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Alienware Area-51 m15x: Power users who pride themselves on having the most advanced laptops are happy to trade portability and desk space for a massive 17-inch desktop replacement with the latest high-end components. Those same hardware fetishists should be kicking themselves now that Alienware has gone all-in on a new 15-inch system, the...; Tags: Notebooks, Processors, Alienware Area-51, Alienware, laptop computer; Product reviews 2008-03-04
Alienware Area-51 m9750: Alienware has long been the first name in big-budget gaming rigs, straddling the line between the mainstream and enthusiast markets with flashy ads, high-end components, and just enough hand-holding for novices. We first laid eyes on the company's flagship laptop, the Area-51 m9750, at CES 2007 back in January and...; Tags: Video cards, Games, Processors, Alienware, Alienware Area-51; Product reviews 2007-07-26
Multitasking (Speed and power to grow on with the Alienware Area-51 7500): Multitasking (Speed and power to grow on with the Alienware Area-51 7500)Two questionsa) How much does this system cost?b) How much would a similarly configured, self-built system cost?Yes and Service by DellI hope that you never need any tech support. If it comes from Dell not only will you...; Tags: Alienware, Alienware Area-51 7500, Alienware Area-51, Dell Computer Corp., system cost; Discussion threads 2007-05-23
Alienware Area-51 m5790 Special Edition: Special editions are usually reserved for DVDs and the occasional iPod, so for a laptop to be labeled as such, it must be pretty special indeed. Alienware has added the Special Edition designation to its Area-51 m5790 desktop replacement, but what's so special about it? You can now order the...; Tags: Notebooks, Blu-ray, Monitors & displays, laptop computer, Special Edition, Alienware Area-51, Alienware; Product reviews 2007-03-01
Velocity Micro NoteMagix L80 Ultra: Velocity Micro is known for well-constructed gaming desktops that manage to pack in cutting-edge components without breaking the bank. The company's laptops may not be as groundbreaking, but they still provide decent performance in a slick-looking package. Our $2,575 NoteMagix L80 Ultra matches up in terms of both price and...; Tags: Memory, Notebooks, Desktops, Alienware, Alienware Area-51 m5550, jack, m5550, Alienware Area-51, Velocity Micro, Velocity; Product reviews 2006-09-27

Alienware Area-51 m5550: Unlike its higher-end sibling, the Aurora mALX, the silver-and-black Alienware Area-51 m5550 has a subdued look that might blend in to the corporate landscape, were it not for the familiar glowing alien head on the lid. At 7 pounds, the Area-51 m5550 is also designed to be slightly more mobile...; Tags: Keyboards, Notebooks, Desktops, Memory, Alienware Area-51, Alienware, laptop computer; Product reviews 2006-09-15

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VMware: CEO Greene out; Revenue light: VMware on Tuesday swapped CEOs and said that its revenue growth would fall short of expectations. In a statement, VMware said that CEO Diane Greene has departed. She will be replaced by Paul Maritz right effective immediately. Maritz will also be president and sit on VMware's board....; Tags: Revenue, VMware Inc., Virtualization, Microsoft Windows, Storage, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-08
Web 3.0 - the future of social networking: Note: re-posted after withdrawing post a few days ago; no changes made since then. I would put this very much on par with a past Scoble moment, as I've been lucky enough to see something which actually impresses me. I've seen a lot over my life, the...; Tags: 3D, Web, Facebook, Network, Web 3.0, Scene, Vivaty Scenes, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Zack Whittaker; Blog posts 2008-07-08
AVG changes its stance on LinkScanner: A few days ago I wrote a story about AVG's LinkScanner causing a massive amount of additional traffic on the net in the name of protecting customers... yeah. Well, here's a quote from the original article to give some background: Apparently AVG is spamming the Internet with traffic that looks to...; Tags: Web, Web Site, Whirlpool Corp., Search Result, Slashdot, AVG, LinkScanner, Web Site Development, Search, Channel Management, Web Technology, Internet, Marketing, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-07-07
MobileMe officially launching on 09 July: Apple is planning to launch its MobileMe service on Wednesday 09 July 2008 between 6pm and 12am PT (9pm and 3am ET) according to a post in the Support area of the left sidebar of .Mac, once you've logged in: MobileMe Launch 7/9/2008, 6pm-12am PT ...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Desktops, Hardware, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-07
What's next for the MacBook Air?: Brook Crothers at CNet's nanotech blog has posted an interesting piece about what upgrade options might be coming for the MacBook Air. Drives Apple dropped the price of the 64GB Solid State Disk SSD option by US$400 on Thursday but Crothers points to higher capacity, 128GB...; Tags: Processor, Disk, MBA, Apple MacBook, Battery, Apple Inc., Solid State Disk, Intel Corp., MLC, Engineering, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-07
An IT productivity horror story: An IT productivity horror storyMiddlemen1, Speculating on your unconfirmed report, is there any love lost between the insurance companies and the independent insurance brokers? Relationships between suppliers and independent brokers tend to change over time. If the companies are after the margins of the brokers, automated communication may be the...; Tags: Financial Planning, IT productivity, information technology, insurance, insurance company; Discussion threads 2008-07-07
GreedStrider (exe): GreedStrider is the same as GreedMax except that the tiles are more 'connected' so tile-groups are larger. It is still a single-player game in which you capture as many tiles as you can. The picture shows a game partially played. You start from a big tile start-pad at the bottom-right...; Tags: Tile, Julian Bury, GreedStrider, Games, Corporate Governance, Personal Technology, Business Operations, Corporate Law; Software downloads 2008-07-07
AutoFormat for Excel PivotTables (zip): This Excel add-in that allows you to save pivot table formatting and to use it as a format template for your other pivot tables. The add-in remembers formatting of each pivot table area including page, row, column, and data fields and stores all format options such as number format, borders,...; Tags: Add-in Express, Add-in, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software; Software downloads 2008-07-07
LS Capture (msi): LS Screen Capture, this small application proforms a small but needed function. It captures your desktop in several handy ways. Capture the entire desktop screen, the entire desktop work area, capture using your mouse by creating a rectangle, capture an entire window, the entire window work area, and capture any...; Tags: Window, Linos Software, Construction, Desktops, Hardware; Software downloads 2008-07-07
Students and the browser war: Students and the browser warI switched, rather than foughtYou don't mention Opera, which although has very little market share, so does Lamborghini in the auto market, yet few would dispute the pedigree and quality of those cars.I used Firefox until the updates for the extensions came more slowly and fewer....; Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, IE Tab, Mozilla Firefox; Discussion threads 2008-07-06
Energy Independence Day...not yet, but it's a popular idea: Click on any image to see the whole picture. These are just three of the images from our local Fourth of July Parade today. We happen to live in a state which does not produce much...; Tags: Subsidy, Denmark, Natural Gas, Taxes, Free Trade, Telecom & Utilities, Financial Planning, Finance, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-07-04
Say it ain't so AVG, say it ain't so: AVG LinkScanner = Badware?: The Register covered a very interesting story about AVG. Apparently AVG is spamming the Internet with traffic that looks to be coming from Internet Explorer. AVG software pre-crawls search results to try to protect users, but uses a user agent that makes the software appear to be Internet Explorer. This pre-crawling is flooding websites with...; Tags: Webmaster, Traffic, Malware, Register, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Scanners, Internet, Viruses And Worms, Hardware, Peripherals, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-07-03
GreedMax (exe): GreedMax is like Greed but it adjusts its size to your display to cram in as many tiles as it can so, the bigger your display, the more territory you fight for -- hence the name GreedMax. It is still a single-player board game in which you capture as many...; Tags: Board, Tile, Julian Bury, GreedMax, Corporate Governance, Games, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2008-07-03
Seven Tech ways to make America better this July 4: Something about getting a new neck earlier this spring made me start thinking about how to change my life to make America a better place. Here a few that you can try to make the country better over the Fourth of July weekend: 1.) Turn off your...; Tags: Phone, PC, Cell Phone, Computer, Productivity, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Mitch Ratcliffe; Blog posts 2008-07-02