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- Michael Dell sticks to Windows 7 big bang theory
- too old?"Windows XP is 8 years old"So What? If it ain't broke don't fix it!Windows 2000 is ten years old and still does almost everything I need. Everyone around me runs XP or newer, yet I have far fewer problems.What is good for the computer industry is not...
- Tags: Operating systems, theory, Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-11-20
- An interesting exchange on politics and IT
- Was just thinking about thisExcept I was thinking about what I've heard Linux advocates say in the past, that most consumers make dumb technology choices, and whether this squares with advocating for free markets? Yes, I think it does. People will buy products that they can relate to and feel...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, PRODUCTIVITY, information technology, Linux, computer, software
- Discussion threads 2009-11-14
- A+ Certification Prep Course (2009 Edition)
- View Available Dates and LocationsCompTIA's A+ certification is the industry standard for validating the foundational skills needed by today's computer support technicians. This international vendor-neutral certification requires that you pass two exams: CompTIA A+ Essentials Exam 220-701 and Practical Application Exam 220-702. In this lecture-only course...
- Tags: A+ Certification, CompTIA
- Training 2009-11-01
- Relax, kids...Windows 7 is just another OS
- finally...someone with sensefor all this noise and fireworks, finaly someone here says something reasonable7 is just another OSand yes it is.amen.give this man a raiseIt doesn't have to rock to be successfulIt merely needs to be fast, stable and secure. If that's all it does, then there's no reason to...
- Tags: Operating systems, operating system, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-10-22
- Five steps before moving to Windows 7
- I found this part disturbing.[i] Gartner estimated that it will cost US$339 to US$510 per user to move from Windows Vista to Windows 7, and US$1,035 to US$1,930 per user to move from Windows XP to Windows 7.[/i]Unless that includes more than just the OS. A site license should cost...
- Tags: Operating systems, Linux, Whole Thing, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2009-10-16
- Teens are generation Apple as iPod, iPhone dominance reigns
- Look at fall 2007Two years ago, 13% said they planned to buy a Zune. And, almost none of them did.Apple owns this market in the USA and will until the category of MP3 player is no longer relevant.I wonder how many teens plan to buy a Windows Mobile 6.5 phone?Big...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Media players, Microsoft Windows 7, Operating systems, Apple Inc., MP3, MP3 player, iPod iPhone dominance reign, dominance reign, Microsoft Windows, Apple iPod
- Discussion threads 2009-10-07
- MS Security Essentials test shows 98% detection rate for 545k malware samples
- I have to defend Microsoft on this...I have to defend Microsoft on this because Symantec is probably the [i]last[/i] company to be complaining.I can't tell you how many computers I've "fixed" simply by removing any and all Symantec/Norton products from a computer, then installing Avast or AVG.Symantec makes some of...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., heuristics, security, detection rate, malware
- Discussion threads 2009-10-01
- What will the fallout be from Microsoft Security Essentials?
- a new antitrust lawsuitthis is a shining example of monopoly squashing competition on price.Incorrectas the product isn't being bundled. Additionally if your car maker sold you seat belts prone to failure you wouldn't expect to pay someone else to fix them.I agree about validation.It would realy help to stop...
- Tags: Corporate law, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, UNIX, MSE, Microsoft Corp., Linux, antitrust, security
- Discussion threads 2009-09-29
- In search of a standard for displaying security threat levels
- A security researcher is challenging the anti-malware industry to work on a standard way of assigning computer/Internet threat levels to present transparent helpful information to consumers and businesses. by Ryan Naraine
- Tags: Security, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-09-24
- From Gimmiv to Conficker: The lucrative MS08-067 flaw
- Danger Will Robinson, Danger.[i]By December 2009, a second variant appeared with new propagation techniques ? spreading via removable and mapped drives, and network shares with weak passwords. This updated worm also started blocking access to anti-virus and security-related sites.[/i]You either have a typo or a time machine. December...
- Tags: Linux, PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows, Patches, Common-sense, Microsoft Corp., financial danger, computer
- Discussion threads 2009-09-23
- Open source does not work well for bad guys
- Open_Source is the futureOpen_Source 'Linux distro' driven appliances are the future, such as the many companies already doing extremely well.Closed source is a huge lethargic insecure monopoly trying to license/patent everything, however it is failing miserably. Look at the exploits of Windows, $9 Billion in damages last year just from...
- Tags: open source, bad guy, Conficker, Linux, Closed Source
- Discussion threads 2009-09-21
- Regulatory Compliance: Protecting PCI Systems and Data
- The Payment Card Industry PCI computer systems are continually under attack due to the importance of the information they protect. In response to this threat, the PCI has produced an excellent series of process and security tool requirements known as the Data Security Standard DSS. The DSS identifies a series...
- Tags: Payment, PCI, Regulatory Compliance, CoreTrace, Payment Card Industry Computer System, Data Security Standard, Operational Accounting, Security, Finance
- White papers 2009-09-15
- AMD's Charlie Boswell: With cloud computing, 'follow the money' [interview]
- Cloud computing can't possibly handle streaming a first-person shooter or a feature-length film, can it? Ask AMD's Charlie Boswell, and he'll not only tell you it's possible, but he'll nearly leap with excitement about it. Boswell, AMD's director of digital...
- Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Cloud, GPU, OTOY, Fusion Render Cloud, Jules, Games, Cloud Computing, Internet, Virtualization, Personal Technology, Hardware, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-09-11
- Citizens Financial sued for insufficient E-Banking security
- If a fraudulent transaction ever takes place on one of your bank accounts due to their compromise, who's to blame - the bank, for not providing you as a customer with state-of-the-art security mechanisms that could have prevented it, or you, as a customer whose insecure online behavior led to...
- Tags: Bank, Citizens LLC, Electronic Banking, Financial, Two-factor Authentication, Online Banking, Banking, Security Administration, Security, Financial Services, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-09-10
- Give me one good reason not to just move them all to Linux
- RE: Give me one good reason not to just move them all to LinuxAs a roaming tech helper and trainer, I completely concur. Over the past few years, I have moved quite a few of my clients to Mac or Linux and they couldn't be happier. And lately, the infestation...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Linux, malware
- Discussion threads 2009-09-09
- Verizon enters mobile management services; enough to take it beyond early adopters?
- Verizon will announce its entry into a new market today, offering a full suite of services designed to help business customers analyze usage, manage devices, maintain security and more through a suite of software tools. Deja Vu. Just yesterday, I posted about Zenprise, a...
- Tags: Mobile, Information Technology, Verizon Communications Inc., Mobility, IT Organization, Wireless And Mobility, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-09-09
- Windows Genuine Advantage: Spyware or legitimate tool?
- Since when is your IP address "personal information"?Your IP address is visible for the whole world to see, just like it always has been.Are people really this stupid?PersonallyIt's a hassle Windows could do without. People will pirate regardless, and in those terms, Microsoft is fighting a war it cannot win.I'm...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, tool, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, spyware, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-09-08
- Young man yells at cloud
- Nice theory, but..."Or as Mark Twain once said, ?Put all your eggs in one basket and watch that basket.?"But isn't moving to the "cloud" putting all your eggs all in one basket...and that all you can do is watch...because you have NO control over it.And how about when your "cloud"...
- Tags: Desktops, Thin clients, SECURITY, Young Man
- Discussion threads 2009-09-03
- How desktop virtualization will end IT client hardware maintenance (and kill off Best Buy's Geek Squad)
- In one fell swoop, John Whaley might end IT client hardware maintenance. And he might kill off the Geek Squad, too. Whaley, the chief technical officer of desktop virtualization company MokaFive, says desktop virtualization is becoming more widely adopted in...
- Tags: Best Buy Co. Inc., Information Technology, Environment, Server, MokaFive, JW, Management Cost, Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization, Desktops, Hardware, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-08-28
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