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Why I sold my iPad

Danny Minick — Tue, 11 May 2010 14:07:25 +0000

Like many of you out there, I bought the iPad on April 3rd. I was so excited to have the new device that the public had hyped up months before.

I installed some apps, and thought they were rather fun. I even bought some of the expensive ones. But as the month went on, I used it less.

It got to the point where it would just sit there all day and collect dust. I really had no use for it. I think I bought it from all the hype the public gave it. You could honestly say, I was bored. I don’t think I would have been so bored, if the apps weren’t an arm and a leg. All of the good iPad apps start at $9.99. I’m not going to throw that kind of money for an hour of fun, if that.

I found myself using my iPhone more than the iPad. The iPhone is small, light, and doesn’t feel like it is going to break. The iPad was heavy, large, and felt delicate. The iPad is a beautiful device and has potential. I would have gone with OS X instead of iPhone OS, but Apple knows what they are doing.

I put my iPad on Craigslist, and traded it for a brand new HP laptop two hours later. And I must say, I am enjoying this new computer over the iPad already.

I guess the iPad was just not for me.

Microsoft gives me the blues.

Danny Minick — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:31:17 +0000

Today, I was going to my PC to burn some audio files to CD. I start up Windows XP on my PC that I built myself. Now, mind you, this is the third PC I have built with no problems. And yes, it has the neon glow, blu-ray burner, etc.

The specs on this particular PC are as follows:

Intel Core 2 Duo @ 3.66 GHz
3 GB of Ram
Two 160GB Hard Drives and a 40GB Backup drive
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3

I go to start up Nero, and burn the first CD with no problems. I go to insert another CD, and I get a bloody welcome to a BSOD. So I reboot.

I do the same process again, and BSOD #2 appears. I reboot.

I makes it to the Windows XP welcome screen, and BSOD #3 appears. I reboot, this time with a Windows 7 disc in hand.

I install Windows 7, with no trouble, and finish my CD burning tasks.

I think Nero may have killed my Windows XP OS. And if that’s all it takes to kill an OS, thanks Microsoft. So here’s to Windows 7!

It’s a good thing I have several Macs. Those are my primary systems. And they never fail. NEVER.

But I am still a fan of Windows. I grew up on Windows, mostly. My father had a Macintosh Performa in the early 90’s, which I still have to this day.

AVG is useless crap.

Danny Minick — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:08:33 +0000

The blue screen of death. Something every Windows user hates seeing. Unfortunately, I am not immune to this kind of error. Yesterday morning, Windows 7 started acting rather funky. It began to lag and freeze. I immediately thought it was my Nvidia GeForce graphics card. I went to the Nvidia website, and it turns out they released a driver specifically for Windows 7 for my card last week. I downloaded the driver and restarted my computer. I log in and I am struck with a BSOD.

I take a snapshot of the error with my iPhone, and send the shot over to geeks.pirillo.com. Minutes later, people are telling me that it was AVG that caused the error. And they were right.

I go to unistall AVG completely from my system, and before I can press restart, I get another BSOD. Nothing like going out with a bang.

AVG is horrible. The laughing stock of the Antivirus industry and in my opinion, worse than Norton. They were once so good and did such a great job at keeping your computer clean and safe. Not anymore. They have lost their reputation among the geeks, and are avoided like the plague.

Looking for a good (and free) antivirus? Try these: avast!, Avira, BitDefender, or, my favorite: Microsoft Security Essentials.