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- 10 top Vista tweaks, part 2
- As I noted in the first installment of this series, some of my favorite productivity-enhancing techniques don't involve custom code or registry edits. Instead, they involve learning how the basic building blocks of Windows work, and then rearranging those components to cut steps out of the tasks you perform most...
- Tags: Sleep, Desktop, Search, Network, Microsoft Windows XP, Tweak, Window, System Restore, Microsoft Windows Vista, Shortcut, File, Computer, Start, IFilters, Network Location, Search Criteria, Default Option, Citeknet Website, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2008-06-17
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- R.I.P. Apple matte screen displays
- The thing that bums me out the most about yesterday's MacBook announcements is Apple's move to all-glossy displays. I'll make no bones about it – I loathe glossy displays – especially on a notebook computer. Apple will spin it that blacks look darker and colors...
- Tags: Glare, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- Apple vs. Dell: Battle of the 13-inch notebooks
- Since my last comparison, Apple and Dell have both come out with even smaller notebook computers to tempt you away from your old fashioned desk-bound workstation. How do they stack up? Today I look at the low end MacBook White and Dell Inspirion 13 to find out. ...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Battery, Apple Inc., Centimeter, MacBook White, Engineering, Serial ATA, Notebooks, Storage, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- Surviving the recession with Free Enterprise OSes (Part 2)
- In Part 1, I discussed the four Free Linux distributions that are best position to provide extended support and ample functionality to an end user through a protracted recession, as well as having the characteristic "safeness" or "stability" factor in terms of being able to weather...
- Tags: Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ubuntu, Sun Solaris 10, Red Hat Inc., Recession, Operating System, Novell OpenSuse, BSD, CentOS, Scientific Linux, LTS, LTS Version, Versions, Sun Solaris, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Servers, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
- Secunia: popular security suites failing to block exploits
- In a recently conducted comparative review, Danish security company Secunia, tested the detection rate of 12 different Internet Security Suites against 300 exploits (144 malicious files and 156 malicious web pages) affecting popular end user applications, to find that even the top performer in the test is in fact performing...
- Tags: Web, Malware, Exploit, Secunia, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses And Worms, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
- Jobs: “Blu-ray is just a bag of hurtâ€�
- Jobs: “Blu-ray is just a bag of hurtâ€�I get the feeling that Apple is worried thatif they placed a Blu-Ray disc into the unit that it would cut down on rentals thru iTunes.In that case it would appear that Blu-Ray has little need of Apple.Care to back that up?[i]I get...
- Tags: Blu-ray, DVD, Consumer electronics, Digital media, job, Apple Inc., Blu-ray disc
- Discussion threads 2008-10-14
- Details on Apple's MacBook and MacBook Pro updates
- After weeks of news leaks, there weren't many surprises left for Apple's event today, but the company gave its entire notebook line a badly-needed update. Major changes across the line included a stiffer, "unibody" aluminum case similar to the one used in the MacBook Air; LED-backlit displays; Nvidia graphics; faster...
- Tags: Keyboard, Hard Drive, Nvidia GeForce, NVidia Corp., Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Intel Core 2 Duo, Graphics, Intel Corp., Apple MacBook Pro, Notebooks, Processors, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
- What OpenOffice site crash means
- What OpenOffice site crash meansSo, I should pay for free software so I don't pay Microsoft?It's not for everyone. However, the reason Microsoft has more robust features is because they spend more money on it. That money is funded by higher prices for their software. If you or your company...
- Tags: OOA/OOD/OOP, object-oriented, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., OpenOffice, free software, Open Office Writer
- Discussion threads 2008-10-14
- (Photos: Cracking open Apple's revamped iPod Nano)
- (Photos: Cracking open Apple's revamped iPod Nano)Battery replacement?Evidently there is no option to replace the battery on the Nano even at the factory level, unless there is some trick to doing it. So when the lithium battery begins deteriorating after a couple of years, or flatout fails, that's it for...
- Tags: Digital music, Engineering, Digital media, Apple iPod, revamped iPod Nano, Cracking Open, Apple iPod Nano, battery, photograph, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-14
- LG introduces Wirewize remote pay home theater tech support
- Best Buy must get some huge margins from its Geek Squad tech support service, because it seems like everyone wants to copy that model of overcharging noobs for help with tech installations and troubleshooting. Circuit City has Firedog, and Office Depot has Tech Depot Services. Now LG Electronics is trying...
- Tags: Home Theater, LG Electronics Inc., Cable, Wirewize, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
- OK, now OpenOffice is definitely good enough
- OK, now OpenOffice is definitely good enoughSadly, it falls short of my needsI have a spreadsheet that works beautifully in Excel. It's unbelievably slow for OpenOffice Calc. 12 minutes to open, each drop down takes 2 minutes to register.No scripts, just formulas.RE: OK, now OpenOffice is definitely good...
- Tags: OOA/OOD/OOP, Microsoft Office, object-oriented, OK now OpenOffice, OO 2.4, OpenOffice
- Discussion threads 2008-10-13
- Windows 7 will be called... Windows 7
- Windows 7 will be called... Windows 7Great overview of Windows 7 available here...Here is a great overview and FAQ of what is in Windows 7 and what has changed etc.Go here - http://www.winsupersite.com/faq/windows_7.aspRE: Windows 7 will be called... Windows 7, but not Vista ME Part DeuxBut won't Windows 7 be...
- Tags: Operating systems, Vista SP2, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-10-13
- Egnyte: using and sustaining Enterprise 2.0
- Egnyte, in a nutshell, is a software as a service, cloud storage application. But it's a lot more than just that. It feels like your online home of files, storage and where you put your valuables. Egnyte started out because the small business, which is...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, On-demand, Server, Enterprise 2.0, Egnyte, Backup Facility, Storage, Backups, Hardware, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
- Dell speeds backup with disk-to-disk system
- Dell speeds backup with disk-to-disk systemThat's not exactly a backup....Sounds great, except you've basically got a RAID 1 system now. That provides redundancy, not backup. Tapes, OTOH, can be stored in a different physical location, even offsite if deemed necessary, making them a true backup option.
- Tags: Backups, speeds backup, backup, Dell Computer Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-13
- Education: Driver for a lower-cost MacBook?
- Education: Driver for a lower-cost MacBook?The e-Mac had a short lifeI'm not buying the education argument although it is credible.Marketshare has never been an Apple driver. Technological innovation and leadership.I think we are going to see something that none of us are expecting, something radically new that makes the...
- Tags: Notebooks, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Market-Share, education, MarketShare
- Discussion threads 2008-10-13
- Silverlight 2: Google Chrome support, yes; iPhone, no
- Silverlight 2: Google Chrome support, yes; iPhone, noThe choose their words carefully. Like "has access to" a computer withSilverlight. They might lead you to think that one in four computers has Silverlight installed. But, NO, that just means one in four persons has access somewhere, somehow, to Silverlight, though possibly...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, PRODUCTIVITY, Web browsers, Google Chrome, Google Inc., Microsoft Silverlight, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Silverlight 2
- Discussion threads 2008-10-13
- Opera 10 will be 'prettier'
- Many users, especially of Apple, found Opera's latest version 9.6 unpleasant on the eye. But the company says its next major update will be prettier. The next major release of Opera for the desktop will be 'prettier' than the current version of the browser, claims the company. ...
- Tags: Opera Software, Lawson Software Inc., Hicks, Web Browsers, Internet, David Meyer ZDNet.co.uk, Opera, browser, Opera 10.0
- News items 2008-10-13
- Samsung LN37A450
- Samsung LN37A450Samsung LN37A450 IssuesI purchased a Samsung 37" LCD TV on August 2nd 2008 and within a short period of time it started screwing up. I thought it could have been the HDMI cables so I spend time purchasing new cables but that didn't work.When you turn it on the...
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., service center, TV
- Discussion threads 2008-10-13
- Beyond mobile broadband, WiMAX is about blowing up the wireless business model
- Beyond mobile broadband, WiMAX is about blowing up the wireless business modelBut were is that highway system going?Sure, WiMax is building a highway system, so it was with the cellular network and, so it is now with 3G too. The problem is where are those highways going. They...
- Tags: Wi-Fi, Broadband Internet, Network technology, Satellite Service, WiMAX, broadband, wireless business, mobile broadband, wireless, mobile
- Discussion threads 2008-10-13
- Tams11 TileRummy (exe)
- Come check out this attractive Tile Rummy game. Use tiles to create sets of runs and matches. Rearrange the tiles on the board to acquire tiles needed to complete sets. Be the first to use all your tiles to score bonus points. Choose from a variety of different tile sets....
- Tags: Tile, Tams11 Software, Multiplayer Game, Games, Team Management, Personal Technology, Management
- Software downloads 2008-10-13
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