Specifically, he states that you’re now using your second-to-last PC ever. I disagree: The PC is a business tool, not consumer electronics. Mobile devices like tablets and smartphones are consumer devices. For most people, mobile devices will take over their computer duties. But for professionals, and in an office environment, PCs will continue to dominate for decades.

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Like anyone would care, the price to upgrade your existing Windows XP/Vista/7 computer to the travesty that is Windows 8 has been reduced. It’s a downloadable copy, for just under $40.

As someone who has been forced to use Windows 8 (granted, a beta copy) for the past few weeks, and I tell you that I’d happily pay $40 not to use it.

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You may already know this: A big chunk of the social networking world links you into a lot of spam — and worse. It’s a process called likejacking, where the Bad Guys fool you into clicking on something you normally wouldn’t click on — or may be fooled into clicking on something because it’s a “friend” who posted the link. Be careful what you “like” out there.

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This is odd. The web site listed below is obviously a catch for my c-for-dummies.com web site. But it’s not mine! Yet, whoever owns it seems enthusiastic about selling my books.

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There are dozens of words you shouldn’t use online if you don’t want the government to spy on you. Hazmat, assassination, and outbreak are just a few of them. No word on whether “Wambooli” is such a word. Yet.

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Sure, it’s a car. It flies. But it’s not the Jestons. Not yet, anyway.

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It’s embarrassing, but I remember seeing a few of these for the first time. A great price on 16K of RAM? A 300MB hard drive for under $20,000? Man, we’ve come a long way!

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What this jerk was doing is illegal and cost the entertainment and creative industries millions of dollars in lost revenue. The article is fascinating in describing how this lard loaf lived high on the works of others. May he rot.

Well, until the next Dotcom Dork hosts another server and does the same thing. The problem is really demand: There are too many people in the world who expect to get everything free on the Internet. That attitude is squelching creativity. It provides a massive disincentive to anyone expecting to reap the rewards of doing something new and unique.

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That $2 fee Verizon was going to slap on your phone bill for the “convenience” of paying by credit card or using your phone? Well, it’s gone.

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A good review and perspective from the Financial Times (below). I’m enthusiastic for the future Apple. The time to be worried is three years from now when the products are old and boring.

Is it possible for Apple products to get old and boring? Time will tell.

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