Have you noticed how much the price of vintage or retro PC’s have jumped lately? TRS-80, Commodore, Apple, even the lowly TI99 is now worth more than it was when it was new. There was a time when these old PC’s just sat in someones attic or basement waiting to be used. The capacitors would … Read more
Ask yourself why you’re having this yard sale. To make extra money? Or to clean out some clutter?
It’s been awhile since I’ve bought a ‘new’ computer. The last time was in 2015 when I bought a 2012 MacBook Pro 13″ I’ve had hundreds of computers over the years, literally hundreds (right now, there are probably 20 sitting in the house) The reason behind the MacBook Air purchase is a bit complicated. I … Read more
It was the month before the Holidays and Santa was working on his List in Office365. Checking whose naughty or nice. When all of a sudden, up pops an alert with a longer than normal blurb. It read, “Your Office free trial is up. You currently owe Microsoft for the one billion Office licenses that … Read more
Sitting here in the morning, drinking my 2nd cup of coffee and typing away on a Lenovo x250. I’m thinking about how I just passed 5000 subscribers on YouTube and my mind is blown. It seems like just a few weeks ago when I hit 1000 subs and then it was 3000 subs. I don’t … Read more
This was a Facebook live video from Oct. 15th. Paul Davis had me on to talk about destroying your data. For data destruction, you really should check out your local municipal waste centre. They normally do handle e-waste and data destruction. Do no donate the hard drives.
I’ve been thinking of getting a new PC. Currently I use a 2015 Macbook Pro 15″ i7 to edit my Youtube Videos and record my podcasts. I also use a variety of mixed computers for work, writing these posts and just surfing. I’m actually writing this on a sBookPro which is one of those computers … Read more
I grew up in the 80’s and some of my first memories that fascinated me was from movies like Wargames, Weird Science and Superman iii. All of them involved these supernerds Then there were the video games movies like The Last Starfighter and Tron. They all captured my imagination and sent me on a journey … Read more
What to look for when buying a used laptop. This is part one of a several part series. There will be more parts added a I find time to write them down. I don’t know if you are aware of this or not but I buy a lot of used computers. A LOT Not only … Read more
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I used to be a big fan of Craigslist. That was back in 2005 or so. Just before I started using Facebook in 2007. I was using it to buy and sell bicycles at the time since I was into cycling more then. I also used it to buy and sell lawnmowers that I fixed … Read more
