Apple are quite ruthless with making their old tech obsolete and unsupported. I've even had trouble getting the SAME operating system...

In the past I have written about using Ubuntu and other Linux distributions to give old PCs new life and to replace Windows when a valid...

When I first started in computers as a young high school student, a big part of the attraction was the graphics and games. The first...

In this day and age having duplicates of files is not the disaster it used to be. In the old days memory / storage was so limited and...

Many, many, many years ago a friend of mine invited us to a restaurant for a dinner with a group of friends. This guy was good hearted...

In the early days of computers they didn't know their time or their location. Without getting too technical, they did have a clock and...

The answer is almost certainly yes. Many of us with a smart phone and social media have experienced having a "random" conversation with...

At one time or another many of us have been, and will be, frustrated by our machine NOT behaving the way we'd like and the way it "used...

Have your eyes glazed over already? Don't worry, I'm really going to keep this simple. To that end I'll answer the question before...

Those of you paying attention to my computer lifespan recommendations will know that the average lifespan of a laptop is 2 to 3 years....

Just a quick warning here. Recently I had need to fully reload my favourite laptop. Part of that need came down to it locking up during...

For years Microsoft Office has installed a component called OneNote. When it first showed up I tried it and couldn't see the point of it....

A post came through my email today about the Australia COVIDsafe app. See image below... I cannot begin to tell you how angry this makes...

[UPDATE: According to 9 News, which should be taken with a grain of salt, the COVIDsafe app has failed to identify even 1 new case of...

Don't! It is that simple, but please read on to find out why... Over the years I have had instances where a customer has purchased a new...

Pretty much everyone needs some sort of "office" suite of programs for word processing and maybe a spreadsheet or two. I recently...

In the past I have written about the myths and pains around sending "secure" emails. https://www.ihatemypc.com.au/post/2018/10/23/secure-...

Sometimes more is not better. Over the years I have encountered a number of situations where PCs have been running more than one...

I've had a few people come to me worried that their windows login is now blurry. Most have had no reason to worry and explaining this as...

Almost everything connected to a power source these days has some sort of computer in it. You probably won't see it or be told about it,...