In the latest copy of PC Updater News: Dell Precision is going away. And XPS, Inspiron, and Latitude. Dell is just Plus, Premium, and Max now. What a way to run a set of trademarks! And Microsoft has AI for everybody that subscribes to Microsoft 365 (AKA monthly or annual plan of Office). Whether you want it or not. Whether your employer allows it or now.
Read the news update and more about PUPs, Potentially Unwanted Programs, in the free February PC Updater News.
All third-party driver update software is worthless. Most of it is either advertising for a so-called antivirus suite, which is another way of saying ‘software by the department of redundancy department,’ and the rest is just plain malware. Either they install drivers that are older than what’s already installed, or for the wrong hardware, or malware, or they just scare computer users into messing with a computer that’s already working just fine, thank you, leave it alone.
All driver updaters should be from the manufacturer of the hardware, usually Dell, Lenovo, Brother, HP, and so on. No exceptions, ever. Read more, and about PUPs, Potentially Unwanted Programs, in the free February PC Updater News.
You need three copies of every file, on two types of storage media, and one copy offsite. That’s 3-2-1 backup.
Here’s how, in the free January 2025 issue of PC Updater News.