Author Archives: cpuguru

Microsoft DreamSpark – FREE is GOOD! "Free is good!" is one of my favorite sayings, and now it looks like Microsoft is adding another notch in their freedom and goodness belt with the announcement of Microsoft Dreamspark.  This program is … Continue reading →

Say Goodbye to all those CDs and DVDs I used to schlep a couple of CD-holders around in my laptop bag all the time.  Back in the good old days you never knew when you were going to be prompted … Continue reading →

Configuring the Dell XPS M1730 Laptop So far so good with the new laptop.  I broke the RAID mirroring between the two 200Gig hard drives and installed Vista x64 Ultimate.  Since this blows away all of the drivers and other … Continue reading →

Ultimate Developer Laptop Like any developer/IT pro, my schedule is nowhere close to the mythical 9-5.  I have to put out the fires, keep up with the never-ending onslaught of email, research current and upcoming technologies, keep the servers patched … Continue reading →