For a number of years now Microsoft Windows has been available as a download that you can "burn" to a DVD or a USB drive and use to install a fresh copy. Of course, there's often a catch. Finding old operating systems to download WITHOUT viruses and rubbish attached is tricky. Windows 10 is available from Microsoft itself but often we don't want to use the method we are forced to use when we get there. Microsoft force their downloader on you and getting an ISO image after tha

I can't tell you the number of times a week I do the cost vs benefit talk with customers about spending money on an old computer. It is a lot. The value of refurbishing a PC drops quickly when you have to pay someone to do it. If you are paying them fairly it quickly becomes clear that you probably should have just bought a new machine. It is sad for my business model. It is sad for the world. But it is best for your pockets. I've previously lamented the throw-away aspect of