For all the folks still gnashing teeth about the retirement of XP, I came across an interesting article that breaks down why it doesn't make sense to continue to support an operating system that, by all standards, is ancient and decrepit. http://windowssecrets.com/newsletter/why-continuing-support-for-xp-is-bad-math/
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XP migration special
New special!! From now until April 8 (the day XP dies), bring your old XP system and a new PC and I'll knock 25% off the service charge of a new PC setup+data migration. I'll do what I can to get the new machine as close as possible to your old one to minimize the…
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Download sites and “awards”
![Download sites and “awards”](https://promptcare.ca/pc-content/uploads/2015/04/all_awards21-200x150.gif)
Next time you're thinking about downloading software and are swayed because it has won awards, remember this.... (Not gonna click? A fellow wrote a program called "AwardMeStars" that does nothing whatsoever and it won awards) http://successfulsoftware.net/2007/08/16/the-software-awards-scam/
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MS Office is not -part- of Windows
As I've had two email questions this week that both touched on this, let me clarify: Microsoft Office (Word+Excel+Powerpoint) is a commercial product and has never been "free on the internet". It has also never been a part of Windows. It might have come with your computer but that's the manufacturer (Dell/HP/etc) including it in…
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