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Continuous Cluster Replication and Direct Attached Storage: High Availability Without Breaking the Bank

When Exchange Server 4.0 was introduced, internal drives (or, for the well-funded, direct attached storage) were widely used. When the author first started working with Exchange in the mid-1990s, many of the organization's Exchange Servers used 2GB internal drives; these servers provided file and print services, and also ran SMS....

Tags: Bank, Direct-Attached Storage, Clustering, Microsoft Exchange Server, High Availability, Replication, 3Sharp, E-mail Servers, Storage, Groupware, Servers, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware

White papers 2009-03-02

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Sennheiser HD 800

Model changes at the upper end of Sennheiser's headphone line don't happen very often. The previous flagship--the still available HD 650s--were introduced in 2003, and remain in the line. Their predecessor, the HD 600s, came out more than a decade ago, and are still popular with audiophiles. I've reviewed both,...

Tags: headphone

Product reviews 2009-10-15

Pioneer AVIC-Z110BT

At the top of Pioneer's AVIC line of navigation receivers, and indeed its entire line of car audio receivers, sits the AVIC-Z110BT. This grandest of car stereos features just about every bell, whistle, and whizbang that Pioneer has to throw at mobile audio and video. From GPS navigation that can...

Tags: GPS, Digital music, Digital media, receiver, SD card

Product reviews 2009-10-13

IBM XIV® Storage System: Ease of Management Reinvented

Managing a storage system has become a costly and complicated task. The direct labour cost associated with its management is increasing. In addition, organizations incur hidden indirect costs due to slow responsiveness, ineffective utilization, and inflexibility. This paper discusses how the IBM XIV Storage System's revolutionary built-in virtualization...

Tags: Storage System, IBM Corp., Storage Management, Storage, Hardware

White papers 2009-10-12

Toshiba DMF82XKU 8-inch Digital Media Frame

Digital frames can be divided into two categories: connected digital media frames and digital photo frames. The Toshiba DMF82XKU 8-inch Digital Media Frame, is--surprise--one of the former. It easily connects to a Wi-Fi network for access to photo collections from a variety of online sources as well as letting you...

Tags: photograph, Toshiba Corp., digital media

Product reviews 2009-10-07

Poll: How often do you use a tripod?

TripodHaving image-stabilized lenses helps a lot. I can actually shoot 3-4 shots handheld and do a reasonable job stitching a panorama in Photoshop. But if I'm shooting HDR, going after a 360-degree panorama, or shooting in very low light, I'll still drag out the old Manfrotto.Poll is inconclusivebecause...

Tags: photograph

Discussion threads 2009-10-02

Quick thoughts on the Zune HD

This IS the answerThis is exactly what needs to be explained to the apple fanboys.The ones who overprotect their apples too much always ends up bashing everything else.I mean, if they like their macs or ipods, just like it. They don't need to worry about everything that may "compete" with...

Tags: TVs, Digital music, Microsoft Zune, Apple iPod, HDTV, Microsoft Corp., Zune HD, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-15

HTC Snap (Alltel)

Photo gallery:HTC Snap AlltelThe HTC Snap has been making the rounds to various carriers, including T-Mobile, Sprint, Verizon Wireless, and now Alltel. Like the rest, the Alltel Snap has a heavy focus on messaging and includes HTC's Inner Circle feature to help busy mobile professionals prioritize e-mail with just a...

Tags: E-mail, Instant messaging, Cellular phones, Groupware, Handhelds, contact book, Alltel Corp., Snap, High Tech Computer Corp.

Product reviews 2009-09-14

Samsung Rogue SCH-U960 (Verizon Wireless)

Photo gallery:Samsung RogueSamsung has had mixed results with touch-screen phones with full keyboards. Verizon's Samsung Glyde had its share of faults, but we liked the Samsung Impression for AT&T quite a bit. Fortunately, the new Samsung Rogue for Verizon Wireless is no slouch. Not only is it a touch-screen and...

Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Engineering, phone dialer, touch-screen interface, Verizon Wireless, Samsung Rogue, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2009-09-11

Canon Vixia HG21

The Canon Vixia HG21 is an excellent HD camcorder that's reasonably easy to operate out of the box and looks good, too. It's almost identical to the company's Vixia HF11, but rather than recording mainly to internal flash memory, it records to a hard drive. As for performance, it's as...

Tags: Corporate communications, Flash memory, stereo microphone, Canon Inc., HG21, Vixia HF11, camcorder

Product reviews 2009-09-01

Is wireless really even necessary in an ebook reader?

Yes and NoIt obviously isn't necessary in an e-"book" reader, but Kindle and now Sony are trying to make these devices much more than just for reading books. Daily periodicals need the wireless much more than books. Too bad there isn't much market for them right now.I just...

Tags: E-books, Wi-Fi, Wireless and Mobility, e-book, wireless, ebook reader

Discussion threads 2009-08-27

2009 Audi Q5

Photo gallery:2009 Audi Q5Small SUVs present a good compromise of practical cabin space, carlike drivability, and good fuel economy. Or, at least, they should. But some small SUVs we've tested failed on that third trait. The Acura RDX and the Land Rover LR2 turned in worse economy than we expected,...

Tags: Downtown San Francisco, navigation system, Audi Q5, Audi AG

Product reviews 2009-08-13

LogonExpert 4.3 (Windows)

LogonExpert is a Windows automatic logon tool for your personal computer or corporate server. LogonExpert quickly and securely logs in a user by direct interaction with the WinLogon system without using the registry and other unsafe storage. LogonExpert uses a strong AES encryption algorithm to store login data. Powerful scheduler...

Tags: Softros Systems, LogonExpert, Productivity, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-08-11

The clouds are gathering for Coupa

Sometimes I read something and it makes me smile from ear to ear, most often because it generates another of those ah-ha moments that keep tech people motivated. Reading Vinnie Mirchandani's SCARS: SaaS and Cloud Allowance Rebate System was one of those moments. Much as I am tempted...

Tags: E-procurement, Procurement, Coupa, Purchasing & Procurement, Business Operations, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-08-07

(Our Apple tablet hardware/software wish list)

(Our Apple tablet hardware/software wish list)WE DO NOT NEED ANOTHER TABLETWe need a larger iTouch device that you can easily carry around...Size:imagine 3 iTouch devices next to each other, built-in accelerator for orientation controlMultitasking: A must haveNetwork:support all WIFI standards specially the newer faster; optional support for 3GConnectivity: Full...

Tags: Tablets, Smart phones, Apple Mac OS X, Notebooks, Operating systems, software, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone, tablet, Apple Tablet, hardware, operating system

Discussion threads 2009-08-04

What's Microsoft's next billion-dollar business? (Hint: it's not search)

What's Microsoft's next billion-dollar business? (Hint: it's not search)Typo"Business Productivity Online Services, Windows Azure, desktop virtualization, storage Data Protection Manager and identity ser[b]v[/b]ices."Me: I would really work much harder on mobileI think Microsoft is doing the right thing in the Enterprise space. I even think it is a...

Tags: Research & Development, Collaboration, Groupware, Content management, Enterprise software, NOW IT, Microsoft Corp., billion-dollar business, R&D, Microsoft SharePoint

Discussion threads 2009-08-03

Salesforce.com: rethinking the database

While attending Fortune's Brainstorm event, several of us took the opportunity to sit down with Parker Harris, Salesforce.com co-founder and EVP technology. To say it was our first outing as Irregulars with the company, Parker was remarkably open and congenial, often straying into territory that would otherwise drive hyper controlling...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Zoho, Database, Sales Force Management, Sales, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-07-28

Google plugs 3D hardware into Chrome

Google plugs 3D hardware into Chrome The Siren's callGoogle keeps tempting the tech community with new and exciting software. But, until they commit to stop recording private data about individual users of their products, everyone with an ounce of sense should boycott their products.Until then, Google remains the biggest...

Tags: Games, C/C++, Google Inc., Siren, game, Web browser, compiler

Discussion threads 2009-07-23

Is Microsoft getting serious about education?

Is Microsoft getting serious about education?Feed the beastBest I can tell, it's still the old "everything feeds back to Microsoft" strategy. MS doesn't have a competitor to Moodle just now, but the plugin is as always MS-only. Moodle isn't.Why do you carelinux, smart folks, Geez, who give u...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Corp., education, Moodle, software

Discussion threads 2009-07-23

Is Microsoft getting serious about education?

Microsoft has been the de facto choice for schools and businesses alike for some time in terms of both operating systems and productivity software. OpenOffice, Linux, a Mac resurgence, and cloud-based applications, however, have certainly put pressure on the company, especially in the educational sector where tight budgets and...

Tags: Education, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, OpenOffice, Operating Systems, Open Source, Office Suites, Software, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-07-22