computers

Discussions about computers and related technologies

Rebuilding my computer

My beat-up homemade computer is 15 years old. Future-proofing my computer by building it myself worked but not as well as I’d hoped. The new motherboard with current technologies, for…

New computers

For Christmas, my son and I built new computers. For ease of maintenance, both computers have the same specs. We used Haswell-type motherboards (Asus Z87-A) and, of course, Intel processors–Core…

Another birthday

For my birthday, I upgraded my phone to the Galaxy Note 4. And, because it was my birthday, I upgraded my son Keith’s phone to an iPhone 6. Keith is…

Site outage

The web host I’ve used for over 10 years, TMD Hosting, has been solid; they have good tech support. They updated their infrastructure, and I’m happy with the performance improvement that…

Sunny December studio

Sunshine has been rare in NE Ohio. The sunlight lighting the studio is cheery and warming–and winter has barely started. Yes, I have five computers on my desk. I am…