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Desktop Max by The Weather Channel 6.00.04 (Windows)

Get instant access to your local temperature and customizable severe-weather alerts. Desktop Max includes themes that change with the weather, an exclusive Mini Mode screen, 45-hour forecasts, 5 saved locations, and interactive maps. All with no ads provided by the most trusted source in weather, The Weather Channel. Version 6.00.04...

Tags: Weather, Desktop Max, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2008-10-24

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ASUS VH236H - LCD display - TFT - 23"

The Asus VH236H is available for around $190 from e-tailers. For that price you not only get HDMI and DVI support, built-in speakers, a headphone jack but also great movie and game performance. We'd prefer to have more ergonomic options and a less frustrating OSD menu, but with its...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Pressing Menu, LCD, TFT, ASUS VH236H, S/A, ASUS, bezel, OverDrive, OSD, Samsung SyncMaster P2370

Product reviews 2009-07-01

NEC MultiSync EA221WM-BK

Wide-screen LCD monitors of the same dimensions can vary greatly in price and features, which makes comparison shopping a necessary step. For example, the Dell P2210 may be found online for $100 cheaper than the NEC MultiSync EA221WM the subject of this review, but the NEC offers four-way ergonomic...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Performance management, NEC Corp., Dell P2210, NEC Multisync EA221WM, monitor, bezel

Product reviews 2009-06-25

Dell Professional P2210 22-inch monitor

The Dell 22-inch P2210 has a list price of $240, but Dell currently sells it for $209. For that price you get four-way ergonomic support, including screen height adjustment, panel swiveling, pivot, and tilt. Its On Screen Display OSD is easy to navigate and it has one of the lowest...

Tags: bezel, Dell Computer Corp., DisplayPort, HDMI, monitor, OSD, Professional P2210, Video Presets

Product reviews 2009-06-23

LG W2053TQ-PF - LCD display - TFT - 20"

The LG Flatron W2053TQ can be found priced from $150 to $180. The monitor includes a couple of useful eco-friendly options, and it has decent movie and game performance. Its matte screen also allows dark details to be seen more easily than the HP 2009m's glossy and reflective screen....

Tags: Monitors & displays, TFT, LCD, display, LG Electronics Inc., bezel, Autoset, LG Flatron W2053TQ, brightness, monitor, OSD, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Product reviews 2009-06-19

How much do desktops matter?

How much do desktops matter?The desktop/laptop will be around longer than that.Laptops continue to grow more prevalent than desktops, but a workstation computer will be a very long standing fixture in the lives of those in the developed world. No one is going to write term papers on a...

Tags: Desktops, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, mobile world, desktop, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-06-19

PC makers are lying to you about battery life

PC makers are lying to you about battery lifeI get about 30-45 minutesBut then I have a gaming laptop with sli graphics.On my Sony Vaio, i get about 5 hours under normal use ntnt5.5 hours, 5900 mAH batterySamsung NC20 with a mildly customized power profile, running at 62.5% brightness.Now lets...

Tags: Engineering, battery, MSI, Toshiba Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-18

HP 2009m

The HP 2009m has a street price of $180, but online costs as little as $140. The monitor includes a couple of useful ergonomic options, built in speakers, and a pleasing aesthetic. While its color reproduction leaves something to be desired and its ultrareflective screen sometimes prevents dark details from...

Tags: Performance management, OSD, Hewlett-Packard Co., display

Product reviews 2009-06-17

Will you be joining the Opera boycott?

Will you be joining the Opera boycott?For itI've tried Opera several times, didn't care for it. I found it disorganized and unintuitive. Google, Firefox, and others have build up market share without gov't intervention why can't opera? because most people who try it, don't like it and don't pass it...

Tags: Web browsers, Opera Software, boycott

Discussion threads 2009-06-15

Lenovo IdeaPad S12 pushes netbooks in new directions; Intel, Microsoft push back

The battle over the role of netbooks appears to be escalating. Computer makers, aided by Nvidia, are broadening the features and performance of netbooks--adding larger displays and more-capable graphics. The latest example is Lenovo, which just announced a 12-inch netbook--the first from a major computer maker with Nvidia's Ion platform....

Tags: Lenovo Group Ltd., NVidia Corp., Microsoft Corp., Netbook, Intel Corp., Ion, GeForce 9400M, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Chipsets, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-05-26

Weekend stuff: learning with Suw via Twitter

I often hear how Twitter is the magic bullet to so many things and as a hardcore enterprisey type and despite my personal Twitt-addiction, I'd usually say: 'Pft.' Today taught me a couple of things that may yet change my mind. Suw Charman-Anderson, a UK colleague randomly...

Tags: Twitter, Suw Charman-Anderson, Vinnie, Social Networking, Branding, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-05-22

Living with a netbook: The performance penalty

Living with a netbook: The performance penaltySurprising popularityquote: That?s one big reason for their surprising popularity.I guess you are surprised, because you work in the stratosphere of "gimme the latest toy" gadget journalism.Out in the real world, people aka Jane Public run their PCs for years, mainly use them for...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, TS Client, netbook, performance

Discussion threads 2009-05-19

Dads & Grads: Top 10 laptops for college students, class of '09

Got a kid who is about to graduate high school and pestering you for a laptop to accompany him or her on the great adventure that is higher education? As if the last 18 years and the next four years of tuition bills isn't enough. ...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Student, Battery, HP Pavilion, Intel Core 2 Duo, Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., Satellite Pro U400, Battery Life, Notebooks, Processors, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-05-01

Dell SX2210

The Dell SX2210 is a 21.5-inch, 16:9 monitor that would benefit gamers and movie watchers looking for a monitor that doesn't take up too much desktop space. You can purchase the SX2210 online from Dell for $270. While we didn't care for its stark white back-panel design, we were impressed...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Dell SX2210, Dell Computer Corp., Lenovo L215p, OSD, monitor, DVI, footstand, display

Product reviews 2009-04-27

Lenovo L215p - LCD display - TFT - 21.5"

Lenovo sells the 21.5-inch L215p for a list price of $250. With great overall performance, a clean and stylish design, screen rotation, a built-in Webcam, and four USB ports, you can't go wrong with this one. It lacks a DVI port--forcing most to purchase a HDMI to DVI cable...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Cable, display, LCD, TFT, Lenovo L215p, Lenovo Group Ltd., DVI, Dell SX2210, footstand, monitor

Product reviews 2009-04-23

$599 Viliv S5 ultra portable PC is looking good

$599 Viliv S5 ultra portable PC is looking goodIf only it had a built-in keybaordI'd be all over this if it had a built-in keyboard, but having to carry around a clunky fold up keyboard is not cool, and it means I can't type while holding the device, making it...

Tags: Keyboards, Engineering, Viliv S5, keyboard, ultra portable-PC, battery, portable-PC

Discussion threads 2009-04-22

Samsung SyncMaster P2370

Like the Dell Crystal, the $299 Samsung SyncMaster P2370 would look perfect in any contemporary art gallery. Unlike with Dell however, Samsung doesn't require you take out a second mortgage to pay for style. If you're looking for a low-price 23-24-incher with very good performance that does not skimp...

Tags: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., bezel, display, Samsung SyncMaster P2370, monitor, Samsung SyncMaster, OSD, Dell Computer Corp., footstand

Product reviews 2009-04-20

Windows 7 Starter editions odd "three app limit" behavior

Windows 7 Starter editions odd "three app limit" behaviorI think you missed the point ...... my worry is that the normal detritus that collects on a PC or which is present on many OEM systems will actively reduce the number fo apps the end user can run.What are you babbling...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter Edition, netbook, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-03-31

Sychron OnDemand Desktop 3.0 - another take on desktop virtualization

Sychron OnDemand Desktop 3.0 - another take on desktop virtualizationHey, we can sell these Chevy Aveos REALLY fast!Let's say I create a reference VM for desktops. The limitation for me to provision is how long it takes to make a copy. This is assuming that I don't make copies in...

Tags: Desktops, Virtualization, Cyberthreats, Sychron OnDemand Desktop 3.0, desktop, desktop virtualization

Discussion threads 2009-03-30

Dell offers PC that packs 192GB of DDR3 RAM [not a typo]

A largely-ignored detail of Dell's big server announcement this week is of its new desktop computer that can be upgraded to sport as much as 192GB of DDR3 RAM. The Precision T7500 workstation sports, count 'em, 12 memory slots, each of which can take a PC10600 stick...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., PC, Server, RAM, Nehalem CPU, Memory, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-03-27