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- CyberPower Xplorer X64 9700
- Editor's note: This story originally appeared in Computer Shopper magazine. (3/17/06)CyberPower's tradition of building flashy gaming desktops in sleek, automotive-style, custom-color cases now extends to notebooks with its Xplorer line, which come in seven bright hues. Our fire-engine-red test model packed a nice feature set for $1,458.At first glance, the...
- Tags: Performance management, Notebooks, Cyberpower, CyberPower Xplorer X64 9700
- Product reviews 2006-03-17
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- Critical WMP, MS Office bugs on Patch Tuesday swat list
- Microsoft today announced plans to ship four security bulletins next Tuesday (September 9, 2008) to cover worm holes affecting Windows users. All four bulletins in September's Patch Tuesday will be rated "critical," Microsoft's highest severity rating. A "critical" rating is used to rate a vulnerability that can...
- Tags: Windows Media, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- Xen engine 3.3 released
- On August 27th, the Xen engine version 3.3 was released on Xen.org, the site that houses the open source Xen project. In the words of the organization, "Xen 3.3 includes enhancements that further advance its position as a fast, scalable, secure virtualization engine for the industry's broadest range of server...
- Tags: Xen, Virtual Machine, Xen Client Initiative, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-09-03
- Microsoft to target Windows XP Pro users with Genuine 'nagware' notifications
- Microsoft to target Windows XP Pro users with Genuine 'nagware' notificationsI don't know what difference it will makePeople who love Windows will still love Windows. People who hate Windows will still hate Windows. People who pirate Windows will still pirate Windows.RE: Microsoft to target Windows XP Pro users with Genuine...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Pro user, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2008-08-26
- UK CS graduates more likely to be unemployed
- UK CS graduates more likely to be unemployedIf you're any good, I wouldn't worry about itMy first question is whether that study takes into account whether people were employed in their actual field of study?Ie, does a job at McDonalds classify as being 'employed' or does every psychology major actually...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Development tools, C/C++, job, hardware
- Discussion threads 2008-08-20
- Scratch that. Windows Server 2008 R2 still lives
- Scratch that. Windows Server 2008 R2 still livesWhaaa?!? Win7 != NT 7?If Windows 7 is not based off of NT kernel 7 then why call it 7 in the first place?WinNT = kernel 4Win2k = kernel 5WinXP = kernel 5.1WinVista = kernel 6Win7 = kernel 6.1?No way.If we remember the...
- Tags: Operating systems, MinWin, Microsoft Windows, kernel, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows NT, Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, server, Microsoft Windows Server
- Discussion threads 2008-08-18
- Get the best graphics card upgrade
- Get the best graphics card upgradePerformance CheckThe low-end part was right, but then again upgrading to just about any card >$100 from a low-end is common sense. Moving on, say you do have a 8800GT or a HD3870, the HD4850 happens to be a rather large upgrade to either card...
- Tags: Processors, Games, graphics, video card, ATI Technologies Inc., NVidia Corp., HD4850
- Discussion threads 2008-08-14
- StatPlus 2008 Professional (exe)
- StatPlus is easy-to-use statistical data processing software application. StatPlus has a very simple, graphical user interface that provides access to a wide range of powerful and flexible statistical tools. With StatPlus 2008, one gets a robust suite of statistics tools and graphical analysis methods that are easily accessed though a...
- Tags: Data-processing, Analysis, AnalystSoft, StatPlus, Productivity
- Software downloads 2008-08-12
- Vista struggling? OCZ launch 8GB and 16GB upgrade kits
- Vista struggling? OCZ launch 8GB and 16GB upgrade kitsIt isn't the press they got!He was talking about multiple virtual machines running different workloads. That is not the same as browsing the Internet or typing a term paper. Read what he said not what you wanted to hear!Not the...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), MS Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista, RAM, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2008-08-07
- The 8GB/64-bit advantage - More RAM doesn't always mean better performance
- The 8GB/64-bit advantage - More RAM doesn't always mean better performanceI'll give you one thing ...... you're fast!RE: ProofreaderYou missed, "As expected, the difference in score between a system running [b]8GB[/b] of RAM and one running with only [b]8GB[/b] was small when measured with PassMark PerformanceTest 6.1."I offer ZDNet the...
- Tags: Memory, Vista x64, More RAM, RAM, performance
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- Why x86 is perfectly fine for now
- Why x86 is perfectly fine for nowAgreed - But demand drives progressEverything you say is true, but the more people who say I want 64bit and I want it now, the more progress you will see in 64bit apps and drivers. If 64bit demand is low, companies will turn...
- Tags: Intel x86, X64, x86 IS, Vista x64
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- Why x86 is perfectly fine for now
- I, and most people use, a 32-bit (x86) version of Windows. "So what?" you may think, and rightly so. I've been looking into 64-bit (x64) Windows for a while now and I cannot see any advantages. Ed can, and his article has certainly made me think twice, but I can't...
- Tags: 32-bit, Intel X86, RAM, X64, 64-Bit, Microsoft Windows, Network Technology, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Operating Systems, Software, Networking, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-08-05
- News to know: Vista x64; Apple; Phishing; Facebook
- Notable headlines: Jason Perlow: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Windows Vista Ed Bott: You've got Vista x64 questions, I've got answers Jason O'Grady: Apple drops iPhone 2.0.1 software (updated 3x) Infinite Loop: Steve Jobs:...
- Tags: Facebook, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Intel Corp., Vyatta, Mauku, Phishing, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Sales Strategy, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Spam, Security, Spam And Phishing, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Sales, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-05
- You've got Vista x64 questions, I've got answers
- You've got Vista x64 questions, I've got answers64-bit ram usageI'm curious what kind of ram usage you see after having the OS running for awhile. I've personally tested similar results, with 32-bit using a little less then 900mb on a fresh startup and 64-bit using a few megabytes over 1...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Network technology, FSB, Live OneCare, Microsoft Windows Vista, Vista 32, Vista-64, Vista x64, 64-bit, 32-bit
- Discussion threads 2008-08-04
- You've got Vista x64 questions, I've got answers
- I got a lot of great questions and comments via e-mail and in the Talkback section of my previous post on the sudden surge in adoption rates for Windows Vista x64. In this follow-up, I summarize the answers I've found for questions like whether Vista x64 uses more memory than...
- Tags: 32-bit, Memory, Microsoft Windows Vista, VPN Client, RAM, Mark Russinovich, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), 64-Bit, Operating Systems, Software, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2008-08-04
- Dear Adobe, can we please have a 64-bit Flash player?
- Dear Adobe, can we please have a 64-bit Flash player?nspluginwrapperWorks like a champ. It does the mapping between the 64-bit calls from Firefox and other compatible clients and the library's native 32-bit API.RE: Dear Adobe, can we please have a 64-bit Flash player?That update must have been a typo...
- Tags: Web browsers, Network technology, Kinda, 64-bit, Adobe Systems Inc., Mozilla Firefox, Macromedia Flash Player
- Discussion threads 2008-07-30
- Dear Adobe, can we please have a 64-bit Flash player?
- In the TalkBack section of my earlier post on the sudden popularity of x64 Vista, a commenter notes that Adobe's Flash player is not yet available in a 64-bit version, which means that if you go to a site that uses Flash, your 64-bit browser will not render the content...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Macromedia Flash Player, Microsoft Internet Explorer, 64-Bit, Network Technology, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Networking, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2008-07-30
- Suddenly, 64-bit Windows is mainstream
- Suddenly, 64-bit Windows is mainstream64bit Vista Ultimate on my ....... HTPC since Beta 1. A few minor issues with video card drivers, nVidia during beta. Other then that it has been rock solid and a pleasure to use.Going StrongI have Vista Ultimate x64 on my office, and Sadly,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, 64-bit, Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate, X64
- Discussion threads 2008-07-30
- Suddenly, 64-bit Windows is mainstream
- Last year, x64 editions of Windows Vista were hard to come by and seen as mainly for early adopters. This year, with little warning, the tide seems to have shifted dramatically. By my back-of-the-envelope calculations, at least 20% of all Vista PCs sold in the second quarter of this year...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, 64-Bit, Microsoft Windows, Network Technology, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Operating Systems, Software, Networking, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2008-07-30
- 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
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