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- Would you roll out Mac clones?
- Would you roll out Mac clones?What about a legal alternative?Think about this: ship an Intel PC with an EFI Bios, withuot any preinstalled OS. Then let the customers have the option to choose XP, Vista, Linux, or Mac OS X. They would be violating Apple's agreement, but Apple can't easily...
- Tags: Desktops, Apple Inc., Mac-clone, EFI BIOS, Apple Macintosh, hardware
- Discussion threads 2008-04-17
- No Vista on Mac's horizon
- No Vista on Mac's horizonUm......Thanks... for posting that. Wasn't this made clear on an earlier ZDNet article?-PiklDoes that mean that later versions of Windows WILL work?My place of buisness is a 6 Billion dollar company and we have offices coast to coast. In the place I work we are...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, virtualization, Microsoft Windows Vista, EFI BIOS, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, BIOS
- Discussion threads 2006-03-10
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- Psystar: From Hell's Heart, I Stab at Thee!
- No matter who they have to sueApple will never allow competition.agreedthey want as much profits as they can make.too bad their computers aren't very good for anything other than the basics and some visual/audio work ;)with that said, i believe that apple will have its future in their i-products (ipod,...
- Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, Apple Inc., hardware, Psystar, OSX
- Discussion threads 2009-11-02
- Tips for support technicians booting Windows on Macs with Boot Camp
- 2 questions1. How do I completely get rid of OS X on my Mac? It is taking up valuable disk space. Since Windows 7 supports EFI based motherboards, there shouldn't be any need for any Apple shims unless Apple has implemented their EFI in a non standard way (gee, and...
- Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, OSX, BootCamp, EFI, disc, BIOS, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-10-08
- Microsoft's newest Windows 7 promotion: $30 price tag for students
- It's thereClick on the option that says "Need to connect to a domain?".Not for ProfessionalMaryJo,I just tried it and it is only for Home Premium at least as far as I can see.RE: Microsoft's newest Windows 7 promotion: $30 price tag for studentsThanks for the heads up MJ, I just...
- Tags: Network technology, Microsoft Windows, 64-bit, newest Windows 7 promotion, Windows 7 promotion, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, 32-bit, PC
- Discussion threads 2009-09-17
- Apple confirms malware protection in Snow Leopard
- They say Americans don't understand ironyNo irony there, Jason. Any degree of immunity that OS X has to malware is exactly because of such measures.I am gonna love.....to see the people make excuses for the reason for this. You can't say one thing and then do another in the...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Spyware, Pwn2Own, virus, malware, trojan horse, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-08-27
- Sony laptops can't use Windows 7 XP mode thanks to disabled hardware virtualization
- I'm surprised by this quote[i]In addition, our engineers and QA people were very concerned that enabling VT would expose our systems to malicious code that could go very deep in the Operating System structure of the PC and completely disable the latter.[/i]Yes, because Sony is very much against rootkits that...
- Tags: cloud computing, BIOS, Storage management, Utility computing, Microsoft Windows, Sony Corp., virtualization, hardware, Dependent, Windows 7 XP Mode, hardware virtualization, Sony Laptop, Linux, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2009-08-10
- Intel's first 34nm SSDs hit by Bios flaw
- Intel's first 34nm SSDs hit by Bios flaw That's rightPC users are still hobbled with 1970s BIOS technology.RE: Intel's first 34nm SSDs hit by Bios flaw Yea! A password scheme that really works!glad they caught it soon.i hope everyone is offereing full refunds and a guarantee for first delivery as...
- Tags: PC Users, Bios flaw, BIOS, SSD, Intel Corp., flaw
- Discussion threads 2009-07-28
- Psystar files for Chapter 11 (download petition); Owes IRS, credit card processors and DHL
- Psystar files for Chapter 11 download petition; Owes IRS, credit card processors and DHLThats a shameI would of loved to of seen how the legal battle played out.RE: Psystar files for Chapter 11 download petition; Owes IRS, credit cardPsyonara!Go Apple it's your BIRTHDAY!!!!When you play with the Bull.... expect the...
- Tags: Sales channel, Financial services, Operating systems, processor, Psystar, Chapter 11, petition, Internal Revenue Service, credit card, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-05-26
- Pop quiz - Which would you choose?
- Pop quiz - Which would you choose?Pop quiz - Which would you choose?PC, I am not a vista fan, but for the money you get more machine for the buck with a PC than a Mac. RE: Pop quiz - Which would you choose?The last time I went shopping...
- Tags: Desktops, PRODUCTIVITY, Notebooks, Games, Operating systems, Pop Quiz, Apple Macintosh, computer, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2009-05-21
- Improving BIOS Debugging Using USB 2.0 Methods: Moving Beyond POST Checkpoints
- The Basic Input/Output System BIOS on modern computers, whether based on legacy BIOS standards or Unified EFI UEFI, send debug checkpoints during the initialization and boot process. Checkpoints are valuable for platform diagnostics and quality assurance. The current method of using a PCI card to display checkpoints has a number...
- Tags: USB 2.0, Checkpoint, USB, American Megatrends Inc., Checkpoints, BIOS, PCI, Quality, Hardware, Components, Storage, Business Operations
- White papers 2009-04-20
- Researchers demo BIOS attack that survives hard-disk wipe
- Researchers demo BIOS attack that survives hard-disk wipeI wonder if EFI can be infected?This sounds like a pretty nasty problemlet's hope antivirus vendors find a way to defend bios.RE: Researchers demo BIOS attack that survives hard-disk wipeThe BIOS can be flasheddoes that fix it?Abut Linux is secureThey could not infect...
- Tags: BIOS, BIOS attack, hard drive, attack
- Discussion threads 2009-03-23
- BREAKING: Apple 'suing Wired' for tutorial on 'Hackintosh' netbook tutorial, author says
- BREAKING: Apple 'suing Wired' for tutorial on 'Hackintosh' netbook tutorial, author saysWell there is the notion that its apples fault...They deliberately chose to ignore the fact (esp. when moving over to the Intel platform) that people want to run the OS, but do not want to pay for the "Apple...
- Tags: Operating systems, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Apple Inc., operating system, Apple Mac OS X, Wired Inc., netbook
- Discussion threads 2009-01-14
- The 2008 Chutzpah in IT Marketing Awards
- The 2008 Chutzpah in IT Marketing AwardsWanna clarify...?[b]The 2008 Tyrian Silver Shekels go to the Wintel Customer Base - for increasing their purchases of Vista on Core Duo after the Wintel partners switched to marketing their yet undeliverable copies of the same Apple and AMD technologies they've been denigrating for...
- Tags: Mainframes, Virtualization, Servers, mainframe, Apple Inc., server, Linux, IBM Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., software
- Discussion threads 2008-12-29
- Does Apple need to learn how to make a $500 computer that's not a piece of junk?
- Does Apple need to learn how to make a $500 computer that's not a piece of junk?Recessions weatheredI'm not being a doomsayer here (I personally think they'll be fine in the long run), but you asked how many recessions Apple has had to weather in the past 25 years.The answer:...
- Tags: Desktops, Sales strategy, Notebooks, computer, Desktop sale, mac-mini, IMHO Apple, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-12-16
- Move over, Psystar: EFi-X USA to sell Mac OS X-capable PCs
- Move over, Psystar: EFi-X USA to sell Mac OS X-capable PCsThis isn't really competition for PsystarPsystar basically covers the low end. This covers the high end. The competition is only with Apple.But of course if Psystar customers get hosed as a result of the lawsuit, this dongle may save their...
- Tags: PC, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Psystar, EULA, Apple Inc., EFi-X USA, Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2008-12-12
- Move over, Psystar: EFi-X USA to sell Mac OS X-capable PCs
- A company named EFi-X USA plans to offer a desktop PC that could allow customers to create their own Mac systems with the help of an internal adapter that allows many generic PCs to run Mac OS X. The EFi-X USA Millennium 4, as the machine is...
- Tags: Apple Mac OS, Apple Macintosh, PC, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X, Desktops, Hardware, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-12-12
- Study: Apple logo stimulates the brain
- Study: Apple logo stimulates the brainPeople Exposed To Windows Logo, HoweverAre still drooling on their keyboards and uttering incoherently.Might stimulate the stomach...but the brain?;-)What was the creativity test?If the test was: create your own watery looking logo, then, it may be true...RE: Study: Apple logo stimulates the brainThis could be...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Apple Inc., Apple Logo, IBM Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-22
- Desktop Unix: MacOS X and SUSE Linux
- Desktop Unix: MacOS X and SUSE LinuxcorrectThe average wintel machine runs using MBR and BIOS... which is pretty primitive compared to EFI. I guess it gets the job done though. macs use EFI. Odd eh?Choice is good but......you can't run OS X on any hardware. The choice is use...
- Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Desktops, Open Office Base, Linux, Unix, Microsoft Windows, Desktop Unix, GNU/Linux, MacOS X, Apple Mac OS, desktop, hardware, Apple Macintosh, SuSE Linux, SuSE
- Discussion threads 2008-10-21
- Geekbench: Psystar v. Mac mini (and all three MacBooks)
- Geekbench: Psystar v. Mac mini and all three MacBooksI meant MacBook....ntMac Powerbook G3 Wallstreet PDQMy Mac Powerbook G3 Wallstreet PDQ is far more stylish than any of the current heap of Laptops.RE: Geekbench: Psystar v. Mac mini and all three MacBooksWho cares about comparing apples to apples in this case?...
- Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, Processors, Apple Intel Mac Mini, Apple Macintosh, Psystar, Geekbench, Apple MacBook, CPU
- Discussion threads 2008-05-15
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