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- MacBook EFI Firmware Updates released
- Apple tonight released MacBook Air EFI Firmware Update 1.0 (2.1MB) via software update. According to Apple, the update "fixes several issues to improve the stability of MacBook Air computers." Whatever that means. EFI Updates were also released for the MacBook and MacBook Pro. ...
- Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Apple MacBook, Firmware, Notebooks, Firmware Update, Extensible Firmware Interface, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets
- Blog posts 2008-04-08
- Running Windows on Intel Macs
- Running Windows on Intel MacsWindows won't run directly on Mac hardwareApple is using the newer extensible firmware interface EFI rather than BIOS.Only Windows 64-bit for Itanium and x64 (AMD/Intel 64) editions support EFI. The 32-bit version of Windows XP doesn't support EFI. I think Vista 32-bit may support...
- Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Apple Intel Macintosh, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, extensible firmware interface, Intel Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-01-11
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- UEFI Support and Requirements for Windows Operating Systems
- This paper provides information about Extensible Firmware Interface EFI support in Windows operating systems. Firmware and system designers can use the guidelines and requirements in this paper to ensure proper functionality of Windows operating systems and improve end-user experiences. This paper does not replace any existing firmware requirements (such as...
- Tags: Operating System, Firmware, Requirement, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- White papers 2009-04-24
- The biggest market for the iTablet: healthcare
- The biggest market for the iTablet: healthcareReally?My doctor has been using a tablet PC in his office for a long time now. Not sure he is concerned with ease of use as it is a windows based pc with an application that would be no different on a Mac....
- Tags: Tablets, Desktops, HEALTHCARE, Vertical industries, Notebooks, Food & Beverage, iTablet, PC, health care, tablet PC, Apple iPod Touch, Apple Inc., tablet
- Discussion threads 2009-04-22
- Unified Server Configurator Security Overview
- Dell introduces the Unified Server Controller USC as a part of the latest PowerEdge server embedded management capability that facilitates IT administrators to perform various operations without the use of any media. USC is a one stop shop that enables operating system deployment with integrated driver installations, firmware updates, hardware...
- Tags: Security, Dell Computer Corp., Operating System, Unified Server Controller, UEFI, BIOS, Operating Systems, Servers, Hardware, Components, Software
- White papers 2009-04-19
- 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
- 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
- Firmware updates released for all new MacBooks
- Apple tonight released a rash of SMC and EFI firmware updates for all the new "unibody" notebooks: including the (Late 2008) MacBooks, MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs. The updates are only for the new Late 2008 MacBooks though â€" not for all MacBooks. If you need the updates, they will...
- Tags: Firmware Update, Apple MacBook, Firmware, System Management Controller, TUAW, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-12-10
- Inside Windows' core: A peek into Microsoft's COSD
- Inside Windows' core: A peek into Microsoft's COSDMinWinMary, why do you insist on MinWin when he constantly makes it clear that it's not Windows 7? They will use some of the ideas from MinWin and apply them, but it is essentially going to be the improved Vista kernel. Something like...
- Tags: BIOS, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., MinWin, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-11-10
- Installing Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista SP1 on UEFI Systems
- Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista SP1 support Unified Extensible Firmware Interface UEFI on Intel Itanium-based and x64-based platforms. This paper provides guidelines for system manufacturers and information technology IT administrators to prepare and install Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista SP1 on UEFI-based computers by using Windows Setup or...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software
- White papers 2008-07-25
- Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1 3.2 (Windows)
- Service Pack 1 introduces support for some new hardware and software standards, notably the exFAT file system, 802.11n wireless networking, IPv6 over VPN connections, and the Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol. Booting a system using Extensible Firmware Interface on x64 systems is also being introduced; this feature had originally been slated...
- Tags: Desktop, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Service Pack, Microsoft Corp., Desktop Search, Service Pack 1, Search
- Software downloads 2008-03-20
- Windows Vista SP1
- A little more than one year after its release, Windows Vista will receive its first service pack update in March. Microsoft says the pack will offer better compatibility with third-party hardware, increased reliability, tighter security, and better performance. But unlike the last Windows Service Pack release, Windows XP SP2--which offered...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Corp.
- Product reviews 2008-02-07
- MacBook Air: Observations on its technical note
- Apple recently posted the MacBook Air's technical notes on its Developer Connection site. While comparing and contrasting the new ultralight notebook with the MacBook Pro isn't fair, the differences between the two machines makes for interesting reading. Both the MacBook Air and the 15-inch MacBook Pro...
- Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, Air, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, David Morgenstern
- Blog posts 2008-01-24
- What you can expect in Vista SP1
- After maintaining tight-lipped secrecy around the details of Windows Vista Service Pack 1, Microsoft has finally begun to release information about the long-awaited update. This morning, as my colleague Mary Jo Foley reported, Redmond made it official: Yes, SP1 does exist. Yes, it's currently being beta-tested by a small group...
- Tags: Performance, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Service Pack, Microsoft Corp., Beta, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, SP1, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2007-08-31
- The shroud of secrecy is lifted: Vista SP1 beta due in two weeks
- After almost a year of hemming and hawing over how and when to acknowledge publicly its plans for Windows Vista Service Pack SP 1, Microsoft finally released on August 29 its officially-approved schedule and feature set for the awaited update. Vista SP1 will go to about 10,000...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Goal, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Beta, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, SP1, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2007-08-29
- Think twice about tweaking Mac hardware from Windows
- I noticed a tip in several blogs last week about tweaking hard drive memory settings from within Windows when running under Boot Camp. As far as I can see, the tip originates from a blogger named LamboMan from Bristol, England.His suggestion concerns Boot Camp performance on the Mac Pro workstations....
- Tags: Hard Drive, Apple Macintosh, Storage, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, Hardware, DMA, David Morgenstern
- Blog posts 2007-08-27
- New Vista fix packs provide updates promised for SP1
- Microsoft has rolled out to select testers two new Windows Vista fix packs that deliver many of the same updates expected to be provided by Vista Service Pack SP 1.The fix packs (detailed in Knowledge Base articles 938194 and 938979) were made available to Windows Server 2008 testers on July...
- Tags: Corporate strategy, Windows client, Vista, Service Pack
- Blog posts 2007-07-30
- Microsoft starts priming the pump for Vista SP1 Preview
- Microsoft is still on track to make a beta available later this week of what it's referring to as "Vista Service Pack 1 Preview," according to sources close to the company.Microsoft is expected to provide certain testers with access to the Vista SP1 Preview beta code later this week, possibly...
- Tags: Windows client, Vista, Service Pack, Corporate strategy
- Blog posts 2007-07-17
- Vista SP1 beta 1 to launch in mid-July
- It's official: We are now in the under-promise and over-deliver era at Microsoft.Just when Microsoft had customers, partners and competitors all believing that it was going to delay the first service pack for Vista -- not releasing a first beta of it until just before year-end -- the company...
- Tags: Windows client, Vista, Service Pack, Corporate strategy
- Blog posts 2007-07-08
- UEFI Support and Requirements: Microsoft Windows Server "Longhorn"
- This paper provides information about Extensible Firmware Interface EFI support in Microsoft Windows Server code name "Longhorn." Firmware and system designers can use the guidelines and requirements in this paper to ensure proper functionality of the Windows Server Longhorn operating system. This information applies for Microsoft Windows Server code name...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Longhorn, Microsoft Corp., Firmware, Requirement, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware
- White papers 2006-12-11
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