"System Image" Question

Question:  Is it a good idea to back up the Windows 8 Program files and Program Data?  Or do we have that pretty well covered in the system image?

Answer:  That should be in the System Image. You can google "what is in the Windows 8 system image" and you will get lots of hits.  Here is one:  http://winsupersite.com/windows-8/windows-81-tip-use-system-image-backup.  The image you create is "frozen" in time.  So if you add new programs, download updates, etc., those will not be in the image.  But it is better than having to start from scratch with a Windows installation disk or .iso file.  Also, you may have included all your own "user" files, such as documents and pictures.  Those will be restored too, to that moment in time.  So it is best to have a continuous cloud or off computer backup of all your own files.  You'll have to reload all your files from the backup after deleting those that came with the system image restoration.  

Tablet Review (Summer 2014)

The personal computer space has been undergoing a transition from laptop and desktop to tablet.  My general recommendation is that if you just use a computer for browsing and email, plus perhaps an occasional document, consider a tablet.  If you are a touch typist, then consider a tablet and a real keyboard.

(Personal note:  I don't have a real tablet; I have a smartphone with a full size blue tooth keyboard.  The reason is that I already have an array of computers, not that I don't consider and wouldn't place as a top priority consideration of a tablet as my "main" computer.  Though I don't have a tablet, I have serviced enough to be considered an "expert" on their ease of use, quality, and performance.)

Conversely, if you are a power user, then a tablet could be an accessory and you would keep a laptop or desktop as your primary device.

Tablets can be bought with any one of two and a half operating systems.  At the root level, there are two:  Windows and Unix/Linux.  Ignoring eReaders, which are also Unix/Linux variants, Unix/Linux comes in two "shells:" Apple's iOS and Android.

If you are in the market for a tablet, use the following articles to inform your decision:

• iPad vs Android vs Windows Buying Guide
• 10 Reasons to buy a Windows tablet  (On that page, click on the picture strip, picture by picture, to see the reasons.)
• Lenovo tablets (I tend toward Lenovo products for quality/value)(Disclosure:  I retired from IBM and worked on hardware, software, and manufacturing design. However, Lenovo has long since become its own company.  I've just found Lenovo has less problems and any non-chicklet keyboard can have a better feel.)

If you don't like any of these articles, google "tablet iPad Android Windows" or something more specific.  Add "prices" or "bargains" to that to go internet shopping.

I recommend trying your top two selections before buying.

PS.  In general, the features that are of most interest to me are:

• USB port:  Don't know how you can replace your existing computers without one USB port
• processor:  Many come with the Atom processor.  That's the same as a phone processor.  Get a quad core.  Anything less will drive you crazy.  Intel i3 or i5 4th generation at a reasonable price (less than $600) should be available soon.  
• keyboard:  touch type capable keyboard is a must for me, but it can be done by getting an independent bluetooth keyboard.  It is just kind of awkward to carry the keyboard around when it doesn't "conform/fit" with the tablet.  
• storage:  I know I can get by with 32 G for a phone, but a tablet replacement for a laptop or desktop- another story.  I think 64G minimum, 128G better.  (with a 3.0 USB port)   64G USB 3.0 flash drives are at a very reasonable price point now, so you can extend your memory using the flash drive.

You have been chosen for the 2014 Edition of Worldwide Who's Who... (Woopee!)

A new scam... well as old as the internet, but this is a new push:
(see http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/specific_search/worldwide%20who's%20who)

Worldwide Who's Who info@dnstatistics.net via yahoo.com	Jun 16 (1 day ago)
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You were recently chosen as a potential candidate to represent your professional community in the 2014 Edition of Worldwide Who's Who. 

We are pleased to inform you that your candidacy was formally approved on June 16th, 2014. Congratulations.

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To verify your profile and accept the candidacy, please visit here

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Our registration deadline for this period's candidates is June 30th, 2014. To ensure you are included, we must receive your verification on or before this date. On behalf of our Committee, I salute your achievement this year and look forward to welcoming you to our association.

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Another mail delivery notification scam

This has the same look as the one before but comes from a different place.  You can see it is from Germany (.de location).  I looked up the server associated with the link "Print Shipping Label"  (DO NOT CLICK ON THAT LINK) and I find the server is located in France:

Registrant State/Province: FR
Registrant Postal Code: 92800
Registrant Country: FR
Registrant Phone: 0147780289
Registrant Phone Ext: 
Registrant Fax: 
Registrant Fax Ext: 
Registrant Email: maurice.malbrand@free.fr
Registry Admin ID: 
Admin Name: Claranet France
Admin Organization: Claranet France
Admin Street: 68 Rue du Faubourg Saint Honore
Admin City: Paris
Admin State/Province: Paris
Admin Postal Code: 75008
Admin Country: FR
Admin Phone: +33 1 7013 7000
Admin Phone Ext: 
Admin Fax: +33 1 7013 7001
Admin Fax Ext: 
Admin Email: hostmaster@FR.CLARA.NET

Delivery Notification

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Expedited Shipping delivery.id89@matiz-music.de via yahoo.com	Jun 7 (2 days ago)
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USPS.COM

Notification Your parcel has arrived at June 5th, 2014. Courier was unable to deliver the parcel to you. Print your label and show it in the nearest post office to get a parcel.
Print Shipping Label
Copyright 2014 USPS. All Rights Reserved.

New scam involving email package notifications from post office

I received the following email this morning:

There are some obvious idiomatic mistakes that suggest this might be phish-ware.  The link associated with the Print Shipping Label goes to a server in Greece.  The person who registered the site spelled Athens Athins.