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Computer Retailer Boosts Data Warehouse Performance With Move to 64-Bit Servers

Computer retailer CompUSA uses Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services cubes to provide a valuable environment for business intelligence queries to help it enhance operations and customer service. But as the company brought more information into its data warehouse, the batch window for processing became an issue. The company also...

Tags: Data Warehouse, Environment, Computer Retailer, Server, Microsoft Corp., Computer, CompUSA Inc., 64-bit Environment, 64-Bit, Network Technology, Databases, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Networking, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

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A visit to Microsoft's first store

I missed an explanation as to why...I should shop there."Three rows of tables displayed hardware from Dell, HP, Sony and Lenovo."The big chains sell those already. Why would I go to a Windows store to buy Dells, HPs, Sonys and Lenovos, when there are several sources for those same computers...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., 64-bit, Microsoft Windows, computer, GPU, Microsoft Windows 7, hardware

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

Apple Q4 '09 earnings result - Most profitable quarter ever

moron servicemoron service, where are you?Ghost of PsystarSee? ... it just goes to show ya! If Apple doesn't get their act together and start licensing their operating system for Mac clones, there's no hope for them. How long can they expect to keep a drowning company afloat selling...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows NT, Desktops, Apple Inc., big word

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Time to ditch Windows for online banking and shopping

Instead of a live CDWould I be able to install Linux in Windows and do the same?Amen! Happened today to a gov't computerhttp://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2009/10/computer_hacker_steals_479000.htmlYet another infected computer stealing OUR money.Absolutely ridiculous and irresponsible article!Show me an instance where a flaw in Vista/7 has led to a user being compromised? ...

Tags: Operating systems, Cyberthreats, Web browsers, Viruses and worms, Spyware, adware & malware, Microsoft Windows, exploit, phishing, Linux, operating system, Adrian, online banking

Discussion threads 2009-10-13

Live blog from Apple's "It's only Rock n Roll" event

I'm here in downtown San Francisco at Apple's news announcement, where I'll be liveblogging the company's news. You'll find the updates for this post appearing in reverse chronological order - that way the freshest news is at the top of the post. Techmeme 11:15 am: Steve Jobs...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Steve Jobs, Apple iPod, Blog, Apple Inc., Apple iPod Touch, Apple iTunes, Steve, Schiller, No. 2 Player, iTunes 9, iTunes LP, Digital Music, Digital Media, Games, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-09

Forget Linux. Microsoft trains retailers on how to pitch Win 7 PCs vs. Macs

Better than setting up shop next to an Apple Store. [i]That[/i] idea makes BOB look brilliant.RE: Forget Linux. Microsoft trains retailers on how to pitch Win 7 PCs vs. i think microsoft should work to convince xp users to upgrade to windows 7 as that will let the numeroususers of...

Tags: Desktops, Retail, Operating systems, Ksplice, Microsoft Corp., reboot, Win 7 PC, Apple Macintosh, PC, Linux, Win 7, average user, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-09-09

Microsoft training materials teach Best Buy employees how Windows beats Linux

Just how many Linux machines are there at Best Buy?The last time I went in, I saw no Linux machines being sold at Best Buy.RE: Microsoft training materials teach Best Buy employees how Windows beats Linuxexactly ni Linux machines so why is MS trying so hard to push the GET...

Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, System76, training, Linux, Best Buy Co. Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-08

CDs still sell: Who are these people?!?

who buys cds? why buy cds?own/control music no DRM issues!control quality/type of rip (mp3, wma, bit speed etc)!if you want the entire cd's music why buy track by track?RE: CDs still sell: Who are these people?!?I buy um. Always nice to have the real thing around. They often have...

Tags: Digital media, Digital music, CD, Apple iTunes

Discussion threads 2009-08-18

Eco-ears: Why downloading your music from the Internet is inherently more green

Someone, somewhere in Apple's Cupertino headquarters is kicking themselves for not thinking of jumping on this theme first: Intel and Microsoft have published a whole bunch of case studies and scholarly analyses that look at the various impacts of technology-enabled habits and processes on the environment. One of the...

Tags: Internet, CD, Album, Music, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-08-18

The price factor

Prices and profitsCompetition is supposed to erode ALL excessive profits, so that is what is happening. PCs (incl. Apple) have largely become commodity products, which makes it almost impossible to compete on anything BUT price.And why so obsessed about quality? We throw away millions of WORKING PCs every year because...

Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Strategy, price factor, Toshiba Corp., notebook, graphics

Discussion threads 2009-08-13

Asus Essentio CG5290-BP007

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Back-to-School roundup, covering specific fixed configurations of popular systems that can be found in retail stores.The $1,199 Asus Essentio CG5290-BP007 stands out from the rest of our back-to-school PCs because of both its price and its intentions....

Tags: Blu-ray, Desktops, Games, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Network technology, Asus Essentio CG5290-BP007, Asus Essentio, ASUS

Product reviews 2009-08-04

Laptop or desktop netbook for back to school?

Laptop or desktop netbook for back to school?ExactlyPrecisely my opinion. This way, everyone benefits. The student, because he has more powerful hardware at his disposal, has some computing redundancy if one machine breaks down, and has to carry less weight around. The teachers, because they can make normal eye contact...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, Desktops, netbook, laptop computer, desktop, back-to-school

Discussion threads 2009-07-28

Walmart to sell $298 Compaq laptop in time for back-to-school, 'while supplies last'

The annual back-to-school shopping trip is just around the corner. Load the family in the mini-van, drive over to your local Walmart, and watch as your shopping cart fills with new clothes, shoes, pencils, notebooks, protractors, calculators, and a million other things. The yearly resupply is...

Tags: Hard Drive, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Laptop Computer, Entertainment, Compaq Computer Corp., Notebooks, Advertising & Promotion, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Marketing, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-07-24

Retailer Speeds Decisions and Cuts Costs With Desktop Communications Software

France-based L'Occitane manufactures beauty and skincare products for men and women. To keep up with rapid growth and support its strong brand identity, L'Occitane needed more than telephone and e-mail communications. So it outfitted every employee's computer with Microsoft communications software that enables employees to communicate with one another and...

Tags: Software, Desktop, Communications Software, Microsoft Corp., E-mail, Tools & Techniques, Online Communications, Management

Case studies 2009-06-26

Want To See (And Talk About) What Your Friends Are Buying? Zappos Set To Introduce 'Social Shopping'

Zappos, the online retailer of shoes and clothing, is about to become a social networking site, borrowing aspects of Twitter and Facebook and applying them to their customers’ particular passion: buying stuff. CEO Tony Hsieh Wednesday confirmed to Between The Lines that it is working on an...

Tags: Facebook, Customer, Twitter, Zappos, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2009-06-24

More questions (and even a few answers) about Windows 7 E

More questions and even a few answers about Windows 7 E"What else are you interested in knowing about Windows 7 E?"Of course, the main question is, who will ever see this version? The EU threw a hissy about MP a few years ago, and insisted on a version of...

Tags: Web browsers, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 E, More Questions, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-06-18

DTV Transition? Done. Now Make My DVD Problem Go Away!

DTV Transition? Done. Now Make My DVD Problem Go Away!Could you share more details on your Linux experiences?I've been planning to build a Linux based media center but I haven't planned out my plans on dealing with Direct TV. What did you find to be lacking on the Linux media...

Tags: Consumer electronics, TVs, TV & Home Theater, DVD, DVD Problem, DTV Transition, digital television, CD

Discussion threads 2009-06-15

Brick and Click Stores: How Circuit City Could Re-Open Its Doors

Why doesn’t a consumer electronics store work this way, in the age of the Internet? You walk into the digital photography section. On a slanted shelf sit 15 different cameras, each tied to its stanchion for security. But there’s a big screen...

Tags: Circuit City Stores Inc., Camera, CompUSA Inc., Fiorentino, Internet, Retail, Branding, Marketing, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2009-06-12

Samsung debuts retro-styled WB1000 digital camera with AMOLED

Striking a balance between digital cameras of the 21st century and film cameras of the 20th, Samsung has introduced its WB1000 compact camera, a 12.2-megapixel shooter with an ultra-wide angle lens, 3-in. 480x260 AMOLED display and retro dials. The WB1000, which comes in...

Tags: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Pixel, Digital Camera, Camera, Tele, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-06-11

No penguins in Akihibara

No penguins in Akihibarabest bet...would be to connect with the Tokyo Linux Users group and see what they recommend. You'd most likely get a list of used shops for parts and what-not but ... the mailing list seems to show only something from Dell...Did you try http://www.unixhonpo.jp/otherwise go with...

Tags: Construction, Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, windows software, window, Linux, kernel, Akihibara

Discussion threads 2009-06-08