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Tax Software

US and Indiana Government links to file 2009 taxes for free. Selection and installation of H&R Block (Tax Cut) At Home under Windows 7 Ultimate.

Notebook Failure Rates

A warranty service company reports on which notebook PCs need the most service.

Notebook for Christmas

What to look for when buying a notebook or netbook computer.

Windows 7 Upgrade Reboot Problem

(reference Network World, Computer World Articles)
Apparently a significant number of people who have tried to upgrade from Vista to Windows 7 instead of doing a disk wipe and clean re-install are finding their computer locks up in a continuous reboot cycle: the install fails and then the computer reboots, the install fails and so forth. [...]

Windows 7 Available

Microsoft has released Windows 7. It is much faster than Windows Vista and operates almost on a par with Windows XP. Microsoft has also priced Windows 7 much more favorably than Vista.

Trend to watch: Android vs. Microsoft

Acer has announced availability of the new Google Android (Linux) OS on their AOD250 netbook. This represents a trend toward a ‘data pad’ device mid way between the smart phone and the netbook. Google OS is due in the second half of 2010 to compete head to head with Microsoft Windows and Microsoft may loose significant market share to Google (Linux).

Business vLogs

If you have in interest in worth while basic business information, I have found the vlogs by skilled entrepreneur Bob Parsons to be helpful. They are available from his personal vlog site at http://www.bobparsons.me/