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New study backs MS claims over Linux: New study backs MS claims over LinuxHogwash...That ratio of 1/3 cost of a desktop computer being OS and hardware is commical. With Linux those costs are much closer to 100%.Bottom of the line, dual processor computers are about the same price as Office and Vista separately. Vista comes bundled with...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., Linux, computer, Microsoft Windows Vista; Discussion threads 2008-05-11
Some thoughts from Intel's green queen: Lorie Wigle: Here's a stat about Intel that you might not have heard: The company is currently the largest purchaser of alternative energy: an estimated 1.3 BILLION (yes, billion with a B) kilowatt-hours in annual green power usage, according to the Environmental Protection Agency's latest Top 25 list. That's roughly 46 percent...; Tags: Data Center, Green Technology, KWh, Intel Corp., Data Centers, Podcasts, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Internet, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-04-25
Are there enough suckers in the world to make a market for Mac clones?: Much like the fascination one finds when driving by a traffic accident, the Mac community is abuzz with questions of whether or not the supposed Mac cloner Psystar is a real company and will sell real Mac clones. But the real question is whether anyone in their right mind will...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Machine, Psystar, Desktops, Hardware, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-04-21
Fun facts about Mac OS X Leopard's icons: Fun facts about Mac OS X Leopard's iconsResEdit nostalgiaAhhhh ResEdit, a superb tool that did more than peek inside Mac applications. One could customize applications, modify icons and even alter behavior if one understood what you were manipulating. Moving drivers or resources between OS revisions or even applications and other...; Tags: Operating systems, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS X Leopard, BeOS, Ahhhh ResEdit, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS; Discussion threads 2008-03-17
San Clemente chipset gives HP lead on energy efficiency: The January 30th 2008 batch of test results are in for SPECpower_ssj2008 energy efficiency benchmark and it looks like Hewlett Packard has claimed the energy efficiency lead with their newest low-cost 2U HP Proliant DL180 G5 server. The secret to their success appears to lie in the selection of the...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Power Consumption, Power Supply, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Watt, Intel Corp., Chipsets, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, George Ou; Blog posts 2008-02-01

Mac Pro is now the cheapest high-end workstation: Earlier this month I wrote "Build a Mac Pro equivalent workstation for 1/3 the cost" and the pricing didn't look good for the Mac. Now that the new Mac Pro with updated specifications and a much lower price has come out, I figured it's time to do an updated comparison. ...; Tags: Hard Drive, Video Card, Apple Macintosh, Memory, Apple Inc., Bottom Line, Mac Pro, Desktops, Workstations, Hardware, George Ou; Blog posts 2008-01-28
Analysis: Server Side Java energy efficiency versus load: With the arrival of the latest standardized energy efficiency benchmark from SPEC, we have a good way to measure server efficiency. In light of the recent controversy over flawed energy efficiency studies that have unfortunately been touted by so many in the press instead of SPEC, I thought I'd offer some more in-depth analysis...; Tags: Performance, Java, Workload, Efficiency, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., CPU, Analysis, Intel Corp., Energy Efficiency, SPEC, Neal Nelson, Performance Management, Servers, Processors, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, George Ou; Blog posts 2008-01-23
Windows 7 debut in 2009? Another reason to skip Vista: Windows 7 debut in 2009? Another reason to skip VistaWhat's 7 going to have that Vista doesn't?If 7 is going to be a huge leap, then yes, I can see waiting for it to come out. But if it's the normal kind of leap that we're used to from...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows; Discussion threads 2008-01-18
Test Skype video call: "it was as if Jim was across the table from me": Test Skype video call: "it was as if Jim was across the table from me"You should try the Logitech 9000 with HC mode in SkypeYou should try the Logitech 9000 with HC mode in Skype. That's even better.Technology: It's a beautiful thing when it worksHave Skype for...; Tags: Corporate communications, Skype Technologies S.A., video; Discussion threads 2008-01-14
Vista sucks - reality or perception?: Vista sucks - reality or perception?RE: Vista sucks - reality or perception?All modern OS's suck, though on a sliding suckiness scale, I have to say Vista is right up there- for reasons you have outlined.I mean 5 years and 9 billion dollars to create even more bloat, and leave out...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), bells-and-whistle, Microsoft Windows Vista, Vista Sucks; Discussion threads 2008-01-10
Build a Mac Pro equivalent workstation for 1/3 the cost: Build a Mac Pro equivalent workstation for 1/3 the costbuild it and install OS XWhy not just install tiger-x86-flat.img and be done with it, you would have a faster computer...AND be running OS XWhat are the Mac fans going to say about that?I'll build it!Hey George, I signed up...; Tags: Chipsets, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Building PC, equivalent workstation, T7400, build-IT, Apple Mac OS X, MAC Pro, workstation, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-01-03
Build a Mac Pro equivalent workstation for 1/3 the cost: Conventional wisdom tells us that a digital content creation and CAD professional had to fork out $6000 to $10,000 dollars for a high-end 8-core dual-processor workstation, but this is Real World IT where I say screw conventional wisdom. I've put on my mad scientist hat again and brewed something up...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Apple Macintosh, Memory, Wisdom, Dual Processor, Intel Corp., Mac Pro, FBDIMM, Series Motherboard, Chipsets, Serial ATA, Workstations, Mice, Semiconductors, Processors, Hardware, Components, Storage, Peripherals, George Ou; Blog posts 2008-01-03
A comparison of quad-core server CPUs: For anyone looking to buy a workstation or server CPU, quad-core CPUs have become mainstream. Therefore it's important to know what you're getting for the money so I've compiled a chart with general purpose computing performance using the SPEC CPU database with the highest scores as of December 28,...; Tags: Quad-core, Memory Bandwidth, Server, Dual Processor, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., CPU, Intel Corp., Chip, TLB, SPECint, SPECfp, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, George Ou; Blog posts 2008-01-02
Flash Video MX SDK V2 (exe): Convert video to Flash under COM and command line environment. Flash Video MX SDK V2 was designed as an on-demand solution for converting video to flash under command line and COM environment. Videos and audios in AVI, WMV, MOV, FLV, MP4, H.264,MPEG, MPG, VOB, 3GP, 3G2, DVD, DV, MP3, WMA,...; Tags: Video, Corporate Communications, Marketing; Software downloads 2007-12-18
SPEC launches standardized energy efficiency benchmark: SPEC Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation launched its first standardized energy efficiency benchmark SPECpower_ssj2008 this week which tackles something that the computer industry has struggled to define in recent years. With datacenter energy costs spiraling out of control, server customers have struggled to sort out the conflicting messages from technology vendors...; Tags: Performance, Java, Quad-core, Power Consumption, Server, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Energy Efficiency, SPECpower_ssj2008, Servers, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, George Ou; Blog posts 2007-12-14
So about that Leopard OS...: So about that Leopard OS...Sticking with Tiger... for nowWhat about "I'm sticking with Tiger, but not indefinitely"? In my case, I'm waiting for a Leopard-compatible release of Mark/Space's Missing Sync for Windows Mobile.Forced to stick with Tiger...Currently as far as I can tell, I have to stick with Tiger;...; Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, UNIX, Leopard, Leopard OS, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP; Discussion threads 2007-11-30
More images and products from supercomputing 2007: The SC07 supercomputing conference was a very interesting show for me this year and it was my first time attending this conference. Here are some more interesting products that I haven't covered yet all the way from the very high-end to entry-level HPC computers. Sun's 3456-node "petascale" constellation cluster...; Tags: Processor, Blade Server, Blade, Sun Microsystems Inc., Server, Power Supply, Motherboard, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Supercomputing, Tyan, 1U, TST, Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Servers, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, George Ou; Blog posts 2007-11-16
How Rackable saves power with impeller fans: Rackable Systems had their Ice Cube modular data center on display at the supercomputing conference this week. I didn't get to see it at IDF when it was parked outside so I grabbed a few photos and inspected the data center as it was parked in...; Tags: Fan, Data Center, Server, Trailer, Data Centers, Storage, Servers, Processors, Hardware, Data Management, Semiconductors, Components, George Ou; Blog posts 2007-11-16
NASA gets SGI 2048-core Itanium 2 supercomputer: I had a chance to speak with NASA and SGI at the SC07 supercomputing convention in Reno this week where I saw one of the biggest super computers in the world. Pictured left is a 1024-core version of the Altix 4700 and NASA just bought one with twice as many...; Tags: SGI Altix, Processor, NASA, Supercomputer, Intel Itanium, Intel Itanium 2, Silicon Graphics Inc., SPECint_rate2006, SPECfp_rate2006, UNIX, Processors, InfiniBand, Operating Systems, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Networking, George Ou; Blog posts 2007-11-15
Dual Processor Monitor (widget): Dual Processor Monitor is a real dual processor activity monitor. Each processor has its own activity bar. Also works with single processor systems only one graph, however if you have a Pentium 4 with HyperThreading, it will display the dual bars. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: Monitor, Dual Processor, Dual Processor Monitor, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components; Software downloads 2007-11-06