Your PC is more expensive to run with Apple software
Posted by Mike Halsey in saving money on 06. Feb, 2010 | 0 Comments
I’m not only a PC, I’m a Microsoft lock-in. I use Windows, Office, Live Mail and Calendar, Live Suite and Windows Mobile. Why do I exclusively use Microsoft products? The answer is simple really, it’s just so convenient to do so. It’s called the lock-in.
Other companies have lock-ins too, top of the list being Apple. [...]
How much power is your PC or mobile phone really using?
Posted by Mike Halsey in cloud computing, eco, saving money on 06. Nov, 2008 | 0 Comments
You switch on your PC to do a little light surfing, now probably more than ever conscious of the electricity it uses. There’s a new breed of low power home computers and they’re proving increasingly popular. But how much power are you really using?
Take your mobile phone for instance. You’re not just using the battery [...]
Defy the Credit Crunch Tip #3 – Get Free Internet
Posted by Mike Halsey in saving money on 04. Nov, 2008 | 0 Comments
There’s a lot of money to be made out of selling us internet access, just look around you at all the 3G internet dongles on offer and ‘exciting’ new technologies such as BT’s internet televison offering. These companies all know the world is turning towards free internet access for all and need to make as [...]
Defy the Credit Crunch Tip #2 – And you won’t believe watt!
Posted by Mike Halsey in eco, saving money on 29. Oct, 2008 | 0 Comments
Like many people I’m concerned about my electricity bill these days. I have a reasonably powerful PC with a 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2Gb of RAM and a Windows Experience Index of 5.4, finally I’m running Windows Vista Ultimate. I was wondering how I could save electricity when it’s switched on so I thought [...]
Breathe new life into an old PC from £30
Posted by Mike Halsey in hardware, saving money on 18. Sep, 2008 | 2 Comments
We’re all looking to defy the credit crunch and expensive electronics devices will probably be the first thing to go by the wayside. But what happens when you’re staying in more, probably using your PC, but it’s slowing down and becoming a dog to use.
In the Downloads section you’ll find a link to CCleaner which [...]
