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Posted in nerdliness on Jan 5th, 2008
Recently I read about speeding up boot times on Windows PC’s. The gist of the article was that there are two sources of contention for your processor, startup items and anti-virus/spyware software.
Startup Items
Most Windows-based computers sold today come with a plethora of pre-installed software, much of which is already configured and ready to use. [...]
Posted in nerdliness on Nov 5th, 2007
Nearly five years after first purchasing a couple of Macintosh computers (largely due to OS X) I find myself “switching” again. As a software architect I spend considerable amounts of my work day developing models and diagrams using proprietary tools that only work on the Windows operating system. Two years ago, when I [...]
Posted in nerdliness on Jan 19th, 2003
Okay, it has been just over a week since Michele and I took the Apple plunge by purchasing a Powerbook G4 and 17 inch wide screen iMac. Michele was able to transfer all her files and leave her Windows ME machine behind in just a couple of days. I managed to convert and transfer my [...]
