s Windows viruses and malware.

All of that junk doesn’t affect [more...]

Almost 6 years ago, I began using Firefox, Mozilla’s free and open source Web browser in Windows, instead of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer.

Since July of 2006, I’ve been using Linux full-time intead of Windows, but I kept using Firefox as my Web browser.

Needless to say, I’ve had a lot of experience [more...]

Microsoft has used plenty of advertising slogans over the years.

Who can forget, “Where do you want to go today?”

And “I’m a PC.”

And “It just works.” [more...]

I’ve been using personal computers since 1979.

So I’ve either seen or personally witnessed nearly all of personal computing’s history.

Probably the biggest influence in all of personal computing has [more...]