Cannon Upgrades: SSD Goodness
In the past few days I have upgraded the trusty old Cannon with an SSD (Solid State Drive).
Our main desktop computer (The Cannon) was getting pretty slow under all the bloat that had accumulated over the past almost-three years, so I thought a change was in order. If I were to follow tradition, the three year mark is usually when I would start looking at putting together a brand new build, especially with a new version of Windows coming out, but The Cannon build has aged really well over that time.
It's probably due to the fact … Read more →
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