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Thoughts on migrating to a new Mac

Some tips from my experience migrating from a MacBook Pro (Penryn 2.4) to the new "unibody" MBP 15-inch. When migrating your data from one Mac to another there are three methods. Migration Assistant Apple's Migration Assistant software pictured is by far the easiest method to migrate...

Tags: Hard Drive, Apple Macintosh, Apple MacBook, Hard Drive Migration, Apple Mac OS X, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Hardware, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-02-15

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Capture unallocated disk space from an XP to Windows 7 dual-boot migration

In this edition of the Windows Vista and Windows 7 Report, Greg Shultz shows you how to use Partition Wizard Home Edition to redistribute unallocated space at the beginning of the hard disk back to drive C, thus making Windows 7 the first and only partition on the hard disk....

Tags: Disk, Microsoft Windows XP, Greg Shultz, Migration, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Download resources 2009-11-03

Students find Win 7 upgrade a tough assignment

Well DUH!Students, retired folks, IT pros, dabblers, 'nix heads, etc. would ALL find trying to UPGRADE from a 32 bit to a 64 bit OS hard. Three words - "can't be done."There, was that hard? Why is this even news?This is newsbecause some people like to keep spreading...

Tags: Operating systems, clean install, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, operating system, Migration Wizard

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

Windows 7: An impressive upgrade

Windows 7 review:Windows 7 review: 'New' OS is just Vista with small changesPerformance enhancements"We have already determined that W7 won't make your computer run any faster. And if you are upgrading from XP, it might run slightly slower, just as with Vista. ......But it's not really anything new. We hate...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, impressive upgrade, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

EvriChart: A Linux Success Story

Tony Maro, CIO of EvriChart, a hospital records management and archiving business, successfully migrated his company's Windows-based line of business document management extranet application and his employees' 40-odd Windows-based desktops to a 100 percent Linux-based server and desktop infrastructure. Jason Perlow interviews Tony Maro, CIO...

Tags: Desktop, Hospital, Imaging, Health Care, Server, Computer, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Document Management, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software, Enterprise Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-10-20

Time to ditch Windows for online banking and shopping

Instead of a live CDWould I be able to install Linux in Windows and do the same?Amen! Happened today to a gov't computerhttp://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2009/10/computer_hacker_steals_479000.htmlYet another infected computer stealing OUR money.Absolutely ridiculous and irresponsible article!Show me an instance where a flaw in Vista/7 has led to a user being compromised? ...

Tags: Operating systems, Cyberthreats, Web browsers, Viruses and worms, Spyware, adware & malware, Microsoft Windows, exploit, phishing, Linux, operating system, Adrian, online banking

Discussion threads 2009-10-13

Upgrading to Windows 7 - Your questions answered!

OK Adrian. Now, do the same thing for Ubuntu 9.10.Upgrading to Ubuntu 9.10 and matrix is side-by-side with W7.One data pointI took my Dell Latitude E6500 (Core 2 Duo P9500, 4GB) from Vista x86 to Win7 x64 (clean install required for 32-bit to 64-bit upgrade). I downloaded the 64-bit Vista...

Tags: Linux, Operating systems, Notebooks, Karmic Koala, Ubuntu, Dell Computer Corp., Migration Wizard, Microsoft Windows 7, fess up, Upgrading, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-09

News to know: Gmail outage; VMWorld; Skype; Browsers; Steve Jobs; Google Wave

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Andrew Nusca: Partly cloudy: Google's Gmail goes down; outage chronicled on Twitter Christopher Dawson: Oh sure...4 days in...

Tags: Steve Jobs, Sony Corp., Google Inc., Google Gmail, Larry Dignan, Andrew Nusca, Skype Technologies S.A., Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Outage, Sam Diaz, E-mail Providers, Microsoft Windows, Cloud Computing, Web Browsers, Operating Systems, Internet, Software

Blog posts 2009-09-02

While I'm away..."Google Gears = no more Office/OpenOffice for students"

Since I've been using the heck out of Google Gears to access my offline documents/email while I'm on vacation and largely Internet-less (and yes, it is terrible, but at least the sunsets are nice here), here's a repost of an article about Google Gears: Every day, I...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Gears, Microsoft Office, Internet, OpenOffice, Office Suites, Software, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-07-14

The PC replacement cycle: Will Windows 7 light the fuse?

The PC replacement cycle: Will Windows 7 light the fuse?Are your figures right?You seem to be suggesting that in 2009 300 million PC will be converting to or installed with Vista. This seems a little on the high side.Windows 7 will inevitably have an impact long term how long corporates...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Desktops, Microsoft Windows 7, PC-replacement cycle, PC-replacement, fuse, PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-06-08

Oracle under fire with x86 hypervisor licensing

Burton Group's Chris Wolf has fired a salvo in Oracle's direction concerning its x86 hypervisor licensing policy. This is a long extract from a much more in depth piece but it is necessary to see what Chris is saying in order to understand the context (my emphasis added and apologies...

Tags: Hypervisor, Oracle Corp., Intel X86, Customer, CPU, VM, Virtualization, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-05-19

Will Windows Vista live to die another day?

Will Windows Vista live to die another day?Honestly...who really cares about Vista, the lamentable agglomeration of software junk?Vista has been a great OS.However if Windows 7 is right around the corner and one doesn't absolutely need to buy new systems then my recommendation would be to wait for Windows 7.This...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-05-12

Runcore Pro IV SSD benchmarks

Runcore Pro IV SSD benchmarkssomething's up with your WD drive!53 seconds to open mail? that's insane. 26 for firefox? i have the same system with the 7200 rpm drive, and though i would expect it to be faster than the 5400, it opens firefox in a couple seconds.yes, the SSD...

Tags: Web browsers, Runcore Pro IV SSD, SSD, Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2009-05-05

Windows 7 RC1 made available for download

Windows 7 RC1 made available for downloadLike with the beta... Microsofts servers have crashed and burned.You would have thought they learned at thing or two from the release of the Beta...Well I'm off to try again.RE: Windows 7 RC1 made available for downloadAwesome! I can't wait to download this tonight....

Tags: UAC, Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 RC1, Microsoft Corp., RC1, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-04-30

What Sun can do now - and why you should help.

What Sun can do now - and why you should help.See where Open Source leads Sun to?The last decade marks the global failure to practice open source as a business model. The saddest part was that it happened despite people warned them not to go that route.Don't know what to...

Tags: Sun Solaris, Research & Development, OPEN SOURCE, Sun Hardware, Sun Microsystems Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-04-18

How hard will it be to move to the Windows 7 Release Candidate?

How hard will it be to move to the Windows 7 Release Candidate?There is no reason to shun beta-to-beta upgradesBecause let's face facts: you are OVERWRITING all of the files that Windows uses, by and large, on your hard drive.... so there should be no 'weird' things popping up, unless...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, release candidate, Windows 7 Release Candidate, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-04-13

Five Windows tools to keep your digital life in sync

Five Windows tools to keep your digital life in syncHey Ed..I use 2 of the programs here, Windows Live Mesh and Newsgator. Well, technically 3 since I also use Live Mesh for my bookmarks. I just added make my IE Favorites folder on Live Mesh then Viola! All my bookmarks...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Operating systems, 64-bit, Windows Tools, tool, digital life, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-04-06

Will business users bite on Windows 7?

Will business users bite on Windows 7?SureI definitely see a business case for Win7 in our org. In fact, I have a business case for Vista, surrounding capabilities in .NET 3.5 with a home-grown app. (something that has to do with collapsible views which somehow is dependent on the OS...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows XP, SMB/SME, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-03-04

Battle for best high-end Mac OS X netbook

I've been busy installing OS X on the Dell Mini 9 CNet review and fellow podcaster Rob Parker prefers the Acer Aspire One review but guest blogger Bob DeGrande thinks that the Asus 901 review and MSI Wind review make better high-end Mac OS X netbooks. I think there...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Netbook, Asus 901, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, Hardware, Software, Apple Mac OS, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-03-03

Are netbooks quietly driving us toward cloud computing?

Are netbooks quietly driving us toward cloud computing?Both netbooks AND smartphonesNetbooks & smartphones are likely to cause companies to re-evaluate their computing strategies.By moving to browser-based/cloud applications, companies can:1. reduce their support costs software updates are propagated to all clients instantaneously.2. provide OS (Windows/Linux/OS X) & device (smartphone/netbook/notebook/desktop) flexibility.3. simplify...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, netbook, cloud computing

Discussion threads 2009-03-02