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(Photos: Dinosaur sighting: Commodore 64)

(Photos: Dinosaur sighting: Commodore 64)Please let me plat C64 games again...I just want to play Beachhead AGAIN!!!!I think that was name.mayno17@bellsouth.netRE: (Photos: Dinosaur sighting: Commodore 64)Awesome machine... I first feel in love with computers reading Popular Science magazine. Not sure exactly why... But, I dreamed about getting...

Tags: Commodore 64, Dinosaur, photograph

Discussion threads 2008-02-06

(Photos: Commodore 64's 25th birthday party)

(Photos: Commodore 64's 25th birthday party)fond memoriesI loved my Commodore 64, my very first computer. I learned Basic programming on it. I then moved on to my Amiga 500, 2000, and 4000. I hung on for many years, waiting for someone to take the Amiga seriously. I finally gave up...

Tags: Commodore 64, birthday party, photograph

Discussion threads 2007-12-12

The man behind the Commodore 64

The man behind the Commodore 64On targetHe's right about "Americans buy anything as long as its cheap".The C64 was an electrical junk pile. The failure rate was astronomincal. The floppy disk was slower than the cassette drive for the first year or two, and likewise had a huge failure rate...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Tools & Techniques, Desktops, Commodore 64, C64, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-12-12

Commodore Screensaver (exe)

Change your computer screen to realistic visage of the best selling personal computer in the late 20th Century. The Commodore 64 is still used today by many computer hobbyists. Commodore screensaver contains many amazing screens of differrent colors and situations. You can choose between Boot ROM screen, GEOS etc., or...

Tags: Screensaver, Computer, Commodore 64, Commodore Screensaver, Productivity

Software downloads 2007-06-04

70ò0of Americans are unaware of what Media Center PCs can do

70ò0of Americans are unaware of what Media Center PCs can do80% of Americans can't operate a desktop, never mind a doorstop70% isn't bad.The sad part is, the days of the Commodore 64, people learned how to use it. And it's a command-line based operating system.How we have devolved...70% of...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Media Center PCs, PC, Commodore 64, computer, Media Center PC

Discussion threads 2006-05-24

Commodore 64 gets a 'guardian angel'?

Commodore 64 gets a 'guardian angel'?The Commodore 64's LegacyThat the Commodore 64 is the most popular, most successful and best-selling personal computer of all time is no big surprise. That Commodore helped to introduce millions to personal computing isn't either.But the fact remains that the impact of Commodore International has...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Windows XP Users, Commodore International, Commodore 64

Discussion threads 2004-03-30

Additional Resources

Parallels releases Parallels Server for Mac

I almost missed Parallels' announcement of Parallels Server for Mac. I didn't speak with company representatives. All I saw was a press release. It was nearly lost in a huge pile of other mail in my inbox. Although there are several virtual machine software products that support...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Operating System, Virtual Machine, Parallels Server, Parallels Management Console, Toolset, Desktops, Apple Mac OS, Desktop Virtualization, Operating Systems, Servers, Hardware, Software, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-07-24

|)ruid and HD Moore release part 2 of DNS exploit

|)ruid and HD Moore release part 2 of DNS exploitSo, Linux's BIND the first to be exploited...So, Linux's BIND the first to be exploited...Nice work!CoolNate, nice post and analysis!Wasn't the replacing the ns.victim.com cache entry part of the Halvar Flake speculation? I thought first part of the exploit was to...

Tags: Domain names, NETWORKING, Operating systems, Alecco, DNS, ruid, exploit, HD Moore, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

Five Essential Considerations For Exchange 2007® Implementations

As the latest release of the most commonly used corporate email platform, Exchange 2007 represents the future of email. By the end of 2008, 50% of organizations that use Exchange are expected to move to Exchange 20071. For most organizations, taking full advantage of Exchange 2007's new features...

Tags: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, E-mail, Online Communications

White papers 2008-07-23

Saying that Windows "Workstation" 2008 is faster than Vista doesn't make it so

Saying that Windows "Workstation" 2008 is faster than Vista doesn't make it soPar for the course wrt anti-Vista bashers.They believe that repeating something ad nauseum will somehow make it true.Journalism or Rant?I'm afraid you've followed suit rather than taking the high road on this issue. By even responding to...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, RAM, workstation, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2008-07-22

Microsoft's "flat Earth" ad falls flat for me

Microsoft's "flat Earth" ad falls flat for meI have to agree: The flat Earth thing is funny.Unlike Vista, no one changed the Earth in an attempt to prove the common belief wrong.Microsoft's "flat Earth" ad falls flat for meTom Servo!Crow!The ads aren't that bad, it's just retro.RE: Microsoft'si mentioned all...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), App£e, Microsoft Windows Vista, advertisement, flat-Earth, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-07-22

Do we need to wipe the slate with x86?

  A few days ago an industry colleague and I were having a discussion about Linux and whether or not it is necessary for it to be application compatible or simply just "interoperable" with Windows from a protocol and data exchange standpoint. His view is that Linux...

Tags: Intel X86, Architecture, IBM Corp., Linux, Microsoft Windows, Processors, Operating Systems, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-07-22

Samsung SGH-A227 (AT&T)

In the land of basic cell phones, variety is pretty slim. That's why AT&T's Samsung SGH-A227 fits so well in the genre. Sporting a minimalist flip design with simple calling and messaging features, the SGH-A227 does exactly what a cell phone should do. Though its controls are rather cramped and...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, OK Button, AT&T Corp., Samsung SGH-A227, phone, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2008-07-21

eMachines T5274

The eMachines T5274 is eMachines' higher-end budget desktop for the back to school season. While it seems like a good deal for $400, the fact is that the low-end PC market has become increasingly competitive this year, which makes it hard for systems such as this one that straddle two...

Tags: DVD, Consumer electronics, eMachines Inc., eMachines T5274

Product reviews 2008-07-21

GrowFX (exe)

GrowFX - a new system of modeling and animating plants for 3D Studio Max. Now you can recreate digitally a lifelike 3D model of any plant, from grass and trees to woodland using a refreshingly simple interface and an essential set of parameters that you can set up yourself. GrowFX...

Tags: 3D, Animation, Plant, Exlevel, GrowFX

Software downloads 2008-07-21

Spam coming from free email providers increasing

After analyzing three weeks of spam data between June 13 to July 3, 2008, Roaring Penguin Software Inc. found evidence that spam originating from the top three free email providers (Gmail, Yahoo Mail and Hotmail) is increasing, with spammers in favor of abusing Gmail's privacy preserving feature of not including...

Tags: CAPTCHA, Google Gmail, Free Email Company, Anti-spam, Spammer, E-mail Company, IP, Service, Cyberthreats, Spam, E-mail Providers, E-mail, Phishing, Viruses And Worms, Security, Networking, Spam And Phishing, Internet, Online Communications, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-07-18

Linksys WRT610N Simultaneous Dual-N Band Wireless Router

Editor's note: Although our First Look video states that the WRT610N costs only $149, the street price may prove higher.The Linksys WRT610N Simultaneous Dual-N Band Wireless Router is the first true dual-band wireless router we've reviewed, and one of only a few on the market. In our tests, it easily...

Tags: Home networking, Routers & switches, Network technology, Network-attached storage (NAS), NETWORKING, wireless router, Storage Link, WRT610N, Linksys Inc., router, Linksys WRT310N, storage

Product reviews 2008-07-17

AMD posts seventh straight quarterly loss

AMD posts seventh straight quarterly losscopycat?AMD produced chips that ran on the x86 architecture, and spearheaded the jump into desktop x64. Intel "adopted" x86-64 from AMD. The Opteron was released by AMD in 2003, a full year ahead of Intel.Heck, Intel even renamed their implementation several times, eventually settling on...

Tags: Semiconductors, Processors, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., semiconductor, Intel Corp., quarterly loss

Discussion threads 2008-07-17

Top US domains in May 2008

Rank Website Market Share 1. www.google.com 5.78% 2. mail.yahoo.com 5.09% 3. www.myspace.com 4.76% 4. www.yahoo.com 4.04% 5. mail.live.com 2.35% 6. www.ebay.com 1.75% 7. search.yahoo.com 1.64% 8. www.msn.com 1.25% 9. www.facebook.com 1.06% ...

Tags: Hitwise, Domain, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Internet, NB

Blog posts 2008-07-16

The myth of Windows "Workstation" 2008

The myth of Windows "Workstation" 2008If you want a better Windows experience...switch to Linux/KDE. Sorry I just couldn't resist. I don't really believe that. I do believe if you want a better Windows experience run XP or even W2k. No matter how much I experience Vista it...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, workstation

Discussion threads 2008-07-16