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A while ago I came across this wonderful work by Hugh MacLeod. Hugh has become extremely well known for his ability to hit the nail fair and square on the head.

He’s done it again and I hope he doesn’t mind me hijacking the concept for a few seconds.

Take a look at it again and then think of technology. You’ll see something that strikes a chord with everything Acer has tried to achieve (with varying success) over the years.

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I’ve just bought an Acer… Now what???

Over the past year and a half, I have been on the receiving end of literally thousands of technical questions.

Believe it or not, I am not a technical guy. No I’m not kidding. I LOVE technology, but it doesn’t take much for it to leave me literally clueless. But Simone is, fortunately, and that means we are running an almost 100% success rate with everything you throw at us. I’m lucky to have him on board.

One of the things I have always wanted to do was a “DO THIS FIRST” guide. A sort of quick start checklist designed to make sure you’re never left with a dead machine.

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Upgrade your Empowering Technology

During my usual rounds of what’s out there concerning Acer, I came across this forum post where you can upgrade the Empowering Technology from version 1.0 to version 2.0. The guy who posted it did it successfully on his Aspire 5672. There’s even a video showing you how it looks (you might want to open [...]

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Budget or Dependable?

There is an interesting article over on BusinessWeek called Acer’s Hot New Designs. Lots of high-res pictures and quotes from senior management. I particularly like the quote “The Taiwanese PC maker is … releasing new designs to give its budget image a tune-up”. Talk about unsung heroes. Have these people heard about Empowering Technology, seen [...]

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