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Moore's Law at 40

Moore's Law at 40The law is obsolateThe law is now quite obsolate now, at least in CPU area. It seems that heat is the main limiting factor. If we look back last three years, there wasn't serious progress in CPU speed!My kingdom for an online spell checker![b]The law is now...

Tags: Semiconductors, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., CPU, CPU Speed

Discussion threads 2005-04-01

Time's up on clock speed

Time's up on clock speedIf you can't Dazzle em' with peformance...Baffle em' with bull***T.isn't it ridiculous that with OEM's selling multi-processor boxesso much of the public still thinks CPU speed is the biggest impact on performance. CPU speed has been proven to be only one way to improve performance and...

Tags: Processors, clock speed, CPU Speed, CPU, PPC

Discussion threads 2004-06-08

Prescott: It's the cash not the cache

Prescott: It's the cash not the cacheGood storyI take back anything bad I ever said about about you Rupert. Keep it up.INTEL IS IN BIG TROUBLEIntel has fallen and can't get up. The fact that their 90 nano process is defective and causes execessive heat is confirmed with Prescott. The...

Tags: Processors, 64-bit, CPU Speed, Intel Corp., Prescott, CPU

Discussion threads 2004-02-03

Additional Resources

Inside India's CAPTCHA solving economy

No CAPTCHA can survive a human that's receiving financial incentives for solving it, and with an army of low-waged human CAPTCHA solvers officially in the business of "data processing" while earning a mere $2 for solving a thousand CAPTCHA's, I'm already starting to see evidence of consolidation between India's major...

Tags: CAPTCHA, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-08-29

Weekend Gadget Guidance: Speed up Vista installation via thumb drive

It's Labor Day weekend. Have you given your computer a fresh Windows install for the holiday? (If you're the kind of guy or gal who's into periodically wiping your hard drive, this tip's for you.) The How-To Geek over at Lifehacker recently posted a...

Tags: Hard Drive, Microsoft Windows Vista, USB Flash Drive, Microsoft Windows, Flash Memory, Operating Systems, Software, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-08-29

SLI comes to the Intel X58

It used to be that if you wanted to make use of NVIDIA's multi-GPU SLI solution, you were stuck having to buy a board that was fitted with an nForce chipset. X58 motherboards for Intel's Core i7 CPU changes that. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Board, NVidia Corp., Intel Corp., Corporate Governance, Chipsets, Processors, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-08-29

IBM claims 'Quicksilver' flash sets data-speed record

A project under development from IBM is setting new records for data-transfer speeds using solid-state technology with one million input/outputs per second. IBM has said its 'Project Quicksilver' is setting new records for data-transfer speeds on solid-state technology, with its tests showing a disk-storage solution hitting one million input/outputs...

Tags: IBM Corp., Storage, Virtualization, Performance Management, Ip storage, Storage Management, Hardware, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Colin Barker ZDNet.co.uk, IBM, Project Quicksilver, SSD, solid-state drive

News items 2008-08-29

Comcast takes broadband cap plunge; Other carriers likely to follow

Comcast takes broadband cap plunge; Other carriers likely to followHmm, I wonder how long it will take the torrent abusers...... to reach that cap and get kicked? Not talking about the ones who get movies and software and games all illegally but the ones who serve this stuff up?...

Tags: Broadband Internet, Network technology, Corporate communications, Comcast Corp., broadband cap, broadband, stat

Discussion threads 2008-08-28

Comcast takes broadband cap plunge; Other carriers likely to follow

Comcast will implement a 250 GB data monthly cap on customers starting Oct. 1. The move, reported first by DSL Reports, was confirmed by Comcast today Techmeme. On its site, Comcast posted its amended user policy: We've listened to feedback from our customers who asked that...

Tags: Comcast Corp., Broadband, Customer, Carrier, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Networking, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-28

What SaaS can teach us about customer service

What SaaS can teach us about customer serviceGood Advice!As someone actively engaged in the software as a service industry, I can confirm that Archie Black's advice is spot on. I work for PayCycle, an online payroll company that embodies the SaaS model. Our customers don't make distinctions between...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), cloud computing, Product marketing, customer service, software-as-a-service, customer satisfaction

Discussion threads 2008-08-28

Perot: Making Sure "Everybody Has Access To The Truth"

Perot: Making Sure "Everybody Has Access To The Truth"that's anti American FUD!I wodn't lose any sleep over over these issues.Perot did not see the 3 easiest solutions.1.Just don't pay the debt and settle it for a few penies on the dollar.2.Print enough dollars to make the deficit smaller relative to...

Tags: Microsoft Access, Perot

Discussion threads 2008-08-28

What's in IE 8 for enterprise users?

What's in IE 8 for enterprise users?The biggest thing in IE8 for the enterprise: continued compatibilityproblems and continued foot dragging on the standards front. Also very slow JavaScript. Much slower than the already released version of FireFox, Opera, and Safari. Pretty sad . . . .RE: What's in IE 8...

Tags: Web browsers, Quality, Microsoft Internet Explorer, IE 8, enterprise user, standards, Mozilla Firefox, IE8, Web browser

Discussion threads 2008-08-28

Resurrecting E-voting

Resurrecting E-votingDifficulty of subverting voting machinesIt seems to me that any system can be tampered with to render the vote dishonest. However, some configurations make such tampering very hard while others are much easier to subvert. You should talk about the relative difficulty and not whether or not...

Tags: SECURITY, Resurrecting E-voting, risk, e-voting

Discussion threads 2008-08-28

GeBin 7 (exe)

GeBin 7 is a simple Web Browser which takes up 1/3 of the RAM and CPU that IE takes up. No pointless add-ons, and quick, safe Web Browsing. The new version includes a more attractive skin and back/forward functions. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Version, Big Tree World, GeBin 7, Web Browsers, Memory, Processors, Internet, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

Software downloads 2008-08-28

PC Bug Cleaner (exe)

PC Bug Cleaner is suggested by experts that over time, your system, through additions and deletions and amendments, will cause your Windows registry to become fragmented, corrupted or full of errors causing all sorts of problems and issues. Are you getting annoying error messages repeatedly or feeling your computer is...

Tags: PC, PC Bug Cleaner, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-08-28

Mouse Clicker (exe)

Mouse Clicker has the ability to lock 2 positions on the screen and you can change the speed and time it takes to go to each position, as well as the time it takes to click each time, enjoy everyone I hope you like it. This version is the first...

Tags: Mouse, Position, Mouse Clicker, Mice, Hardware, Peripherals

Software downloads 2008-08-28

WWD Backup Widget (exe)

The World Wide Data Backup Widget is a Windows based application. It allows you to upload and download files, create folders, drag and drop files and schedule backups. Users will need a subscription to the World Wide Data Storage network to use the widget. This program provides basic backup functions....

Tags: World Wide Data, World Wide Data Backup Widget, Backups

Software downloads 2008-08-28

AVS Flying Images ScreenSaver (exe)

AVS Flying Images Screensaver allows you to create a nice cascade from your favorite images on your display. Images are floating in different directions with variable speed. Developed in 3D, bright, colorful, and originally designed, our screensavers will give you a lot of exciting emotions. A special feature makes possible...

Tags: Screensaver, Online Media Technologies, AVS Flying Images Screensaver, Images

Software downloads 2008-08-28

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 vs. Firefox 3.0.1

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 vs. Firefox 3.0.1All part of the MS plan to keep browsers dumbded down. If we had reallygood browsers, how would they get people to use MS proprietary solutions for rich internet applications.RE: Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 vs. Firefox 3.0.1The title says Firefox 3.0.1The graph...

Tags: Web browsers, Scripting languages, Quality, Adrian, Firefox 3.0.1, Mozilla Firefox, JavaScript, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2, Internet Explorer 8 Beta, Internet Explorer 8, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-08-27

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 vs. Firefox 3.0.1

So, how does Microsoft's latest beta release of Internet Explorer 8 compare Mozilla's Firefox 3.0.1 in terms of speed? Let's find out in this quick head-to-head! by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Beta, Web Browsers, CSS, Internet, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-08-27