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- IBM gives glimpse of Blue Gene performance
- IBM gives glimpse of Blue Gene performance360 trillion calculations/sec = 360 GIGAflops?If I recall, 1 trillion anything is a TERA-something, meaning that 360 trillion calculations/sec = 360 TERAflops, not gigaflops.RE: 360 trillion calculations/sec = 360 GIGAflops?Personally speaking they make it sound simpler by doing the following:1 MHz = 1 MegaHeartz1...
- Tags: hertz, GigaFLOPS, teraflop, Blue Gene performance, Blue Gene, IBM Corp.
- Discussion threads 2003-11-14
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- Are gamers doping during tournaments?
- It's not typical Toybox fare, but it made me wonder just what kind of "toys" people are keeping in their toyboxes these days. A fascinating recent Gameplayer interview chronicles some tokin' and smokin' at the World Cyber Games in Germany, with the Tournament Director's full knowledge: ...
- Tags: Tournament, Knowledge, Director, Games, Policies And Procedures, Strategy, Personal Technology, Human Resources, Management, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-08-28
- News to know: IE 8; iPhone password locks; SOA; Palm Treo Pro reviews
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: IE 8 Beta 2 ready for download Ed Bott: Internet Explorer 8 gets a massive makeover Gallery: Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Password, Palm Inc., Palm Treo, SOA, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Browsers, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Internet, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-28
- Datacore - nothing but storage
- Angie Gonzalez, of Datacore, and I had a conversation about how virtual storage complements any type of virtual processing solution. Nearly all virtual server-based solutions gain a great deal of benefit when a supporting virtual storage strategy is also deployed. Why is that? ...
- Tags: Datacore, Storage, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-08-28
- Palm Treo: The reviews are upbeat; Can a device turn Palm around?
- Palm may have a hit on its hands with the Treo Pro judging from the recent spate of reviews as NDAs ended on Wednesday. The larger question is whether this pricey device can give the company a boost in the bottom line. To wit: ...
- Tags: Device, Palm Inc., Palm Treo, Treo Pro, QWERTY Keyboard, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- Databases leverage MapReduce technology to radically juice data scale, performance, analytics
- With better data reach and inclusion, come better results. So BI allows leaders can establish the trends early that will determine their future success or failures. In a fast-paced, global, hyper competitive business landscape these insights are the currency of success for the future. The better you do BI, the...
- Tags: Performance, Analytics, Data, MapReduce, Curt, Pricing, Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Financial Planning, Databases, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Data Management, Management, Finance, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- Say goodbye to laser: Microsoft 'Blue Track' mouse discovered (with pic)
- Is this the end of laser? Some eagle-eyed readers over at Engadget have stumbled upon a Microsoft Explorer Mini Mouse with "Blue Track" technology on Amazon.de. If you recall, Microsoft recently tempted fans with a "Say Goodbye To Laser" teaser touting new technology...
- Tags: Mouse, Microsoft Corp., Laser, Mice, Hardware, Peripherals, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- Major security hole found in iPhone
- Gizmodo has unearthed a security flaw in the iPhone OS and boy is it a doozy. According to the post it's simple to access a locked iPhone's address book, Mail, SMS, Contacts, and Safari. The vulnerability works like this on a password protected and locked iPhone: ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Security, Viruses And Worms, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- iPhone passcode lock rendered useless
- Do not trust that passcode lock on Apple's iPhone. The feature, which lets users set a four-digit pincode to limit access to the device, can be easily bypassed with a few finger taps on the iPhone to give an intruder access to sensitive information. ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Register, E-mail, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular Phones, Online Communications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Networking, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- DataSynapse survey claims HPC leading IT initiative
- Datasynapse recently released the results of a survey that indicated that IT executives were more concerned about high performance computing than virtualization (I guess that meant using virtual machine software to create a virtual server-based environment rather than a more comprehensive use of the term). I must have not been...
- Tags: Information Technology, DataSynapse, Survey, Marketing Research, Marketing, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- The enterprise: All fun and 'serious games'?
- Will video games becoming to an enterprise near you? Forrester Research seems to think so as companies cook up new ways to train employees--especially those so-called millennial. I can hear the laughter now. Video games? We're about serious business, you'll say. What's the ROI you'll ask? Video...
- Tags: Forrester Research Inc., Games, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- News to know: Psystar vs. Apple; WGA; Linux under attack; FAA failure
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: News.com: Psystar responds to Apple suit, will countersue Sam Diaz: Does Psystar have a legit argument in Apple countersuit? Psystar countersues Apple, alleges anticompetitive business practices...
- Tags: FAA, Google Inc., Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Attack, Psystar, Linux, Bluetooth, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Open Source, UNIX, Software, Wireless, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- Improve performance and productivity with these Vista tricks
- Microsoft Windows Vista is a very capable operating system, but sometimes the best way to get the most out of it is with a trick or tweak. In this edition of the Windows Vista Report, Greg Shultz shows you several performance and productivity enhancing tricks for Windows Vista. ...
- Tags: Performance, Microsoft Windows Vista, Greg Shultz, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Download resources 2008-08-27
- Does Psystar have a legit argument in Apple countersuit?
- Somewhere in the news coverage of Psystar's countersuit against Apple today, I was reminded of the car analogy I use to help friends and family understand how to buy a computer. Under the hood of a car, everything is the same. There's an engine, transmission, battery and...
- Tags: Car, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Psystar, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Hardware, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-08-26
- Feel like taunting an identity thief? Don't.
- The next time you get the urge to enter angry messages to phishers on fake malicious Web sites, stop and consider this discovery by researcher Joe Stewart. The identity thieves behind the Asprox botnet have built extra logic into phishing sites to detect taunts and subject those...
- Tags: Identity Thief, Asprox, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spam, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Banking, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Financial Services, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-08-26
- Psystar sues Apple! Claims violation of Sherman Antitrust Act and the Clayton Antitrust Act
- Psystar sues Apple! Claims violation of Sherman Antitrust Act and the Clayton Antitrust ActNice!If only Apple didn't ditch a perfectly viable platform in favor of off-the-shelf hardware for their operating system, half of which came from open source freeware, they might actually have an actual claim. Up to 4...
- Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Game players, Games, PRODUCTIVITY, Operating systems, Apple Inc., Psystar, WiI Games, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-26
- MSI Eclipse - First X58 motherboard for Intel Core i7
- MSI Eclipse - First X58 motherboard for Intel Core i7Okay, what am I missing?I only see 3 DIMM slots, or are they not the long blue ones?Nope. ASUS beat them to the punch...The Asus P6T. The previews hit early last week.Look closely the other sockets are blackishAnd hard...
- Tags: MSI Eclipse, X58, Intel Core Microarchitecture, MSI, motherboard
- Discussion threads 2008-08-26
- Microsoft, eat your own dog food
- Microsoft, eat your own dog foodReally?"Using hidden aspects of Windows to advantage Microsoft's own applications has been disallowed and behavioral remedies including disclosure demanded."I can't find these in the DOJ settlement, please help: http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/cases/f9400/9495.htmWe can of course look to the EU which did demand documentation of a small subset of...
- Tags: .NET, Middleware, food, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-26
- Is LogMeIn the route to laptop Linux?
- Is LogMeIn the route to laptop Linux?Linux is cheaper than WindowsAnd since they do the same thing, why not go with the cheaper option?And really you're right in that the other OS is more important to the end user. But as far as the sale of this "terminal", what it...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, LogMeIn, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2008-08-26
- Are we seeing a serious greening of Colorado? Sure seems that way.
- Are we seeing a serious greening of Colorado? Sure seems that way.Yep, going green allrightIt's called moss growing over all the abandoned homes and industry as Colorado slips into economic depression.The question now becomes how much misery will Americans allow greens to foist upon us until we've finally had...
- Tags: serious greening, Microsoft Excel
- Discussion threads 2008-08-26
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