The Bleeding Edge

In the previous post, I had some problems with the Microsoft Office download server being pokey. It's happened several times since. I have an installation running now that's been going for four hours. I checked the bandwidth that it's using by looking at the firewall, and it's … [Read more...]

I have been using Visio 2010 on my main workstation, upon which I'd just installed Office 365. I thought this might be a good time to upgrade to Visio 2013. I bought a copy on Amazon (subscription service doesn't seem to be available). The installation has the new-style … [Read more...]

On Monday, Microsoft announced public availability of Office 2013. You can buy it the usual way: pay your money and own it forever. You can also buy it by subscription, and the home package is a real deal – Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, OneNote, Publish, and Access, for five … [Read more...]

Last summer, shortly after it first shipped, I got a Google/Asus Nexus 7. I liked it a lot. It came with a charger and micro-USB cable. The charger puts out 2 amps or 10 watts, and the Nexus 7 charges fast on it. After a week or two, I hooked the cable that came with the Nexus 7 … [Read more...]

Here’s what I take from my week-long effort to get the T7600 working. Dell shipped a combination of hardware and software that couldn’t possibly work together. I don’t think they should allow you to configure those combinations when you order a system. I’m sure it wasn’t … [Read more...]