With a nod to my previous post with tips on buying a new PC , I thought that it's time to update the advice (just in time for "grads & dads"). As I posted on Twitter today , PC Magazine provides an update to their regular feature on How to buy...

I saw this evening that my friend Beth (aka techmama ) is considering a new tablet for general computing, like surfing the web, editing her blogs and (no doubt) tweeting. I mentioned that she should consider getting an inexpensive Windows 7 convertible...

The other day I mused about What to buy: an iPad or a Windows 7 Tablet PC? I offered a few suggestions, but wanted to provide more on the "why" behind the decisions. I think that the challenge comes to whether or not you plan to just consume information...

Check out Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 981793 , "May 2010 cumulative time zone update for Microsoft Windows operating systems", which the Windows team just posted.  Changes / updates from the previous cumulative Windows time zone update...