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Reasons to buy a Mac

The bottom line on switching to the Mac is simple: dual boot options and parallels are a con - if these figure in your decision, than your decision is probably wrong. by Paul Murphy

Tags: Dual Boot, Apple Macintosh, Apple MacBook, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Linux, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Desktops, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2008-07-10

Microsoft denies dual-boot Linux/Windows XO laptops are on its agenda

Microsoft denies dual-boot Linux/Windows XO laptops are on its agendaMessage has been deleted.Message has been deleted.Interesting to say who is alienating whomWith respect to Intel it is interesting to see who was alienating whom. According to the founding CTO of OLPC, Mary Lou Jepsen, it would appear the motives...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., One Laptop Per Child project, dual boot, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows, dual-boot Linux/Windows XO-laptop, Linux/Windows XO-laptop

Discussion threads 2008-01-10

Virtualize, don't dual boot

Virtualize, don't dual bootDual Boot is GoodI've always carped at my sibling brother that you couldn't dual boot on OSX platforms, and made the point that you 'should' be able to do so if the situation warrants. That always troubled me, and I see the advent of 'Boot Camp'...

Tags: Virtualization, PRODUCTIVITY, Operating systems, network, Dual Boot, operating system, Apple Inc., dual boot, OSX

Discussion threads 2006-04-07

Self defeating desktop Linux strategies

Self defeating desktop Linux strategiesBroken linkThe link to the original article referenced above is a) https and b) not working. Please delete this post after its fixed.180 degrees wrongThe key to adoption is to absolutely make it painless to use the new method. In business this is called barrier...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Desktops, strategy, piracy, Dual Boot, Microsoft Corp., Linux, desktop, Microsoft Windows, wine, desktop Linux

Discussion threads 2005-08-30

MySQL to make use of Microsoft code

MySQL to make use of Microsoft codeRather see Linenot an emulator but still running Linux apps in a MS Windows environment. A little Tux racer in the morning or during lunch, or some Evolution throughout the day.Its a trapI wish MySQL wouldn't. Microsoft have stated again and again that...

Tags: Dual Boot, Microsoft Corp., MySQL, GPL, open source, technical MBA, non technical MBA, VMware Inc.

Discussion threads 2004-10-11

Additional Resources

Report: Three Intel Nehalems in November

Intel will launch its first three Nehalem processors on November 17, according to a report on the site Expreview.com. These Bloomfield high-end chips will include the 3.2 GHz Core i7-965XE ($999), 2.93GHz Core i7-940 ($562) and 2.66GHz Core i7-920 ($284). Nehalem is manufactured using the same 45nm...

Tags: Desktop, Mobile, Intel Corp., Chip, Nehalem, Server Processor, Chipsets, Semiconductors, Processors, Network Technology, Hardware, Components, Networking, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-10-11

The five products Apple must make

What ought to be Apple's next leap of faith? Here are a few ideas for where Apple should go next. What are your ideas? Apple made its latest big move into new territories last year with the launch of the now ubiquitous iPhone, expanding beyond the desktop and...

Tags: Touch Screen, Apple iPhone, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Keyboards, Games, Monitors & Displays, Desktops, Hardware, Peripherals, Personal Technology, Components, Apple, iPhone, video games, tablet, Jo Best, Silicon.com

News items 2008-10-09

Asustek to offer touch-panel Eee PCs?

While the Web swoons over news of Apple's latest $800 market entry, Asustek is planning to launch touchscreen Eee PCs in the first quarter of 2009, which the company expects will help drive sales further, according to Samson Hu, general manager of Eee PC business at Asustek, by way of...

Tags: AsusTek Computer, Keyboards, Notebooks, Sales Strategy, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Processors, Hardware, Peripherals, Notebooks & Tablets, Sales, Security, Semiconductors, Components, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-10-09

WiMax - the technology, devices and momentum - finally arrives.

Finally! WiMax is officially here. I know this because executives pulled out the big scissors - in this case, hedge clippers - to the cut the symbolic copper wire instead of a ribbon to signify the end of the wired Internet. Whenever there's a ribbon cutting, you know its official....

Tags: Sprint Communications, Laptop Computer, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-08

Forget about the name - The real question is how many flavors will Windows 7 come in?

Forget about the name - The real question is how many flavors will Windows 7 come in?They'll all be bitter.Don't get me wrong. I'm what passes for a happy Microsoft user, but all the "flavors" have and shall continue to leave a bitter taste and confused consumers. Another plus for...

Tags: Home entertainment, 64-bit, Operating systems, Games, SKU, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft NEEDS, real question, home theater

Discussion threads 2008-10-08

C'mon, Vista really isn't that bad

C'mon, Vista really isn't that badRE: C'mon, Vista really isn't that badI agree, it eases the transition from the digital to the physical world for computer users and seems especially geared towards newer computer users and explaining steps and giving more information about the system itself and any software installed....

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, C'MON, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-10-08

Asus announces quad-core gaming laptop (again)

There are now several quad-core mobile workstations for work, but Asus is laying claim to the first quad-core laptop designed purely for play. This week it announced that the G71 "Republic of Gamers," a 17-inch gaming laptop, now offers Intel's new 2.53GHz Core 2 Extreme Quad QX9300....

Tags: Game, ASUS, Quad-core, Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-10-08

Windows Vista Woes or helping my Grandson with homework

Windows Vista Woes or helping my Grandson with homeworkVista needs a better UIBut I wouldn't know that personally as I have never used it and instead relied on the anecdotes of others (well I have fiddled with it in stores and found it was very different yet had no compelling...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Apple Mac OS X, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., OpenOffice

Discussion threads 2008-10-07

Consumers might not be ready for netbooks, but we are

Consumers might not be ready for netbooks, but we areand then in 2015...after a generation of high school leavers are very familiar with Linux and other FOSS apps, businesses will be able to start switching to Linux without the need to retrain new starters.Then in 2020 when this generation are...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Free Market, Linux, software

Discussion threads 2008-10-07

Know what to do when Check Disks malfunctions in Vista

The Check Disk application in Microsoft Windows Vista can sometimes malfunction, causing problems during the boot process. In answer to several TechRepublic member questions, Greg Shultz explores the problems in this issue of the Windows Vista Report, and describes how to permanently fix them.

Tags: Disk, Malfunction, Microsoft Windows Vista, Greg Shultz, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Download resources 2008-10-07

Samsung SCH-U430 (Verizon Wireless)

Photo gallery:Samsung SCH-U430If you're looking for a basic flip phone with a VGA camera, you can always count on Samsung to deliver. Indeed, the company pumps them out by the dozen and the Samsung SCH-U430 is the latest of the batch. Sporting a simple, compact design and minimal features, the...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Verizon Wireless, Samsung SCH-U430, phone, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2008-10-06

The color that shall not be named. AMD's Vertal downplays green credentials, plays up efficiency arguments

I realize Advanced Micro Devices has some news in the offing this week that likely will supersede the urgency of this blog's content, but I wanted to recount some high points from a conversation I had about two weeks ago with Larry Vertal, the company's senior strategist when it comes...

Tags: Energy Efficiency, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Larry Vertal, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-10-06

Shuttle KPC K-4800

We liked Shuttle's $230 KPC K-4500 PC mostly because it was one of the cheapest complete desktops around. This higher-end model is a different story. We should qualify "higher end," because the Shuttle KPC K-4800 still starts at $299. But at that price, it's closing in on standard Windows PC...

Tags: Shuttle, K-4800, Shuttle KPC K-4800, KPC K-4500

Product reviews 2008-10-06

October promises to be hot month for Drupal, Mono, OpenOffice, Ubuntu

October is promising to be a big month for open source releases. As the page on the calendar turned, Acquia launched of its commercially supported version of the popular Drupal open source social publishing system. And over the weekend, Novell-sponsored Mono project announced the...

Tags: Mono, Ubuntu, Drupal, October, Linux, OpenOffice, .Net, Open Source, Development Tools, Operating Systems, Software, Office Suites, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-10-06

Sony AW series: The best laptop display?

With expansive 16:9 displays and Blu-ray drives, the new crop of desktop replacements with 18.4-inch displays are geared toward mobile entertainment. Though its design is nothing special, the Sony VAIO AW series stands out from this group, according to reviews at PCMag.com and LaptopMag.com, thanks to its high-quality, LED-backlit 1,920-by-1,080...

Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, Desktop Replacement, Laptop Computer, Entertainment, Display, Desktops, Advertising & Promotion, Hardware, Marketing, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-10-06