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- Demystifying BIOS updates - The DOs and DO NOTs
- Demystifying BIOS updates - The DOs and DO NOTsSome of this advice is overly-cautious ...[i]When there’s a darn good reason for doing the update (as a rule I find that if I buy a cutting-edge board then there can be a lot of BIOS updates released over a short period...
- Tags: BIOS, BIOS update, motherboard
- Discussion threads 2008-07-02
- Demystifying BIOS updates - The DOs and DO NOTs
- Given the steady trickle of BIOS-related questions that I get via email, I think that it's time for a post to demystify BIOS updates and the role they have in keeping your PC in tip-top condition. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: BIOS Update, BIOS, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
- Acer offers upbeat sales forecast
- Acer offers upbeat sales forecastAcer offers upbeat sales forecastOh the same company that was whining and crying last year because of poor sales supposedly due to Vista is now having upbeat sales? I called BS last year and this is proof they were lying. I don't trust Acer anymore.They've...
- Tags: Sales strategy, Sales force management, PRODUCTIVITY, BIOS update, Acer Inc., Acer TravelMate, IBM Corp., ASUS, sales, sales forecast
- Discussion threads 2007-12-07
- Folo up: HP admits to problems with Pavilion notebooks and tries to help. But is it enough?
- Earlier this week, I published my 11th video Tech Shakedown. This one was a critique of HP; not just the failures that buyers of its HP 6000 and 9000 series Pavilion notebook computers are experiencing with their built-in WiFi components, but also for the company's failure to make an appearance...
- Tags: Notebook, Hewlett-Packard Co., Problem, Statement, Issue, HP Pavilion, BIOS Update, Anna, BIOS, Wireless, Hardware, Components, David Berlind
- Blog posts 2007-10-26
- HP Pavilion 7125 GVC BIOS Update (exe)
- Correct the boot error, diskette a drive error, on 7125 Pavilions with an 18-digit support ID number. Any 7125 Pavilion with a 12-digit support ID number does not need this upgrade. Version 4.05 (10/24/96) may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Pavilion, BIOS Update, Desktops, Hardware
- Software downloads 2006-07-28
- Intel Express BIOS Update for D845GERG2/D845GEBV2 (exe)
- From the developer: ""The Intel Express BIOS Update utility combines the functionality of Intel Flash Memory Update Utility iFlash and the ease-of-use of InstallShield applications, by packaging the BIOS file within an automated update utility. This utility will only work on Intel motherboards.""
- Tags: BIOS Update, Intel Corp., BIOS, Hardware, Components
- Software downloads 2002-10-30
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- Geek Sheet: A Tweaker's Guide to Solid State Drives (SSDs) and Linux
- Is 20th century conventional Winchester multi-platter, multi-head random-access disk technology too quaint for you? Want to run your PC or server on storage devices that consume far less energy than the traditional alternatives? Want a portable or mobile storage unit that will never fail due to G-forces or "crashing?". Looking...
- Tags: Linux, Disk, File System, Solid State Disk, Kernel, Mandrake, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- MobileTechRoundup show #141, jkOnTheRun is aquired, Sony Reader, battery life, and more
- I had a good time recording MobileTechRoundup show #141 with the two newest members of the Giga Om Media group, James Kendrick and Kevin Tofel. Don't worry listeners and readers, you will still get the same content from those two and from me here on the podcast for the foreseeable...
- Tags: MobileTechRoundup, Sony Corp., Battery, Sony Reader, Kevin, Podcasts, Internet, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Gaping holes in RealPlayer patched
- Gaping holes in RealPlayer patchedReal is feeling threatened by AppleReal doesn't want to lose its title of "Least Secure Media Platform Ever Released" to QuickTime. How anyone can allow either of these programs on their computer is beyond me. You are practically [b]begging[/b] to get pwned.People still use that piece...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, RealNetworks RealPlayer, Apple QuickTime
- Discussion threads 2008-07-25
- Foxconn snubs Linux users
- Foxconn snubs Linux usersWho needs Foxconn anyway.There are plenty of good MB makers that do support Linux.It's a good idea to look at hardware compatibility at the distro's website anyway. I use Asus. But I have had to update the BIOS on every Asus MB I've bought to get...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Foxconn, Linux, BIOS, ASUS, operating system
- Discussion threads 2008-07-25
- Mystery solved: Apple's new product is iTablet (updated)
- Previously I speculated about the mysterious "product transition" that Apple's Peter Oppenheimer CFO mentioned no less than seven times in the Q3 2008 Earnings conference call with analysts. Some of his quotes from the call: We are working to develop new products that contains technologies...
- Tags: Apple Inc., Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Rumor Mill: iPhone to get copy, paste and better navi in firmware 2.1
- The most exciting thing around the watercooler today is the rumor that Apple has seeded iPhone firmware 2.1 to developers. MacNN sources tell them that they've found references to cut, copy and paste in the Localizable.strings entry under English.lproj. Woot! According to the story the...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Radio, Apple Inc., Firmware, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Heap-based buffer overflow reported in RealNetworks RealPlayer
- Update 07/25/2008: Aaron Portnoy of TippingPoint's security research group was kind enough to point out that I'm actually not affected by this, since I've installed the newest version of RealPlayer. From Aaron's email: Notice the Secunia advisory states it affects RealPlayer 10.5... the latest is 11.x, which now uses...
- Tags: Vulnerability, RealNetworks Inc., Buffer-overflow, RealNetworks RealPlayer, Secunia Research, Vendor, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Weekend Gadget Guidance: Diagnose your hard disks, free
- Hard drive acting kinda funny? Free application HDDScan is a utility that diagnoses your hard drive's ills. The app allows you to analyze drive temperatures, conduct S.M.A.R.T. tests, export and print reports to document changes in your hard drive's health, and works on ATA,...
- Tags: Hard Drive, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Aug/Sep 08
- Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Aug/Sep 089800 GTX?At $200 dollars, I think that the 9800 GTX is finally able to be considered for the mid-range level card. I was surprised by nVidia and their recent price drops, but after purchasing two of these cards, I have been pleased.Linux...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Hardware 2.0, SoundBlaster X-Fi, Linux, Lol, hardware
- Discussion threads 2008-07-25
- News to know: 'Spam king' dead; Microsoft's cloud; Dell;
- Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Escapee 'Spam King' dead in apparent murder-suicide CBS Denver Video: 'Spam King' Inmate Dies Along With Wife, Daughter Mary Jo Foley: Ozzie foreshadows 'Zurich,' Microsoft's elastic cloud Microsoft to get more 'Apple-like' in PC,...
- Tags: Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Dell opts for performance with R5400 data center-hosted desktop
- Dell unveiled its data center-hosted desktop product line on Tuesday. Unlike rivals Hewlett-Packard and IBM, Dell didn't build its solution on blade servers but instead opted for a high performance system using a 2U box called the Dell Precision R5400 Rack Workstation. "By not putting the solution...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Performance, R5400, Workstations, Desktops, Servers, Hardware, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- Kaminsky suggests long-term fix will still have to be determined, but patch now, or pay soon
- Kaminsky suggests long-term fix will still have to be determined, but patch now, or pay soonTTLSomething I wish I'd asked during the webcast and which I can't quite get my head around:It was said that setting a long TTL doesn't help because of the way delegation works - has to...
- Tags: Domain names, DNS server, TTL, server, Kaminsky
- Discussion threads 2008-07-24
- HTC Touch Diamond ROM update adds 850 MHz support and much more
- HTC Touch Diamond ROM update adds 850 MHz support and much moreMartin had better acknowedge this post....Martin who? He knows who he is.
- Tags: HTC Touch Diamond ROM, HTC Touch Diamond, HTC Touch, ROM, High Tech Computer Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-24
- Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?
- Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?Microsoft Search sucks.Now they are hijacking your PC to gain search share. Vista, XP, and anything else Microsoft is leaving this organization at every chance.RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?This studies almost alway fail to note that XP's business penetration was no better after...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Forrest
- Discussion threads 2008-07-24
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