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ASRock "4 second" Instant Boot for Windows

ASRock "4 second" Instant Boot for WindowsPretty Much Useless, PeriodIt's disappointing reading articles about some new technology/program/tool that starts out sounding great, then at the end hits you with some ridiculous restrictions/requirements to make it work.Single User, no password protection ...... pretty much useless in the corporate world then isn't...

Tags: Operating systems, PRODUCTIVITY, Asrock, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-11-13

ASRock "4 second" Instant Boot for Windows

Want a way to boot up your Windows Vista PC from a full shut down in a matter of seconds? ASRock have the answer! by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, S3 Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., ASRock, Instant Boot

Blog posts 2008-11-13

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Hardware 2.0 'Very Best Kit List' for Nov/Dec 09

These are consistently your most useful columnsI really look forward to these, especially since I'm thinking about building a new video editing machine. One that can handle full frame 1080 24p h.264 video. I can transcode it with cineform but unless you're doing a lot of color work, it's...

Tags: Processors, Nov/Dec 09, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Best Kit List, Hardware 2.0, CPU, hardware, Intel Corp., motherboard

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

Build a high-performance gaming PC for under $650!

Nice post but ..What about the Intel side of the house? I myself am not much of an AMD fan they run hot. Go $2 over budget...And get a WD Caviar Black 500GB HDD instead of the discontinued Samsung.Mostly good choices..but lately, Foxconn boards tend to have a really bad...

Tags: Corporate governance, Microsoft Windows 7, Games, PC, DDR2-1066, high-performance, Foxconn, ASUS, Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-24

AMD, Intel battle for the mainstream - how low can quad-core go?

$126 is way too much to pay for...512k L2 cache, even if it is a quad core. At this price, AMD could have given its customer a full 1MB of L2 cache per core and delivered an awesome CPU. If this was done to keep their line up square then...

Tags: Corporate governance, Processors, Games, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., HTPC, quad-core, Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-17

Ballmer to headline Windows 7 launch in New York City

Developers, developers, developers, developers... [nt][nt]Here's to that rounding error getting smaller:DRE: Ballmer to headline Windows 7 launch in New York CitySweet! Wish I could be there to see it. Who knows, maybe something will come up in NYC and I'll be there.RE: Ballmer to headline Windows 7 launch in...

Tags: Chipsets, Branding, developer, Microsoft Windows 7, Steve Ballmer, Gigabyte Technology, motherboard, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-08-27

Confronting Windows 7 at home

Confronting Windows 7 at homePlease mr. Jordancould you run the Vista upgrade advisor? It is located here:http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-vista/get/upgrade-advisor.aspxAnd then post the results of that report here? The tool is really super easy to run. It will scan your computer and devices and report which software and devices will have issues with...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, advisor, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-01-31

News to know: Yahoo, Blackberry Storm, Black Friday leaks, Smartphones

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Sam Diaz: Yahoo dips below $10; Icahn, board called out Larry Dignan: Verizon Wireless: Storm lands Nov. 21 Sean Portnoy: Best Buy...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Richard Koman, Yahoo! Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Smartphone, Microsoft Windows, Advertising & Promotion, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-14

$350 barebones Vista/7 PC

$350 barebones Vista/7 PCDidn't you forget somethingWhere is the case?RE: $350 barebones Vista/7 PCAdrian: Read what you write:"Prices of PC components are falling weekly, and what $350 will buy you a lot more horsepower today that it would a few months ago."Which variant of English is this? And if so,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), DVD, Vista/7 PC

Discussion threads 2008-11-11

What was the cause of the last PC failure you came across?

What was the cause of the last PC failure you came across?The good old HDWhich is emulating a drum machine is my favorite and only means of failure I've ever encountered..Nearly all hardware failures...I come across could have been prevented by a quality UPS. I venture to say most failures...

Tags: BIOS, Desktops, Cheap Power Supplies, last PC failure, PC failure, PC, motherboard

Discussion threads 2008-08-05

At last, AMD ships quad-core Opterons

At last, AMD ships quad-core OpteronsPaging George Ou...ntLooking forward to the PhenomI'm looking forward to the "fixed" Phenoms. I'm ready to build a new PC and don't want to buy anything from Intel.Also, I want a TRUE 64 bit chip, not the 32 bit faking 64 of a Core2.Like...

Tags: Processors, 64-bit, Network technology, quad-core, register, AMD Opteron, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., processor

Discussion threads 2008-04-09

Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Dec 07/Jan 08

Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Dec 07/Jan 08it's not faster - ??????yr right the clock speed isn't any faster - but when u hit the enter key yr not waiting for the last job to finsh - you can run a virus check while yr doing a word DOC...

Tags: Corporate governance, Processors, PCI, Games, Hardware 2.0, hardware, CPU, Serial ATA, Digital Equipment Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-12-20

Everything you've read about Vista DRM is wrong (Part 3)

This is the final installment in my series debunking Peter Gutmann's widely read and undeservedly cited paper on Vista content protection. (If you missed Part 1 and Part 2, go read them before you dive into this conclusion.) Today, I want to deal head-on with one of the most...

Tags: Paper, HDMI, PC, Digital-rights Management, Output, NVidia Corp., Codec, Microsoft Windows Vista, Video, Microsoft Corp., Hardware, 1080p, Peter Gutmann, HD, Laptop Magazine, DVI, D-CINEMA, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2007-09-20