People often talk about the feeling that they’re being nickeled and dimed to death. I understand the frustration. Today, if you subscribe to any software or app, there’s always another upgrade they want you to buy. I miss the days when you’d go to a store to buy the software you need, and you were…
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Recently, I thought about upgrading the operating system on one of my computers. I was looking into moving from Windows 10 to 11, But one of the complaints some people had about the change was that Windows 11 didn’t allow you to turn off the auto-update function. I’ve never liked forced changes, but avoiding them…
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Some businesses prefer to fly under the radar. If you never hear people talking about them, that’s a good thing. A perfect example is Ticketmaster. They’ve been in the news the last few days, and as you’d expect, not in a good way. When the Taylor Swift pre-sale kicked off the other day, their computer…
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Bossware is something you might not have heard about. But if you work from home, you might soon encounter it. It’s a form of computer tracking spyware that some companies are beginning to use to monitor their remote employees. It’s a way for the managers to keep tabs on people to make sure they’re not…
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Many technology companies try to control profits and the marketplace by determining when to deem products obsolete. Many, including myself, try to hold on to hardware and software as long as possible. Our goal is to keep expenses down and products out of landfills. But sadly, this practice is out of the consumer’s control…
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Many software companies and apps developers are going to a monthly subscription model. Does this bother you as much as it bothers me? I don’t mind paying for these things, but I hate those monthly charges…
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Thanks to all of the new technology, everything is in a state of upgrading. As a result I’m always upgrading apps, software, hardware, the list never ends…
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Do you ever get the feeling that some companies are forcing your hand when it comes to using their product? I often notice this with technology companies. These companies force you into doing thing that you truly don’t want to do…
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Software update. Two simple words that by themselves are fine, but when combined cause angst in amazing ways. I know, because I hate updating software. Anytime I update some of my software I know that are are going to be changes I’ll hate…
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