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I was recently reading over
some of my past computer columns to make sure that I do not repeat
myself. As I read some of my computer predictions I was reminded of
my two favorite quotes from the past and would like to share them
with you: “Everything that can be invented has been invented.” Charles H. Duell,
Commissioner, U.S. patent office, 1899 (attributed) “There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home.” Ken Olsen, CEO DEC Computer Corp, 1977
If there is a moral to this story, it is “do not even think of making predictions!” So here are my predictions for 2009. The average mid-range desktop computer will come with 8 gigabytes of memory and 1 terabyte of disk storage. It will be run by a quad processor, which means four processors per chip. The clock speed will be 2.8 GHz per processor. I expect that Microsoft will release Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista during the first quarter of the year and my hope is that it will bring the operating system up to the reliability and usability of Windows XP.
New computers will come with a 24 inch LCD or plasma monitor. CRT’s will only be found in recycle centers. Keyboards and mouse devices will be wireless (more batteries to buy). Laptops with biometric security devices will be more common (finger print scanners and facial recognition)
What does all of this mean to the average user? Not much. If your computer is five years old or less you probably wouldn’t even see a difference. If your computer is over seven years old, it might be time to think of an upgrade.
I will close with a quote
from everyone’s favorite geek: "640K
[of memory]
should be enough for anybody." |
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stitching provides a more fluid line. And like all things of
quality, our hand quilting demonstrates refined elegance rather than
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a promise to provide our customers with excellent service. All the fees
collected by the hand quilters go to CARES Elfers Center. For
additional fees, stenciling, binding, pick-up and delivery is
available. We meet twice a week to quilt and will hand quilt any
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OTHER QUILTING NEWS
We are still looking
for an Instructor for the Thursday morning Quilting with
Instruction group that meets at 9:00am. If you quilt and are
interested in volunteering to lead this group, please call Katy at
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