published: 10.09.25 most recent update: 04.10.25   Normal support for Windows 10 is being discontinued by Microsoft on 14.10.2025. Summary: If you have a PC or laptop running Windows 10, it won't receive any more security updates after 14.10.2025: that means you're at a much higher risk of your computer being hacked. Without being overly...Continue reading→

published on 05.10.23 I’m currently working to refurbish and update a Power Macintosh G3 Server, and now I need to upgrade the macintosh disk drive - it's running Mac OS 8.6, and it needs to dual-boot Mac OS 9.2.2 (which is the last classic Mac OS version prior to Mac OS X), and Mac OS...Continue reading→

published on 08.09.23 I’ve recently been working on refurbishing and updating a Power Macintosh G3 Server – It’s a beige mini tower, with a 333MHz Power PC 750 (G3) CPU and 640MB RAM. When I received it, it was running Mac OS 8.5, but I’ve since updated it to 8.6, and I’m intending to go...Continue reading→

published on 21.04.22 I’ve been asked to fix an old computer: this vintage desktop PC from around 1996 has a rather wobbly motherboard. I’ve restored the rest of the PC, but it’s going to need some creative thinking to fix the motherboard problem. It’s also going to need a drill! The PC has got a standard...Continue reading→

published on 27.04.22 It’s straightforward to securely wipe the data from an old iMac from 2011 and reinstall MacOS, leaving it ready for a new owner Apple allow you to securely wipe or erase the disk drive, ensuring none of the previous users data can be recovered. And then you can reinstall MacOS on the...Continue reading→

published on 21.04.22 I’m restoring a laptop from around 1991. It’s a Peacock Computers 386SX Notebook (more commonly sold in Germany as a Tandon NB/386sx – thanks to Stephan Großklaß for his page about the Tandon). This version has a UK keyboard. From initial inspection, it looks to have the following main components: an IIT...Continue reading→