We are Moving to Chestertown, MD 

As many of you know, we have spent our vacations over the last ten years cruising the eastern shore of the U.S. from Florida to Maine.  In the process we discovered the beauty of the eastern shore of Chesapeake Bay.  When an opportunity to buy a lot on the Chester River came up, we jumped at it.  We are now in the process of having a house designed and built on the property.  We probably will be able to move there in 2008. 

We remain committed to you our clients and remain available via e-mail to advise and consult after we have moved. 

If anyone has technical problems or wants to purchase a new computer after we have moved, I have made an arrangement with Paul Hsu to take your calls. 

He can be reached during working hours at 617-908-3497, or by e-mail at phsu@zotrope.com

Paul is a licensed Microsoft technician, builds and repairs computers, and is conversant with all the latest trends in computer technology.  In fact he has built many computers for our clients and us.  In addition to his knowledge, he is an extremely polite and attractive person.  We know you will like him when you have a need for his services. 

Backup features will be improved.  Also speech recognition will be an integral part of the system. 

Vista will come in several editions, including Ultimate, Business, Home Premium, and Home Basic Official prices have not been announced but preliminary estimates are about $500 for Ultimate, and $250 for Home Basic. 

One can download a small program called Upgrade Advisor from Microsoft to see if your present computer is compatible with Vista.  We tried it on our computer, and got a positive answer, but also advice to install more memory, a DVD drive, and upgrade our video card.  It appears that Vista is anticipating the downloading of movies to DVD’s  that can then be played on home T.V.’s